Jewelry Makers Guild Podcast - March 10, 2021 - Sue Urquhart

Join us for a fun chat with Sue Urquhart of LuluBug Jewelry. She’s been a full time smith since 2009, but she has worked in the jewelry business since 1992. Sue spent 10 years working for a couple of small manufacturers (primarily casting) and then 7 years as a designer for jewelry that was fabricated in Taxco, Mexico.
At some point Sue stopped doing her own work, but in 2007 she took a metal clay class, which got her back into making again. She opened an Etsy shop on a whim in 2008 with zero expectations, and less than a year later she quit her design job to run Lulu Bug Jewelry full time and she’s been doing that ever since.
Sue loves to travel (current obsession: Oaxaca) and she used to race motorcycles (for fun) but gave it up when she became self employed.
Sue lives in Santa Rosa, California with her partner Kelly (he's a transmission mechanic and helps her quite a bit) and 3 cats and Pit Bull named Debbie.
Come visit with us as we explore her art, her inspiration, her tips for marketing and selling, and her passion for creating.

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Wow!! So inspiring! So much to take in, best part, was how much fun and adventures she has! I took away, make, commit time, even when you don’t know what you want to do, just make circles or jump rings....elements you will sure use one day. Great video.