Zoiks!! I’m going to the dogs!

For AGES (or so it seems), I’ve been wanting to make some dog beads. I see so many lovely ones out there -

Paula's Dog

Paula’s Dogs never fail to make me smile.

Then there is Lori Peterson who makes it look like dogs should be the easiest thing to make!  I love her style and the [...]

Finding My Voice

I’m in for a challenge!  I have joined a group run by artist Sylvie Lansdowne called ‘Finding Your Voice As A Glass Bead Maker, and today is the first day of my little groups assignments!

Just to make things interesting I’m going to have to switch back to my hothead until my new oxycon arrives, but hopefully [...]

A BIG list of things to make

The Ottawa Glass Bead Artists show is now LESS than two weeks away.  I have a HUGE list of things I need to achieve, I don’t know why I put things off.  Display?  Yeah… I’ll get to it….  Now I really do have to get to it.  It’s funny sometimes I work best under a deadline, [...]

Inspiration from other Glass Artists

One thing I have found since I started this wonderful journey in glass, is how generous other Artists are with their inspiration and guidance. I do believe this is how Art can truly flourish.

For example, this morning I’ve been doing my usual rounds of blogs and forums and have been particularly inspired by two things.

Samma’s [...]

Best Pet of The Year!!

Thanks to Marcy Lamberson of Studio Marcy for pointing out this exciting opportunity for [...]