Hi, it's me Christine here, welcome to my page about me! I am the Artist of my handmade porcelain/ceramic LadybrookBeads that I sell here on Etsy for your jewelry designs.
I live in beautiful upstate NY Hudson Valley in the Gunks region with my husband and fun loving Beagle Daisy! Always been creative, from music (flute, guitar, conga drum) enjoyed a career in nursing for many years, found beading (Native American style & techniques) & became so hooked on it, I explored and pursued this beading for quite some time, then went on to semi-precious stones studied their energies, and created jewelry with them and sterling silver. The clay came along when I got frustrated with just making jewelry with stones, silver & beads.... I wanted more of my own creativity to expand... then CLAY and the amazing endless pieces to create, glaze and turn them into fabulous jewelry components, focal pendants, beads and charms! I have been a jewelery designer since the 1980's with seed beading... it is a wonderful journey and learning continues! then I discovered CLAY!! and I was so excited to create pendants, beads, charms with my own hands and use artifacts I have been collecting forever and it is truly endless!
My handmade LadybrookBeads are all created one at a time, with attention to detail, quality and knowing my pendants are each one of a kind, colors will be different but each one is unique. It's so wonderful to finally be out of the basement and into a long dreamed of studio! After many years of Fine Art & Craft Shows, it is so great to be in my light filled studio doing what makes me so happy..... making BEADS!! I have music playing as I go about my day along with my fairy fountain trickling water over collected stones, shells, glass & some kiln mishaps ( the fairies enjoy them!)