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View from my studio…

Getting work ready for an exhibition kind of takes it out of me, and it takes a few days to recover.  Today is my day in the studio, but I’m…

Rolling Plains, Jewel Seas

As promised, here is the invitation for the Red Poles exhibition!

Colour Play – Warm – Brown

This month I have taken some time to make beads from the warmer side of the colour wheel.  I love how these necklaces sit, perfect for winter clothes, as they…

View from my studio

In my studio today I am working hard to meet an exhibition deadline.  Beads are made, and this photograph is of the blue beads that will be making their way…

SALA 2017

This year I am exhibiting in my 10th solo SALA exhibition!  I look forward to getting new work ready for August every year, it’s such a great opportunity to try…

Colour Play – Earrings #4

Colour Play #1 Colour Play #2 Colour Play #3 And finally it was time to tweak a couple of pairs of studs just a little bit to make some new…

Warm colours

Oh boy, it has turned all cold here again!  I guess it is nearly winter, but….you know I kind of prefer it a bit warmer! Luckily I had planned to…

New etched glass necklaces

I had “planned” to make these necklaces a little bit differently, but then I ran out of beads and had to dive into my stash of leftover beads to see…

Colour Play – Earrings #3

Last week I showed you the earrings that I created from a current design that I have tweaked a little. The week before that I showed you some new dangly…

View from my studio…

I have lots of little projects on the go at the moment.  Gallery top-ups, designing work for exhibitions, making test beads and jewellery!  It’s lots of fun, and a little…

New recycled glass earrings

Oh gosh, I have been making new earrings, and I really, really like this style.  They look great!  Simple, but very eye-catching.  These earrings are made from a Peroni beer…

Colour Play – Earrings #2

Continuing on from last week, I really loved taking one of my designs, and changing it slightly so that I was able to make two really different pairs of earrings.…