Finally, I've Found My Passion
For years, I hopped from hobby to hobby, hoping something would "stick." It's not until I discovered glass that it all came together.
It's a constant learning curve, which I love. But a person can only make and keep a certain amount of glass! So I decided that if I was going to continue making, I had to start selling.
Selling and promoting my own business is the hardest part of the journey. I am not a marketer. I also have a difficult time handing duties over to other people. So my accounting courses have come in handy. My photography needs a little bit of work, but hopefully my product images will continue to improve over time. Right now I'm a little bit of a one-man-band.
So far, I am working with one Paragon Fusion-10 glass kiln. Fused glass takes time and patience, so production is a slow process. It doesn't help that my studio is in a century-old unheated barn in Canada, and shuts down over the cold winter months.
I am hoping to expand my kiln space over the next year or two, and be able to increase production. In the meantime, I am focusing on developing product lines - to see what works and what doesn't, and what other people love.
