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Mickey (Mike) has been interested in glass arts for many years.  As a small boy, he visited his uncle’s glassmaking factory in West Virginia and dreamed glass dreams through the years.  Circumstances and life delayed the reality of those dreams until the 21st century when he set his torch up in his garage in rural Georgia.    He spends a lot of time experimenting with the glass, marveling at its liquid nature.  Primarily self-taught, he has an awe for the glass that shows in each bead he crafts.  He has increased his knowledge by studying with several Georgia-area artistans as well as some nationally known artists

Madeline (Lynn) holds a degree in Fine Arts from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.  She grew up on along the shores of the Potomac River listening to the sounds of the Old Squaw ducks and enjoying the flavor of the blue crabs that flourished in that area.  She and Mike live on a small farm in South Georgia, having traded blue crabs for blueberries, which they grow for local summer customers who visit on weekends leaving with buckets of self-picked berries.  Lynn started making beads more recently than Mike.  She is an accomplished painter who individually designs jewelry pieces from their glass beads, using sterling silver, crystals, and other materials.  She hand forms many of the clasps on finished pieces.