Birmingham, Michigan Glass show and demonstrations

NOVEMBER 1ST, 2008; from 10 am to 5 pm.
One time a year in Birmingham, Michigan! Winter Wonders! Glassact (Southeast, Michigan Glass bead makers guild) has been putting on this show for many years!!
Many glass Artists will be there showing unique works! This is my 3rd year in this show, and I am really looking forward to [...]

Pingback to WMC! Glass explosion of a rainbow…

Click here! Go check out my new article at WMC!! Short, cute, and sweet, and ALL about that Rainbow ‘Hot poker’ implosion floral for sale at my Etsy shop (From last weeks blog). Here are a couple more available on the bay! (All one of a kind)
 Running man murrini bead…

Creating art and making ends meet. NEWS about the glass art

Red hot poker focal bead by Sheila Morley

Recently I have started putting more hours to my “other” job. The reality is that, this art is becoming the “other” job, and that job is becoming the *real* job.
No, I am not taking that personally, and I am not blaming this economy. It is just the way [...]

GLASS paper weights WESTERN MI Glass~bead expo Grand rapids

LAst week I met with a group of flame workers (lampworker/bead maker friends). We met at the Western Michigan glass society. (If you go to the site; a picture of me is on the homepage…lol!) We rented the space, with over 10 torches, and numerous tools. We talked about beads, techniques we use, we had [...]

Happy Economy to you! money and art beads MICHIGAN CATCH UP!

What goes into the Glass ART BEAD.  Why do we pay hundreds of dollars for art beads? What are they really worth?
That is subjective, and I am not going to tell you what it is worth.   You have to figure it out. Is it based on your cost of living, or mine? HM!
Glass Beads are made with [...]

The flow! The artistic flow!! Free advertisement!

Representing myself, I am very much aware of all of the hard work we can put into advertisement.  I have spent countless hours of creating literature, adds, cards…etc…And the cost of it! Absolutley in the expensive catagory.
Today, as I flip through one of my favorite magazines I stumble upon THIS PICTURE in a The flow [...]