tomorrow...

...is July 1st, and I will be the featured artist for the month on Just Beads!!!! Yeah, I know, I should just shut up about it, but I'm so excited! This bead here is called Samsara, made with Terra frit and Luna 2.

I spend the morning in the garage...

...flameworking of course. I'm still playing with shards, and making my own color combos gives a lot more flexibility. This is an example... "The Guardian" focal glass bead.

Luster Focal Glass Bead

That's all I have to say today...

I hate summer in Las Vegas!

So hot and disgusting! My roses look awfull, and my brains start frying when I'm outdoors for more than 5 minutes.

Changing the subject, this is one of the pieces I pulled out of kiln. I started blowing my own shards, and I'm still experimenting with them. I call this bead "Mystic Mirror", and it's made with Triton shards.

While I wait...

It's getting really hot in Vegas, and my studio/garage is starting to feel like an inferno. And the worst is yet to come... I can't complain too much though; this summer is actually starting late for Vegas standards. But I managed to spend 3 hours flameworking today, and new beads are cooling off in my kiln.

While I wait for them to be ready, here's a picture of one of my auctions ending today. It's called "Dinosaur Egg". :)

something I made today...

I like the colors here... :)

so excited! - the good stuff

Enchanted Focal Bead
Well, this may not seem like a huge achievement, but it's a big deal to me. I was invited to be the featured artist for the month of July on justbeads.com! I think it's just really, really awesome!

so excited! - personal note

I've been really involved with bead making in the past few weeks. Surprisingly, I have been successful as well! I couldn't ask for more, really...

And in the last few weeks my house has turned into a playground for an overactive kitty cat I named Marble. He terrorizes my dog Rusty! Rusty has been patient for the most part...

But Marble has brought a lot of cheer into my daily life. Like any other cat, he seizes the moment and sees the world as the ultimate playground. It reminds me that time will eventually run out, and I should try to make today a great day. It's also helpful to remind myself of all the wonderful things Marble brings into this family when I'm cleaning his smelly litter box.