Monday, December 7, 2009

Crocheted necklace

I just love this beautiful necklace that my talented friend Brenda made for me. Check out more of her work at http://www.memoriesandtreasures.blogspot.com/


Saturday, November 28, 2009

Altered cigar box

This altered cigar box holds the ABC 6th Anniversary book swap.


Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Paperweight


off-hand glass blowing from the Stephen Bishop hot shop class 2 1/2" x 2 1/8"

Monday, November 2, 2009

A bona fide ensemble


The Halloween bead for 2009 is a bone from Bronwen Heilman that I wear with one of her skulls from 2008.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hot glass


I always enjoy watching a flameworker making an amazing glass piece. This is Bronwen Heilman encasing a painted image in a marble.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Glassblowing


Enjoyed watching
Stephen Bishop
give a glassblowing
demo at Coyote Glass
during the Salado
Founders Day celebration.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Container and book


An altered
container
to hold the
Under Lock & Key
4x4 fat book
(AAWA 2009).
It is a collaboration
of 38 paper artists.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Glass beads




for the crow people -

beads are about
3/4" x 1/2"

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Glass buttons


The face of each button
is about 5/8" diameter.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Buttons


Glass buttons with shanks.
The face of each button is
about 5/8" diameter.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Keeping cool


It's just way to hot and dry
these days. I'm happy under
the fan playing with paper
(and paper-
weights).

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Glass buttons & Birthdays










New glass buttons for Birthdays.
The first view shows the backs
of two new buttons.
The green & teal button - 1 3/8" dia.
Green & yellow button - 1 1/8" dia.
The red & white button - 3/4" dia.

Monday, June 29, 2009

New buttons



Buttons
measure
1/2" to 1" diameter



Thursday, June 11, 2009

New hangie danglie




western style

sharp shooter

measures 4.25" x 9"

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

New buttons




I made a few more buttons and the turquoise and white one is the smoothest and closest to being round so far. Yippee!


Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Hangie danglie







This hangie danglie was made for "fish tales" online swap.

Friday, May 15, 2009

New embellishments


More glass buttons.
Each button measures
about 1" x 1/8".

Monday, May 4, 2009

Altered Rolodex Card


This card was made
for a swap and
measures
2.25" x 4".

Monday, April 27, 2009

Glass


handmade, flat,
glass bead
1-3/8" x 1/8"

Embellishments





handmade glass embellishments -
pink:
1" x 1/4"
black and white:
1" x 3/16"
green:
3/4" x 3/16"

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Earth Day 2009




These are
4 x 4's
made today
for a swap
celebrating
Earth Day

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Art quiltie


This swap was a real stretch for me.
I love fabric, buttons, charms and fibers
but don't sew.
Quiltie measures 6" x 6" roughly.

Monday, April 13, 2009

What's new


4 fun projects from a recent art playday at Jeri's studio

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Bead storage/display


Here is a full bead container. Thanks to Peg for this photo of some of her beads.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

New altered container


another altered cigar box to hold and display hand made glass beads








Thursday, March 19, 2009

Retablo


My first retablo using a distressed paper triptych, collaged images and acrylic paint. Measures 14.25" x 8".


Monday, March 9, 2009

Altered container







altered cigar box for display of glass beads
measures 9.25" x 9.75" x 1.50"

New beads



glass beads from my latest studio time