Best of the Week ending 7/06/2008

Julia — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:29:23 +0000

On time for a change, here’s your Best of the Week for the week of the U.S.‘s Independence Day:

Many lampworkers get inspiration from music of all sorts. Lydia Muell shares how Sarah MacLachlan inspires her.
Should I take a class from a Famous Beadmaker or not? Lori Greenberg isn’t so sure you should take one at Andrea Guarino’s studio…or is she?
Do you like pink? Well, Kandice Seeber is the Queen of Pink — what does she think of the current hues of pink glass?
Kim Miles is such an avid recycler that she’s been making beads with automotive window glass recently. How well does it work? Read this and see.
Lately the controversy about Etsy as a quality venue for handmade articles has become intense. The Glass Haven admins couldn’t resist weighing in on the subject — Frosty puts in her two cents’ worth while Minxy ruminates at further length.

Best of the Fortnight ending 5/4/2008

Julia — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:11:55 +0000

Things are still a little slow in the blogosphere, so another Best of the Fortnight (ending 5/4/2008):

At Watch Me Create, Kerry Bogart describes how she found a host of new possibilities from beads she already had in front of her.
In response to a recent Flaming Hot! topic, Amy Kuczewski describes a week in the life of a typical lampworker.
Also at Watch Me Create, Linda Morrison blogs about the trials and joys of working with recycled glass.
Still watching our fellow artists create, Terri Lovins shows her creation process with a start-to-finish description of making a necklace.
Need a creativity boost? Head over to Lifedev for their list of seventeen obscure creativity-sparking websites.
Kim Miles points out a not-so-obvious advantage of a lousy economy for artists.
Popping back to Watch Me Create one more time, Kerry also shares why tool testing is a great spur to new creativity.

Hey, people out there, let’s get to writing as well as melting!