Beadblog -Silver Dragon Creations
Blog URL http://vener-art.com/beadblog/
Located Hamden, Connecticut USA
I help discerning individuals enrich their lives with my sumptuous fine art and beadwoven art jewelry. Learn more about art and art jewelry and nourish your soul in the process.
Latest Blog Posts
- Moving On to the Next Big Thing on Nov 20, 2009 in Artist at Work Contemplation
The Open Studio is over; it's not time to rest on my laurels yet.
- Dreams and Delights Countdown on Nov 12, 2009 in Announcements Artist at Work art jewelry bead weaving Dreams and Delights handmade silver dragon creations vener chain stitch
Next week at this time I will be packing up after a successful afternoon, early evening hybrid Open Studio, Exhibition, and Sale. The complimentary food and drinks will be gone. A lot of guests will be on their way home with their finds that they hav...
- Artistic Promotion, Work in Progress on Nov 5, 2009 in Artist at Work Contemplation
Why am I not panicking? Is it because instead of waiting til the last minute I have been working on signing up fellow artists and artisans, planning the promotional aspects, writing, drawing, ordering, creating? Why yes, I think that’s it. I...
- October’s Opals and Tourmalines Part II on Oct 28, 2009 in Artist at Work Useful Knowledge elbaite october birthstone pink tourmaline
Last week it was all opals. This week we will take a gander at luscious pink tourmalines. Tourmaline is not a single mineral in many colors but rather a group of minerals – in many colors. Pink tourmaline is, specifically, elbaite with a chemic...
- October’s Opals and Tourmalines Part I on Oct 21, 2009 in Artist at Work Useful Knowledge october birthstone Opals
Oh! October. The birthstones for October are opal and pink tourmaline. Let’s start with Opals! Opals are an unusual mineral type in that they are up to 30 percent water! The chemical description is SiO2 · nH2O where n is often given as 1.5. Th...
- Mid-Terms on Oct 14, 2009 in Artist at Work Contemplation
Besides being a full time artist entrepreneur I am also a university adjunct professor and this week is midterm (more or less) at both of the universities where I teach. Because I am teaching the sciences I have to be concerned with midterm exams and...
- Artistic Promotion, First Steps on Oct 7, 2009 in Artist at Work Contemplation
In the September 23rd edition of this weblog I announced the beginning of a new project, a new step in having art support itself (and me, the artist) as a business. I took control of my opportunities and decided to create my own event, a hybrid Open...
