Firstly, if you’re reading this, thank you. I believe it is important to understand the people and the products they create. Art is personal and unique and that’s why I like making artisan soap. I was inspired to venture into soap making in 2015 when a trip to the Rocky Mountains, with my brother Rick, landed us in a soap shop. As a child, we used bar soaps because that’s all that was available at the time. Hey, I’m not that old!! I found the commercial bar soap smelled like chemicals, dried my skin out and always turned into a sloppy, gooey mess. When liquid soap became popular in the 80’s I switched to that. But still… chemicals in the ingredients, claims of anti-bacterial, yet moisturizing and I couldn’t pronounce half the ingredients…you get the point. 2015 transformed me. I purchased several bars of handcrafted soap, bath bombs, essential oils, lotions and perfumes and spent at least 30 minutes in the store although my brother seemed to have made his purchases in a record breaking 5 minutes including standing in line to pay. I am a lover of art and have yearned to get away from my desk job and ...