As you know I’ve been madly working on my “Upper Glass” exhibition for SALA.  We set up on Thursday, and the exhibition opens on Friday August 2 at 5.00pm.  Local Images at Penola are hosting my exhibition, and I can’t wait to see it all hanging. I have to show you my favourite piece.  I… Read More

As part of my SALA exhibition “Upper Glass” I set myself the challenge of making beads from a “Tally” wine bottle from the Balnaves of Coonawarra winery.  The challenge was to use ALL of the glass from the bottle, and make all sorts of beads.   It took a few torch sessions to make all… Read More

I will be setting up my “Upper Glass” SALA exhibition at Local Images in Penola! Very excited about the work I am doing, and I can’t wait to see it all hanging.

I remember travelling to New York many years ago, visiting one of the art museums there, and seeing a Kandinsky “Concentric Circles in Squares” painting.  I was transfixed by the colours and movement in the painting.  I wanted to buy the painting!  I settled for a postcard. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love… Read More

“Upper Glass” August 2-25 Opening August 2 at 5.00pm Local Images Art Gallery Penola An exhibition of jewellery by Julie Frahm featuring recycled glass made into beads, and other up-cycled components.  I’ve been collecting, and also been given, a variety of glass over the past few years.  Ranging from beer and wine bottles, to Green Depression… Read More

I was madly getting ready for my “10,000 Red Glass Beads” SALA exhibition (I think I’ve made another 10,000 red beads since then)! I was very pregnant with my son, Finn (now 10 months old). We were getting ready to have a short holiday in Robe (didn’t know it until we left, but that holiday… Read More