Success With Bowls
Like many career women, Soli had serious choices to make when she became
a mother. A trained architect and artist, Soli worked in New York
Galleries and taught photography at New York University. When her son
was three years old, however, she wanted to be able to stay home with him–but how to support him?
“When I started, I was literally putting 10 things together to pay my bills, watching other people’s kids, walking other people’s dogs, teaching little kids art programs, whatever I had to do,” Soli says.
“This is going to sound hokey, but I was at my wit’s end, and I really just went to sleep one night and said, please help me find something that will allow me to use my talent and stay home with my son,” Soli recalls. “I’m not a churchy person, but I’m spiritual, and the next morning, I woke up and said, ‘I’m going to try bowls.’”
That’s how her bowl business began. The company now attracts the attention of stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Blythe Danner. And while the Clintons were in the White House, they received a bowl from an interior decorator as a gift.
At present, Sherwood Forest Design produces around 2,500 bowls per year. They have also added other products as well. These include 2,500 serving pieces, 400 trays and candlesticks.
This is a great example of desperation being the launching pad for creativity and success! Soli knew she wanted to stay home with her son and she knew she had talent to use. It just takes guts to go for it!
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