Jewellery,Lampworked Glass. THERE IS NO GOOD WORK WITHOUT A GOOD IDEA!Above: Kathryn & Bounce!Above: Our new baby, Bounce, Dec 07!Above: Rodger (daddy) and Cookie Monster (sister)Above: Kathryn and Rodger Rabbit, Syd Dec 2007BELOW: 3 Bell neckpiece, Glass & Silver & woven fibreThis bead was made while I was attending a workshop with Leah Fairbanks, a USA lampwork artist.I have the travel bug bad, not sure where I caught it from. This year I hope to be going to Hong Kong, London and Spain. My teaching will also take me (I Hope) to Hobart, Alice Springs, Sydney, Geelong. I have my new passport, the new variety with a build-in chip, very fancy! I have so far been lucky enough to travel to: Rome, Venice, Milan, London, Nottingham, Birmingham, Paris, Spain, Los Angles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Chicago, New York, Louisville, Kansas, San Francisco, Oakland, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Indianapolis, Bloomington, Escanaba, Lake Michigan, Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and Auckland. "If the world was a book, those who don't travel only read one page"BELOW: Standing Ring Series, glass & SilverBELOW: Standing Ring Series, glass & SilverBELOW: Standing Ring Series, glass & Silver
I would like to meet other people interested in Art, Design, Craft, Glass, Jewellery, Sculpture, collectors ....... I would like to meet Architect and Designer Frank Gehry and Glass Artist Dale Chihuly but they are busy being mega international superstars of the art and design world.ABOVE: Craig and I in Hong Kong, Aug 2007.Helicopter Ride - Great Ocean Road
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Well my ipod music collection is growing. I have just upgraded my 20GB ipod to 80Gb video ipod. My music is pretty diverse, Jamie Cullum, John Mayer, Diana Krall, Nelly Furtado, Matt Dusk, Tony Bennett, Norah Jones, Mary J. Blige, Dreamgirls...I go through a couple of new albums a week. BELOW: Green Tangle Neckpiece, glass & silverBELOW: Green sprout neckpiece, glass & silverBELOW: Green patches Neckpiece, glass & silverBELOW: Orange Bracelet, glassBELOW: Detail of Red neckpiece, Glass & Silver BELOW: Circle Pendant, glass & SilverBELOW: Glass Bead, Twist DesignBELOW: Red Swirl RingBELOW: Bead Bracelet, glass
Below: Detail of Neckpiece, Glass & SilverBelow: Even Closer Detail of Neckpiece, Glass & SilverBelow: Pair of Rings, Glass & SilverBELOW: Green Neckpiece, Glass & SilverCheck out Alexender Calder's Circus film - that guy had such a cool sense of humor! Toy Story 1 and 2, Chicken RunBELOW: Series of 3 Engraved glass beads
I think that TV = Time Vortex, cause it really sucks me in. I try not to watch too much TV, I don't want to become addicted, instead I spend time online being inspired by the worlds best contemporay Art Jewellers. You can check them out as well at Klimt02: International and emerging art jewellery and jewellery design www.klimt02.net So if I have to watch TV I am a fan of any of the BBC's documentry series, for example "Around the World in 80 treasures" or CSI, Law and Order.ABOVE: Tall Bead Ring (Object) Glass & Silver. BELOW: Pair of bracelets, Precious Metal Clay & Glass
I am a huge fan of Audio Books. I would not be able to get through my work day at the bench or at the torch if I did not have something to listen to. I love the Harry Potter series and I will also listen to pretty much any audio book I can lay my hands on now. If it has to be a printed book then, 1000 Glass Beads, of Course! I am the only Australian glass bead artist featured in this book. Currently I am reading "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne which was a gift, Thanks Craig! It is an inspirational book about using the laws of attraction in life to get what you want.ABOVE: Green Brooch, Glass & SilverABOVE: Neckpiece (detail)Glass & SilverABOVE: Glass Bead Pendant, Glass & Silver ABOVE: Blue Twist design bead BELOW: Pair of hollow stripe beadsBELOW: Blue Twist design bead
BELOW: Pair of Green Pendant Beads, Glass & SilverWomen in Art
Add to My Profile | More VideosCouple of my heroes would be Frank Gehry and Dale Chihuly www.chihuly.comABOVE: Pink Shell Bracelet, GlassABOVE: Green Bracelet, GlassABOVE: Pink Neckpiece, Glass & SilverABOVE: Series of Glass beads, Glass & CZ'sABOVE: Red Pod Bracelet, Glass & SilverBELOW: Pair of Silver hair combsBELOW: Pair of Silver hair ornaments
BELOW: Silver Hair pinBelow: Plastic and PMC silver braceletBelow: Plastic Pod Series, Brooch, Bracelet, 3 ringsBelow: Plastic Pod Series, 3 rings“Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.â€
Lisa Alther, US novelist