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Murray Bridge Artist of the Month

I am honoured to be the Artist of the Month at the Murray Bridge Regional Gallery.  The beads are all made from recycled glass, I have used wine and beer bottles,…

On my walk this morning…

We have moved. We are still unpacking. This was the view on my walk this morning. I think I’m going to like it here! Back to work soon.

Hoop Earrings

I tried this new style of earrings (small hoops) for my Artist of the Month window display at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery, and I am so glad I did! First…it’s good…

Murray Bridge Artist of the Month – Purple

It all started with a request from an artist for some purple or pink or red beads in this style, made from recycled glass.  When it finally clicked on how…

Murray Bridge Artist of the Month – the Gold Set

The second set I am sharing for the exhibition.  The beads were made from Beer Bottles!  I then dripped the glass to form the shape, and finally added the gold…

Murray Bridge – Artist of the Month

I have made 3 different sets of work for Murray Bridge Regional Gallery.  This is the first set.  I used a wine bottle as the base of the beads, and…

Moving

Oh how I have loved this HUGE studio in our house in Mount Gambier.  It has been amazing to have so much space!  I am so grateful for the wonderful 2…

Why I love this necklace…

It is made from a beer bottle – up-cycling is so 2015. It is decorated with gold leaf – gold is totally 2015. It is a great length – longer necklaces…

Beer Bottle Beads with Gold Leaf

Once you try one new thing, more new ideas pop into your head that need to be tried!  I used to make these beads just by melting and dripping the…

Farewell 2014

I’ve been trying to work out if 2014 has been a good year or a not-so-good year, and I think it has actually been a bit of both. Some really good things…