North Creek Studios is the latest step in a long history of artistic endeavers. It all started 50+/_ years ago with a journey into the world of pastels and watercolors. I started by producing pastel portraits and landscapes. Then added watercolor landscapes and seascapes. This lasted some ten or fifteen years. Folk music then took over for a few years during which I tried to learn the guitar, not a roaring sucess. I did manage to construct a beautiful mountain dulcimer during that time which turned out to be a very sucessful endeaver. The next step found me working with hot glass. First step in hot glass was working at the furnace and then on to flameworking. Instant gratification!!! That was about 12 years ago and I have been at it ever since. About two years ago I discovered Precious Metal Clay (silver) and am now learning all I can on making silver jewelry. I am now in the process of trying to marry the two materials to make jewelry incorporating both.