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For most of my professional life, success has been measurable. There are goals to reach, clients to please, other professionals to compete with and awards that tell you, at least for a moment in time, that you are doing something right. I have always been competitive. I enjoy accomplishing things, and I won’t pretend that professional recognition doesn’t feel good; as I sit here looking up at all my professional 'bling'. I am also a people pleaser by nature. I want people to

Some people discover something they love and spend years mastering it. I admire those people. That's not me. My creativity tends to begin with two dangerous little words: What if? I’ll see something that catches my attention—a color combination, an interesting shape, a beautiful piece of fabric, an unusual charm, or perhaps a material I’ve never worked with before—and immediately my mind begins asking, “What if?” or, "I can make that!" What if I combined it with somethin

Why do we create? Not simply why we choose one outlet (crafting, jewelry, etc) over another, but why humans seem to have such a deep need to make things with our hands. Think cave paintings and the creation of tools. For some, creativity begins with inspiration. For others, it begins with necessity, curiosity, boredom, grief, or the need to feel grounded. When COVID kept so many of us at home, time began to feel different. Routines disappeared, worlds became smaller, and many