I was wondering what you wereup to! I'm glad things are going so well!

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
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Susan B. wrote:
Whew - what a strange 6 weeks it's been!!! I went to Leah Fairbanks
class, came back awed and inspired, then didn't have time to do
anything for 6 weeks. After a year of looking for part-time work, the
floodgates finally opened and for awhile I had three part-time jobs
going. As I claim that each time you start a new job you temporarily
lose 10 -15 IQ points, I was really struggling :-). And dead bone
TIRED! And I was afraid my muse had packed up and left town. So I quit
the least well-paid and most tiring job and am back to having a life
and beads again. And my own studio to make them in - what an amazing
feeling! I'll be sharing it with a young friend who lives in an
apartment, and am quite excited about that too. I hadn't realized until
I started working in my own place how much I had been censoring myself
working in a studio where I was always on display. So I've taken a few
weeks to play and make really wild, and often quite disastrous beads.
And then yesterday I finally got my groove back. I have been asked to
teach beadmaking at Red Deer College this summer so I'm getting ready
for that - an amazing honor given that I took my first bead-making
class there two years ago. This summer Bandhu Scott and Beau Anderson
and some other really awesome lampworkers are teaching there - should
be an amazing experience.

Things are coming together. Oh, and about the PMC grapes - they didn't
work - back to the drawing board on that.

Andhoo - sort of a long-winded way to say hi all, and to tell you about
my new auctions - the links should appear below. Thanks as always for
having a look!

susan in canada