Delays Ahead

Well there has been a delay in the release of our new images for 2011. I know, I know....there always is but this time it's not my fault. I emailed the new images to my engraver (which I've been doing for many, many years) over two weeks ago. I usually wait a week and a half and if I don't have them delivered yet then I call and check in. Just about the time I'm expecting my engravings to arrive, I hear that the engraver has gone out of business. Huh? So I pick up the phone and call them. Sure enough, they are in the process of discontinuing their engraving portion of their business and FAILED TO CONTACT ME. No email, no phone call. Fabulous. So I've contacted a new engraver and I'm going to email them the images. This will change the timing of the release. I'll keep you posted but I'm expecting to release them mid March now.

Halstead Website Feature

Halstead Beads has now added a Glass Artisan Portal page to their site with a link to my website...how freakin' cool is that?

http://www.halsteadbead.com/Glass-Artisan/

Halstead Catalog Feature

Last summer Halstead Beads asked for lampwork entries for a feature in their 2011 catalog. I'm very honored to have been chosen along with one other lampwork artist. These are the beads I sent them and below that is the catalog page. They wanted me to leave the beads uncored because they wanted to glue in their own silver rivets to market those as well. I'm not sure why they changed their mind but just so everyone knows, I use a tool to permanently core all of my European Charm Beads with sterling silver. To order the new 2011 Halstead catalog you can go to their website here:

Halstead Beads

Stormed TNT

I don't think I've written about storming Terranova2 before here. You can get some really great color by doing heavy storming and also utilizing layering. The double row dot bead is just heavily stormed TNT topped with clear. The cream dots are heavily stormed Olympia Rain. The single row green bead is heavily stormed TNT topped with lightly stormed Golden Emerald light (TAG) and then clear. The Sea Pod bead is heavily stormed TNT topped with lightly stormed Olympia Rain and then clear. For a deeper blue try layering with Taxco light or Elektra light.

Beeswax * New Images Coming

I'm in the process of working on some new images. This girl will be in the new release which will probably come out in January of 2011. I'm not sure what to call her so if you have any suggestions let me know. Naming stamps is one of the hardest things...it's worse than naming my beads and that's hard enough.

Just a heads up for my Beeswax customers, we will no longer be offering mounting supplies. I've come to this decision for various reasons but the main reason is that it will streamline shipping for me. As soon as my current supply of cling foam is gone...it's gone. If you want to order I'd suggest doing it NOW. I can ship 34 sheets in a medium flat rate box which makes life easier for me.

Our Bobcat in the Daylight

One more video of our bobcat but this one was taken during the morning.

Bobcat Video

Meow

Yesterday I was out in our yard and I saw a mountain lion running on the empty lot next to us. It ran through the back fence and into the large lot behind us. Hoping to catch him on video, Wally put the night camera back there. Well he didn't get the mountain lion but he got another cute little kitty....the bobcat. I'm not sure if it's the same one from last month but I'd guess it is. I think he liked his camera time.

Bobcat Video