Here are a few gifts that I made for my physical therapists, who cheered me on every "step" of the way!
Electroforming Class
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| Electroformed Focal Bead |
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| My Demo Bead from Electroforming Class |
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| Student Diane Burnette's Bead |
We celebrated my Mother's birthday, and it was so nice to spend time with my family. Saturday evening was spent with my two favorite kiddos, Ethan and Jersey. The weekend was wrapped up by spending today with my sister, playing with wire work. I cherish time spent with family and friends!
Above are beads from an Electroforming class that I taught this past Friday. The first two are demo beads, and the last leaf focal is one that Diane painted.
The first bead is done in a mixture of DH silver glass...I believe I used Kalypso and Triton layered together. The colors are much richer in person. The second and third beads are made with dicro, copper leaf punch outs, flat lapped on each side, electrofromed with leaf cut outs, and finally finished with a nice patina.
Electroforming is MY FAVORITE secondary, cold process to do on glass...and lapidary is a close second! The design possibilities are endless.
Have a great week, and as awlays, thanks for peeking!
ISGB 3X2 Exhibit - Metal Meets Glass
Three x Two is a collaborative jewelry show that will be on display at Facere, a Seattle jewelry store and gallery that features hand made pieces by several talented metalsmiths, from July 24th through the 28th, 2012.
The International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) juried over 100 applicants and chose 40 artists to collaborate with the Seattle Metals Guild (SMG). Each glass artist made three similarly styled beads that were then sent to a SMG member to make three brooches, pendants or rings. The bead maker and metalsmith will get a finished piece, and the last will be displayed and sold at Facere.
The International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) juried over 100 applicants and chose 40 artists to collaborate with the Seattle Metals Guild (SMG). Each glass artist made three similarly styled beads that were then sent to a SMG member to make three brooches, pendants or rings. The bead maker and metalsmith will get a finished piece, and the last will be displayed and sold at Facere.
I was very honored and excited to have been paired with jewelry artist Adrienne Krieger. Her work is beautiful, and her talent extreme. You can visit her website at adriennekrieger.com .
As stated above, in this collaboration, I supplied three similar beads for Adrienne to use in making three pieces...one for the exhibit, and one for each of us.
Above are pictures of two of the finished necklaces. I absolutely love what she has made. I think the silver and glass are beautifully paired, one complimenting the other. Thank you so much, Adrienne...it will be forever treasured!
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