As I promised, these are pictures of Jim Smircich and as you can see he loves to use his hands to explain! He is a great teacher and I cannot tell you how important it is to learn the “guts” of beadmaking and not just the decoration techniques. Heat control, heat control, heat control!!! enjoy the pictures!
Jim and I!!!
Jim’s Wave bead, color is not too good here but you get the point!
My class beads!! Ugh!!
”The VASE” I love it, he made this on a bigger mandrel but the technique and what he does to it makes it look so easy, but really it is not!!! This was the class demo and I won this, I knew I would!! I am such a brat! Hee Hee!!!
Oh, i talked to Bonnie about her contest win and just to let you all know, I will not post a pic until around the 15th or so because she will be out of town until the 20th! That gives me time to finish all of my priors. I just wanted to let you all know so you do not think i forgot!!! Ciao!!