posted: Wednesday, 30th September 2009
Back to Paris today to collect and finish my medals.
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posted: Monday, 28th September 2009
I finished my new beaded bead made using an analogous scheme- I'm looking forward to moving onto red in my Colour Challenge- roll on October!
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posted: Sunday, 27th September 2009
After working in a monochromatic colour scheme for the past week and watching everyone else having fun with colour I'm itching to spice things up.
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posted: Saturday, 26th September 2009
Phew- all done!
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posted: Friday, 25th September 2009
Today is my last day teaching my Geometric Beadwork residential class. My next one will be next September- I wonder how much the series will have developed by then?
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posted: Thursday, 24th September 2009
Nearly there.
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posted: Wednesday, 23rd September 2009
If you ever thought beadwork appears by magic prepare to have your illusions shattered!
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posted: Tuesday, 22nd September 2009
OK, I need a break from my previous days beading so instead have gone back to what I know best- nothing like running for cover and comfort when challenged!
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posted: Monday, 21st September 2009
Still beading Onye version 4.
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posted: Sunday, 20th September 2009
I’m off in Chichester again teaching a 6-day long geometric beadwork class and am really looking forward to spending all that time immersed in it and seeing what people produce (I will be running the same class again next year if you’re interested- who knows how it will have developed...
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posted: Wednesday, 16th September 2009
Off to Arundel again and once again I take advantage of being away from my computer and fit in some beading time on the train.
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posted: Thursday, 10th September 2009
I saw this grafitti yesterday in Liverpool and couldn't resist taking a photo of it.
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posted: Wednesday, 9th September 2009
A vist today to the Tate Gallery in Liverpool to see their exhibition on colour.
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posted: Sunday, 6th September 2009
After my post yesterday I have been busy making new beaded beads.
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posted: Saturday, 5th September 2009
Ever since I started beading, I have tried to always keep hold of my samples so I can go back to them at a later date if I need to.
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posted: Friday, 4th September 2009
That lovely rain England is so well know for has hit again and it's so bad even the snails are taking cover!
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posted: Wednesday, 2nd September 2009
I spent yesterday judging the British Bead Awards with Liz Thornton and Judith Johnston- it was a great day- if very exhausting.
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posted: Monday, 31st August 2009
In issue 17 of Bead magazine I featured St Petersburg Chain and in issue 18 we have a project using it doubled.
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posted: Sunday, 30th August 2009
Phew- I'm on an Onye Roll!
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posted: Saturday, 29th August 2009
Today I headed off to the Uk's first ever real exhibition of contemporary beadwork- how exciting!
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posted: Friday, 28th August 2009
Finally the necessary components for my 3rd version of my Onye Pendant have arrived and inbetween experimenting to get them to work I'm some fun...
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posted: Thursday, 27th August 2009
I'm still working on my Colour Challenge and the colour I'm focusing on at the moment is orange.
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posted: Wednesday, 26th August 2009
More cross-stitch and this time a rude kit from Subversive Cross Stitch.
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posted: Tuesday, 25th August 2009
Back in London and back to stitching.
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posted: Saturday, 22nd August 2009
Today is my last day in Paris and after a lie-in I head off to the Pompidou Centre for another dose of art.
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posted: Friday, 21st August 2009
Today is the 2nd day of my medal making class and involves more plaster, wax, carving and working backwards.
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posted: Thursday, 20th August 2009
Still in Paris I began my day by heading off to visit the Pere Lachaise Cemetary (virtual tour here).
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posted: Tuesday, 18th August 2009
Off to Paris today and, after a panicky start with the trains not running, I eventually got there- just in time for it to break out into a heatwave!
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posted: Sunday, 16th August 2009
It was bead group yesterday and I was far too worn out to even begin to think about what to take, so grabbed this cross-stitch kit from Stitch'd Ink instead.
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posted: Saturday, 15th August 2009
... a couple of months makes.
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posted: Friday, 14th August 2009
I'm still heads down working hard on getting all my new instructions done so have spent the last 72 hours immersed in beads, diagrams, photos etc.
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posted: Thursday, 13th August 2009
I'm still working away on my instructions so am busy today taking lots of photos to use in them and to go onto my website.
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posted: Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Phew- she's done!
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posted: Thursday, 6th August 2009
Today was an exceptionally busy day at the office
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posted: Wednesday, 5th August 2009
I'm off to Arundel today to work on the magazine, open the post, send out copies of Bead and also do some filming for Bead-TV.
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posted: Monday, 3rd August 2009
What a weekend - I managed to cram so much in and I even squeezed in some beading!
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posted: Friday, 31st July 2009
Yikes- is it really that long since I've blogged- that's what becomes of overwhelming yourself. Even worse that means it's that long since I've beaded.
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posted: Sunday, 19th July 2009
I spent today at Roll Britannia as a volunteer- not a roller girl myself yet- I've still got a lot of practising to do first and then fingers crossed I'm good enough.
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posted: Saturday, 18th July 2009
I'm persevering with my latest geometric piece and although I love the look of it and want it finished, I really want to move onto something else!
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posted: Friday, 17th July 2009
I have been working on this pendant for a little while and am really pleased to have it done.
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posted: Thursday, 16th July 2009
I'm back off my sick bed and am pleased I managed to fit in some beading in that time- not easy when using tiny beads and your eyes don't want to focus!
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posted: Monday, 6th July 2009
I've mentioned my love of Antony Gormley's work before (especially when combined with jewellery!).
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posted: Sunday, 5th July 2009
Today was my last day teaching at Earnley (until September) and everyone was finishing up their projects.
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posted: Saturday, 4th July 2009
I'm here at Earnley Concourse again teaching my wirework projects class.
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posted: Friday, 3rd July 2009
I'm still working on my double-sided rivoli pendant and with a couple of minor (very minor!) changes I think I've cracked it- maybe.
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posted: Thursday, 2nd July 2009
A busy day today with a visit to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and Jeff Koon's Popeye Series at the Sepentine Gallery.
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posted: Wednesday, 1st July 2009
I have been doing so much beading recently with crystals and last night I had the urge to do some more experimenting with rivolis.
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