2018

As I sit here looking at my show schedule (and anxiously wait for conformation of some of those shows), I look back at the last 15 years and how I have changed and grown.  I wouldn’t be where I am, enjoying my love of creating, if it weren’t for two sets of people.

The customers: Every year I see some of the same faces come back to chat or show me how their purchases are surviving or bring a friend to introduce them to my products.  I smile when I see a piece walk by that I made.  I laugh when I am asked silly questions about how I make things (and sometimes grimace), but most of all, I have a sense of pride that theses people have a piece of my art.  A pouch or belt may not seem like art, but we crafted it.

The staff (AKA minions): I have had people come and go over the years- some by their choice, others by mine, but I can honestly say that most have become friends and family to me.  I love how we work with each other, support each other, and step up when the other is faltering.  If it weren’t for my minion “family” my business would have died years ago when I had the first surgery on my hand let alone the recent neck surgery.  So I smile every day knowing that they are more than just workers who show up and sell stuff.  They care.  They are my family.

So what’s in store for 2018?  Changes.  Some old, some new.  Some good, some disappointing to to others.  Stay tuned…