I purchased my Delta scroll saw in May of 2020 with a dream of making wooden jigsaw puzzles. At the time, I was working as a User Experience / User Interface Designer (aka making web applications work and look better), a role that left me with little time to pursue hobbies. Despite the demands of my career, the vision of crafting puzzles remained a passion that I kept close to my heart. Because of the time consuming nature of handcutting, I decided to invest in a GlowForge to see if I could speed up the cutting process, while still using my creativity to make art and draw the puzzle pieces on my iPad. While I do still love making art on my iPad as well as off, the tug of handcutting kept pulling me back. Today I enjoy making a variety of puzzles – acrylic laser cut, wood laser cut, and the beautiful but challenging scroll saw handcut puzzles.
In July of 2024, I decided to pull the plug on my corporate job and turn solely to working on my creative journey, including my handcutting skills, artwork pursuits, hand lettering, and various other creative endeavors. I am building my new business slowly and am loving every minute of this new experience.