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About Me................................................................................................
It all started when I was 6 years old.
My Uncle Tim always brought me rocks from his vacations up north and out west.
I was hooked, I have had my nose to the ground ever since.
So, I started picking up rocks everywhere I went.
My suitcases were always full of rocks when I traveled by plane.
My trunk would always be full of rocks when I traveled by car.
My pockets were always filled with rocks when I traveled by foot.
I would get lost in time while in the gravel pits looking for fossils.
I spent hours walking the shores of Lake Superior in ice cold water looking for Lake Superior Agates.
I am an official rockhound.
So, after collecting rock for nearly 50 years,
in 1995 I decided to start to make something with them.
So, here I am cutting, shaping and polishing gemstones into beautiful one of a kind necklaces.
Awards & Memberships
 
  1. I am a member of Cadillac Area Artists Association.  
  2. I was voted #1 Artist in 2000 in Lake County People's Choice Awards.
  3. I was Shop Friend of the Month for Stone Age Industries for writing an article on polishing soft stones such as Petoskey Stones. Click below to see article;

                     http://www.stoneageindustries.com/polishing_petoskey_stone.html

 
Customer testimonials
 
"Kathy, Since we've opened, you have been one of the very few who have remained in the top 10 in sales for every month. Thank you for helping to make Maude's Gallery the neat place it is. " Shirley, Laurie & Maude
 
"I get compliments on my necklace's everywhere I go"
Gail Badley
 
"I have never seen anyone wearing a necklace like mine"
Cheryl Miller
 
" I can wear my necklace with jeans or a dress"
Michelle Tipton