Artist Profile

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I am a 40ish (OK closer to 50 than I care to admit) wife, mother and artist. I work full time in the art department of a large Advertising Specialty company and at night, work on my own creations. My husband is also an artists and illustrator and creates amazing low-brow contemporary designs for rock magazines and independent and national bands. We are a fun and crazy couple who have merged my love of glitter and his love of skulls. Our best collaborative creation, our daughter Julia.

Ever since I was a child, I have hand-made crafty little trinkets to give to family and friends. 

As I hit my college years, my interest in fine art took over and I focused my attention to oil and acrylic painting. This is where I played for many years. 

On one particular night years ago, while trying to come up with something pretty for the house at Christmastime, I put the paint brush down and stuck my hands in some paper mache and ….bam…the inner child in me took over. The sticky texture of paper, glue and now paper clay has been a fun adventure that I have not returned from. Though I dabble in many mediums, I still find the mess of sculpting in paper pulp a fun, sometimes frustrating, always exhilarating experience. 

You can find me on my Etsy website:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/holidaysparkle

and my Blog: 

http://holiday-sparkle.blogspot.com