{"id":208,"date":"2008-11-30T23:06:22","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T07:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheldodge.net\/blog\/?p=219"},"modified":"2008-11-30T23:06:22","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T07:06:22","slug":"featured-etsy-seller-carole-lago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/lavajewelry\/2008\/11\/30\/featured-etsy-seller-carole-lago\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Etsy Seller: Carole Lago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s featured Etsy seller is Carole Lago<\/a>, who is a fellow member of Worldwide Women Artists Online (WWAO)<\/a>. She’s an amazing woman who creates beautiful glass pieces.<\/p>\n

I have been creating one kind of art or another for most of my life. I have tried and liked many mediums. . . Painting t-shirts, oil painting, charcoals, sewing, quilting, making jewelry, decoupage. . .
\nThen I discovered glass and fell in love. After a couple of stained glass classes, I realized that I could work with glass and not have to use a set pattern. It could be as free flowing as I could imagine while I was working on it and if my mood or vision changed, I could pick up where I was at the moment and convey that to my glass.<\/em><\/p>\n

How did I get started???<\/strong>
\nI have had a couple of great shops where I sold my items. My start was decoupaging hurricane shades with handmade paper and making earring holders on frames with screen. One of the shop owners made a comment to me that something she would be interested in was jewelry boxes. I kept that idea with me, but became a little sidetracked. I was diagnosed with breast cancer. With all that icky stuff going on in my life, I needed something that would get me to a place where I could create beauty and become whole again. Light bulbs and fireworks went off in my head, (no, it wasn’t the drugs) and another evolution in my work happened!
\nI loved the idea of functional art, so I began with jewelry boxes. They evolved into making serving trays with inlaid art glass as well as poster sized wall hangings – all with art glass. My inspiration is the beauty that is my life and my love of making things that bring joy and a smile to people’s faces.<\/p>\n

My day job??<\/strong>
\nI am a certified canine massage therapist. I incorporate therapeutic massage, reiki and aromatherapy on my 4 legged clients. I work on large and small dogs and love to work with older dogs that have arthritis, post surgical dogs or active dogs with aches and muscle pains – it enhances their quality of life. I use therapeutic grade essential oils and make my own essential oil blends. They are sold locally and also on Etsy at: www.pawsneffect.etsy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Advice???<\/strong>
\nAppreciate your talent and know that it was a gift from whatever source you believe in. Don’t be discouraged by setbacks, listen to comments and advice with discernment, listen to your heart.
\nProduce a high quality product that is your one of a kind work of art.<\/p>\n

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Carole’s work can be purchased through her Etsy shop<\/a>, and you can see even more on Yessy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"