fire and glass

Looking back post I discovered the art of lamp work beads in early 2005 and fell head over heels in love. Ask anyone who melts glass, it's an addiction that becomes an integral part of your life. I began to sell loose beads to jewelry designers online and named my little business 'SweetWater' Designs as a tribute to my childhood roots . The year I turned 14 my father did something some people just think about doing. He left a secure 9-5 job and a home that he and my mother had built with their own sweat on the very lovely Vancouver Island to follow his dream of owning his own ranch. Promising us adventure and lots of 'crunchy' snow, (Icy, cold snow is much different than the slush that falls on Vancouver Island) he packed up his family of eight and moved us from our home to 2400 acres of pristine land on a remote northern corner of British Columbia, ~a land known for its Prairie, the Boreal Forest the Rocky Mountains and the mighty Pe