Carolyn Ferrell (owner of Graceful Fire) has had a love of crafts which began at an early age. Like many of her peers she learned to knit and sew in grade school (Thanks to you, Girls Scouts!). She went thru periods of exploring sewing, photography, quilting, and polymer clay. It wasn’t until she took a beginners lampworking class with Stephanie Maddalena that she found an art form that begat an obsession. She has since studied under Jennifer Geldard and Cynthia Leibler Saari, in addition to Stephanie.

Carolyn has demonstrated lampworking at summer camps, craft shows and classrooms and loves to introduce young folks into the joy artistic creation. She believes that artistic expression, whether in the kitchen, in a garden or in an art studio, is an intrinsic part of each person’s soul. Love of, and exposure to beauty is not only a human characteristic but is humanizing.

Today, Carolyn resides in Rockland County and is a wife and Mom. Along with her husband Bruce, she hopes to open a public lampworking studio in the near future. 

Carolyn is a member of the ISGB, The International Association of Glass Beadmakers,