Kathy LaRosa

    To give you a brief background of my life as an artist,  let me start with my childhood.  I was fortunate to have started my first art lesson as a seven year old in an after school program in Royal Oak, Michigan.  My first endeavor was a painting of a clown in oils which my mother immediately framed.  I continued to take art classes as a hobby through high school. Then  at college at Eastern Michigan University,  I got sidetracked and studied accounting.      
    Art seems to be such a part of me.  How do I explain this?  Whether I am looking at house plans, painting a wall scene, designing a table or designing jewelry,  I seem to have a plan and an obsession.  I love color and shapes and I’m so happy creating.   Several years ago I began working with glass with a process called Lampwork beads.
Lampwork beads are beads specially made with a torch and colored rods of glass.
 In combination with this, I have designed bracelets, ear rings, and necklaces using glass, semi precious stones and sterling silver.  I like to envision my customers wearing this jewelry.  It is my wish that each client will feel as special about their purchase as I feel about creating the pieces.