LT’s Expressions has been providing quality Beaded Jewelry, Bead Art and Handmade Lampworked Beads since our founding in 1994 (first as LT’s Treasures, and now as LT’s Expressions). It is our mission to educate others about the therapeutic and healing power of beads, bead art, and making of lampworked beads. We believe the best way to achieve this goal is to coordinate with other artists, network about ideas and philosophies, and to share our Art with one another.
This phrase is a lighthearted twist on the Potwatomi‘s place as Keepers of the Ceremonial Fire for the nations of the Potawatomi, the Odawa, and the Ojibwe. Stacy is quite serious though about not only her ancestry, but her glass, and considers each piece she creates a personification of her thoughts and prayers for the eventual recipient. As the daughter of a quilter and granddaughter of several artists, she has been creating seed bead art since she was a child, and flameworked glass art since 2004. LT’s Expressions is the culmination of this artistic journey.
By profession, Stacy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and works as a Research Associate in the Program in American Indian Community Health at University of Kansas Medical Center, a regional resource for Native Americans in Missouri and Kansas. Stacy often combines her experience as an artist and her social work to teach relaxation and stress reduction through the arts to clients and others.
Stacy is a founding member of the Midwest Prairie Fires, a local artisan group dedicated to promoting their favorite art!
Stacy also owns and participates in 3 other private businesses, Acorns to Oaks, her clinical social work private practice, and DivaS, a consulting partnership with Dr. Dona McKinney to promote intercultural competency.
She assists and supports her dear husband’s endeavors in his business, BlackWater Designs, a photography, digital art, and design business.
