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Sacred Art Beads Gallery

Posted by SacredArtBeads on 7/10/2006

Sacred art beads
Lampwork beads By Patricia Scoggins
Fort Worth, Texas
www.sacredartbeads.com

First of all, thanks so much for coming by and visiting my little gallery!

Then a little about me. What started as just making my own beads for my own jewelry designs has evolved into so much more. My obsession with glass has completely taken over. That's probably an understatement as far is my husband is concerned but I find myself even dreaming about beads. Glass is a wonderful medium and it allows me to express myself artistically like no other medium has. I live to develop my own recognizable style. I like to think that each piece, no matter how small, is an original piece of art.

See more on my website: www.sacredartbeads.com and

my ebay: search CalamitysClan

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A little tropical bling!

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Bead Sets

I love making sets. I do make pressed sets and some free hand shapes. Presses allow me to concentrate on the effects of different glasses while making consistant sized beads that jewelry artists prefer. And you know what? I find using presses is not always the easiest thing to do.
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Beaded Bracelets

Again, simpler is better. I like natural bone, wood and leather for that organic look.
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Chromian Nuggets

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Cold-worked and Faceted Beads

These beads are lampworked, annealed and then cold-worked with a lapidary grinder (flat lapped) for a faceted look. I like to work my transparents down to a shiny glass finish so that the tiny imperfections of the glass show and become part of the natural design. I leave my opaques a little rougher for a more organic look. Fine silver in either foil or wire form play a major part in my beads.
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Dragon Claws

I don't do many sculptural beads but these were really fun to make. Etched for that organic look and lots of fine silver accents I think give these a mystical feel. These are listed on Ebay right now.
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Focal Beads

The fun of making focal beads is that each bead is so unique!
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Focal Sale on the Bay!

I have been having fun playing with some of the new glasses. Focals are up. Some starting at $.99!
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Freakin Huge Bead!

So...much...glass
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Glass Pendants

Making jewelry is definitely not new for me but making jewelry from my own lampwork beads is. I prefer something simple on sterling silver to let the beads stand on their own. I'm a big fan of hand dyed silk cords. They are simple yet artfully display the pendants.
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Golden Heart

Valentine's Day may have passed but the heart is eternal.
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Large Holed Focals

I can't get enough of making these. These are the same beads I normally start out with to make my faceted cold-worked focals. Made on a large hollow mandrel they are great for string on leather or hand-dyed silk cords. You can see an example on my Pendants page. I love a mix of opaques and transparents and decorated with fine silver foil. They have a great organic look.
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New 104 Raku rocks!

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New Focals

Some new focals.
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New Work!

New work from me!
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Organic Glass Bead Sets

The bulk of my work is in sets and some of my very favorites are my organic beads. I love to picture what finished jewelry pieces could be made from my sets. I try to include enough beads to make one large dramatic piece or several pieces using just one bead as a focal. The possibilities are endless.
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Psyche

I love this new glass. It reduces to a great metallic sheen with gorgeous colors of blues, greens and purples.
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Recycled Art Glass

Recycled glass gets a new life in this beautiful set of handmade lampwork beads! A lampwork group I belong to was approached by a group that recycle old broken glass pieces in to usable glass called frit. We were lucky to get some samples and these are my first beads created with that recycled glass. I have topped Moretti copper green with the frit and loads of fine silver foil to create these wonderful beads. I love the idea of creating new art with pieces of recycled old art! For sale now on CalamitysClan Ebay!
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Ristra

Ole'
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Romatic Heart Pendant Necklace

Just in time for Valentine's Day. A finished piece using my own lampwork off mandrel heart with some great hand dyed silk cord and sterling! Up on Ebay now!
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Sand Dunes

A non-organic set from me. What a surprise! Tiny encased bubbles.
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Simply Raku

Bring back the days of the hippies, or maybe not. This style of bead just suits me. Add a little Hill Tribe Silver and it's a finished piece. God I love raku!
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Terran Leaves

Just playing around a little with Terra glass. I was getting some great fall like colors this time on a base of ivory so I decided to make a few more fall sculptural leaves. Damn this glass is expensive but I can't stop myself from buying it.
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