When did you start making jewelry?
"About two years ago. My roommate actually started making it and I thought, 'I can do that.' I’ve always been kind of crafty, and so when I started beading, people loved it. They were buying it off the streets, outside bars and restaurants in Knoxville. They were running to ATMs and giving me cash. That's when the reality of the store became something that we could do as opposed to just this dream we had. So, we just went from there. My sister is not crafty at all; she’s the opposite, actually. I’m the more artistic half and she is the business half, so we’ve got a well-rounded partnership."


Photographed by Shira Karsen