bowling pins in disguise

Meet Marsha Filipiak of Royal Oak, Michigan.  She creates a unique assortment of artful wares and just recently she's branched out into whimsical green goods and vintage flavored ornaments.

I had the opportunity to ask Marsha a little bit about her one-of-a-kind goodies…

What inspired you to start creating your art and how did you turn it into a business?

I love stained glass windows and decided to create some for our own new home.  I was hooked.  I did glass part-time while holding a full time bookkeeping job and pretty soon I got busy enough to start my own business.

What do you enjoy most about the creative process?

I like to come up with unique ideas for glass and not stick to the traditional.  This goes for anything else I make as well.

Take the bowling pins for example… I bought them at an estate sale and they hung around for a year.  I was looking at them while I was working in my studio and suddenly I saw a body, then wings and 'BINGO' it was an angel.

Then I turned it sideways and it was a fish.  It's fun to take the idea and develop it into something and then have customers enjoy your work.

What is one thing that makes your items unique?

Having original ideas & designs.

Marsha's work is available at our Berkley & Rochester locations and you can also learn more about her by visiting her website.

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