Waste Not------------salvage art show Stoughton, WI at the Robert Rae gallery

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Peninsula Art School Fabrication/Soldering Class

Had a fun event with all the budding metalsmiths this weekend at Peninsula Art School in Fish Creek, WI ....... taught a 2 day workshop on fabrication and soldering.

Waste Not-----want not or want it??? Salvage art work

Riveted necklace with Waste porcelain knob finial as a donated art piece to the Habitat for humanity art auction here in Stoughton in October. Each piece of artwork must contain some salvaged component.

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"Bead Meets Metal"........

My method of jewelry design frequently encorporates large, luscious beads of all shapes and sizes with my passion for working with sterling silver. Nothing more fun than taking a flat piece of silver sheet and wire and turning them into a pair of knock-out earrings!

10th annual Bead & Button Show, Milwaukee, WI June 2010

Just returned from 5 days with my peeps at the 10th annual Bead & Button show.....................14,000+ people mostly gals at their best in a bead lovers paradise. If someone ever needs to feel enabled to satisfy their urge for beads and art and craft this is the venue to be at. Although downtown Milwaukee is not exactly what one thinks of in terms of paradise. Took classes with Suzanne Lennart Kazmer, Joe Silvera and Linda Larsen.............the best of the best. Had fun teaching my Metalwork earrings class.............thanks to the gals who signed up to learn how to man handle a saw frame and a 3/0 saw blade. See you next year!