Ambrosian Beads

My jewelry is now on display at Artists on the Avenue, a new art and craft gallery in Hyattsville, MD. This area is called the Hyattsville Arts District after being redeveloped from a run-down thoroughfare dotted with used auto lots into a classy, hip and very affordable town center with art galleries, bookstores and cafe's. The owner of Artists on the Avenue, Tina van Pelt, is a fused glass artist. At the grand opening celebration last week, she offered visitors a chance to make a fused glass pendant for free. Of course, I couldn't pass that up, and created a lovely pendant complete with a bird and maple leaf. Now I can add fused glass to my list of glass art attempts, along with my blown glass paperweight and stained glass projects. Next is lampworking, but I'm not sure I want to go down that path. I might never come back to beadweaving !