04.13.06
Bead Jammin’!
Last night I had the greatest time — with my new lampworker friends in Columbia!! I attended a “bead jam” at Village Glass Works, and had a ball. It was wonderful to meet folks with a similar passion for glass beads, and to just commune informally. We had a couple of short demos on the torch (and those were priceless!) — but mostly we just shared our work and chatted. I am so inspired by what folks are doing! This was my first such gathering — but can’t wait to do it again.
Well — you can’t see much of the tulips in this pic — but I loved this pic of Riley. At four years old, she is a seasoned model (for grandma, anyway!) Happy Spring, everyone!
Remember those old housekeeping guides that set up a particular task for a particular day? In an effort at orderly beadmaking, I’m adopting a version of that. Monday is beadcleaning day — so that is what I spent last night doing! Beadcleaning is not my favorite chore, and I long for the day when I can pay Riley a small sum to do it for me! But — there is some satisfaction in sorting out the sets and seeing them laid our all ready for the stringing. Unfortunately, (or perhaps fortunately!) I had more beads than I could clean in one session — so I may still be cleaning beads tonite!