I haven't posted in quite a long time as you can see.

I'm still doing lamp working and fusing, but the beginning of this year I added to polymer clay to the mix.  I love it.  I get to "smoosh" my work instead of being scared of cuts and burns.

Lampwork Beads and Classes

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Sorry that I haven't been keeping up to date; but I have just been so busy with work and with life.
I went to Disneyland for four days the beginning of February when I went down to see my fibromyalgia doctor Dr. St. Amand. What a journey. I hadn't been there since high school - quite some time ago.
The ceramic beads turned out great and got out in a timely fashion and so it was back to lampworking and getting all of those great lampwork beads ready for my designers. What an inspiration!
I also gave a great lampwork class to a very enthusiastic student. Private lessons are surely the way to go for all.
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Imprinted Beads and Christenings

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: " Finished sanding the beads today. Tomorrow they go into in the kiln for a day.
Tomorrow I go to a christening."

Sanding Clay Cross Beads

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Have been working steadily on the beads. After the beads dry to a leather hard stage, I then put on the design. It takes a lot of time carving and imprinting the crosses on the beads.
Then, as the individual beads dry I am sanding them to further round the corners as Michelle wanted and to smooth the surface. Kind of reminds me about how hopefully our rough edges get smoothed in the daily ness of life. "

Clay Cross Beads and the Church of Saint John of Rochester

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "I just added another page to show the progression of the clay cross beads that I am making for the Church of Saint John of Rochester. New pictures will be posted as the project progresses. Click here for the clay cross bead page.
I want to thank Michelle and everyone else connected for the privilege of being able to create this for them. It has been a wonderful peaceful meditation upon the church and what it has meant in my life. I look at the beads awaiting further work and think of these as representations of our growing and changing - always ready for further refining or as I look at them as a whole I think of building blocks, all so individual yet so necessary to the whole. Anyhow, enough reminiscing for now."

Pit Fired Clay Beads, Lampwork and Fusin

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Just finished an order with a jewelry designer. Beautiful, even if I do say so myself.
Now I am working on an order of clay beads for a church along with a couple of glass orders. I just love this business. There are so many interesting directions that it takes me.
Hope everything is going great for y'all. Take care and enjoy your weekend."

Fun, Work, Disneyland and Fibromyalgia

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Time just passes so fast. I am still busy with orders. Thank you. Thank you.
Lots of fun new ideas in the make and some great variations on some of the old. What a time. I love the new colors that I have been working with and I can't wait to share them with you.
Has anybody been to Disneyland lately? I am thinking of going there for my birthday in a couple of weeks if the weather is nice. Any suggestions on the best place to stay? I have to go to Marina del Rey anyhow to see my fibromyalgia doctor Dr. St. Amand."

Lampwork Heart Beads and a Wonderful Boyfriend and Clients

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Thank y'all from coming buy to visit and purchase from me last weekend. It was great to see you. I have been so busy with orders that I have not had time to keep my wonderful blog fans up to date on my life. I promise I will be better when my life calms down. This rush is absolutely wonderful.
I have made some wonderful hearts for a client and I would like to share them with you. They can be found on their own page - a page for lampwork heart beads. Enjoy!
I've seen some wonderful clients this week and have been putting their orders together. "

Bead Sales and Pain

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "I'm sorry that I have been absent from communicating with y'all; but it has just been so busy; and the fibromyalgia has been acting up badly now for almost a week. Pain. Pain. I don't suffer too quietly.
I want to thank all of you who came by to visit and buy from me at the sale in Los Angeles. It was great to see you. Thank you for your support.
Now I have been frantically getting ready for another sale this weekend. Ohhhh, am I aching. I'm leaving tomorrow and will be returning Monday, so if you don't hear from me for a few days you'll know why and when I return I have some orders to fill. The beads just keep rolling out."

Borosilicate Glass Beads and Jewelry

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Communicated with four different clients to collaborate on some beads and pendants for their designs. It is quite exciting to work with people with such wonderfully diverse ideas for their jewelry and accessories. Thank you all for helping to support me as an artist. I really appreciate it.
I made a kiln full of beads for a client today and experimented with a couple of new ideas using borosilicate glass. It's surely busy now with people getting ready for Christmas - and the rush is on. Hmmmmmm, do I like that.
After spending a very busy day yesterday on my business, I had an exciting evening also with my S.O. We went shopping at Costco - such excitement and then went to Porky's to eat and listen to some music. Some of it were quite similar to Jimmy Hendrix (that is surely some great music)."

Art at River Park and the Bead Society of Los Angeles

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "I want to give a big thanks to all of my friends/clients who came out to visit with me and buy at the sale. It was also great to meet a lot of new people.
I am now getting more beads made for the sale in Culver City Sunday at the Veteran's Auditorium for the Bead Society of Los Angeles.
A great client came by on Sunday with her son. It was great to visit with them."

Glass Talk Radio, Dale Smelzer and Sales

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Just working away getting ready for the sale tomorrow at River Park. I also have a few custom orders to have ready this week. Busy. Busy. Busy.a
Got an interesting phone call yesterday from Dale Smelzer of Glass Talk Radio - the internet glass interview show that I have co-hosted a few times. Lot of interesting happenings are going on his way. Can't wait to see how they pan out."

San Joaquin Clay and Glass Association and the Bead Society of Los Angeles

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Had an extremely busy two days. I've made beads and jewelry both days along with keeping correspondence up to date.
Tonight I went to the monthly meeting of the San Joaquin Clay and Glass Association. We are having a sale at the Lutheran Redeemer Church on November 19th in Fresno. We put labels on the postcards. We also discussed such issues as having a central cashier instead of us each handling our own sales - very poor idea.
Next weekend I have a sale in Culver City at the Veteran's Auditorium. I still haven't a room reservation. I went on Priceline Monday night; but I did not get the price I wanted. I'll try again late Thursday evening. If I have to get the price much higher I might as well buy the room from the company website. Then, I can have the option of changing the room if I need to without penalty. "

Christmas Sales and Time

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "The busy time of year has definitely arrived. I have been so busy with custom orders that I have not had time to write. Please let me apologize dear readers.
I did go however help at a fundraiser for A. L. S. on Saturday; so what kinds of wonderful things have your full lives been up to? Are you making lots of beautiful jewelry to have ready for those holiday sales and home parties? What are your favorite colors this season? Mine are all of the wonderful metallics; but I still love pinks and greens; and then again there are all of those beautiful two-color and more combinations."

Beads, Weddings, and "My Fair Lady"

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Yesterday was more bead making, a client coming over and then another wedding. This one was out in Reedley. The place was gorgeous. It was on a huge ranch that fronted on the river - very classy and what a lot of fun. I have gone to more weddings in the last three months than I have my entire life.
Today I went to Roger Rocka Theatre to see 'My Fair Lady' for the umpteenths time. I had been dreading it since I have seen it so many times; but the production was great. There was some really great talent in it - some incredible singing. I would have enjoyed it even more if my fibromyalgia hadn't been so bad that I could hardly stand to sit still. Oh, well, life goes on."

Busy-ness and Business

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "I have spent this week making beads, jewelry, eyeglass holders and badge holders. Oh, the wonderful things that a girl gets to do. I just keep coming up with new color combos and other ideas.
I can't think of much to say tonight. I guess I am about all talked out."

Wonderful Times

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Returned from Santa Barbara yesterday evening. I had a great time. In addition to an absolutely beautiful wedding and a reception I saw all sorts of wonderful arts and crafts and listened to great blues at the James Joyce Club and had a good dinner at Brophy's at the harbor.
Now it is back to making beads. I need to get out those orders."

The Busy Life of a Lampwork Artist

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "I got the orders out; the beads made; the sale done.
It was wonderful yesterday seeing many old friends and meeting many great new people. My S.O. was an absolutely phenomenal help. It makes it so much easier having someone there with you. Fantastic. Fantastic.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by to visit and/or buy. It was great seeing y'all and getting to chat in person. Please forgive me if I wasn't able to talk to you as much as you would like but at times it was just soooooo busy. Take great care of yourself and I look forward to talking in the future. Just give me a call or an email if you like.
I spent the day doing lots and lots of paper work. Bank deposits, postcards, business cards, more signs for the booth, and figuring out how much of what needs to be added to inventory for the next sale. Tomorrow it is back to lampwork bead making."

Newy Fagan, Corning Museum of Glass, and Glass Talk Radio

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "Well, the woman at Corning Museum of Glass was a no show for the interview, but Dale of Glass Talk Radio and I did interview the fusing artist Newy Fagan. I always have loved her horses. Now she is doing frogs also. I can't wait to see some work with them in it.
I made lots and lots of beads today -- came up with some wonderful new color combos. I'm very excited about seeing them tomorrow as they come out of the kiln.
I need to be making some jewelry for an order also."

Life in the Not So Fast Lane

Blogs, Lampwork, Beads, Glass, Dichroic, Jewelry, Life: "September 20, 2005 Another day has started in the Cederquist residence. The dogs have been greeted and fed; Mom and I have had a short talk and the 'boyfriend' has called and I have tried walking a few times. I have actually succeeded but a crab looks far more graceful than I do. Whatever it is that makes me so stiff I do wish it would go away; but it persists after many moons.
Well, back to the world of beads."