- Apr 19, 2012
- 1 min
Working with Epoxy Resin Clay…
It’s something I should have done two years ago…that’s how long ago I bought this tube. Like many purchases I make at the Bead and...
- Mar 17, 2012
- 1 min
Brio Gallery…this one’s for you!
Gallery owner extraordinaire, Marsha Rinetti has been asking for a piece that features one of my “cosmic cabochons” and I’ve finally...
- Mar 14, 2012
- 1 min
Can you hear them?
Birds are singing us awake now. It’s a bit early, but soon Spring peepers will appear and they will make lovely night music! After our...
- Mar 8, 2012
- 1 min
Like gazing into a tide pool…
I envision tiny jewels of the sea – moss and algae growing on craggy rocks, broken bits of colorful shells, and shiny little fish darting...
- Mar 6, 2012
- 1 min
Creating More Cosmic Cabs!
I’ve been busy this past week. Besides catching up on much-needed sleep, paperwork, and placing orders for materials, I’ve been making...
- Feb 28, 2012
- 1 min
Found objects can be so interesting…
They lend a bit of mystery to a piece. I like jewelry that tells a story or invites the person viewing it to wonder what lies behind...
- Feb 22, 2012
- 1 min
Another bead embroidered cuff in the works…
This is the project I started while on vacation. It’s about half-finished if you don’t count the time that will be spent adding the...
- Jan 30, 2012
- 1 min
I’m having the best time!
I’ve never done bead embroidery before, but I’m finding that it is really fun to do! Here is one of my “cosmic cabochons” attached to...
- Jan 29, 2012
- 1 min
I’m ready to do some bead embroidery!
I want extraordinary focal pieces to use in my work. I’m not content to use just readily available stone cabochons or crystals for the...
- Dec 28, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve embarked on torch firing enamel!
Another present I received is a book by Barbara Lewis titled “Torch-fired Enamel Jewelry: a workshop in painting with fire”. In the past...
- Oct 29, 2011
- 1 min
I like to use found objects in my work…
These mixed media earrings are such fun and they have a lot of movement! My “Billie Bass” earrings were made earlier this year when I...
- Aug 31, 2011
- 1 min
When I’m in my studio working…
I always enjoy listening to music or watching movies. I use the term “watching” loosely, as I can only catch a glimpse of what is...
- Jul 2, 2011
- 1 min
It’s here! My new kiln…
just arrived and it’s ready to fire up! The pieces I’ve been making with bronze metal clay over the past few days in anticipation of the...
- Jun 16, 2011
- 1 min
As promised…
this is the second piece I made in Susan Lenart Kazmer’s “Non-traditional Forms in Wire: Bird’s Nest” class. It’s a bangle of hammered...
- Jun 14, 2011
- 1 min
Susan Lenart Kazmer’s classes…
are always tremendous fun and the class I took from her at Bead&Button was no exception. She is a blast! The class was titled...
- May 9, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve updated my “Beaded Lariat Rope” beading kit and pattern…
and now have them listed in my Etsy sho p. The rope is worked in right angle weave using Delicas and Japanese seed beads, but I’ve...
- Apr 22, 2011
- 1 min
Hot off the press…
literally! These Moo Mini Business cards just arrived and I’m so pleased with them. They are half the width of a regular business card...
- Mar 30, 2011
- 1 min
I’m always amazed…
at the tranformation of metal clay before and after it is fired. While the bronze picture frame pendant on the left looks so raw, the...
- Mar 20, 2011
- 1 min
Spring is here!
And fittingly, I’ve title this pendant “Rite of Spring”. The colors are so springlike with deep purple reminding me of violets, one of...
- Feb 2, 2011
- 1 min
Just in time for Valentine’s Day…
and if you want this pendant, better hurry because my Etsy shop will be on hiatus from February 12 through the 27th. This...