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Buying my beads: because you asked…

  | View Show | Create Your Own  I’ve put together a page detailing how/where to buy my beads and/or place a custom order.   If I’ve missed anything, let me know....

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I’ve updated my studio page…

  Ever wanted to see where all my creations are made…? this is it.  (Click the picture to go to the studio page and a description of my work space.) The photos should also help clear up much of the...

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Glass Class 101: Annealing & Glass Beads

  (Picture of my beads in the kiln just after the annealing process) ANNEAL: Definition: The process of slowly cooling a completed glass object in a kiln or annealing oven. This is an integral part of...

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Got a package. Wanna open it with me?

  Since i only torch part time, I don’t get to order glass supplies very often.  But when i do it’s soooooooo exciting when the package finally arrives – almost like Christmas! Now this particular box...

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I’m officially BACK!

yippee!!! got my laptop back from repair and i’m good to go!  i’m now back to surfing wirelessly from the comfort of my living room couch, wrapped in my fave blankie with a cup of tea rather than being...

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A recent custom order…

Tusk: this order was fun - the client wanted a different and personal take on the (currently very trendy) ivory tusk/bone/horn pendant thing.  It’s about 2″ long. Took me a few rather comical tries...

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Tales from the torch: Feb & March

Here are some of the things i’ve worked on over the last couple months: Verdigris Swirl: This was a custom order for a green pendant.  Took me forever because i had the hardest time developing a great...

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Glass Class 101:Making Lampwork Glass Beads

Soooo, how do you DO that??? This is the question I’m most frequently asked when i mention i make glass beads (after of course, we get past that initial stage of incomprehension where i explain that...

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Look! I’m back at the torch!!!

After almost four months away from the torch, i’m back!  And this time it was easy to get right into the groove… I think it did me good to not play with glass for a while.  My vision is clearer now...

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My first bead show is this saturday!

I’ll be selling my beads (along with 21 other local and Canadian glass bead artists) in this show:  Ottawa Glass Bead Artists’ (OGBA) First Annual Bead & Jewellery Show 2008 * A Showcase of ‘Hand...

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