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My first bead show is this saturday!

Posted in lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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 Made’ Glass Beads, Jewellery & Bead Work * Saturday, November 15th, 2008 10AM – 5PM RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, [...]

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Look! I’m back at the torch!!!

Posted in glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 and i feel like i’m heading into new, complex and more interesting directions.  Good thing too [...]

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Glass Class 101:Making Lampwork Glass Beads

Posted in general, glass art, Glass Class 101, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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 yes, a person can make their own glass beads if they so choose, and no, it’s not really like glassblowing).  SO! [...]

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Tales from the torch: Feb & March

Posted in glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 design in green (other than lime and olive, it’s not one of my fave colours).  I finally won my [...]

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A recent custom order…

Posted in design, glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 before i finally figured out how to make a tusk in glass…  Quite impressed with myself actually as this is not only my first tusk but [...]

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I’m officially BACK!

Posted in glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 stuck in that subterranean teenage hellhole i’ve suffered through over the past few weeks. I have lots of [...]

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Got a package. Wanna open it with me?

Posted in glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »

  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 is four, yes FOUR months late in arriving (don’t ask) so my emotions are a bit mixed: on one hand i’m like [...]

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Glass Class 101: Annealing & Glass Beads

Posted in glass art, Glass Class 101, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 13, 2008 | 11 Comments »

  (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 glassmaking because if a hot glass object is allowed to cool too quickly, it will be highly strained by the [...]

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I’ve updated my studio page…

Posted in glass art, glass beads, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , on December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

  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 confusion regarding the difference between glass beadmakers and traditional glass blowers…  could you really see me running a [...]

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Buying my beads: because you asked…

Posted in general, glass art, glass beads, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

   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. http://shebamakeda.com/my-glass-beads/custom-orders/ You can also find the permalink for it entitled “Buying my beads” in the Pages box on the navigation column to the right. I’m still in recovery mode from yesterday. Cooking Xmas [...]

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