Crafting an Artful Life: Imaginative Musings on Creativity

Sterling granulation workshop: Learn to fuse wire and granules onto seamless sterling tubing for beautiful bead creations.
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Etruscan Romance Meets Modern Sentiment

I’m often asked which is my favorite technique… And what I always answer is “whichever one I’m working in at the time,” because I love them all! After months of hammering my heart out via the technique of Eastern Repoussé, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in tiny orbs…granules that is, as I’m finishing up…

Almost finished - roses from the Eastern Repousse Floral Module
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Master Dandelions, Tiger Lilies, and Bare Leaves (oh, my!)

It’s a major challenge for nearly half of my Eastern Repousse students – how to translate the technique into beautiful flowers and leaves. Invariably, every time I have ever taught Eastern Repousse over the past 3 decades, some students design lovely flowers to “puff out.” And every time they get to the stage of chasing…