She looks forward to spending time in her home studio - when she can reclaim it from her three cats.

"They believe the room was created just for them to hang out in! I'm fortunate to have a room dedicated as my studio. I'm also fortunate to have a very supportive family. Hubby even does the laundry so I can go to my room and 'play,'" she said.

She also loves the rare gift of time to enjoy her hobby/business.

"I'm grateful that I've reached a point in my life where I can spend as much time at my art as possible without having to fit it in between a career and raising children."

Her hardest thing, in fact, is having too many ideas and not enough time to create them all. Creative thinking is the easiest, but sometimes there can be an interpretational difference between hand and head.

"What I'm thinking in my mind doesn't always come out in my hands! Sometimes what I make looks nothing like what I originally had in mind.

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