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Tracy A. Barlup was born and raised in Waynesboro, PA. She obtained a bachelor’s degree and a veterinary medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. So, Tracy is a veterinarian by training and became interested in alpacas in 2003 after meeting a local alpaca breeder, Bert Kramer. Alpacas originate form Peru, Bolivia and Chile. They are raised for their fur, known as fiber, which is revered as a luxury fabric by people all over the world. She purchased her first alpaca, Gidget, in 2004 and things grew (literally) from there. Tracy currently owns 13 alpacas and plans to grow her herd even further.
Michael Price McIntyre was raised on the eastern shore of Maryland. He is a film and video editor by training and became interested in pottery in 2004. He has taken ceramics classes at Hagerstown Community College, Frederick Pottery School and Penn State’s Mont Alto Campus. He has trained with local well-known potters such as Ben Culbertson, Bill Van Gilder, Del Martin James Smith and Tom McFarland. Michael comes from a very creative family. The name “FireRobin” was coined by his aunt when searching for a name for her hand-made puppet company that she founded in Vermont. The name FireRobin is derived from the family name – Feierabend.
Tracy and Michael were married in July 1999. They lived in Baltimore, Maryland for approximately 1 year before moving to Hagerstown, MD in January 2000.
Logan Patrick McIntyre was born January 18, 2001. Logan is 7 1/2 yrs. old and is currently in second grade. He is a very outgoing little boy and the light of his parents and grandparents life!!
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