Would you buy "Trash Art"? At an art opening I attended, an artist was sharing with me how she had collected her found "trash" beach objects on morning walks. She had been careful to preserve their unusual weather worned patinas. I admired the rich, velvety, muted hues of her spiral collage artwork. They were gorgeous, definitely [...]
Glass Flowers... how delicious that sounds & a salvation to the elusive Spring. Hopefully, sharing these cheery glass flowers & colorful tropical glass fish will bring some sunshine into your life! Lampworking these art pieces from glass can seem mysterious to some and many aren't even familiar with what lampworking is. Time for a Little [...]
Making glass beads can be a constant creative drain. Are you bursting with ideas, or completely blank when you sit down to torch? Need help igniting your creativity making glass beads? Here's how I spark my inspiration? Sitting down to torch is always the worst time for me unless I am prepared! So, I've resorted to [...]
Flower Earrings I've been working on new jewelry designs for glass flower earrings. Inspired from the blooming flowers in my garden, hydrangeas and roses are on the top of my list of sumptuous blooms! And, capturing their essence in glass is always a challenge. It's hard to out shine Mother Nature! Grab them here...very [...]
Have you seen my Art Nouveau board on my Pinterest site? I admit, I love, love, love that era in history! The inspiration for my new Art Nouveau Flower Bouquet Glass earrings was born as I visited my board lately ! A while back, I made some pendants with Art Nouveau inspired whirling, twining [...]
My flower earrings series secrets can be the answer to your woes. No matter who you are or what you do, you'll find working in series, like my flower earrings series, is the elixir of life. Do you feel stagnant? Don't know what to do to change things? I felt the same way until I learned [...]
Why Art is Good for Your Health... Everywhere you look online & off, the media, research scientists & spiritual leaders are exploring the secrets to a healthy heart, ridding diseases, & living a healthy long life. So, how does art fit in? With buzz words like ‘psychological resilience’ & ‘functional connectivity'; global awareness campaigns [...]
Secrets of Lampworking Glass Flowers Want to know my indispensable steps for lampworking glass flowers? I'll explain the steps using my Plumeria flowers as the example. It's all in forgetting everything you know about how you see the world. You need to start with the assumption that we don't see what we're looking at. Lampworking [...]
Glass Hydrangea flower bead Want to know how I made these glass hydrangeas flowers in the above pendant? I used the exact hydrangea I taught in Tutorial 104...Hydrangeas (Check it out here). It's the same bead in my Tutorial 104... Where the Hydrangea glass flower came from? It's the 4th hydrangea flower I teach in my [...]
Add Glass Hydrangea drop earrings to your Breezy, Easy Summer Time Living stripped blouse 2. flower skirt 3. purse 4. shoes 5. hydrangea earrings 6. green palm fronds background 7. glass hydrangea drop earrings Botanical prints, comfy styles, glass floral drops herald Summer time into your life! I'm so [...]
