I work from instinct. I have come to believe that craftsmanship serves an idea. Art can bring thought into the physical realm. And so, while endeavoring not to take myself, Art or any of the above too seriously, my focus has been to transmute my inspirations into multi-dimensional forms. I am a native Missourian and self-taught mixed media artist. For twenty plus years, I have beaded and hand-sewn figures and jewelry. My art suppliesinclude European glass seed beads, discarded ephemera and bits