Oh yeah! Haven't seen me in awhile but I'm still around selling beads and doing what I do! You can find me at www.dragonfly-beads.com, on Etsy as DragonflyBeadsStudio, on Facebook as Dragonfly Beads Studio, Beads & Findings, and on Instagram as DragonflyBeadsStudio_ (although I hate what FB has done to Insta and consider blowing up my account on the regular)! You can also find me in Casper, Wyoming at my working studio: Dragonfly Beads, Market Square Plaza, 232 E 2nd St, Suite 205, Casper, Wyoming, 82601.
In 2015, we moved back from to Casper from Phoenix and, of course, that upset my immune system and put me in a tailspin, which always takes me a minute to regroup. It wasn't long after moving back that I set up a working studio here and have been selling since. I love the building I'm in but recently the energy down there has changed and I've really been contemplating moving to an industrial location just for warehouse space. The jury is still out on that one!
I love Wyoming. I was raised here and split my time between Wyoming and California as a child. At 19, I moved back to San Diego. And then 16 years later, Wyoming somehow sucked me back in! I will ALWAYS be a child of the ocean, but I live in the Mountains. Go figure?! My allergies DO NOT LIKE WYOMING, but my artist's mind loves Wyoming. What's not to love - no people, sweeping landscapes, animals and nature right outside your door? There's nothing to not love about Wyoming (and, yes, I just used a double negative - whatever).
Since 2012, I've been selling online and as a vendor at large retail shows like Whole Bead Show and in Tucson. I've also sold in Denver, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. I'm waiting for the hype surrounding the Big C to settle so that I can get on with my life. It's been dramatically less interesting not traveling. In fact, I'm bored out of my ever loving mind! For now I am focused at selling online - my primary focus being Sea Glass - because, duh, I love the Ocean.
For today, I thought I'd show you some of the projects I've done over the last so many years!