Re: Deepwood Art Lampwork

[Kandice Seeber]

Lovely stuff Fran! :)

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Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"Deepwood Art" > wrote in message
ganews.com...
> Hi!
>
> After a few-months absence, I'm back on Ebay with three
> sets...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/fu9r
>
> And after sorting through the beads in my bead vase, I've
> put together four sets of "semi-finalists" and listed them
> on JustBeads...
>
> http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=706124304
>
> Take a look if you like!
>
> Happy July to all!
>
> --
> Fran
> Deepwood Art

[Kandice Seeber]

:) Thanks! It's Moretti Dark Teal - it's a new color. I am doing a whole
lot of beads in that color - I can't get enough of it. :) That and light
greass green. Mmmmm.

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Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"Deepwood Art" > wrote in message
ganews.com...
> In article <rAGMa.541$Ix2.744@rwcrnsc54>,
> says...
> > Lovely stuff Fran! :)
>
> Hi Kandice! Thanks, and ditto! I LOVE the "Smile" set...
> that greenish teal color is succulent! :)
>
> --
> Fran

[Su/Cutworks]

Fran wrote:

> Oh, and congrats to Ms. Su/Cutworks... the winner of the
> Freebie Deluxe drawing last week!!! That was fun, thanks
> to all who entered! I'm looking forward to doing it again
> next month!

*huge giggling and silly smiles*

I've been on air all day after reading the email telling me I'd won!

I feel so lucky to add some of Fran's beads to my growing stash.

-Su

[Kandice Seeber]

You rock, Fran - that Rose Rio is luscious!!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"Deepwood Art" > wrote in message
ganews.com...
> Hi everybody!
>
> Not a whole lot going on this week. I moved the "not-
> solds" from last week over to the auction block, and I only
> have one new set on the Available Now page of the website.
> It's a pretty one, though... I love, love, LOVE that
> tangerine color that tries to pass itself off as coral
> these days.
>
> Anyway, the links are in my sig, have a look when you get
> the chance!
>
> Oh, and congrats to Ms. Su/Cutworks... the winner of the
> Freebie Deluxe drawing last week!!! That was fun, thanks
> to all who entered! I'm looking forward to doing it again
> next month!
>
> Hugs!
>
> Fran
> ~ on eBay: http://snipurl.com/56qt
> ~ on the web: www.deepwoodart.com

[Dr. Sooz]

That's such gorgeous stuff, Fran!

I've got a question for all the lampworkers here. Is it really hard to make
smaller beads? Is it easier to make bigger ones (up to a point)?

Because I find it difficult to find smaller beads. Everyone on eBay (except
Joan Eckard) seems to make beads that range from roughly 12mm to 25mm -- lots
of lampworkers specialize in focals, in fact. I prefer smaller beads, and I
seldom find them, comparatively speaking. So I buy far less lampwork than I
might otherwise.
~~
Sooz

[Margie]

On 17 Aug 2004 00:17:33 GMT, (Dr. Sooz)
wrote:

>Because I find it difficult to find smaller beads. Everyone on eBay (except
>Joan Eckard) seems to make beads that range from roughly 12mm to 25mm -- lots
>of lampworkers specialize in focals, in fact. I prefer smaller beads, and I
>seldom find them, comparatively speaking. So I buy far less lampwork than I
>might otherwise.

I prefer to work with smaller lampwork too. I'm such a girly girl!
<g> When I have a yen for smaller art glass I bid on Julie of
"Fergiebeads" and Carolyn Driver's "minis" auctions.

--
Margie
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek

[Kandice Seeber]

That's good to know, because I was always under the impression that people
liked the bigger stuff better. It is harder to get fine detail work on
smaller beads - the smaller you work, the less space you have, the more
finely detailed you have to be. But I love making the little ones - it's a
challenge! Hmmmmmmmm I am on the torch now....maybe I will make some small
ones!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

> That's such gorgeous stuff, Fran!
>
> I've got a question for all the lampworkers here. Is it really hard to
make
> smaller beads? Is it easier to make bigger ones (up to a point)?
>
> Because I find it difficult to find smaller beads. Everyone on eBay
(except
> Joan Eckard) seems to make beads that range from roughly 12mm to 25mm --
lots
> of lampworkers specialize in focals, in fact. I prefer smaller beads, and
I
> seldom find them, comparatively speaking. So I buy far less lampwork than
I
> might otherwise.
> ~~
> Sooz

[Lori Greenberg]

This is an interesting topic to me. I used to like to make really little
beads. I've grown to like to make larger beads. I suppose mine could be
considered small focals but I sell them in sets because that's how I like to
use them in bracelets. But anyway....I found when I made bigger beads and
sold them in sets that I was able to get more money for them. Of course, my
designs are different now too, so maybe it's not size at all.

Some buyers/customers feel like they're getting more of their money's
worth....a perception thing, when in reality, like Kandice said, it's more
difficult to work on a smaller bead and should therefore be more expensive!

I remember when I used to make Abundance Boxes and I met with a store owner
to sell to them. They told me it would be hard for them to justify selling
something that little (3" square) to someone for $30. I guess they didn't
listen or look at the fact that they were hand painted and detailed.

I do think there is a market for everything though...people have different
preferences.

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Lori Greenberg
www.beadnerd.com
ebay:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=lorigreenberg

[Christina Peterson]

I try to be sure to read the size! 8 to 20 mm is the range I generally use,
and 20 mm is really pushing it. The large sizes just won't lay in a good
flow.

Tina


"Dr. Sooz" > wrote in message
...
> That's such gorgeous stuff, Fran!
>
> I've got a question for all the lampworkers here. Is it really hard to
make
> smaller beads? Is it easier to make bigger ones (up to a point)?
>
> Because I find it difficult to find smaller beads. Everyone on eBay
(except
> Joan Eckard) seems to make beads that range from roughly 12mm to 25mm --
lots
> of lampworkers specialize in focals, in fact. I prefer smaller beads, and
I
> seldom find them, comparatively speaking. So I buy far less lampwork than
I
> might otherwise.
> ~~
> Sooz

[Kandice Seeber]

I think those spiny beads you do would look so lovely as really tiny beads.
They're wonderful as is of course, but for some reason things in miniature
really send me. :)

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

> > That's such gorgeous stuff, Fran!
>
> THANK you!!
>
> > I've got a question for all the lampworkers here. Is it really hard to
make
> > smaller beads? Is it easier to make bigger ones (up to a point)?
> >
> > Because I find it difficult to find smaller beads...
> <snip>
>
> Ooh, good question!! Personally, I don't think making
> smaller beads is any more difficult than making larger
> beads, it's just different... at least in my experience.
>
> A few weeks ago I made a couple of sets like the ones I
> used to make a year or so ago, lots of dots and lines, more
> traditional shapes and designs. While I was working on
> them I thought nothing of it, but after I strung them up
> and took a good look at them, it hit me just how tiny these
> beads were compared to the ones I make now. Not that my
> beads are these huge honkin' things, but they are
> definitely larger than my beads from a year ago.
>
> I have no idea how it happened, or why, but I suddenly
> started focusing more on shape than on surface design (in
> the classic lampworking sense). As it turns out, this fun-
> with-shapes thing just happened to work better with a
> larger bead. Now I'm hooked!
>
> I think I'm suddenly inspired to try a regular, shape-
> intensive set, but in mini size! :)
>
> Thanks for bringing this up, Sooz!
>
> --
> Fran
> ~ on eBay: http://snipurl.com/56qt
> ~ on the web: www.deepwoodart.com

[Su/Cutworks]

Fran wrote:

> > I feel so lucky to add some of Fran's beads to my growing stash.
>
> Thank you, Su, that's so sweet! :)

I mean it, I really admire your work. I can't wait to see it in person.

> They're on their way as of noon today (Monday)!

*setting up puptent by gate to wait for the postman*

-Su

[Su/Cutworks]

Kandice wrote:

> I think those spiny beads you do would look so lovely as really tiny
beads.
> They're wonderful as is of course, but for some reason things in miniature
> really send me. :)

Me too. I love them when they're small and bumpy. I'm not as much for
raised florals but I do like bumps. I'm lucky to have a variety of beads
for someone just starting out collecting them but the ones I keep coming
back to usually have some surface texture. It's that tactile experience,
how beads can be so smooth and cool and still have texture that I like.

-Su

[Karen_AZ]

I can make small base beads, but they're a different challenge to decorate.
I have trouble doing my favorite raked designs because I tend to overheat
and lose the shape. I'm messing around with enamels on small beads (there's
a pink & purple set on Ebay right now) and I like the way they look, but
more ornate styles frustrate me because the canvas is just too darned small.

Joan Eckard is the Goddess of small beads, IMO.

KarenK

[Margie]

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:48:59 GMT, "Lori Greenberg" >
wrote:

>I do think there is a market for everything though...people have different
>preferences.

You bet there is and thank goodness for that. While *I* personally
prefer to work with smaller beads, I do not limit myself in that way.
Also love big focals as long as they lay nice when strung up.

--
Margie
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek

[KDK]

Well I still seem to be a small bead maker. I seem to lose control of the
shape once the bead starts getting big :) I do know that the smaller ones
are harder to get intricate detail on.

I also prefer smaller beads myself.

Kathy K


"Dr. Sooz" > wrote in message
...
> That's such gorgeous stuff, Fran!
>
> I've got a question for all the lampworkers here. Is it really hard to
make
> smaller beads? Is it easier to make bigger ones (up to a point)?
>
> Because I find it difficult to find smaller beads. Everyone on eBay
(except
> Joan Eckard) seems to make beads that range from roughly 12mm to 25mm --
lots
> of lampworkers specialize in focals, in fact. I prefer smaller beads, and
I
> seldom find them, comparatively speaking. So I buy far less lampwork than
I
> might otherwise.
> ~~
> Sooz