Maruti Beads, a company in India that sells handcrafted wholesale beads, recently contacted me with the opportunity to receive their 50-piece mix of Maruti, Kashmiri and Lac beads worth $60 in exchange for my review. I love the elaborate ornamentation of these handcrafted beads! They are the perfect representation of the richness and detail of Indian arts, and the creation of these beads involves a process that has been passed down through many generations. The … Read more
This past weekend I attended the New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair, a prestigious juried show featuring only New Mexico artists and artisans. The show was in its 50th year, and as a first-time exhibitor, I had a great experience! This was the first year I used lights in my booth, courtesy of a good friend of ours who used to do shows all over the United States. I was only allowed 200 watts with … Read more
I can’t even remember when it was last year that I first sent the photos and the other information to enter the 2011 Pearls, Organic Beads or Molding Clay contest sponsored by Fire Mountain Gems, but when I hadn’t heard anything after two or three months, I just decided it hadn’t been chosen for the second round of judging, and I forgot about it. But in November of 2011, I received a letter from FMG … Read more
You know how you see art on just about every product available in stores, from greeting cards, to tee shirts, to kitchen dish towels? Five years ago, after putting my fiction writing on the back burner, I wanted to focus on my artwork again, and I really wanted to be one of those artists who licenses my artwork for use on products people use every day. I started taking Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator classes to … Read more
I think I was born with a pencil in my hand, which I combined with crayons and my dad's typing paper to write and illustrate my own books. Since then I've wielded a calligraphy pen, a sewing needle, a crochet hook, a paintbrush, a few thousand flower stems, and now a pair (or 10) of Wubbers jewelry pliers.
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