
I am really looking forward to being part of this lovely market!
I am really looking forward to being part of this lovely market!
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed…but I love making beads from recycled glass! It’s quite a process going from the empty bottle to the finished necklace, so I thought I would list all of the steps for making recycled glass bead jewellery here:
And voila! This photo summarises the process:
Well, after a week of not feeling 100%, I’m getting back into things in the studio. I have several markets coming up in November, and several galleries to get some new work to. I feel kind of lucky that I can work whenever I want to (sort of), but when there is a lot of work to do…things get tricky. Luckily the view from my studio at the moment is stunning, so it’s a pleasure to be in there.
I’m getting ready to list some new Bombay Sapphire Gin jewellery! They will be available soon. I love the colour of this glass. It suits a lot of people as it’s bright, but not too bright. It’s also perfect for someone who likes to drink gin.
Oh gosh! I am always perplexed by school holidays. I always think I will get more time to work, because my husband will be home to look after the kids. And yet, when we are all home together, I just want to be a part of it too! It was quite difficult (but quite necessary) to drag myself into my studio yesterday. I made the most of the time I spent there, and made lots of beads ready for some of my favourite stockists!
And for the final set in this series inspired by Kandinsky’s painting “Colour Study. Squares with Concentric Circles.”
Remember I mentioned that I used to make a lot of glass beads inspired by this picture? Well, these necklaces remind me of what I used to make. It was nice to be a bit more structured in my design for these necklaces. I used opaque glass in the first necklace, and transparent glass in the second necklace to get different effects.
I am really looking forward to being part of the following markets.
It’s school holidays where we live. That means that the kids and my husband are all on holidays. I often wish that meant that I got unlimited amounts of time to work….but the truth is I love spending time with my family, and that makes it difficult to make it to the studio. I am hoping to at least catch up on all the work I have on at the moment though.