Workshops

Something old and something new

By Cindy | June 30, 2011 |

Hello!

I’ve got a little something “new” to start my post with today.

Sometimes you realize it really is a small world. During my recent trip to Bead & Button, I happened to be at the Kalmbach booth just as the book signing for Beading Across America was wrapping up. It was a neat scene, seeing many of the smiling contributors there together. I even met one on the shuttle on the way to the airport the next day. Now you know seed beads are completely out of my realm. But something compelled me to look for the book online and read a little more about the authors. As it turns out, one lives in Virginia! And wait, she was going to be teaching a class in the next week at my local bead store! I contacted Amy Katz, made a few inquiries, then found myself signing up for a class…..making a RING no less! 🙂 It was really an exciting feeling to decide to jump right in and try something absolutely brand new to me. And I was joined by a friend.

That’s my ArtBLISS partner and friend, Jeanette! Neither of us had really properly threaded a needle, and for goodness sakes never worked with something as tiny as a charlotte before! I found myself in a tricky situation with two different-sized needles going but was still smiling. I think I’m kinda getting the hang of peyote stitch. I’m not saying everything turned out perfectly (or that it didn’t take me a few hours to complete the project), but I really had FUN. Amy is a fantastic (and patient) teacher. There is such a wonderful sense of accomplishment that comes with completing a project!

Now on to my something “old”.

By now you’ve probably seen a number of posts about the jam-packed 2011 issue of Easy Wire. Heather Powers wrote a nice review on Art Bead Scene recently. I’m proud of my friends whose work are featured within the 144-page issue. That’s Christi Baxter Clothier’s bright and cheerful necklace featured on the cover. I was happy to have a few pieces in this year’s issue as well.