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Where does the name Suburban Girl Studio's originate from and how were you first
introduced to ceramics?
I just love your little funny face beads!
They're so full of expression! Where do you
get your inspiration and ideas from?
When I first decided I was going to register
my business as an LLC I was tossing around
names with a friend of mine who is also in
the jewelry industry.
Her and I just kept coming up with things and
bouncing them off of
each other. I’ve grown
up in the suburbs so
when Suburban Girl Studio popped in my head,
she agreed that was the
one. It seemed very fitting.
Thank you! The funny face line is a result of
my weird sense of humor. I’m from north
Jersey so I’m full of sarcasm and I think that
comes through in those
little guys. Aside from
that, I’m inspired by
nature (especially the
ocean), ancient history,
Steampunk and random
ideas that just pop in
my head.
Typically, at the end of
a bead-making session
I’ll take the last bit of
clay and just play. I’ll
sit there and poke and
prod at it with my tools and just see what
happens. This bit of free play has lead to
some magic and has also lead to some of
the ugliest things I’ve ever created.
I was actually exposed
to ceramics early on as it
was part of our public school’s art program.
I didn’t take a strong interest to it though
until I was at Riker Hill Art Park several years
ago taking metalsmithing lessons. There
was a really nice ceramic studio in the building next to us. I signed up with a friend and Do you have any favourite tools or mediums
after a few rounds of making some potthat you work with?
tery I decided I’d just make beads. I haven’t
stopped making them since!
When it comes to the clay, I stick mostly to
creativebeadchat.com