~ Do you do just glass or do you use other mediums?

I've been dabbling with metals for a while now. I'm pretty unconventional & I love to mix things up that don't necessarily go together. I recently went on a trip to San Antonio,TX where I met an extremely talented, friendly & sharing jewelry artist from Brazil. I picked her brain for hours...lol  She showed me some of the most beautiful jewelry I've ever seen, that she had made out of found objects & recycled materials such as aluminum, wood, cinnamon, shells & even coconuts of all things. The experience really opened up my eyes & my imagination to what is possible when mixing mediums. And the possibilities are endless! In parting, we agreed to barter glass beads & pendants in exchange for materials from Brazil & I think this will be the beginning of not only a beautiful friendship, but an excellent learning experience for me.

~ How did you get your start in glass?

Many moons ago I was fortunate enough to cross paths with & meet a local artist & fellow surfer named Robert Mickelsen.  To me (at the time), he was no one special, just another guy (I was sooo naive), but we got along really well & our personalities immediately clicked. We exchanged contact info & I knew right away that we would cross paths again some day.  About a year later, Robbin (a nickname his close friends refer to him as) contacted me & asked me if I would like to work for him as his personal assistant & stud...