I have had these cone shaped mandrels for quite a while now. I was very excited when I got them. But my first, and later, second attempt were less than desirable, so I put them aside… There are a handful of bead artists that I admire, and one of them is Vickie Miller of Hipkitty Beads . Vickie makes […]
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It’s time again for a new art show at the Redlands Art Association. The show theme is “Holiday”. Here are some of the pieces I will be submitting:
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I finally got a chance to get on the torch yesterday. Here are some Christmassy beads; I call the gold ones Christmas Stars – they are made with 24k gold leaf and gold dichroic glass encased in light amber glass. Aren’t they pretty?
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We visited my old alma mater this weekend to see the Bruins/Trojans women’s volleyball game. It felt strange being there since I graduated nearly three decades ago – yikes! There were a lot of new buildings driving into campus through Westwood Village. I hardly recognized the engineering area since there were so many new buildings. […]
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Every year around this time, I think of my yet unfinished “Harvest” cross stitch project. When we first returned from Europe 20+ years ago, my sister was doing cross stitching. I’m always game for something new to me , so I dived right in. My husband was baffled and at a loss for words, since […]
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There are no other fruits that represent the fall season to me as persimmons do – well, pomegranates are a close second. My sweet elderly neighbor gave me a bunch of hachiyas. I have been figuring out the best way to ripen them: the “window sill method”, the “persimmons in a brown bag with a banana […]
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Wow, I am just getting too old for this: A friend and I accompanied our daughters to the premiere showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at midnight. It was loud, crowded, hectic, and full of young energetic people with vocals to match. The movie was ok considering I hadn’t seen the last one or read the […]
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It has been many many years since I last made a doll … But, I do still love them. In fact, my blog/business name “lutka” means “dolls” in my husbands native Croatian. I dabbled in making dolls and selling them under lutkaandco over twenty years ago – whew! how time flies. The name kind of […]
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Well, life has been pretty busy lately. Between my daughter’s volleyball tryouts and getting ready for The Artists for a Cause show, I haven’t had much time to update my blog. Anyway, I just made my very first Etsy sale! And to commemorate the event :-), here is a picture of the package going to my […]
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I have been having fun with my new Wacom Bamboo pen and pad. Yes, it does look like a kindergartner job: And here is Koko’s alter ego. Red eyes and all 🙂 :
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A new show at the Redlands Art Association themed “Autumn Color” started today. Here are some of the pieces I am displaying: I can’t seem to resist making more acorns: And some “Wild Things”…
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I was inspired by the Sep/Oct/Nov Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine to make these earrings. I incorporated tiny lampwork beads I made – didn’t they come out beautifully! It was fun working on them as copper is not my usual medium. I put a patina on the one to the right:
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