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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Cloudy and cool today. Good day to go to a bead show, which I did. The semi-annual Los Angeles Bead society had their Spring show today. It is one of the best bead shows in the area. Lots of lampwork artists to see. Margaret Zinser was there. I took a class from her last October. She gives a great class and makes gorgeous beads. www.mzglass.com I hope to take another class this fall. Check with www.themandrel.com for classes.  Donna Conklin is the owner and the shop is in Torrance near Del Amo.

Here is what I bought at the show.
                               
Not very exciting. But I am a bead maker after all. I have tons of my own beads waiting to be something. 
                              
See what I mean.  These beads are waiting to be a necklace.
Here it is in progress.  This is a free-form peyote necklace incorporating my lampwork beads.
                              

While we're here, this is my beading/jewelry making studio.  Well, part of a corner in it. 
                              
I started making jewelry with beads during the 60s. I keep exploring crafts that can be applied to making jewelry.
                   
For example, this choker uses wire wrapping with 14 gauge sterling wire. The beaded tubes were made with size 8 seed beads using brick stitch. The focal beads are my lampwork beads.  

Now, about my photography...................later.         

 

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