aboutme

My name is Kate Sullivan, I'm 37, I live in South
Yorkshire with my Husband Paul, our two
Daughters Libby aged 6 and Eivie aged 4, our dog
Molly, our cat Merlin and our 9 tropical fish.

I gave up my career in healthcare management in
2008 to be a stay at home mum and concentrate
full time on lampworking. So, I can officially call
myself a struggling artist, and I can honestly say I
have never worked as hard in my life, but it's
worth it.

I'm passionate about glass, and particularly bead
making, I absolutely love it! I discovered it in 2006,
I bought several books about the art from
Amazon, and after thumbing through them
constantly until the pages were worn I bought all
the kit I needed and just got started, that was it!
So far I am totally self-taught, I've enjoyed
figuring things out by myself, there have been
numerous disasters along the way, but the
satisfaction in finally getting it right is what I really
love. I am hoping to take lessons with a few of the
the many british lampwork artists I admire this
year though and look forward to seeing which
direction their inspiration takes me next.