Greetings!
I hope this newsletter finds you well and happy.
My Quizzical Critter as seen in the photo above reflects my feelings about the snow that is still here. Disbelief? You bet. And all that white stuff in the background of the photo is snow, not clouds and blue sky.
The picture below is of the first sunset of Daylight Savings Time. I love all that new light.
And speaking of new, my newsletter this month will update you on new work, new classes, and news around my creative world.
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In case you missed it last month, I am still the current Featured Artist on Foremost Focal Beads, an internet site that sells handmade ceramic and glass focal beads.
They are featuring a selection of my handmade ceramic pendants and beads.
This is a great site that has recently been featured on the ArtBeadScene Blog.
Thanks to Amazon.com two of my Raku videos are now on my website. They take a few minutes to load so please be patient. They are in the section called Learn How! Books, Web Videos, Classes. You will also find my Ceramic Bead Making videos there.
New!!Freeform Peyote Stitch Bracelet Kit is now available on my website. I have been teaching this class for many years and recently a customer convinced me to make it into a kit. So here it is:
Product Description
This is a kit to make a free form peyote bracelet in the colors shown in this photo. Kit includes 10 different bead packages, 4 handmade raku fired ceramic beads by artists Mary Harding, thread, button for clasp, Nimo D thread in Black and 3 number 10 beading needles and a bead stopper. Kit also includes a photographically illustrated directions booklet that explains how to make the bracelet. However, since this is free form peyote the directions are general, not bead by bead. But they are lavishly illustrated with closeup photographs of the beads pictured on the cover. Booklet is included with the kit as a hardcopy but will remain available to purchaser of kit as a free PDF Download as well. |
News From My Studio
New Pendants and Beads
I  am featuring a few  new piece of jewelry this month since I have been doing quite a bit of beading recently.
You can see these new pieces up close by clicking on the pictures. |
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Classes
I will be teaching Right Angle Weave and Glazing Ceramic Beads at the Handweaving Museum in Clayton, New York on Wednesday July 16, 2008. You can register online or by clicking the above link.
These are half day classes. The Right Angle Weave is in the Morning and the Glazing Beads class is in the afternoon.
I will be teaching a class in Felted Bead Making at the new and wonderful Fiber Options store on Sunday April 27 from 1:00PM to 4:00 PM.
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You can sign up for this class by contacting Fiber Options at 315-344-7600.
I am also planning to teach a ceramic bead making class at my studio in May. Class dates are: Saturday May 3 and Saturday May 11 Noon to 4:00PM both days. Cost is $85.00 Price includes materials and firing of the clay. On the first day we will be handforming the beads and pendants out of the clay. On the second day we will be glazing the beads. I will also do a Raku bead firing demonstration and you will be able to hold out some of your work to be raku fired. If you are interested in the class and one of the dates doesn't work for you please email me and we will see what we can work out.
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A peyote stitch class is planned for the St. Lawrence Arts Council in the Fall. More details later on that one.
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