Getting ready for Arizona!

It's getting time to start planning for our annual month tour in Arizona for shows and teaching. I'm trying to brighten up our work for those mid-westerners that follow the sun in the winter and enjoy the bright colors of the southwest. Here are a few new pieces with them in mind.

More green....

Here are a few more greens and a yellow for good measure.

Green, green and more green

I'm on a green kick! I just love that yellow green color so I had Wayne make a bunch of new beads for earrings. Here's how some turned out.

New pieces for Open Studio

Some new strands that can be worn as one single long necklace, a shorter double strand necklace or a five strand bracelet. Lots of beautiful beads mixed with Wayne's lampwork glass beads.

Collaborative piece

Here is a collaborative piece I did with Susan Pierle from Colorado Springs. She does seed bead work as well as fused glass. We are really enjoying collaborating with other artists.

Long overdue post!

I've been a real slacker...no posts since June! But hey, I'm back! Getting ready for our annual Santa Cruz County Open Studio. It's crazy as usual. Here's a sample of what we have been up to. I'll post more photos as I get them.

Here is one of Wayne's new sculpted glass heads waiting for a body.

Bronze focal piece to be used for jewelry or other art project.

Another sculpted glass head hanging around waiting for a body.

 

We are hosting a new Open Studio artist this year, Patrice Ballou.

 

 

Here is another piece created by the new artist, Patrice.

Save the date....Oct. 11-12 or Oct. 18-19

and come see us for this year's Open Studio.

We are artists #149, #150 & #151.

2014 Bead and Button Flame off

Wayne and Kimmie Van Antwerp participating in the flame off to raise money for breast cancer research. Wayne made a dichroic turtle and Kim created the seaweed that it sits on. A nice green silk cord added to each end turned it into a lovely neck piece. The event took place at this year's Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee.