Our History

New Beginnings

Suzanne Richey purchased Carolina Creations in January 2023 and is a native North Carolinian, originally from Greensboro. She has lived in New Bern with her family since 2005. She has 25 years of commercial and residential Interior Design experience. She is also a painter and a potter. Her studio is called Living Color Ceramics and she will continue her studio art and design as new owner of Carolina Creations.

Founded in 1989

Janet Francoeur is a well known local artist, entrepreneur and champion of the revitalization of downtown New Bern. Janet has been a professional artist since 1974, doing ink drawings, watercolor, oil and clay. She and her husband Michael started Carolina Creations in New Bern, NC in 1989. She is still the resident artist at Carolina Creations today.