about the artist

Tracey Schultz was born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin. She is an only child and was allowed to express her creativity from a young age. When she was 12 she started making small beaded animals, which she would sell to her classmates. It all started from the sales she made at school and from there she gained knowledge and inspiration from the Bead and Button Show, which is hosted in her hometown. After attending the 2002 Bead and Button Show, her jewelry making took off. It wasn't long before she took over a large space in her parents basement, which she called her "studio". Lots of hard work, learning, research, and most of all - Failed projects and DISAPPOINTMENT helped her evolve her creative process.

It took several years to make pieces that were good enough to sell in small boutiques, farmers markets, and art shows. In 2005, she was part of the Bay View co-op Numina where she learned business practices and most importantly marketing skills. She feels over the past ten years she has gained many skills useful for effective and efficient business processes.

Even though she feels happy with the adornments she is creating, her work is still evolving and she hopes to take her art to the next level. Without any formal art training she feels it may be a difficult step, but one that she is willing to try to make. She believes that her evolving creative process and education in business will help her to get there.

about yecart outragous

When Tracey started making jewelry she did not have an actual business name. She believed that before being able to "make a name" for herself, she'd literally have to make a name for herself. It was her mom who suggested Yecart, which spelled "Tracey" backwards. To add her own touch and explain of her creations, Tracey added Outragous. Yes, Outragous without an "e" because all through her life people left the "e" out of her name (even in her high school diploma), so she wanted to see how many people actually paid attention to little things. Yecart Outragous was born, but not without the same problems kids with goofy names have - misspellings and mispronunciations.