This weekend Sara Sally
LaGrand came to The Mandrel in
Redondo Beach, CA and taught her personal how to make glass
booches and wire woven designer jewelry. Loving her style ! I've been waiting for this class for quite a while with
great anticipation. I was not disappointed. Her class was fun,
fulfilling, inspiring, self-esteem growing, confidence building and down right out of this world!
She first taught us how to go about making the little glass thingies coming out of the glass pods and fantasy filled leaves, etc. Even a mistake in this class is a win win. Everyone in the class proved themselves to be jewelry designers in the finest sense of the word.
The brooch is made with my handmade lampwork beads made on the first day of the workshop.
The second day of the workshop Sara Sally showed us all how to wire weave the support that goes on the back of the brooch leading to the placement of our favorite
florals from the day of
torch work the day before. She then taught us how to weave in wire a basket type support for bracelets, necklaces and anything else using this type of design to incorporate into our jewelry using our own handmade
lamp work beads.
This "Evil Eye" bracelet is made with my own ipod (Sara's name for pods that look like eyes) glass eye on the basket weave design for my bracelet.
This class was just the pick-me-up I needed to get back on the torch with much needed inspirational boost. I bought a bunch of new glass to work with in my favorite colors and new glass that I have never worked with before. Time for me to branch out!!! Literally!
If the opportunity comes your way to take Sara Sally's class - do it! As a favor to yourself. You deserve it! She touched my funny bone and my love for whimsical - unique other worldly art to wear.
Enjoy
Hugs
Suzanne
I'll be taking a class with Bronwen Heilman in May. I made this bracelet for myself as a tribute to Bronwen. I will not sell it because it is a copy of the bead she has on the cover of the book I bought of hers when I first started making beads. I love her style and just fell in love with the originality of the beads on the cover necklace like this one. So Bronwen, whenever I wear this bracelet I will be thinking of you! Maybe some of your mojo will wear off on me. I hope so.
I'll be taking a class with Bronwen Heilman in May. I made this bracelet for myself as a tribute to Bronwen. I will not sell it because it is a copy of the bead she has on the cover of the book I bought of hers when I first started making beads. I love her style and just fell in love with the originality of the beads on the cover necklace like this one. So Bronwen, whenever I wear this bracelet I will be thinking of you! Maybe some of your mojo will wear off on me. I hope so.
