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Sparkling Symmetry Vol. 2, No. 1; April 11, 2008 New Shopping Cart The long awaited Shopping Cart is now up and running on our Patterns and Kits page. The designs are now organized by technique: Fringe Method, Filled Net, Lace Overlay, Double Outline and Miscellaneous. We also added neat little motifs that Gwen drew to label each design with its level of difficulty. Math and Art Remember the Sierpinski Tetrahedra in Gwen's Gallery? Now, Gwen is working large scale. Check out Bat Country: A Sierpinski Tetrahedron Jungle Gym for Burning Man 2008. Be sure to look at Gwen's beadwork in the silent auction on the Bat Country site. Woven Beads in Mathematical Imagery Gwen's album in the American Mathematics Society's Mathematical Imagery is now on-line. Click on each to see a larger version, which can be sent as an e-postcard! New Patterns Time Machine Our newest pattern is a large focal bead that looks terrific with the Double Rose Window. Kits are coming soon. New Kits Rivoli Sunflower Rivoli Sunflower kits are now available in purple amethyst crystal, green peridot crystal and orange topaz crystal. Lotus Flower Kits coming soon! Wait until you see the leaves and petals Gwen picked up for these kits! Ring Nebula Now available in Aqua and Zinc. Gallery pages Drops of Love Necklace Gwen made some more jewelry using the Rivoli Sunflower design. More Rivolis! Florence made a couple of Rivoli Sunflower pendants too! Love Blossoms Necklace The Four of Spades design wears pink, and she wears it well. Blast into the future with the new Time Machine design Here are two of Gwen's gallery pages of finished jewelry featuring the Time Machine, Harvest Jewels and a Ruby Time Machine. Barrel Beads in Aquamarine Gwen has found that roundel gemstones work well with the Barrel Bead pattern. Black and white and a touch of green Florence made a necklace with lampwork and beaded beads, all different! New in the Guest Gallery See new work by our guest artist Glen Lawrence, using a wonderful combination of resin and beaded beads: a necklace with Rosebuds and a Four of Spades, and a necklace using a variation on the Flower Ring Bead. Retail Jewelry Shop Gwen now sells her jewelry at Trios Gallery, 404 North Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach, California and Isabela Wear, 299 E. Washington Ave., Sunnyvale, California And now a word from this month’s muse, Giorgio Armani. "To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail. Vol. 1, No. 3; November 21, 2007 New Patterns! Lotus Flower The Lotus Flower is a design that we developed in these necklaces: Purple and Green Flower, Rose Quartz Flower, and Gina's Flower. Rivoli Sunflower With just the right amount of bling, this advanced beginner design is a great way to add a little sparkle to your day. New Kits! Honey Butter Double Rose Window Kit Warm up for the holidays with the shade of honey butter. Raspberry Truffle Octahedral Cluster Kit This richly raspberry kit for the Octahedral Cluster includes Swarovski crystals! Gallery pages Rivoli Pendants Gwen made some jewelry using the Rivoli Sunflower design. Lotus Flower Necklace Green is a happy color! Guest Gallery See new work by some of our guest artists: Telstar, Cubo, Double Rose Window and Octahedral Cluster. Jewelry Sale Gwen will be selling her jewelry at Kiowa Rose's Holiday Sale in Fremont, California on December 1st. One day only! Publications Inspirations from an Octahedron Gwen wrote an article for the on-line magazine, Mungbeing Beading Idea-a-Day 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar Accord Publishing's beading calendar includes our Double Daisy Chain pattern. And now a word from this month’s muse, M.C.Escher. "We adore chaos because we love to produce order." Vol. 1, No. 2; September 16, 2007 Patterns and Kits Four of Spades Our newest pattern is a big sister for the Rosebud Bead, made with the Fringe Method. Golden Rose Seven Sisters Kits The Seven Sisters Pendant is looking pretty in pink, with gold lace accents. Copper Patina Double Rose Window Kits By mixing seed bead colors, we add texture to the Double Rose Window Beaded Bead, in the many colors of copper patina. Coming soon ... Lotus Beaded Bead Perhpas you've seen this beaded bead in our galleries? 1 2 3 Now a pattern is in the works! Rivoli Sunflower Pendant Who can resist working with these flashy crystals from Swarovski? Not us! Gallery pages El Cubo Gaucho Gwen made necklace featuring the El Cubo bead in the blue and gold of her alma mater, UC Santa Barbara. Bead Dreams Finalist Bead & Button Magazine posted their pictures of Florence's necklace, Twilight. Here's their close-up photograph. Beadwork for sale Gwen made two new pieces of jewelry featuring our newest pattern, the Four of Spades, together with the Rosebud bead. The Sun and Moon Necklace sparkles with smokey quartz. The Topiary Pendant blumes in purple and gold. Upcoming Workshops Gwen's classes at Naturally Jennifer's, San Luis Obispo, CA Saturday, September 22: Rosebud Beaded Bead 10:30-4:00 Sunday, September 23: Four of Spaded Beaded Bead 10:30-4:00 Saturday, October 13: Fairy Chrysalis 10:30-4:30 Sunday, October 14: Octahedral Cluster 10:30-4:00 Gwen's classes at Kiowarose, Fremont, CA Saturday, September 29: Seven Sisters Bead Cluster 10:30-4:30 Saturday, October 6: Rosebud Beaded Bead 1:00-4:00 Sunday, October 7: Four of Spaded Beaded Bead 11:00-4:00 Sunday, October 28: Telstar Beaded Bead 1:00-4:00 And now a word from this month’s muse, Euripides. "Mighty is geometry; joined with art, resistless." Vol. 1, No. 1; July 28, 2007 Patterns Fairy Chrysalis Our newest pattern is a freeform bead woven pendant with a built in bail. White Wedding Rosebud Kits We added a new color scheme that resembles a white rosebud capped with a green calyx. Summer Rain Flower Ring Kits We liked the colors of the Summer Rain Three Drop Earrings so much that we decided to make a kit for a matching Ring. Gallery pages Bead Dreams Finalist Florence's Twilight Necklace was a finalist in Bead & Button's annual competition "Bead Dreams 2007." Purple and Green Flower Necklace We rephotographed one of our favorite necklaces to better capture the sparkle of the cubic zirconia. Guest Gallery Anja Schiarma made a beautiful Fairy Chrysalis Necklace. Beadwork for sale Three Fairy Chrysalis Pendants 1 2 3 Watch out for the evil fairy; you never know when she might hatch! Gemstone Rain Drop Earrings Parched in the Southern California heat, the colors in these Almond Drop Earrings remind us of cool, refreshing rain. Math and Art Mathematics Library acquires one of Gwen's quilts Gwen's two sided mathematical quilt now resides in the permanent collection of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. And now a word from this month’s muse, Piet Mondrian. "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." |
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