Spiced Spirals

posted: Wednesday, 18th April 2012

My latest piece for Beads & Beyond magazine is all done and ready to pop into the post. I am in love with this colour combination, especially the amazing matte gold which I have begun using a lot recently, either in seed beads or Delicas.

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Lots Of Finishing

posted: Tuesday, 17th April 2012

Today I not only finished my work room (I'm still not able to sleep with excitement- I hope the joy of it never wears off) but also my beaded hand picture for the exhibition in Egypt.

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More Rivoli Delights

posted: Monday, 16th April 2012

I have two rivoli classes coming up soon, one is a private class with a bead group, but the other is a weekend workshop open to all at Missenden in Buckinghamshire.

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Workroom In Progress

posted: Saturday, 14th April 2012

I have a confession, for many years now I have envied others for their workrooms. I have coveted their sheds and longingly craved one of my own

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This Week's Progress

posted: Friday, 13th April 2012

It's been a busy week here at Missenden which has flown by in a whirl of increasing and decreasing. Everyone has worked really hard and here are a few of the pieces they've made

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Finally!

posted: Thursday, 12th April 2012

Another day, another project with a huge crystal, except this one works!

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Rick Rack

posted: Wednesday, 11th April 2012

Having decided to put yesterdays experiments to bed for a while I've moved onto something I've been itching to bead for a long time- a new Rick Rack bangle.

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Trying Hard

posted: Tuesday, 10th April 2012

I've travelled to Buckinghamshire for a few days to teach at the lovely Great Missenden. The theme of the week is Geometric Beadwork and I plan on working everyone hard

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More Herringbone Experimentation

posted: Sunday, 8th April 2012

I wrote yesterday about producing work to set criteria and here is another example of me doing that.

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The Art Of Not Making It Yourself

posted: Saturday, 7th April 2012

I have written before about my feelings on people using others to make their work and today the subject comes up again both with a trip to see an exhibition of Damien Hirst's work at the Tate Modern and the death yesterday of Thomas Kinkade.

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