What could be better than having an 8 year old assistant for 2 weeks? Well when you make work like Layl's there really isn't anything better! Her niece Emma Culp is about the best you could ask for in the imagination department! She has taught Layl about all kinds of new mythical creatures that she never knew existed- like the Hippocorn- which is NOT a hippopotomus with a horn- it is a mermaid horse with a horn! And the alicorn - not a horned alligator but a horse with wings and a horn!
Not only is Emma supplying ideas but she is also getting really great at making millefiori canes- she is an expert at "fluffyness" which Layl finds very useful for the flowing manes and wings of the mythical creatures Emma thinks up. She even made her first butterfly cane! Emma was also an amazing sales rep at her art fair in Vail last week. This girl has some awesome skills - just imagine where they will take her!
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