- Mar 27, 2010
- 1 min
Silver Metal Clay
Some of you have heard of silver metal clay, but may not know much about it. Manufactured in Japan, it has been available in the U.S....
- Mar 26, 2010
- 1 min
Jewelry Making Supplies
Artists are always on the lookout for new materials to use in their work and I’m often asked where I find interesting and unique...
- Mar 25, 2010
- 1 min
More Modern Art
I haven’t worked with enamel in quite sometime…it is not for the person who likes immediate gratification! Some day I may once again be...
- Mar 24, 2010
- 1 min
Sojourn
I’ve just returned from seven days of rest and relaxation in northern California where I met this fine feathered friend…I think his name...
- Mar 23, 2010
- 1 min
Happy Colors
This bracelet is a riot of colors and fittingly titled “Carnival”. It is a result of left over beads from other projects, beads I’ve...
- Mar 22, 2010
- 1 min
One Hundred Legs
Well, perhaps one hundred legs is a slight exaggeration, but this sterling bracelet makes me think of a dancing centipede. It was my...
- Mar 21, 2010
- 1 min
Polymer Bangles
Three years ago I was privleged to attend a workshop at Celie Fago’s studio in Vermont. I was rather new to polymer clay and eager to...
- Mar 20, 2010
- 1 min
Winging it!
Dangling from the bottom of this necklace is a pendant that I call a “Pegasus Wing” which was created with bronze metal clay. It dangles...
- Mar 19, 2010
- 1 min
Giving Back
My jewelry making endeavours began over twenty years ago. My beginning experiences in learning the art were fraught with trials, errors,...
- Mar 18, 2010
- 1 min
Eat Your Vegetables!
It was springtime when I created this neck piece. The winter had been long and so very cold and my thoughts were focused on renewal and...
- Mar 17, 2010
- 1 min
One-of-a-Kind
When looking at a one-of-a-kind piece, do you ponder what steps went into its creation? Having an idea to make a certain work is the...
- Mar 16, 2010
- 1 min
Lucky Bangle
A Bakelite die, carved bone rabbit, several lovely lampworked beads, and fine silver metal clay beads adorn this bangle. I think of...
- Mar 14, 2010
- 1 min
Cat Whiskers
You may think this rather daft, but I have a small jar in which I keep whiskers that have fallen from my cat’s sweet little faces. I...
- Mar 13, 2010
- 1 min
Girls Just Wann’a Have Fun!
Do you remember your first string of Pop beads? I received mine for my tenth birthday and they looked like huge pearls. I felt so...
- Mar 12, 2010
- 1 min
They’re Here!
Yes! The collection of lampworked beads that I ordered on Superstars Night from Sarah Moran of Z-Beads has arrived! I like them so...
- Mar 11, 2010
- 1 min
Inspiration
I’m often asked what inspires me and my answer is always “Almost everything!” and that’ s really true. Recently a collection of...
- Mar 10, 2010
- 1 min
Glass Menagerie
Beautiful glass…dichoric, pressed, blown, cast. Modern, vintage…it’s all wonderful! I love the colors of the glass in this bracelet. ...
- Mar 9, 2010
- 1 min
Lampworking Classes?
The Bead & Button show is only a few months away. I always attend the show because there are so many vendors under one roof from whom...
- Mar 8, 2010
- 1 min
Beaded Felt
When it comes to felting, I did a bit of experimenting years ago when I still had my weaving studio/yarn shop in Cedarburg, WI. It was...
- Mar 7, 2010
- 1 min
Modern Art
Pablo’s work inspired me a great deal at the time I created this piece. I had just received a heavy two-volume set of “coffee table”...