Another week has flown by and preparations are well under way for attending The Big Bead Show at Sandown Race Course next month. If you missed my last post, I’m attending along with the lovely Lesley Watt under the banner of Mudlarks. We’re both really looking forward to showing together and thought we’d share some… Read More Work in Progress – The Big Bead Show
Mudlarks is the meeting of two minds that are equally obsessed with the infinite possibilities that working with clay (or mud) provides. One of those minds in mine and the other is my good friend Lesley Watt of Lesley Watt Artisan Elements. Lesley and I recently attended a bead show together and during the run… Read More Meet the Mudlarks…
This month, it’s my turn to host the component of the month challenge and I provided the Art Elements Team and guests with a set of my galaxy beads. Today, I’m sharing two posts in one, one for myself and one for our guest Cheryl Zink. First up is Cheryl’s creation. Cheryl says…. I decided to… Read More Component of the month reveal – August
Is it me or is time running away this year? It’s another month already and time for another reveal for our Art Elements component challenge. This month, components were provided by Susan Kennedy of Suebeads. We each received one of these gorgeous scarabs. I received a stunning etched turquoise green one which as usual I… Read More Component of the Month Reveal – July
At the beginning of the month we announced a new challenge over on the Art Elements blog. This time it was the turn of Diana Ptaszynski to choose the theme and for June, she chose insects. Perfect for Spring! You can read the original post here. As well as getting creative with the theme, we’ve had… Read More June Theme Challenge reveal – Insects
This month’s host for the Component of the Month challenge is the lovely Lesley Watt. Lesley creates in clay (amongst other mediums) and offered these gorgeous shell pendants and cabs for us to design with. You can see more of Lesley’s clay work as well as her jewellery at http://www.lesleywatt.com I received this gorgeous little cab to… Read More Component of the Month Reveal May
This month we were treated by our lovely leader Jen to one of her gorgeous lamp work beads. They make me think of aurora and the beautiful starry skies of Van Gogh. There’s so much happening in these little nuggets, they’re full of sparkle and colour. I decided from the beginning it was going to… Read More Component of the month reveal – April
If you’re in the UK and would like to learn how to make ceramic beads, I will be running a ceramic bead making class again at the Flame Off in Uttoxeter. The full day class is held on the 1st June, with taster sessions on the 2nd & 3rd. Main Class Thursday This… Read More Ceramic Beadmaking classes 2017
This month on the Art Elements Blog we were given a Theme Challenge by the lovely and incredibly talented Cathy Spivey Mendola. Her theme for March was amulet bags. We were to create a little pouch or secret keeper to hold tiny treasures or words. View Cathy’s original post with more details here As luck would… Read More Art Elements Theme Challenge – March
All we need is love! This month’s component of the month are these stunning hearts provided by the multi talented Jenny Davies-Reazor. The Japanese have a technique in pottery – almost a philosophy really – called “Kintsugi“. Breaks in the pottery are repaired and embellished with gold leaf. The breakage and repair is seen as… Read More AE Component of the Month-February
It’s the end of the month, which means it’s reveal day for our Art Elements Component of the month challenge. This month the Team & guests were given one of these beautiful Leather cabochons by Lindsay Starr to work with. I received this gorgeous dark green one! I decided I wanted to set it somehow and… Read More Component of the Month Reveal – January
It’s my first post of the year so first I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year. I hope you all had a great holiday and are enjoying the first days of 2017. Today is the reveal for Niky’s Challenge. She chose Dragons as the theme, a Brilliant subject!, and tasked us all with creating… Read More AE Theme Challenge Reveal – Dragons.
It’s time for another component of the month and our inspiration for October was supplied to us by our wonderful blog leader Jennifer Stout-Cameron. Jen creates in glass and provided each of the team, plus special guests with one of her amazing folk art sugar skulls. You can find her shop here. I was lucky enough… Read More AE Component of the Month – October
For those of you who were here last year, it’s time for the Beads of Courage Art Charm Exchange and Auction again! For those of you who weren’t here’s what it’s all about… The exchange is run by Jennifer Cameron (Glass Addictions) and each year a new theme is set. Each participant makes 11 charms… Read More Beads of Courage Art Charm Swap & Auction
It doesn’t seem like 5 minutes ago that I was announcing this months AJE Challenge with the theme of trees. It’s been another quick month, but looking back at everything, I managed to create quite a few designs. I suppose it’s easy when it’s your favourite subject! I’m always inspired by trees, their branches, bark,… Read More AJE Theme Challenge – Trees
For this month’s challenge we’re trying something a little different than our usual component of the month. Our blog leader Jen set us a headpin challenge. We could make some in our chosen medium, create something with headpins from another Artisan maker, or both…. pretty much anything goes as long as the design has, as Jen put it,… Read More AJE Theme Challenge – Headpins
