Curacao
I am deeply
honored to be one of the American artists featured in the premiere launch issue
of Australian
Beading Magazine from Universal
Magazines. Universal is the largest specialty magazine publisher in
Australia. And when Kelly Norton, the editor of this beautiful
publication, invited me to be part of the launch issue, who could refuse?
You will find an artist profile interview on pages 89 - 90. Then on pages
91 - 92, you'll find a multi-strand necklace project titled "Curacao
Breeze".
This is
the first time I've written for an Australian publication and Kelly mentioned to
me that the magazine would be launched during the summertime. I decided to
design the necklace with this in mind. The Curacao Breeze
necklace combines my disk shaped borosilicate beads with a 24kt gold
electroformed Sugar Maple leaf. The color scheme is a combination of blues
and greens which harmoniously portrays the colors of the serene waters of an
island beach. Imagine walking along at the edge of the water, listening to
the peaceful sounds of the tide rolling in and out in a gentle breeze, as the
water tickles your bare feet. Faceted amazonite and new jade beads are
intermixed with keishi pearls, in this multi-strand design. The
sea-green mossy borosilicate beads accent the Sugar Maple leaf pendant
wonderfully. Visit the catalog
for other electroformed leaves you can use in a similar design. The
borosilicate disk beads are available at my shows and come in a variety of
custom mix colors made in small batches.
With the debut of the magazine, I
want to also announce that Maria George Pty Ltd. in Melbourne
and Sydney will be the FIRST
stores in Australia to carry my glass beads and electroformed leaves.
Maria George has a long history in
Melbourne (opened in 1957) and is celebrating it's 50 year anniversary
this year. For locations
visit the Where to Buy link and scroll to the International
section. Thank you Linda for working with me to make this happen!
And hello to everyone in Australia!