I AM SOO EXCITED for you! Why? Beading Times online magazine opened a door for me. It was a fabulous opportunity for me to share wonderful photos, behind the curtain secrets and connect with you in a very intimate way! I hope EVERYONE can buzz over to the link and read it! Beading Times I [...]
Flower bouquets inspired by the Victorian Era My new fascination with making flower bouquets inspired by the Victorian Era has led me into researching the origins of flower giving. According to Wikipedia.... "The language of flowers, sometimes called "floriography", was a Victorian-era means of communication. Various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded [...]
According to Claire Menegus, "...“Trends” are sometimes thought of as vague, fickle, and fleeting, but it’s possible that incorporating them into your wares, or at least educating yourself as to your products place amongst them, could poise you ahead of the game and grant you a competitive edge... Trends can bridge the “so hot right [...]
Want to peek inside my mind as I develop a new type of bead? Warning! It's always a little scary and there's lots of confusion. I jump in over my head cause I won't know how to make the bead I'm envisioning. I'll probably will be having to develop new lampwork techniques or explore the [...]
OR...How to find your Creative Muse! I spent Saturday procrastinating about going into my studio and torching. I had finished some orders a week ago, shipped the flowers and everyone was happy with the results. It's always a little stressful waiting for feedback. So I celebrated a few days, caught up on chores, cooked soups [...]
Embrace the Struggles! My Altheas have been blooming for a couple of weeks and they are gorgeous! This one is a new type called "Sugar Tip". The flowers are 4" across. This new variety is not suppose to self seed. An added bonus is the leaves are variegated white and green. I wouldn't mind a [...]
They started arriving 2 weeks ago. I always leave out one feeder all year because I have a resident buff belly hummer. I call him “Clicker” because of the clicking sound he makes. But now I have 9 feeders out and the hummers are emptying them daily. It’s crazy how they fight over one feeder [...]
Chasing the elusive Imperfections of Perfection! My irises are through blooming but they were beautiful this year. I found this flower elusive to capture sculpturally in glass for a very long time. It has taken me years to refine my efforts to express their delicate and graceful structure. Bearded irises are some of my most [...]
Artistic inspiration comes from the strangest places! Living on 40 acres of cattle grazing land does have some advantages. At night, looking up, you can literally see forever. In Georgia, the tall pine trees pretty much obscured most of a night's display of stars. This week, especially Thursday night, there is a shooting star show [...]
What are you focusing on? I was checking my blog tonight and as I was sitting here, I starting watching my banner of flowers and other beads fade in and out. As I absent-mindlessly gazed at my beads, I started focusing on the quality of my glass techniques. I was analyzing, critiquing, trying to figure [...]
