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I Quit My Job

The last time I wrote a blog post was in 2018. I was 26 years old and a high school art teacher.   I was still teaching in Bixby, juggling a full time job and running Black Moth on the side. My classroom had a pile of skulls next to the sink, if you got done with your art project early you could help clean dead things. When I came back from exploring on my weekend trips I was known to give snakes or other reptiles away after class. Somehow I was never fired but decided to resign after only a few short years in the classroom. I felt there had to be something more for me.  I was traveling with...

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Why Do You Like All This 'Weird' Stuff?

Oh the golden question.  Put simply, I was born with it. I think there is a balance between where passion comes from. I think my love for nature has always been in me, from the moment I was created. It's in my blood. Now, with that being said, there are lots of things that have lead me to create the business I have today.    My great grandmother, Francis Fairchild was full blood Cherokee Indian. She had a mole that she preserved and stuffed that she kept in her closet. I would get so excited when she brought it out for me to look at. I don't know if being Native American had anything to do with her interest but...

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