Beads
Lampwork Beads
My new and exciting medium is glass! I have been making lampwork glass beads in between my paintings in the studio these past several months. In partnership with my talented friend Janet From Another Planet, we have launched our Etsy shop: Big Al’s Planet where we sell her jewelry designs made with my funky, alien [...]
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The Process of Beaded Embroidery
Needle-felted beaded embroidery This was a fun process of creating an image of a horse (titled “Freedom and Will”) with felting needles and then embellishing with beaded embroidery. One of the beading techniques I used here was peyote stitch with a varying-sized bead to create more texture. This piece will be published in Heidi Kummli’s [...]
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Cave Jewelry
Here’s a sampling of what I call wire spring earrings…in small, medium, and large.
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