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| Simple adjustable cord necklace with handmade glass beads - beautiful colors! Made by a local artist |
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| Jane Perala Designs - she has amazing lampwork glass and an etsy shop too |
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| Lampwork Bead by Jane Perala Designs The center of this looks like a cosmic swirl but the picture doesn't pick that up so well. |
On our trip to Salt Spring Island, I picked this little frog bead up at the market there. He is made by a talented husband and wife team that sells "cute glass" like this little frog. Check him out at www.blingsquared.com
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| Amanda Skalsi calls her Glass adornments "Fluidity Suspended" She taught art for 3 years and her work is amazing so I couldn't resist this pendant. I met Amanda at an Italian Restaurant. She asked about a glass bead necklace I was wearing and then showed me her work. I was wearing my favorite bead woven bracelet that I made and she admired it so I gave her my card. I just love talking to other artists - don't you? |
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| Picked up this bracelet and anklet at the Salt Spring market. I couldn't resist the beautiful red glass lampwork beads.You don't often see red this color so it really called to me. I bought 7 pieces from this guy for my grand kids and myself. I have bought from him before and his work lasts for years. I told him that and he gave me a discount for being a return customer. I was so impressed! |
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| Bracelet on the left is a Jane Perala bracelet the other two bracelets were bought at the Salt Spring market. I have been on a red kick this summer. I have had a struggle getting back into making jewelry. I am surrounded by tranquility and beauty and every day I feel my creative side re-appear but in a whole new way. I started making Art Journals. Oh yes, a new creative outlet but since I used to do scrap booking, much of the supplies are similar (this is what I tell myself). I am loving the artistic side of something completely different and mucking around with paint and papers and mixing various mediums together to create a beautiful page. I've had a rest, now I need a change.....for awhile. OK ... as far as jewelry goes...I feel that I want to pursue bead weaving because I have received a great deal of happiness from doing that. I signed up today for a beadweaving course with Marcie Abney Carroll and am waiting to see if I am accepted. Fingers crossed. |
6 comments:
Hi Katherine,
Those are some pretty items you have purchased in Vancouver. I know what you mean about red sometimes you just can not get enough of it. I hope you get a place in Marcie's class you will enjoy it. I have not taken any of her classes, but I have done a few of her tutorials.
Therese
Really cute pieces that you picked up from the Islands.
It is so much fun buying from other artists.
Hope you get into your course:)
I am happy to see you are feeling inspired to take classes, Katherine. Sometimes seeing the work of others up close and speaking with them can be so refreshing. While I was familiar with the work of both Jane and of Neacol and Stanley (both wonderfully whimsical), I had never heard of Amanda Skalsi. Her necklace is sublime. Thanks for sharing your discoveries!
wonderful eye candy! and great inspiration. I really like the simplicity of the leather bracelet (the one on the left) that is lovely
Thanks to you all for stopping by and by the way, I did make it in to the class. So you will be seeing a whole lotta new bead weaving going on over here in the next little while!
Yahoo!
That "Fluidity Suspended" stopped me in my tracks. I cannot stop going back to it! I don't know if I have ever seen anything so beautiful and full of physical feeling. I can feel the wave lapping against be when I look at it. WOW! Just wow.
So glad you got into the class and I look forward to seeing what you make :-)
WOW (i had to say it one more time!)
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