Handmade Lampwork Beads

By Ayako Hattori a Japanese artist

Geisha Beads.

Rajahla is another lampwork bead artist that I really love.

Aren't they cute?

You may see them in their home environment here:

www.beadwonders.com

Glass Bead Artists That Inspire

These Berry Beads are hand made by J.C. Herrel
This bead with it's flowers is by Kristen Frantzen Orr


And this little round bead is called Brocade Byzantine by Larry Scott




This is a Ivory and violet lentil shaped glass bead. Made by Ellen Black.
Ellen Black has a web site with links to some of my favorite glass bead artists. Look her up if you want to see different artists and their beads.

http://www.ellenblack.com/

This beautiful water garden bead is made by Ayako Hattori. She is my inspiration!

Ayako is a very talented up-and-coming Japanese artist who lives in Nagoya City, Japan, and is making BEAUTIFUL marbles using Japanese satake glass, a very soft glass that quickly turns to a gooey honey-like consistency with much lower heat than other glass. The detail that Ayako and her Japanese counterparts can achieve with this soft glass is nothing short of remarkable!

All these beads are lampwork beads, that means each bead is made by melting glass by a torch individually. Dion and I actually took a class and learned how to make lampwork beads, we of course are still in kindergarten, but these artists are definitely an influence to us.

A few things

This was made for an evening beach wedding.













a close up of the ear dangles

the bracelet.

CATASTROPHE!!!

Soooo...I was busy this Saturday! Friday night I packed an ez-up cover, all my jewelry, cash box, price list, extra project to work on, tables, cloths, chairs. Saturday morning Dion and I headed to San Diego where I had rented a booth to sell my wares. We left a little late (Will I ever out grow of this bad habit?) But we still arrived at our spot in time. I went to sign us in.----But I left my lights on and the key too. When I came back to the car, it would not start! Of course I was parked in a temporary spot, just to sign in. The car had to be moved. So I tried again to start the engine. IT was a CATASTROPHE!!!! The car alarm started going off!!! It was loud, obnoxious and embarrassing! We could not get it to go off. Why? Because I did not have my clicker with me it was at home. (Don't Ask) Anyway, it finally stopped by itself. I waited a bit, and then tried again, after all the car had to move, it was in the way. WWWEEEEEEE WEEEEEEE!!!! What a horrible loud noise! My head was throbbing as I lifted the hood to see what if anything I could do. Of course I know nothing about car alarms. Some irritated, but kind men came over to help us. They tried everything, to no avail. EEEEP EEEEp EEEP!!!! Finally, they disconnected the battery and pushed my car to the side of the road. I believe at this point there was clapping and cheering for these men, from all the other booths. We were all relieved that the shreeking car had stopped blaring and was now silent. Of course, Dion and I could do nothing to start the car. My nerves were so jangled all I could do was call Dennis and ask him if one of our self sacrificing children would kindly bring my car alarm clicker to me. Maybe then I could start my car. Dion suggested that since we were there, signed in, spot assigned, he would begin setting up. But I just couldn't bring myself to do anything more. My shot nerves needed to rest, not artistically present myself and my jewelry. So I said, "ARE YOU OUT Of YOUR Mind????" In reality, I didn't say those words. I actually said something like my body is hurting all over from these jangled nerves, I cannot move or present anything in the manner I need to." So we waited in the car with our reading material for our rescuers to come. About an hour and a half later, DALE and SHEENA our Heroes!!! came with the Mighty Clicker, turned off the alarm system and the car started right up as if nothing had ever happened. There was fifteen to twenty minutes before set up time was over. Dale and Sheena offered to help set up my booth and get me settled in. But I turned down their kind offer and suggested we go eat brunch. Which we did!

We headed to Encinitas on the coast to a little Hawaian hole in the wall. It was good! We had Kalua pig and rice!! Dale and Sheena like this kind of food. Dion enjoyed it too! Of course we had a shaved ice! I was hoping they might have African Ice, but no it was Hawaian. Anyway, we walked around this beach town looking in the stores, bazaar, and then drove on down the road to a beach we all love and got our feet wet and ocean air in our lungs! It was just what I needed to calm me down. Good Kids, good food, good air, good times. So, as the saying goes: Alls well that ends well!

This is the last post specifically for family and friends, as I am going to be using this blog for DLinda Annor. Family and friends can find me at my new blogspot:

http://sweetoldersister.blogspot.com/

"For every species of...sea creature is to be tamed and has been tamed by mankind" James 3:7

So now you know some of the sea creatures that I would like to swim with and learn from. Of course there are many more I am curious about. Those who have jobs or have time to spend near or on the ocean learn many things about these creatures. (Psalms 107:23, 24). When we look at and contemplate all the sea life, we can see the intelligent design behind their marvelous qualities. Yes! Let us echo the sentiments at Revelation 4:11,

"You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created."

And now here are some other creatures I enjoy swimming with Right Now!

Put on your oxygen and grab a Fin!

"It is the only creature who loves man for his own sake," wrote the Greek essayist Plutarch. He was referring to my number one pick of Ocean creatures to swim with! The Dolphin.


According to The World Book Encyclopeia, "many scientists believe that dolphins are among the most intelligent animals, along with chimps and dogs." Just as Plutarch noted, dolphins are not drawn to humans just to be fed. Just the opposite, it seems that many of them simply enjoy our company. " Though the dolphin may not need man," notes the book Mysteries of the Deep. "he is curious and quite possibly gets as much pleasure from watching our antic as we do his."


During our summer of surf and when camping along the coast near Santa Barbara, we have witnessed the Dolphins surfing the waves like this picture shows. It is breathtaking!!!! If dolphins are around when you are swimming in the ocean it is not unusual for them to come just out of reach to check you out!!! They really are a very friendly species. They are extremely playful.


To see under water more accurately, dolphins use an echolocation, or sonar, system which operates on a frequency similar to that of an ultrasound scan. The dolphins send out clicks, and the "pictures" they receive enable them to locate food and other objects of interest --including us! Dolphins communicate with one another using high-pitched whistles--transmitted at frequencies ten times higher and four and a half times faster than human speech. Rather than using a language as we know it, dolphins seem to create 'sound pictures'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCf7SNUb-Q


Little girls and dolphins I couldn't resist:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YedGn_ZD5dw
youtube.com/watch?v=Jsct3wNPPJc

This video is for Krista:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCAUleX5h8A&feature=related