Friday, July 31, 2009

SOWA - Soth End Open Market in Boston

www.southendopenmarket.com

540 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02118

This Sunday August 2nd I will be exhibiting at SOWA again for the fourth time and I'm looking forward to it. Below are the dates when I will be there for the next three months:

August 2, 9, 30

September 13, 19 & 20 (United South End Artists Open Studios)

October 11, 25

I've enjoyed all the shows so far and I have recently added more. I love being among some talented artisans whose work is creative, conceptually driven and well-executed. I also enjoy the customers who have interesting and rewarding reactions to my work; some of these reactions result into sales and that, of course, is undeniably and WONDERFULLY

Friday, July 17, 2009

New Shops on Etsy that I enjoyed browsing

Did you know about a feature on etsy that allows you to find out about new shops?

Well, I just recently discovered it and really took pleasure in the journey that it took me on of new shops on etsy and shops where an item has been recently purchased.

When you go to the etsy homepage you should discover a POUNCE button in the lower left corner. By clicking it you will arrive at a page where you can click on the top of the page the UNDISCOVERED or JUST SOLD buttons. Try them and see what they bring.

Here are some shops that I found and wanted to share with you because of the quality of the work and range of concept. Check them out an tell me what you think.

ImaSallyPants.etsy.com


zanneavenue.etsy.com


CarolOnEdge.etsy.com


loloINK.etsy.com

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Two tutorials with confusing titles

This is a tale of two tutorials, whose titles may have caused confusion:

I posted the tutorial LilianaBead Apple Core Design - Starting with the Center - Part One - Lampwork Bead Tutorial several weeks ago.

I just posted the tutorial LilianaBead Tutorial - The Apple Core Design - Lampwork Bead a couple of days ago.

Today I changed the title of the first tutorial to LilianaBead Apple Core Design - Starting with the Center - Lampwork Bead Tutorial after realizing that "Part One" makes the tutorials sound more connected that they really are. These two tutorials are for two entirely separate beads. The bead shown in the first tutorial is not at the center of The Apple Core Bead.

I called the first one "Part One" because perfecting that bead gave me the inspiration for the center of The Apple Core bead. This tutorial focuses on a beautiful design which lies at basis of the apple core design. Long before I made an apple core for years I made this bead and developed it to where it is now.

Why would you purchase this tutorial if you can just purchase the Apple Core Design Tutorial? This tutorial is different in that the goal of it is

1) to show you how to make the bead in the image;
2) to start you thinking about designs as modules that will lead you to more composite designs of your own;
3) to get you to practice several techniques that make this design what it is;
4) to introduce you to concepts of color use to accentuate depth and color in glass.

The clues I offer here make each step more comprehensive and strategic. They are perceptibly different from tutorial to tutorial. I rarely copy and paste. My preference is to think about each tutorial in the moment as having its own logic and a distinct flow of words and expression. Thus, you will learn something different from each of them even though processes might appear as similar if not identical.