Jennifer graduated in 1995 with her BFA in ceramics from Indiana University. After a short stint as a commercial florist, she started making ceramic tiles and mosaics. She traveled the country selling her creations at art fairs. After about six years of traveling and selling tiles and tables she was ready for a change and found herself interested in making beads. Her ceramic beads and jewelry were an instant hit. She was selling at bead shows, writing magazine projects and her first book, Ceramic Bead Jewelry. Jennifer had always planned to go to grad school to get her MFA in textiles when she turned 35. For no other reason than a gut feeling, she knew that it had to happen. She had been sewing since she was four, so textile design felt like the natural next step. When Jennifer turned 35, however, grad school wasn’t as intriguing as it used to be (she’s married to a professor and saw firsthand what grad school is like). Instead, she decided to teach herself how to design textiles. After a lot of late nights of creating designs, Jennifer headed to quilt market with a portfolio of designs to show fabric manufacturers. She sold her handmade buttons alongside the fabric. Jennifer’s sewing patterns soon followed. This also lit the spark for art licensing. She continues to design fabrics, but also designs greeting cards, flags, baby products, and more. Jennifer enjoys coming up with creative solutions and thinking outside of the box. She considers herself an inventor just as much as a maker. A typical day in here Athens, GA studio involves her three favorite mediums: painting, sewing, and making ceramics.