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Susan Jones Designs

Posted by SusanJonesDesigns on 1/10/2007
Hello and thank you for visiting my gallery! Lampworking and jewelry design are my passion. Each day at the torch is a new opportunity to play with color, texture and designs. I feel extremely fortunate to be able to do what I love every day. I've taken classes from Stephanie Sersich and Dustin Tabor, Amy Johnson, Diego Bottacin, Jeff Barber and Tom and Sage Holland. All are wonderful, patient instructors - I highly recommend their classes.

Hope you enjoy the bead pictures - thanks for checking out my gallery,
Susan

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more focals

more focals

Playing with new DH odd lots yet.
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New focals

New focals

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Ordered Chaos

Ordered Chaos

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DH Odd Lots

DH Odd Lots

Experimenting with the new odd lots from DH.
(6 images)
More DH experiments

More DH experiments

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More beads

More beads

(6 images)
Carnival

Carnival

(2 images)
Peacock II

Peacock II

(2 images)
Peacock

Peacock

(2 images)
Shard Beads

Shard Beads

Busy blowing shards...
(3 images)
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

(6 images)
Tucson or bust!

Tucson or bust!

(6 images)
Enamels & DH

Enamels & DH

(4 images)
totem pink

totem pink

(2 images)
Color Play

Color Play

(4 images)
Radioactive

Radioactive

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November Birds

November Birds

(4 images)
December Beads

December Beads

(5 images)
More Dec. Beads

More Dec. Beads

(6 images)
December

December

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

(4 images)
October Lentils

October Lentils

(6 images)
Stormed Beads

Stormed Beads

Beads made with stormed dots from Amy Kinsch - AKDesigns tutorial.
(8 images)
new focals

new focals

(4 images)
Dichro Blooms

Dichro Blooms

Astro Blooms w/dichro.
(4 images)
Greenworld

Greenworld

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Sept. focals

Sept. focals

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More Sept. focals

More Sept. focals

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more tropical birds

more tropical birds

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Jupiter Moons

Jupiter Moons

Fall colors!
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Jupiter Moons

Jupiter Moons

More Fall colors!
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Maui Memories

Maui Memories

Inspired by a recent trip to Maui - what an island paradise! This bead has blue sparkling waves inside of it and my own hand-pulled murrini adorn the side representing Hawaiian lei flowers.
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Tropical Birds

Tropical Birds

Still making birds! The basis for this design comes from Jen Gelards tut. I've made a few changes to reflect my own style.
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Tropical Birds II

Tropical Birds II

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Hawiian Beads

Hawiian Beads

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August focals

August focals

(7 images)
Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

I've been on a bird kick lately...flamingos, peacocks, song birds....
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Invasion

Invasion

Flowbots! Invasion from Minneglasspolis.
(4 images)
Owl

Owl

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Lil' Hummer

Lil' Hummer

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Flamingo

Flamingo

(2 images)
July Focals

July Focals

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Peacock

Peacock

I finally found another use for my Leonardo Petal Puller! Peacock tails!
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Big Betty Astro Bloom

Big Betty Astro Bloom

She is a little taller than the rest at a little over 2.25 inches (59mm).
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First Peacock

First Peacock

(First attempt).
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More June Astro Blooms

More June Astro Blooms

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June Blooms

June Blooms

More Astro Bloom focals!
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More June focals

More June focals

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June Focals

June Focals

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God Wears Pucci

God Wears Pucci

If the Devil wears Prada.....
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More Focals

More Focals

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Pinks

Pinks

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other focals

other focals

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Orange Blossoms

Orange Blossoms

Astro Blooms in juicy orange.
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May Astro Blooms

May Astro Blooms

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May Focals

May Focals

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Astro Blooms

Astro Blooms

I was inspired by JC Herrell and Margaret Zinzer's article in The Flow. I donned my mask and broke out the enamels! I'm calling these Astro Blooms after Astro Pops with the graduating colors. Remember those? Yum.

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More Astro Blooms

More Astro Blooms

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Darjeeling Express

Darjeeling Express

Lots of enamels and murinni.
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Downstream

Downstream

A few other focals using enamels and shards.
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More Astro Blooms

More Astro Blooms

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Circles and Waves

Circles and Waves

I love the perfect little circle that happened from a bubble under the shard. The green glass shows through the middle. Little surprises like that are fun. :)
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Marmalade

Marmalade

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Okefenokee

Okefenokee

Having fun blowing shards and experimenting with color blends.
(2 images)
March

March

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More Bullseye

More Bullseye

(2 images)
Hypno Tryst

Hypno Tryst

(4 images)
Lemongrass

Lemongrass

(4 images)
Pahoehoe

Pahoehoe

The movement in this bead reminded me of objects getting caught in a lava flow. Pahoehoe is a Hawaiian word for a type of lava flow.
(2 images)
Clear Lake

Clear Lake

Playing with Bullseye.
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Bullseye Pinks

Bullseye Pinks

(5 images)
Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions

(4 images)
Blues

Blues

(4 images)
Land and Sea

Land and Sea

(2 images)
Poppies

Poppies

(2 images)
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Layers of swirling colors reminiscent of silk scarves.
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Sparkly Malarky

Sparkly Malarky

There are four layers of glass inside this bead (beneath the detail work)giving it lots of depth and interest. It took a looooong time to make but I liked how it turned out. :)
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Absinthe

Absinthe

I used reactive shards on this bead. The silvered glass on the top half ended up with a green glow so I named it after the infamous green drink.
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Scenic Byways

Scenic Byways

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Gold Leaf Beads

Gold Leaf Beads

I love gold leaf encased over transparent colors. These are all named after famous rivers. I'm still playing with different color combos...
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More Focals...

More Focals...

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Green Parrot

Green Parrot

Inspired by Jen Gelard's tut and modified to make it my own.
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Hector - My first bird!

Hector - My first bird!

This is my first bird from Jen Gelard's great tutorial.
(4 images)
Tinsel Time

Tinsel Time

Holiday beads! Inspired by Sarah Hornik's 'Think Pink' tutorial.
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Tinsel Blue

Tinsel Blue

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I Say Hello

I Say Hello

(2 images)
Tinsel Dreams

Tinsel Dreams

(2 images)
Harvest

Harvest

Finally getting into Fall colors.
(6 images)
More Kimono Beads

More Kimono Beads

(4 images)
Kimono

Kimono

(3 images)
Yangtze

Yangtze

These focals incorporate the 'Raindrop' technique I learned from Sislonski's tutorial. Thank you, Shari!
(8 images)
Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton are plant-like organisms that provide energy for all life in the sea. Their shapes are quite beautiful when viewed under a microscope.

(5 images)
Reef with a View

Reef with a View

The silvered glass used in this bead looks like a glass-bottom boat view of a coral reef.
(2 images)
New Owls

New Owls

A couple of new owls. I like this sideways looking pose with the wing in front.
(2 images)
Skyros

Skyros

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Cirque Beads

Cirque Beads

I went to Tom & Sage Holland's class at the Gathering. I've been practicing some of the techniques learned there.
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Talisman

Talisman

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New Focals

New Focals

I think Pumpkin is my new favorite color!
(6 images)
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

My first owl - Barney.
(1 image)
Sea Bed

Sea Bed

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Satake Focals

Satake Focals

I took Jeff Barber's Satake class at the B&B Show - great class, great teacher! These are some of the beads I made in class.
(5 images)
June focals

June focals

Still playing with Satake.
(4 images)
Pin Blossoms

Pin Blossoms

More Pin Blossom brooches made with vintage enameled components and my lampwork beads in the center.
(8 images)
Still More May Focals

Still More May Focals

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Miss Squid II

Miss Squid II

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Lampwork Pins

Lampwork Pins

Vintage floral components with lampwork disc-bead centers.
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Party Dots

Party Dots

Fun swirls with gobs of dots! One dot, two dot, red dot, blue dot....
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Visible Thoughts

Visible Thoughts

One more for the Visible Thoughts series. This is Lola in Love.
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Visible Thoughts

Visible Thoughts

Driving in the car the other day, another driver failed to use their blinker for a turn (my pet peeve) and I said "What ARE they thinking?". I started thinking about what it would be like if you could actually SEE peoples thoughts. That's what these beads are about. Instead of wearing your 'heart on your sleeve', they are wearing their thoughts on their heads.
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Oasis

Oasis

Raku twisties paired with silver leaf and bright colors.
(5 images)
Shifting Blue

Shifting Blue

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Point-of-View Blasters

Point-of-View Blasters

For Douglas Adams fans! When fired, the Point-of-view gun causes the target to experience the point of view of the wielder.
(7 images)
Circuits

Circuits

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Painted Desert Series

Painted Desert Series

Bullseye Odd Lot colors. Named after the coordinating silk ribbon from Jamn Glass.
(8 images)
Garden

Garden

A garden of hand-pulled murrini and a few twisties too.
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Music

Music

(2 images)
Desert Bones

Desert Bones

Inspired by Georgia O'keefe cattle skulls. Several of the skulls have flowers blooming out of them - representing life from death.
(10 images)
Focals - January

Focals - January

Cool reaction from CIM Unique Clear with raku powder - tiny bubbles! *See Fizz.
(4 images)
Flower Child

Flower Child

Wild 60's colors!
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In My Clutches

In My Clutches

Sweet Squid has this heart in his clutches.
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Metamorphosis 2

Metamorphosis 2

This odd-lot from Bullseye is one of my favorite glasses. The depth created from a single rod is amazing. This is an extra large lentil (1.5 inches) - I left it simple to showcase the glass itself.
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Octo Miss

Octo Miss

Her blue bandana was a mistake, I thought I'd grabbed a black stringer. But I like how she turned out. She's got attitude!
(2 images, 1 comment)
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Happy 2008!

Happy 2008!

I named this bead 'Happy New Year' because the bright colors are very feastive and cheerful. To me, it screams CELEBRATE!
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Vintage brooch/pendants with lampwork bead centers.

Vintage brooch/pendants with lampwork bead centers.

I've always collected vintage jewelry - I love it! Antique shopping with my mom and sisters is one of my favorite things to do. I decided to combine my love for all things vintage and my passion for lampworking in these fun new creations.


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First organics of the year.

First organics of the year.

I just received some intense black and couldn't wait to pair it with raku and make twisties! I left the surface of these unadorned to showcase the colors from raku.
(4 images)
More Tinsel!

More Tinsel!

(6 images)
Tinsel Time!

Tinsel Time!

These focals sparkle like tinsel - the reactive silvered glasses catch the light at every angle.


(8 images)
Miss Squid Loves Her Treasure

Miss Squid Loves Her Treasure

I've been thinking about octopus/squid beads for a while. This one has Miss Squid holding a lentil filled with gold leaf.
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Can't Let You Go

Can't Let You Go

Another from my Squid series.
(4 images)
Blooms

Blooms

I made some larger flower beads to go with my new Michal S. pendant. Michal's work can be found in Etsy under username - MichalS
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Bullseye Odds

Bullseye Odds

Focals using Bullseye odd-lot colors.
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Focals using - Bullseye Odd Lots

Focals using - Bullseye Odd Lots

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Autumn

Autumn

I made some off-mandrel leaves for gifts to give to my friends at our annual Autumnal Dinner Party. The colors really popped in the natural sunlight.
(7 images)
Mind Frames

Mind Frames

Having fun with some dichro and gold leaf I picked up at the Gathering.
(4 images)
Trellis

Trellis

I broke out my CZs to accent some new twisty cylinders.
(4 images)
Swirl Girl Ring

Swirl Girl Ring

Fun swirls of amber-yellow and turquoise on black.
(2 images)
September Lentil Focals

September Lentil Focals

Finally broke out the Bullseye Freaky-Streaky pack from the gathering. I just returned from vacationing in the Florida Keys so these have sea inspired names.
(7 images)
R4 Focals

R4 Focals

Playing with new R4 glass that I picked up at the Gathering.
(4 images)
Tide Pool Ring

Tide Pool Ring

I took Diego Bottacin's class on glass rings at the Gathering. Very fun and informative class - I highly recommend it! I really like this bold design. Can't wait to experiment some more...
(3 images)
More August Focals

More August Focals

Some focals I made for the Gathering.
(4 images)
Audubon's Flamingo

Audubon's Flamingo

Inspired by John James Audubon.
(4 images)
Desert Spirit

Desert Spirit

(2 images)
Pucci Inspired

Pucci Inspired

I collect vintage Pucci scarves. The intricate colors and patterns inspired these focal beads.
(6 images, 1 comment)
Flowbot - girls

Flowbot - girls

These were a custom order for a client's daughters.
(5 images, 2 comments)
Invasion from Minneglasspolis!

Invasion from Minneglasspolis!

These are my new Flowbot creatures from Minneglasspolis. They were created out of my love of all things sci-fi. I'm hoping to do a whole series of these little guys. I love the 'zippers' down the front of their space suits! I started adding a little something to the backsides giving the Flowbots...flowbutts!
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