My bead partner for the Bead Peeps Swap n Hop is Terri DelSignore of Art Bead Scene.

I am just putting her bead package together. I have been busy teaching some workshops

 in my Studio at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. So am running a little behind.

The weather here in Kelowna is unseasonably cold so I have been staying close to home!

 

I meet such awesome ladies teaching workshops.  (I do get some men to teach every once in a while though)  Had a great time teaching Sandy, Brittany & Cyndy wire wrapping on Saturday.   They did a fantastic job.

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I am just getting back to writing on my blog after a few years absence so it is a challenge, especially when I need to buy a new lap top.  this old one is 8 years old now. Think I will go for a Mac this time !

Signed up for the annual Bead Peeps Swap n Hop
Here are a few facts about me & my jewellery:

I got started making jewellery when I took a glass fusing course in Toronto.  I made glass cabochons in a kiln and made simple pendants.  Then when I moved to Kelowna BC I took a glass bead making course (took another one at Bead FX in Toronto) &  added beads to my jewellery & then sometimes add a few elements of recycled vintage jewellery.

I love working with wire & often add elements of twisted wire to my Art glass panels so I started making findings, clasps, etc. with wire.   I have also taken a silver smith  course but prefer to use wire & wire working tools to create my pieces.  One of these days I will get busy with the silver smith techniques, but now am very busy teaching workshops at the Rotary Centre for the Arts where I have a studio.

 

I like to make simple,  contemporary  jewellery. (Although I sometimes get carried away with my designs.

I like to use sterling silver wire, silver plate wire & my favorite is copper wire

Materials I use are of course glass, fresh water pearls, metal spacers,  a few large seed beads, that co-ordinate with my colours..

I would have to say that I usually stick to one side of the colour wheel (analogous) with the limes & turquoises, teals being my favorite but also do the pinks, purples, oranges.  Black & white is always good too.

 

I like wire wrapping, letter stamping, using lead free solder on copper & stamping a design in it. 

I also do workshops at Seniors Residences, The Canadian Mental Health Wellness Centre and with school children.. like the Kindergarteners the best!!

 

Hope that gives a bit of info about me