Author: Julie

Cool, elegant Labyrinth and Square knot necklaces shipping out today to one of my galleries in Florida. Timeless.

I was asked to create a new Floral cuff for Artful Home.  I had become a little burnt out with making my collection of “Fiori” cuffs over the last few years, and I needed a break. They take a huge amount of time and design planning. Every little element is hand beaded and created one…

Private commissions and orders/suggestions from my loyal and wonderful customers almost always inspire me.  They push me into directions that I may not have considered.  These fun, fruity, juicy earrings were commissioned by one of my customers at a show in Kansas City. They are whimsical, light and not too huge or too bohemian in…

This necklace, just completed, was a kind of exercise in subtlety and restraint. Commissioned by a very lovely gallery-owner from New York City, it needed to be somewhat neutral, but interesting and unexpected.  Shades of gray/lavender, charcoal, khaki, silver, plum dart around each bead in the composition, interspersed with simple Fluorite rounds. I don’t usually…

I have taken a few years off from doing a lot of embroidery with beads, choosing to focus primarily on Peyote and Herringbone stitches. Beginning this year, I have decided to return to embroidery. It combines my love of sewing and stitching and my background in all things Textile with the amazing realm of glass…

On my run up Boulder Canyon, I was taken by the sunlight on the last leaves on the trees, falling across the path.

A sampling of pretty floral earrings off to galleries and museums this week. I’ll add these shortly to my shop in the Earrings section.

Just received these wonderful photographs by Sanders Visual Images of my new work. Nothing like a beautiful photo to show off my work!

The delicate colors of these pink altstromeria glow against the turquoises and greens of Molly Barnes’ vase. Here work is incredible. Check it out : http://www.altitudegallerybozeman.com/molly-barnes