Checkout the new line up for workshops 2014!

The dates for the year are as follows:
March provisional days: 6-7-8-9 Claudia Wyssling [claudia@wyssling.ch] Switzerland 





March 13-14-15/17-18-19-22-23 Moscow contact Oleg at: order@art-lampwork.ru and checkout the website for more info http://www.art-lampwork.ru/news/ID_79.html FULL



June 27-28-29-30 Louisa Moeslund Denmark:  FULL


July 4-5-6 Audrey  at: glasgestaltung otterbein [info@otterbein-glas.de] Germany/Frankfurt/Hessen



July 11-12-13  Diana East http://www.glass2wear.com/
Please mail me at astrid@eject.co.za for reservations!
A special note for ladies in England, please make your reservations directly with me, and not with Diana.


Dates coming soon!


October Janine Bosman Holland




October Cornelia Bock Austria

Battuto and 3D flower hollow lentil focal bead

Battuto style hollow lentil

Blown Hollow lentil shaped focal bead partly etched and cold worked.

I just don't have enough hours in a day...Friday's is my shopping day, and in the after noon I decided to clean up my workshop a bit, never seems to stay long that way though, and I made no beads..
We were treated by my son, he cooked us a 3 course meal this evening, starting with feta and parsley phyllo pastries, the main course was ricotta cheese with basil and tomatoes on a bed of pasta, rounding it off with a "lemon delicious" dessert, it was scrumptious, and a real treat! My own dad used to be a Chef in his younger days, and my grandpa was a confectioner and baker, so I guess it is in our blood :) I loved trying all sorts of recipes and enjoyed cooking and baking for many years, lately, well a bit longer than that really I don't often want to spend much time on cooking anymore, I think it has something to do with the fact that making beads has taken up all my time ;)

One Blown hollow focal bead ... and etched for a soft effect.

When a Monday morning feels as good as a Friday afternoon, you know you are doing the right thing :))

Don't burst my bubble ....one more blown hollow, hope you like it :)

No it's not hollow....it's my regular lentil bead :))

Happy Dance!

I am doing just that :)
I have made another large hollow but given it a slight lentil shape for structural integrity, I think I am happy now :)

A couple of blown hollow beads to show..I am not sure if I will continue with them... I like them so light and large, maybe I will make them for my own fancy... Maybe I should not give up yet ..just one of those days;)

One in transparent orange

LARGE etched blown hollow beads

The new look :)