Janis Joplin ink drawing 2006

I’ve shown this before, and I feel like looking at it again…
Janis Joplin drawn with Pen…2006, drawn by me with a broken hand. I used my Left hand; and, look what my brain did?

Feels like “Famous” for a few moments…civilian Artist girl…

When all of a sudden someone pays you a compliment, it is totally refreshing! Uplifting! Just all around good.
This week I was featured on a blog by “crochet by Momma J”, I was nominated for the lemonade  award by “Coloraddiction“, and I got to see my new nephew TWO TIMES!! On top of it all, my [...]

All blogged out ~So work in progress ~ Narcacissm

soft glass murrini work in progress by Sheila Morley

Narcacissm; sometimes referred to as self Love, sometimes self infatuation. Ironically most narcassist’s probably do not have a whole lot of self confidence. They just can not stop assuming their opinion is what everybody else should have. And, if they do not. Then they are just not [...]

Sand art Inspiration ~ Celebrates passion~Yoga in the mind

Mind yoga….
I believe glass is the most versatile medium on the market.  And sand? Sand is its essence. We create clay, glass, even metal with fine particles (like sand). (By “we”, I am talking about us, the people that maunufacture consistent mediums to make art, and functional objects with.)  Even in its found form, sand can [...]

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 [...]

Two Artist’s fighting.

Did you ever hear the story about the competition between Michelangelo and Leonardo Divinci? 
You can read it here ~ Leonardo vs. Michelangelo:
It has been said that Leonardo accused Michelangelo of not being a real Artist because he sculpts; only painting is art?!
Then, the talented Leonardo (hippocrate) was seen sculpting.
HA! (karma. you know he felt [...]

“Fine” art? What? a bead? thoughts…MARKET?

Hm…
The Traverse City bead show was this past weekend.  It was a good show. We had a nice steady stream of people come through the Haggerty center in Traverse city, Michigan.
One of my favorite things about art/bead shows is, the advice the customers offer me. (And, I get these suggestions A LOT from customers at shows.) [...]

The celebration of Passion ~ an art MOVEMENT ~ join?

Today, and even way before today. But, in my life; today…a new movement in art is happening and I want to document my opinion about that.
Yes, we are breaking away from the Post modern times. Where artists borrow from the past, and use those references as meaning in the work they make.
We are still (and [...]

Glass Goddess bead made into a beautiful neck piece…

Look what Vika, with Froggybead made with one of the Goddess beads I made.
I made the butterfly murrini and attached it to the bead in the flame. 100% glass, and the neck piece is made with AMBER!!! beautiful!

She is so awesome for sending me these pictures! WOWZA

Glass art in Dearborn, MI ~ Rock the earth!

15% of the sales of these beads goes to Rock the earth.

This one was purchased by Lisa Phelps; She is a professional at dog walking, pet and house sitting. basically, somebody you can trust to take care of your stuff, cool lady…She is a Yoga teacher, and is looking forward to having my yoga beads at [...]