Riverbend Library

The Aurora Borealis Fireflies, the lampwork group I belong to, has been invited to display works by our members in the Riverbend Library at 460 Riverbend Squre, Rabbit Hill Road & Terwillegar Drive in Edmonton. It is a most awesome display! Check it out.

Bought a bead!

This is a bead I bought from Kim Fields. It is a really beautiful encased floral which was built up using multiple layers of transparent colours while layering the components of the vines, leaves, and finally the morning glory flowers! We learned to make this style of bead and I can't wait to get to the studio to try it again. I took the price tag off before I showed it to husband. Eek!

Kim Fields' Class

Two day class with Kim Fields. Wow! It was fabulous, great, fun, informative, entertaining, long, tiring, inspiring! Can't wait to get to the studio tomorrow and start to play! If you get a chance to take her class, don't hesistate. She is so very very nice, creative, helpful... I could go on, but you get the idea. Here are a few pictures. That's her kneeling.

This is a gorgeous floral relief bead made by Kim with really fabulous branch cane.
Here is Kim pulling stamen cane. The gather was so huge, it pulled out to 10'. Wow!
Here is a sampling of some of her beads. I took lots of pictures for inspiration and bought one bead as a souvenier.

New Pendants

I haven't been getting much done in the way of beads but had some new stuff I wanted to make up into nice new pendants. Pendants seem to sell well since they are a nice way of adornment that most women seem to enjoy wearing. Bracelets are little tougher sell. You would be surprised how many times I hear women say they don't want all the fuss. I say... What??? who wouldn't want to fuss? I love all of the colour, brightness and personality that make these pieces so desirable. (I hope!) It's a little treasure that you can hold in your hand or wear or your wrist or on your neck.

Enough about that... here are the beads (don't forget you can click on any of the pictures in my blog for a larger image and get a better look at the stuff!)