"Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine." Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930- ), sculptor VALLEYFORD – Rudy Rooster, Chief Hot ...

WATERLOO – In lampworking, an oxygen-propane torch is used to melt and shape molten glass using simple tools and gravity. After three weeks in her first class in making lampwork beads, Rhonda Scott ...

FAIRPLAY The sixth annual Fairplay Bead Swap and Show will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will showcase bead jewelry, decorations, handmade lampwork ...

The fourth annual Fairplay Bead Swap and Show will take place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m in Fairplay. The show offers a variety of classes such as a basic beginner’s bead stringing ...

For Lisa and Delbert Dowdy, their Wake Village home life is not typical. The family garage? It’s a workroom where they create their art. And for the Dowdys, their respective crafts are a hands-on love ...

An artist reception for lampwork jewelry artist NANCY BRAKER of New Berlin will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 26 at Prairie House, 3013 Lindbergh Blvd. Braker will display her work, meet and ...

They number Kirstie Allsop and Miriam Margolyes among their fans and have been admired in one of the world’s leading glass factories. Later this month, Jane Sherwood’s fabulous lampwork bead jewellery ...

Ellen Mead creates flowers, beads, and small jars, using the ancient art of lampwork. The history of manmade glass, according to the Corning Museum of Glass, is about 4,000 years old. The term ...