It never hurts my feelings to go to California.
And I was more than delighted to get to travel
to San Francisco to see one of
my good friends and to wallow in one of my passions. Beading by the Bay is a retreat that
brings a group of bead artists together to share their love of working with
those addictive, tiny orbs of glass. My friend, Teri, who shares in the
addiction, introduced me to this particular group. Our three instructors were Marcia DeCoster, Cindy Holsclaw, and Miriam
Cielo Shimon; the meeting was sponsored by Swarovski, All Beads Cz s.r.o., Miyuki Co., Ltd., and TierraCast. The sponsors sent us bags of goodies we could
use to design our own creations; the products were amazing, and ranged from
necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings to hat bands, and purses. We also had
fun learning from our three instructors. I’ve finished Miriam’s Verona Wreath, but I’m still working on
Marcia’s Cryptex and Cindy’s Diffractions; I do have parts of each
finished, and I can’t wait to get into my studio to complete these pieces.
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| Top L to R: Winding Road (Cynthia Ledbetter), Cryptex in process (Marcia DeCoster) Bottom L to R: Diffractions in process (Cindy Holsclaw), Verona Wreath (Miriam Cielo Shimon) |
