a repository of sundry ramblings and images . . .

28 December 2009

Kristina Logan



Visit Kristina Logan here.

KRISTINA LOGAN is recognized internationally for her glass beads. She is an independent artist who lives and works in New Hampshire.

She was one of only four artists selected for exhibition in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery Invitational : Four Discoveries in Craft, 2002. "Logan"s beads exist in their own right as art... ", writes Kenneth Trapp, Curator-in-Charge at the Renwick Gallery.

Articles about her work have appeared in numerous publications--GLASS magazine, ORNAMENT magazine, Beadwork magazine, Bead & Button magazine, Lapidary Journal, and La Revue de la Céramic et du Verre.

Kristina served as president of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers from 1996 - 1998.

Kristina travels extensively throughout the United States and Europe teaching workshops and lecturing on contemporary glass beads and jewelry.

Kristina has taught beadmaking at such well know schools as The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, Urban Glass in Brooklyn, New York, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, Musée-Atelier du Verre à Sars-Poteries in France, and Centro Studio Vetro and Abate Zanetti in Venice, Italy.

The artist writes that beads "are part of my lifelong fascination with art and ornamentation. Glass beads form an historical thread, connecting people and cultures throughout our history". Kristina's work and desire to educate has been an inspiration for many glass beadmakers throughout the world.

Kristina's work has been collected by The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA, and the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning NY, and the Musée du Verre de Sars-Poteries, Sars-Poteries, France.

Anne Londez, Perles filés



Anne Londez, Lausanne

27 December 2009

Kim Miles Beadist



Lovely Beads at Kim Miles Beadist

Torch Bugs



A lampworkers forum: Torch Bugs

Watercolor Floral Beads


This is another cool technique.














Find it here at LavenderCreekGlass.

Sterling Silver Cores for Lampwork Beads

In some of my research today I came across some really classy looking lampwork beads that had sterling silver cores. Here is a video tutorial showing how it's done.

Silver Core Tutorial

Be sure to explore the website for other informative tutorials.

26 December 2009

Lampwork Bead Tutorial of Kimberly Jae Funky Flower Bead

A most thoughtful birthday gift

The prospect of a beadwork adventure has inspired some research on my part. So I decided to create a blog as a repository of links and information I find along the way that can be shared between us.
I can't wait! Thank you very much!