Convergence Exhibit Finalist
May 1 - Ohio Glass Museum, Lancaster, OH
June 4 - Bead and Button Show, Milwaukee WI
July 24 - Exhibit opens at the Gathering, Miami, FL
July 25 - Auction of Convergence pieces to benefit ISGB and CERF
'Rainforest'
Earrings are to be included in
'Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads Oct 20, 2009
by
Bead and Button Magazine with detailed instructions for creating.
To see a promotional video click here
'Rainforest'
Collaboration with glassmaker Rita Stucke.
Inspired by the rich beauty of the rainforest; exotic flowers nestled in branches, spiky leaves glistening with water droplets and cascading from the trees. Our collaboration began with a water theme and grew into a rainforest of unusual flowers and spiky leaves.
Materials: Glass beads by Rita Stucke, Swarovski crystals and rivolis, shell beads, turquoise teardrops, pearls, seed beads, ultra suede, seed beads, gold clasp.
'Metropolitan'
Finalist Bead Dreams 2009
3rd Place Award
Bead and Button Show May 31 to June 7

Bright Lights and Big City Architecture is represented in Metropolitan. The rich colors of the Jet 2AB Swarovski Crystals are combined in cubed shapes with accents of Amethyst Crystals, along with 'Spotlight' Rivolis encased in seed beads and more crystals. Many intricate details make up this design.
I will be teaching a class on one of the components of this piece in October at Beadquest in Grand Rapids, MI in October.
'Evening in Paris'
Finalist Bead Dreams 2009
Bead and Button Show May 31 to June 7

Fit for an evening in Paris, my necklace combines various components of pearls and crystals with an overlay of tiny seed beads, in the deep tones of a Paris sunset. The neckband is of right angle weave with accents of tiny beads and bicone crystals.