About

I have always enjoyed the creative process. I believe we all have one and mine is a blueprint for my life. It led me to the appreciation of beaded design and encouraged my college studies in Marketing and Advertising. I cannot imagine a life in which I'm not creating something, whether it be a necklace or an advertising campaign. I am privileged with the opportunity to utilize my creativity not only in my jewelry making but also in my full time job as a Marketing Director for a financial institution. Exploration and discovery are two things I'm always seeking. My findings so far have helped mold the person I am today: artist, jewelry maker, marketer, dog-owner, creator. I chronicle my beaded journey on my blog at www.beadedbymarla.blogspot.com.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I've been making beaded jewelry since elementary school. While I enjoyed embarking on all types of arts and crafts in my youth, it was my beading craft that grew with me into adulthood. My passion and interest in beaded design fueled my desire to learn and create new techniques and methods of incorporating beads and other findings into works of wearable art. From the beginning, the process of interweaving loose beads with a needle and thread into a finished piece of jewelry has always been magical for me. Being able to create a concrete object inspired by my imagination confirms the individual creative spirit within me.  I define the lengthy and repetitive nature of my work to be meditative and it allows my thoughts--both conscious and subconscious--to influence all my finished pieces.