I want to take a few minutes to say "hi" and "thank you" to all of the wonderful folks we met at Beadfest Miami.

And we plan on doing it again next year so watch the site for details.

And I promise to get the site more "shopper-friendly" so bear with me. Am off to D.C. for a few days but will work on getting my act together for sure!



Take a look in the March-April issue of "Step by Step Beads", on page 19, you'll find my bead, "Grecian Urn". It's number 28 on that page.





You'll also find work by my sister foxes, Kathleen Robinson Young (p.18, #17) and Joy Cichewicz (p.21, #54).




Check it out!

Look for my beads at the Bead Bonanza - the Glass Act booth, Southfield Civic Center on Sunday, March 9. The show runs from 10 AM - 5 PM.

I'll be there too in the late after noon.

Bead Bonanza

What is Lampwork?

Lampwork is an old term that dates back to the use of oil lamps and foot-powered bellows to make objects out of glass.


Today we use the term to describe handmade or handworked glass pieces created with a torch. Most lampworkers today use oxygen-propane torches to create their works of art.


Each of my beads is fire-born and kiln annealed for strenght.

Time flies! Husband and I are back from 2 much needed weeks in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I am giving myself 2 days to recover and then it's time to hit the torch. I will be taking part in Great Lakes Bead Workers Bead Bonanza with my guild, Glass Act on Sunday, March 9th from 10:00 AM to 5 PM, Southfield Civic Center, Southfield MI. And then it's Miami, Florida from April 11th - the 13th with my foxie "Fire Foxes" friends. Beadfest Miami

Puerto Vallarta, MX It's a little over cast in this picture but I still like it alot. The "bridge" is actually a pier from which the fishing boats, tour boats as well as the water taxis leave from.

Joy, laughing while adding finishing touches to the Fire Foxes booth.

Beadfest Philly - 2007 We want to say "thank-you" to all of the wonderful people that we met while we at Bead Fest, from the Lapidary Journal and show staff, to our neighbors on both sides and of course our wonderful customers and people who just stopped by and said "hi"and took a look. We plan to be back next year~

Here is one of my Island Girls - if you've seem my work in the past 6 months at a show you will have seen them. I've added a page dedicated to them. Please take a look...