Emergency room nurse Debra Clark has found a creative outlet for her stress. Labor & Delivery & Emergency Room nursing for 40 years makes finding such a hobby a necessity.
She said she’s always been creative and dabbled in making arts & crafts but about 10 years ago she got serious about perfecting her skills. She’s taken many, many classes in polymer clay arts over those years & since Covid, shifted her studies online and focused more on color theory. “I can make jewelry for any outfit” she boasts, as she explains how she loves color palettes and enjoys making sets of necklaces and earrings sets to match her clothing.
Debra also enjoys making colorful clay trinket boxes with funky legs , fondant-looking-flowers & finials as well as sculptures. So far, I’ve only seen “Covid Girl” who is masked, in her jammies holding a bottle of wine & a wine glass as well as the coveted roll of toilet paper & hand sanitizer wipes. She retails for $195.
Not all of Debra’s creations are pricey. She has $5 pairs of earrings in her space. Most of her necklace and earring sets start around $65 and climb to the $150 range for the most exquisite pieces. Color, shapes and textures must roll out of her imagination readily as she has quite the variety – all handmade in her Jackson, Wyoming She Shed or her Lecanto, Fl studio. She hopes when folks see what she makes, she’ll hear them say “Wow, I’ve never seen anything like that before”.
Come see! She’s one of our artist in the new Maker’s Room at Cedar Street Boutique. We’re open there 11am-5pm Monday – Saturday and Sunday 11-3. The phone number is (352) 322-3968.
