beading

New life for old beads

July 18, 2008

This is a bag chock full of old beads I sent back to camp with E. I made most (if not all) of these beads between 2001 and 2005. The majority probably date around 2004 or so as that was a time I was really focused on bead making. And to be completely honest, I [...]

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PolymerCAFE

March 17, 2008

I’m pretty excited. My first magazine article, “Framed Scribble Earrings” is out in the April issue of PolymerCAFE. It was an interesting process and a definite learning opportunity. What surprised me most was how difficult it was to define my process and describe it in a concise and clear way. I am not a production [...]

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Class bracelets

March 15, 2008

Last weekend I taught a Cane Slice Caterpillar Bracelet class at the So. CT Polymer Clay Guild’s annual Weekend of Clay. It’s not a difficult project, just a bit time consuming. We were working primarily in black and white so it was a bit tricky seeing the black thread against the black beads. Everyone did [...]

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SCPCG – Weekend of Clay

March 4, 2008

The Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild hosts a “Weekend of Clay” every year. It’s my favorite guild event. What it is essentially, is a weekend of half day classes for guild members taught by guild members. The guild charges $10 per class and you can take any combination of classes. The teachers get paid a [...]

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Purple Falls

September 11, 2007

My sister drove up for a visit today, so I finally added the beaded strands to the pendant I made for her couple of weeks ago. I’m calling this one “Purple Falls” for lack of a better idea. This was a birthday present, and since her birthday was in July, it was time for me [...]

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Riding the Wave

July 10, 2007

I am continuing to ride this creative wave.  Such fun!  I’m calling this necklace “Copper Falls”. The concept for this necklace has been rolling around in my brain for months.  I just couldn’t get all the elements and the engineering worked out.  I played with the shape in a couple of different formats until it [...]

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