July 2010
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Time to bead free!
Finally I have some time off work so that I can focus on the beads. Many owls have been made but I might post pictures of them in a couple of days. Mainly I have been playing and experimenting with new glass, tools and concepts.
The concept isn’t new but it’s fresh for me, and that is to make some eclectic sets. Sets of identical beads are not easy for me to produce because...
June 2010
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Peacock Owls
I received a request recently for an owl with “peacock’ colors including purple and also eyelids, so it has been fun playing with that idea. This spotty owl is the first one.
The second owl is quite different to the first. I was really pleased with it and then realised I hadn’t put the gold eyelids on it. Kind of annoyed that I forgot but was still very pleased with the...
April 2010
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Somthing that is not an owl, something that is,...
So my sister gave me a not so subtle hint that my blog has a lot of owls. As a consequence here is something that is not an owl but was inspired BY an owl. The inspiration is the owl from the previous post, it IS kind of skull like, something that I noticed as well as a friend (thanks Sonia). Piraticowl badge, a lampwork bead mounted on some hand-tooled leather.
Speaking of leather, it...
March 2010
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Another new owl design
The barn owl has always intrigued me with it’s looks and has proven quite the challenge to emulate in a bead. I have attempted numerous times and been dissatisfied. This attempt looks nothing like a barn owl but I really like how he turned out. He has a kind of wedge-shaped front and extra levels of definition than I usually add. On the front you can see in the second photo the levels for...
“You are what you do”
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