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Focals - Volume One

Posted by LavenderCreek Glass on 11/22/2005

*If you happen to be in San Francisco in May 2006, or Santa Cruz in June 2006, you can go and see this goddess bead in person. She will be on exhibit in San Francisco at Public Glass gallery as part of the Good Things/Small Packages exhibition. In June she will move to the Selman Gallery in Santa Cruz. She will be for sale during this time.*

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Origins This is a picture that I recently submitted to a gallery contest. 569 x 768 px (101 KB) 0 Comments		Electric Blues I've never been big on heart shaped beads but yesterday I felt the urge to make one...very strange... 550 x 441 px (54 KB) 0 Comments
electricbluesfo 420 x 448 px (34 KB) 0 Comments	electricbluessi 400 x 449 px (34 KB) 0 Comments	electricblues1 580 x 440 px (56 KB) 0 Comments
Primal Echo A large-holed doughnut shaped focal. The hole measures 8mm. I really love the texture of this bead. 500 x 447 px (58 KB) 0 Comments	echo4 494 x 474 px (58 KB) 0 Comments	echo1 500 x 469 px (57 KB) 0 Comments
Captive I've been plying with Effetre drk. silver plum. It has a very metallic appearance and in this bead, reminds me of a black iridescent iron. 450 x 390 px (45 KB) 0 Comments	captiveback 430 x 389 px (43 KB) 0 Comments	captiveclose 450 x 358 px (57 KB) 0 Comments
A Storm is Comi This focal set reminds me of the dark and turbulent skies just before a storm hits. The silver wire in the focal looks like a lightening flash crashing down through the clouds. The focal is 28mmx25mm. 700 x 336 px (69 KB) 0 Comments	stormfocal 400 x 310 px (34 KB) 0 Comments	stormfocal1 400 x 310 px (35 KB) 0 Comments
Finding Center Going back to the basics. A nice round focal. 383 x 445 px (34 KB) 0 Comments	centerfocalrtsi 400 x 372 px (23 KB) 0 Comments	Parsley, Sage, I know, it's a long name for such a small thing :) 400 x 364 px (37 KB) 0 Comments
Parsley, Sage, 405 x 358 px (38 KB) 0 Comments	Ruby River Cany 300 x 477 px (25 KB) 0 Comments	Ruby River Rapi 370 x 386 px (32 KB) 0 Comments
Moss Agate Still playing with copper leaf. These remind me strongly of moss agate, one of my favorite stones. 420 x 418 px (47 KB) 0 Comments	Seafoam Focal I was using these colours in a set I was making and next thing I knew, I was making this focal. That happens to me alot :) This is a long one, at least for me. 2 1/4 " flattened bead. I am not sure what to call it, the shape reminds me of a spear head. 400 x 304 px (23 KB) 0 Comments	Seafoam Focal View at an angle 220 x 420 px (15 KB) 0 Comments
Seafoam Focal front view 220 x 429 px (16 KB) 0 Comments	Red and Black F This is a 1 1/2" bi-cone. Red with read enamel and black stringer work 390 x 546 px (26 KB) 0 Comments	Ojime - Earthqu Based on the Japanese Ojime beads. I need some more practice with these, I think they look more like eels! 300 x 331 px (21 KB) 0 Comments
Relic I am really enjoying these focals, it's a nice break from sets on occasion. These are made with copper leaf which brings out all the beautiful blues and greens. 400 x 514 px (45 KB) 0 Comments	Morning Dew 1 1/2" lentil focal, copper leaf on ivory. 350 x 327 px (34 KB) 0 Comments	Morning Dew 350 x 352 px (33 KB) 0 Comments
Eartha - Great Ivory and copper leaf were used to create this goddess. She measures 2 1/4" long, 3/4" wide and 1" thick. 270 x 468 px (29 KB) 0 Comments	Eartha - Great 260 x 448 px (29 KB) 0 Comments	Eartha - Great 250 x 444 px (30 KB) 0 Comments
Terra Mater Terra Mater, the Earth Mother. This is a huge bead, 2 1/4" long, 1 1/4" across hips, and 1" thick. She reminds me of an ancient clay sculture. 300 x 448 px (29 KB) 0 Comments	Terra Mater All of my goddess wear necklaces, mostly in amber glass. A necklace which is an uninterrupted strand of beads symbolizes the cycle of life, death and rebirth. 300 x 454 px (28 KB) 0 Comments	Terra Mater 300 x 459 px (27 KB) 0 Comments
Terra Mater 300 x 444 px (27 KB) 0 Comments	Blaue Donau This goddess bead is made with turquoise and .999 fine silver wire. She measures 2 1/2" long, 1 1/2" across the hip, and 1" thick. She is named for the river Donau in Europe 260 x 443 px (30 KB) 0 Comments	Blaue Donau 260 x 438 px (26 KB) 0 Comments
Blaue Donau 260 x 439 px (26 KB) 0 Comments	Copper Leaf God I had another go with the copper leaf and I am pretty happy with the results and the shaping. This bead is as large as the others. 250 x 395 px (29 KB) 0 Comments	Copper Leaf God 240 x 395 px (26 KB) 0 Comments
Copper Leaf God 260 x 391 px (27 KB) 0 Comments	Copper Leaf God 250 x 396 px (28 KB) 0 Comments	Genesis This is Genesis, made on a turquoise base, decorated with nice springy colours. A cubic zarconia glows within her necklace, symbolizing the spark of new life that is stirring just beneath our feet and will burst into glorious spring in just a few weeks 250 x 381 px (20 KB) 0 Comments
Genesis 240 x 390 px (21 KB) 0 Comments	Genesis 270 x 387 px (20 KB) 0 Comments	The Dude This is my first go at a face bead. I am pretty happy with the results but my technique needs worl. He is 1 1/2" in diameter, a flat-backed lentil. 300 x 305 px (22 KB) 0 Comments
The Dude 260 x 298 px (17 KB) 0 Comments	Raku Barrels 490 x 511 px (36 KB) 0 Comments	Awaken 300 x 439 px (23 KB) 0 Comments
Awaken 240 x 367 px (18 KB) 0 Comments	Awaken 255 x 397 px (20 KB) 0 Comments	Makeda This is a new series I've just begun. More a celebration of the female form in all its varied sizes, colours and shapes. This is a relief applied to a large flattened tab, 3" long 250 x 443 px (22 KB) 0 Comments
makeda 240 x 450 px (19 KB) 0 Comments	Makeda 250 x 438 px (20 KB) 0 Comments	"Fire Opal" This bead turned out really well I thought. Full of colour and sparkley metallic veins of silver and gold. This bead is just shy of 2" long. 470 x 484 px (38 KB) 0 Comments
Sunny Sunday Af This is the focal to a set I did recently. The beads were heavily enameled and then etched for a really neat texture. This is a 38mm flat-backed lentil. 350 x 312 px (26 KB) 0 Comments	Dot Contest Bea I at least managed to get the "big" part down :)) This bead measures 32mm x 30mm. It is hard to tell in the picture but this bead has a black core which has been encased in a thick layer of clear. 450 x 354 px (34 KB) 0 Comments	Dot Contest Bea I made this bead for the Frantz Dot contest. It needed to be large and have lots of dots, similar in style to Larry Brickman's work. So here is what I came up with. I sure gained a good appreciation for the skill level needed to make beads in this style. 350 x 333 px (28 KB) 0 Comments

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