Showing posts with label glass beads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glass beads. Show all posts

Sunday, October 6, 2013

a warm autum

iv been busy on the east coast for a bit so here is an assortment of eye candy that follows...

 its also been a warm coastal California fall here in west Marin along with a harsh dry season. its reminiscent of the hot, dry and perfect burn conditions that accompanied the Inverness fire exactly 18 years ago this past week as told by a client of mine i built a wood shed for up in Marshall. 

also the harvest of local growers has been spectacular and a great season. the fall is bountiful.

enjoy.

a clay piece i recently finished back in NY



a Garden Danny and i work in. Danny is primary care giver and gardener extraordinaire.

a garden Mom and i installed for one of her clients nearly 3 years ago back on Long Island. looking good so far and a slue of fish!

two new necklaces i put together while back in NY. the amber strand is a mix of 13 hand made glass beads and amber fillers spaced with antique blue onyx beads and copper filler beads. the inner necklace is silver and shell filler beads, 4 glass hand made beads, and one bone carved focus bead at center. the necklace has leather cord at the back.

a mask miles made.



an old friend lush in my trasures deep under the sea. all hand made glass and ceramic. he likes good books as well, the Fox Fire books.


a friend took 22 of my glass beads and made this Buddha very happy. ideas, ideas...

happy dad, questionable baby

cleared out the old woodpile under plastic and started a proper wood shed made of cypress milled 4x4 and some new 2x4s to lay the frame and ridge line.

then used reclaimed wood that the client had and made a roof out of it.
last little finish on the ends with scraps.


Saturday, August 17, 2013

Huckle berries and mt vision

the "vital eye" bead. named and inspired by the Danny vitali him self.

a select few beads from the hundreds made for the fair.
Some recent happenings, i attended the Inverness fair, where i set ole Constance the VW van up and sold advice for 5 cents and the collection of glass beads. it was good to get some feedback about the glass work, and i made around 100$ in selling beads alone. i made 50 cents on giving some great advice. i was there as Olema Bead Works. all in all it was a very positive turn out and some great feed back on the beads.
Constance at the fair holding it down for Olema Bead Works.

Danny and Daughter Fiona
 Last weekend Danny and i took sunday to go hike up Mt Vision and collected Huckle Berries and sticky monkey flower for medicine. i found this unusual looking plant along our travels.  i did take a job at the local meadery with founder and "Bee" buddy Gordon Hull. its been a fun time installing a big bee friendly perennial garden, and soon i will start on propagation on the coming winters artichokes and other late summer early fall and winter crops for the bee gardens soon to come.
?? unknown fruit/gaul/growth?

mt vision quest for Huckle berries with Fiona in tow.


Danny and Fiona blazing trails

Mimulas "sticky monkey flower and collected huckle berries