Most of you who know me well, know that I have a VERY hard time allowing myself to be creative on a regular basis for my sanity, unless I have ALL my other responsibilities completed. So naturally, I never do anything "I" want FOR MYSELF ONLY. I only make thing when I HAVE to do it for a gift, a request, or I have a deadline for a boutique.
For some reason, maybe it's just the mounting stress in my life, but I said "to HECK with it all!" I needed to do something creative JUST for myself! I busted out my lampwork kit I bought nearly 5 YEARS AGO and have never touched, and I am teaching myself to make beads.
No, these are not my beads, a sweet friend bought them for me before she left China to move back to the states. They inspired me, as well as this lampwork artist's blog, SO beautiful!
I have checked out every book on glass lampwork in the library, watched every instructional video on YouTube. And the following are the results so far. It's A LOT harder than it looks! These beads are not impressive, but it's a start. I keep burning the glass, so they come out really dark. I will keep trying. :)
3 best so far. I think I need to take a class or something. Like I have time for that. I have made these beads over the past week, doing just a few a day, since they take 10-20 mins each. I go in spurts, one at a time. 
Well, at least it's working my creative side. When I get some good ones made, I will make something with them and post it on my art blog. I'll let you know how it goes.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
my spare time?
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3 comments:
oh my gosh, I love the beads in the first picture and the ones you made are SO CUTE!! I can't believe how creative you are. i need to develop some talents to share. i'm feeling a lack of talents since selling my business. i need to find something new to make myself feel productive.
the beads are beautiful. You are so talented and have so much patience for that sort of thing. I think I have made like 5 or 6 book marks besides the 150 I made for relief society, man those burnt me out. I dont know how you do it.
wow...I love those they are so pretty. I totally know what you mean when it comes to pushing yourself to be more creative. I too am the same way.. I swear I need to start painting, but I find that the only time I do is when I have to, for a comission or something. I never do it for fun anymore and I need to. That is my goal for this whole summer...I am gunna paint paint paint! :)
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