Newbie Bead Memories

Newbies!

I love you!

I was once a newbie's newbie.

I would use expensive glasses for those wonky spacers I made.

Almost all my beads had sharp ends.

Some of them looked funky because they were wonky.

(It was an accident.)

I called it creativity.

I remember once opening the kiln to see red beads in there.

Knowing I had no red glass, then checking on the glass I used.

It was clear with a red line in the middle.

Little did I know it was a striking red glass, and it struck in the klin.

Next came jewelry.

Wonky then. Wonky now.

Made with wonky beads.

You know, I still have that first bracelet I made with wonky spacers that look like discs.

I still call it creativity.

This really is creative!

What do you call creative?  

There are so many happy accidents out there.  

What are your happy accidents?

Making Roses Then and Now

Since I was a child,

I have loved roses.

Roses grew wild in the backyard where I grew up.

My grandmother had a climbing rose that she cherished.

When I first started making glass beads,

I knew I had to try and make a rose.

I waited until I felt confident enough to begin doing some sculptural work.

Then came my first rose.

In truth, I thought it was really good.

I even made one and gave it to a friend for her birthday.

She loved it!

She thought it was good and so did I.

Lately, I've again felt the urge to make roses.

I like these roses, too!

So, what do you think?

Here's my first rose.

Notice I even tried to add some shading.

These are my new roses!

I truly like all of them!!

What do you think?