Sue Sullivan, RMT, CCMP, MFA
Hi there! I started Howl at the Moon Gems in 2000 and this is my website. I live in Beloit, WI and have a cute rescue dog named Daisy. And yes, no surprise, I doooo LOVE rocks! My store is located just off the square in downtown Elkhorn, WI.
While my given name is Sue Sullivan, I also have a couple of aliases. I am known in the gem and crystal world as Gemstoner, a nick-name I received a long time ago that seemed fitting and has stayed with me as I do my healing crystal work. And finally, aka Mama Sue. My blues moniker given to me by a now grown up, talented blues guitarist named Ben Meine when he was about two, it just stuck.
I have been infatuated with crystals and gems since I was a child. My maternal grandfather was my first teacher of the natural world. He taught me a lot of the old ways as to uses of herbs, purposes of different tree woods, and gave me my first unofficial stone classes.
My formal education was a Masters in Fine Arts in Minneapolis. Since then I have studied Theology and became an ordained minister, and worked towards my Crystal Practitioner Certification for which I achieved a Master Certificate in September of 2012 and Master Diploma in 2021. I am also an Usui Reiki Master/Teacher.
Like many artists, my interests are wildly varied. In some way, ALL of the interests seem to feed the creative process an artist starves for as a whole. Many, many years ago I was at a conference for singer/artists where we were asked to ‘sing’ why we were there. What came out surprised me. “I want to sing my soul free.” And, I think I finally have. The joy I experience has spread to all areas of my life and fuels my creative fire.
After running a metaphysical store front in Richmond, IL for 14 years, I made the decision to go back to my roots. The business of the business took all of my days leaving very little time and energy to create … anything. So, at the end of 2014 I closed the store and moved up into rural Wisconsin, and hopped on to the metaphysical show circuit.
I am also blessed with the ability to hear when the gems speak. I do not consider myself a psychic, and I have not found a control to make it happen. It just comes when it comes. The messages are generally vague, many times only one or two words, but they seem to be a key to revealing answers to questions a person may have, or unlocking the door to what they had not been able to see.
I really missed all those special faces that visited at my store. At the time it was a good decision, I needed a rest. And now I can chuckle … because … never say never again. Spirit laughed and guided me to a lovely spot in downtown Elkhorn where I once again opened up a store on February 12, 2020. It was time to settle down again. I have found a balance that allows me to do the work I love, have time for healing and still be able to fuel my creative side. Everything in balance. I look forward to seeing old friends and all the new ones I am still to meet. See the store —>
The store is open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 11 to 5. The additional days off has freed me up to spend a bit more time at my bench creating and for searching out new crystal goodies. Life in balance.
Tuesdays are still healing session days and I’m experimenting with some different daytime classes too! AND I became a Grandma in December of 2021 – yes, he is the absolute highlight of living through a pandemic. I had no idea how wonderful it would be to become a grandma. I am truly blessed!