tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32816401389359880902024-03-05T10:19:36.091-05:00Theresa's Glass TreesTheresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-53134400986385575482014-04-10T11:58:00.002-04:002014-04-10T12:01:24.345-04:00Goodbye Winter<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wow! I just realized I haven’t posted anything since last
March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year has flown by. I didn’t get
much bead making done this winter. My studio is really a sectioned off part of
my garage that heats with a space heater and it couldn’t keep up with this
exceptionally cold winter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I pulled
out my watercolors, pen and ink, and knitting to entertained myself with these
this winter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But my daffodils are
starting to bloom and it warm enough that I can head out to start playing with
glass again. Yea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Goodbye Winter</span></div>
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Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-80953232284853014902013-03-25T01:11:00.000-04:002013-03-25T01:11:33.620-04:00Bouquet of the Beads<br />
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Yesterday was a beautiful spring day, </div>
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warm enough to spend eight hours in my unheated workshop making beads. </div>
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So nice to get back to creating again. </div>
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Today a spring snow hit, </div>
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there is a blanket of white covering everything!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />I opened my kiln and made this bouquet from the</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> beads</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> made yesterday.<br />It's reminding me more warm spring days are just around the corner.</span></td></tr>
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Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-55808244579062502362012-06-12T03:29:00.001-04:002012-06-12T03:29:26.568-04:00Monday Morning Artist<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
I am a member of a great group of artist who get together on the first Monday of each month to create art work and enjoy each others company. Oddly enough we call ourselves the "Monday Morning Artist". We each bring whatever project we happen to be working on that month and continue to work on it at our get together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I work on my beads, other times I paint with watercolors or draw with pen and ink. As an artist I often spend a lot of time working alone, which is usually good because it gives my brain a chance to go where it wants to go and lead me to find the energy that helps me create. But occasionally it is just plain fun to work in a group, chatting with other artist and getting input and freed back from them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our group decided to do a show together this month at the Yellow Springs Art Council’s new art space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We picked the Theme “Exuberance” and we each are putting in a piece or two we created with this theme in the show.</div>
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“Exuberance” will be hung from June 15, 2012 through July 14, 2012.</div>
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There will be an opening reception with yummy treats and drinks on Friday June 16 from 6-9.</div>
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Here are two watercolor paintings I am entering:</div>
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It has been a while since I have made beads but last night I fired up the torch, turned on the oxygen concentrator and started melting glass. Now I am not so patiently waiting for the kiln to cool to see how they turned out.</div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-37558945565345743062011-11-18T21:24:00.000-05:002013-03-25T02:04:28.699-04:00Glen Helen Nature Arts and Craft Show<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">$4 admission benefits Glen Helen. Print out this page to receive $2 off (for up to 4 people).”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://antiochcollege.org/glen_helen/art/arts_crafts.html"><span style="color: purple;">http://antiochcollege.org/glen_helen/art/arts_crafts.html</span></a> </span></b></div>
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Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-72689801477655636072011-11-14T18:13:00.001-05:002011-11-14T18:17:12.286-05:00The Beads Were Having A Party<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I started making beads about 3:30 yesterday afternoon and finished about 4:00am. Of course I took several breaks for dinner, snacks (chocolate), and to lie on the floor to stretch out my aching back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I was on a roll and it was going well. I kept thinking of new color combinations and designs I wanted to try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right before I sat down at the computer to write this I went out to my workshop (garage) hoping to take my new treasures out of the kiln and see what I got but they were still a bit too hot to remove. I did sneak a pike and a photo though.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-45863287450346242712011-10-18T17:37:00.000-04:002011-10-18T17:37:26.846-04:00<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo Randy took during the Yellow Springs Artist Studio Tour. </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> It was a fun weekend but very tiring. I have slept till past 10 the last two days and have almost recovered. Nice shot Randy, Thanks</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbGQqwD0W22plclsScNZroMS7QDQxYFzF-pk8ymfBTY9JOf0caxuM57YK9x12Wu5eM6CBBdQnz3Ber47VHVTJwkd-zAas_OKHu5AK8-9PLUFvHwiErHX5dLJSWA78YyUpUgmkJfmdwBGL/s1600/294358_123751457732544_100002930720377_135346_1209634854_n%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbGQqwD0W22plclsScNZroMS7QDQxYFzF-pk8ymfBTY9JOf0caxuM57YK9x12Wu5eM6CBBdQnz3Ber47VHVTJwkd-zAas_OKHu5AK8-9PLUFvHwiErHX5dLJSWA78YyUpUgmkJfmdwBGL/s320/294358_123751457732544_100002930720377_135346_1209634854_n%255B1%255D.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-19325756797246242782011-10-18T00:50:00.000-04:002011-10-18T00:50:40.785-04:00Artist Studio Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpiJbrTZxDulG_AKuxK_-ULQAXOPYaVpaxzfG6WZRf-3mZpaSLPuCOkOhrCag_6XVC2z1Tiaayf6pc6mGlRHUbpzbqKnxEfXRoPBC-OdbDnZmzlOL7yrSN67NdYqQDfdutoWNSHq13K9J/s1600/308157_123751407732549_100002930720377_135344_1062384597_n%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpiJbrTZxDulG_AKuxK_-ULQAXOPYaVpaxzfG6WZRf-3mZpaSLPuCOkOhrCag_6XVC2z1Tiaayf6pc6mGlRHUbpzbqKnxEfXRoPBC-OdbDnZmzlOL7yrSN67NdYqQDfdutoWNSHq13K9J/s1600/308157_123751407732549_100002930720377_135344_1062384597_n%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div>We had a great weekend at the artist studio tour. Thanks Pam for having us all as guest artist at your studio. A special thank you to everyone who came stopped in on Saturday and Sunday. It was great to see so many people out enjoying the Tour.Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-54884324860010082072011-10-14T23:22:00.000-04:002011-10-14T23:22:32.549-04:00Yellow Springs Artist Studio Tour <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This week I have had fun getting ready for the Yellow Springs Artist Studio Tour which is this <span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">coming weekend, Sat., Oct. 15 and Sun. Oct. 16, from 10 am-6 pm both days.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">It is a <span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">driving tour which visits 8 artist studios. Each studio also has several guest artists. There are 27 artists on the Tour. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am one of three a guest artist at Pam Geisel’s studio. </span><span style="color: #1a0909;">(<a href="http://forquiltssake.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple;">http://forquiltssake.blogspot.com/</span></a> ). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Visit the <a href="http://www.ysarts.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Yellow Springs Artist Studio Tour</span></a> website for information about the artists and to download a map. Maps can also be picked up at the Winds Cafe, Young's Dairy, The Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce and at the artist's studios the days of the tour.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Here are some photos of some of the things I have been working on this week:</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Removing beads from the mandrels and cleaning them.</span></div></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Buckeyes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6o2QW8ILE4nz0QJxk-BSMgCs1CDCLhzV6E1YPzUgEp-rzOaFMbiXNSTarH2Tw2llXnhra3MFZyEKxAwP0IqsFoRx9Y7YmQI7pMNB4X2GWPwLcyUpg6R7Fs9d3S8_luuWAhnQN1kkN0OC9/s1600/2011a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6o2QW8ILE4nz0QJxk-BSMgCs1CDCLhzV6E1YPzUgEp-rzOaFMbiXNSTarH2Tw2llXnhra3MFZyEKxAwP0IqsFoRx9Y7YmQI7pMNB4X2GWPwLcyUpg6R7Fs9d3S8_luuWAhnQN1kkN0OC9/s320/2011a.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Bracelets</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k7ZDpcVZGXbWQNM6PsP2F8eqNvKYTKlzr1W15gJEwGfFJLQkuXQA0MDTW3bolGadz2gFVKjQfJGFcu1cYwoVTxpd-GDYBVMHX6ii8_XFO-EVBFbazakNL_XukcRgRUT_VXqCT5NlzP1s/s1600/2011g.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k7ZDpcVZGXbWQNM6PsP2F8eqNvKYTKlzr1W15gJEwGfFJLQkuXQA0MDTW3bolGadz2gFVKjQfJGFcu1cYwoVTxpd-GDYBVMHX6ii8_XFO-EVBFbazakNL_XukcRgRUT_VXqCT5NlzP1s/s320/2011g.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMuzlIaAvS_kpzM6aHpRBE6jbWUUtipmf3J_OeW8zUkjl-OyyfCNMHUkWGStOid_4LHUO45SM3dLiI4VmE6fdJp1wCZOfzOtv2az6rHX0GeMvuOdmpbQF0TfLHha-8TNElGQStrkmRDe7/s1600/2011c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMuzlIaAvS_kpzM6aHpRBE6jbWUUtipmf3J_OeW8zUkjl-OyyfCNMHUkWGStOid_4LHUO45SM3dLiI4VmE6fdJp1wCZOfzOtv2az6rHX0GeMvuOdmpbQF0TfLHha-8TNElGQStrkmRDe7/s320/2011c.JPG" width="176" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Doggy</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPU_JSfZ8AcX3HSlVE4ISgeICDsfOtqLhcRjJbnNR7R5Q-10Cm7XwuQNjZ-3Z8n_2HKTglY0928oUXmuFTWrL_yiFOZI1eOmEQV0CMdB5il8cwg2XvRJiw7DT-fWsifbzMLTfCRQX8GFd/s1600/2011+e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPU_JSfZ8AcX3HSlVE4ISgeICDsfOtqLhcRjJbnNR7R5Q-10Cm7XwuQNjZ-3Z8n_2HKTglY0928oUXmuFTWrL_yiFOZI1eOmEQV0CMdB5il8cwg2XvRJiw7DT-fWsifbzMLTfCRQX8GFd/s320/2011+e.JPG" width="201" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Bookmarks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo78IuXOyQ9mPLbPJwdsb9LTjdkZRRSXchWdaaHMTWgu_K51SUc5-wAKkuy4SEtSKIIZrWZay2LpxH7VTJZvvefNIjjAkarUP3uBG9tUggs7rXGArxVaD-lnaxgJmUFpjnIQR0Qm6GnMRD/s1600/2011+f.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo78IuXOyQ9mPLbPJwdsb9LTjdkZRRSXchWdaaHMTWgu_K51SUc5-wAKkuy4SEtSKIIZrWZay2LpxH7VTJZvvefNIjjAkarUP3uBG9tUggs7rXGArxVaD-lnaxgJmUFpjnIQR0Qm6GnMRD/s320/2011+f.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;">Wine Bottle Stoppers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1a0909; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO392UtS5tdHEee_AseGudSjl55iEJRjVQzh_zMLtORvIA8mrwkCCEW4aQZ5yYZYvK5ABKt68O3OF1MsmcIvaXj5gKpUJun0kEK5MwSE6gnTNakFHowO3RV3g5NeEeyUwWHvo5HrRt8pQ/s1600/2011+b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO392UtS5tdHEee_AseGudSjl55iEJRjVQzh_zMLtORvIA8mrwkCCEW4aQZ5yYZYvK5ABKt68O3OF1MsmcIvaXj5gKpUJun0kEK5MwSE6gnTNakFHowO3RV3g5NeEeyUwWHvo5HrRt8pQ/s320/2011+b.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-41507010112690244132011-09-08T02:28:00.004-04:002011-09-08T02:39:57.551-04:00Leaf Beads<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">I am store sitting at Village Artisans all day Thursday, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">stop in and say hi if you are in town! <br />
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Here are a couple of my leaf beads. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPzdGc8ZS4AmEMH0uojUTz6pBRH45x579Jkegqx5Gk-Rw9jr96L7h6b-tVxGrJDdC2WmsUXOvjnJNhqjzJNz5jARgJ03xmoWKxq5kCIe_0Ebyk-BX3UuQXuUvCN2lKI0MgKy-HtAE_Ju5/s1600/oak.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPzdGc8ZS4AmEMH0uojUTz6pBRH45x579Jkegqx5Gk-Rw9jr96L7h6b-tVxGrJDdC2WmsUXOvjnJNhqjzJNz5jARgJ03xmoWKxq5kCIe_0Ebyk-BX3UuQXuUvCN2lKI0MgKy-HtAE_Ju5/s320/oak.JPG" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgs2uLJFagWm0FNQoH06sR86Ed1X7JPvsEe-fejhcHF8rUbr-Q20wM6sMBvWGqkA87-i20unqzXN_4RVJY8QEqpVscSvZ7fxGr2GstpY527tycmwspQ0ac0B1TW3qN9Byvp-0gFmbKfgL/s1600/maple.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgs2uLJFagWm0FNQoH06sR86Ed1X7JPvsEe-fejhcHF8rUbr-Q20wM6sMBvWGqkA87-i20unqzXN_4RVJY8QEqpVscSvZ7fxGr2GstpY527tycmwspQ0ac0B1TW3qN9Byvp-0gFmbKfgL/s320/maple.JPG" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="213" /></a></div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-4011925754105583952011-07-28T11:09:00.001-04:002011-07-28T21:30:28.201-04:00Trying to photograph glass tree beads<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">I photographed some more of my tree beads with out the benefit of a light box. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I had great light and figured it might be enough. They are OK but not as nice as the ones taken using Pam's light box. I think it is time to make my own light box. Guess this goes on my to do list! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvmc7JcZ7AN8Ty9b9_Jq-22csxR5LgowmlMu9ZqWH5yYGvb3gG623RGVU2kvDRfV0j_ov28r_ZIKmvqqMTPOVYcgF0ySaRvnE5acoBVmragqylOn6T1QHzNtLza0_Ca70gWo2rhH6tmY1/s1600/2011June22lrspring+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvmc7JcZ7AN8Ty9b9_Jq-22csxR5LgowmlMu9ZqWH5yYGvb3gG623RGVU2kvDRfV0j_ov28r_ZIKmvqqMTPOVYcgF0ySaRvnE5acoBVmragqylOn6T1QHzNtLza0_Ca70gWo2rhH6tmY1/s1600/2011June22lrspring+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvmc7JcZ7AN8Ty9b9_Jq-22csxR5LgowmlMu9ZqWH5yYGvb3gG623RGVU2kvDRfV0j_ov28r_ZIKmvqqMTPOVYcgF0ySaRvnE5acoBVmragqylOn6T1QHzNtLza0_Ca70gWo2rhH6tmY1/s320/2011June22lrspring+015.JPG" t$="true" width="239" /></a></div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-50230169311157300262011-07-18T19:55:00.000-04:002011-07-18T19:55:46.828-04:00Tree Beads<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDbKKMljki4bYnWwFzUKQ6RFy-kJZoTmqLkpT5eXtvoXAoEnnfjukOarjzf6Ra1pSXG70gosYZjMUVKkz_215ygGwEpM1DVSja0q8K3IWUG2kJuzYLS72giE6dm-dFi1kBpbWK80jtkRJ/s1600/BlueTreeOnRed_Rocks_LoRes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDbKKMljki4bYnWwFzUKQ6RFy-kJZoTmqLkpT5eXtvoXAoEnnfjukOarjzf6Ra1pSXG70gosYZjMUVKkz_215ygGwEpM1DVSja0q8K3IWUG2kJuzYLS72giE6dm-dFi1kBpbWK80jtkRJ/s400/BlueTreeOnRed_Rocks_LoRes.JPG" width="261" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Tree Beads</span><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype><shape id="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 2in; left: 0px; margin-left: 261pt; margin-top: 5.9pt; position: absolute; text-align: left; width: 97.95pt; z-index: 1;" type="#_x0000_t75"><imagedata cropbottom="6083f" cropleft="13102f" cropright="22463f" croptop="-1454f" o:title="2009weddingplus%20088" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\MOM~1.THE\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.jpg"></imagedata><wrap type="square"></wrap></shape></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">I have had an affinity for trees since I was in grade school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The neighborhood children and I would climb the crabapple trees that lined the road on which I lived. We spent days playing in those trees. We talked about anything and everything and made up great stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our imaginations would take us on grand adventures spending the day acting them out, making them come alive. Sometimes I climbed alone and just enjoyed the tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I look back I see how our stories changed as the seasons caused the trees to change, every season a new and exciting journey. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">I make trees beads because they represent the wonder of changes that are a natural part of our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes we instantly see the beauty of a change. At other times as when the trees lose their gorgeous foliage in the fall, the barren trees may seem lost and forlorn. The beauty of the changes is not always immediately apparent. Without the foliage we can examine the structure of the branches and the intricate patterns in the bark, seeing the beauty this season has to offer. Without the loss of the fall leaves the beauty of the structure beneath could not have been found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">As I observe trees I realize how resilient they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are strong and sturdy but can bend in the wind. When injured they often have a remarkable ability to heal and grow despite the loss of a limb or damaged trunk.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">These glass tree beads represent the gifts and beauty that nature gives through the changing seasons of our lives and remind us to strive to incorporate the tree’s resiliency into our life.</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5EJgjXoOf-9vGrIqw2SyIw-DmM5e-4XFXpKqIy-OVJORPQ1bvcfejHmx5-lqSk6CnEgIs9Ulpl9THaLBh96YglqXp2ODzfteoBRW0xAxXSYi1rkVb0Hbfdfb_nvB8oFUJqEmIkX-wguG/s1600/BlueTreeOnBlue_Rocks_LoRes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5EJgjXoOf-9vGrIqw2SyIw-DmM5e-4XFXpKqIy-OVJORPQ1bvcfejHmx5-lqSk6CnEgIs9Ulpl9THaLBh96YglqXp2ODzfteoBRW0xAxXSYi1rkVb0Hbfdfb_nvB8oFUJqEmIkX-wguG/s400/BlueTreeOnBlue_Rocks_LoRes.JPG" width="190" /></a></div>Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281640138935988090.post-63167691564169539642011-07-14T15:24:00.012-04:002011-07-14T18:06:55.295-04:00Welcome to my blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcktswjFaTl7xT0Qbj6yXC_f6yeZ_8o6QSZzeIy6SsCZhUwqroSlOpAHmsG9kIg9eKMSSsOx-U3JMTlWbxaOAOXHKEhq7fO_ZDayDo6niCZ5H9fQeadPPNw6-HbGski4M-zQCcvNTncle/s1600/E1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcktswjFaTl7xT0Qbj6yXC_f6yeZ_8o6QSZzeIy6SsCZhUwqroSlOpAHmsG9kIg9eKMSSsOx-U3JMTlWbxaOAOXHKEhq7fO_ZDayDo6niCZ5H9fQeadPPNw6-HbGski4M-zQCcvNTncle/s400/E1.JPG" width="250" /></a></div>A big thank you to <a href="http://forquiltssake.blogspot.com/">Pam</a> for helping me learn how to make this blog and how to take better photos using a home made light box. Here's a photo of one of the beads I made...which actually it belongs to Pam. Pam took a great photo of it. <br />
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I am a new member of the <a href="http://villageartisans.blogspot.com/">Yellow Springs Village Artisans</a>. This is the end of my second month as a member and I am really enjoying being a prat of this group of artist. I decided to put together this blog so I can share what glass projects I am currently working on or have completed and what things I will be taking to the shop. Also just to talk about art and glass!!!!Theresa Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504487458138601848noreply@blogger.com2