Best of the Week Ending 7÷13÷2008

Dur­ing the lazy days of sum­mer, some­times it’s good to just take a break from that hot torch, and sit back with a nice cold glass of tea and read what’s going on in the lam­p­work­ing world!

• The copy­ing dis­cus­sion con­tin­ues — Min­cot con­tin­ues her pon­der­ings while mixed-​media artist (and sis­ter of my lam­p­worker friend Ellen) Nina Bagley shares her frus­tra­tions with the imi­ta­tion of her own work. Inci­den­tally, if you don’t read Nina’s blog, Orna­men­tal, you should sub­scribe — I am always inspired by Nina’s words and pictures!
• Laura Spar­ling has been try­ing to make “cloud beads” for some time. Watch as she per­sists, and suc­ceeds!
• That Karolen! She’s at it again, work­ing her magic with the Tri­ton!
• Sarah Hornik’s back from her Aus­tralia trip, shar­ing her mem­o­ries of birds and beads from Down Under.

Stay cool and hydrated, y’all!