We are moving .........

We will be moving hosts in the next few days (I hope) so hopefully you won't even notice the transfer...... if you do, please let me know by posting a comment here.

Catch you later
Bea - Kangaroo Island

Links updated........... !!!!!!!!!!

Well, spent tonight updating ALL the links on my website....... so please check them out and let me know if any are not working properly !!!

It's been a truly glorious day here on Kangaroo Island - not at all like a typical wet , windy and cold winter's day!!!!!!!!

Thanks
Bea - Kangaroo Island

Website Updates.........

Well - finally got some more pics and pages done........

Check it out and tell me what you think............ here........

Bea - Kangaroo Island

Mix N Match finale

Well - there you go, at least I managed (for once) to scan my work before sending it out into the big wide world.......

To see the photos better, you can click on the photo itself and it brings up a larger image on the page.

Let me know what you think... and if you are in Kingscote - remember....... the exhibition is on until August 20th and you can vote for the exhibit you like. There are about 60+ entries and I did not have time to take it all in but thought there were some really cool entries.......

hugs
Bea - Kangaroo Island

Beaches - Part 7 of Mix N Match

All along the coastline, beautiful beaches sandy and rugged………



The beautiful sandy beaches with rugged reef and rocks which surround the island were the inspiration for this piece. Lots of fine silver wire and foil to create the organic look in the glass and the beads are alternated with Czecj glass bead rondelles wirewrapped in sterling silver.......

Sea Glass - Part 6 of Mix N Match

Remnants of the past, bits of glass washed up along the coast tumbled by the waves, softened by the rocks………..



Etched glass beads to recreate the feel of precious bits of yesterday......

Lichen - Part 5 of Mix N Match

The start of earth........... this incredible plant is the very start of forming earth. Able to resist extreme temperatures and conditions - survives where nothing else can........



The colours in the beads remind me of the lichen growing in the spots where sunshine is a rarity, damp and cold...... yet such an integral part of the beginnings of earth..... accompanied by moss agate, amazonite and bali silver beads wire wrapped with sterling silver......

Ironstone - Part 4 of Mix N Match

Millions of years of geological development beneath our feet scattered around the island.........




I just love the combination of amber chips and beautiful swarovski crystals wirewrapped in sterling silver wire with my "ironstone" glass beads which are on a white Moretti base with Aurora Peach frit..........

Gum Trees - Part 3 of Mix N Match

The greens and golds of the varied eucalypts that decorate the island.......




Semi precious stone chips in Moss agate, clear quartz, amazonite and some czech glass beads wire wrapped to complement the green glass beads made by moi........

Water - Part 2 of Mix N Match

The life source and flowers which signify growth and continuity.........



Lots of blues in these beads......... can you tell it's my favourite colour? There's a fair bit of silver foil in the "bubbly" beads with the raised dots (rain/water drops.....) and I just love the feel of this set.......

Ocean Views - Part 1 of Mix N Match

Inspired by the colours of the ocean and the beaches of the South Coast of Kangaroo Island.




The glass beads in this bracelet were made by me and LOTS of silver foil was used to creat the brilliant blues and organic tones in the beads.

Sterling silver wire and findings to connect and finish.

Mix N Match

This is a collection of seven bracelets with seven seperate themes inspired by the wonderful nature I am surrounded with here on Kangaroo Island.



Each bracelet is made up of glass beads I made from Italian glass on my torch in my caravan studio and then wirewrapped in sterling silver. Some bracelets incorporate semi precious stones and swarovski crystals.
The collection is my contribution to the Settlement Day exhibition in celebration of the 170th anniversary of the first settlers to South Australia. The settlement of Kingscote on Kangaroo Island was the first attempt of the free settlers to settle in South Australia on July 27th 1836.

The theme for the exhibition was Pioneering - Past and Present. My interpretation on this was to incorporate the ancient art of glasswork to create glass beads for jewellery to be worn in a contemporary manner.

Each bracelet can be worn on its own or connected to another (or more) bracelets to be worn as a necklace of different lengths. Hence the title of the piece - Mix N Match.

In my hurry to get the display organised and the piece to the gallery in Kingscote (45 km from where I live) I scanned the connected bracelets without realising that there were only six connected - so you will only see six bracelets in the photo above this. When we got to the gallery, it was a beehive of activity, the committee had been working hard all through the weekend to repaint the gallery and reorganise the space for the exhibition. There were three new glass cabinets for the various jewellery artistes and so it was still "getting sorted out" when we arrived and by the time I had sorted out the display in my new case, it was late in the afternoon, I was stressed and too tired to think straight........ so we left town to come home and i realised I had not taken a photo of my exhibit in its pretty velvet lined display box!!!

I will do that when I next go in to Kingscote and post it here.........

The ensemble took a bit of working out - I wanted to have a variety of different inspirations and still keep a similar "look" for each bracelet so that when they were connected to each other, they would not look too contradictory or uncoordinated. I used sterling silver lobster clasps to ensure that they would clasp on securely and not be too distracting or break up the continuous flow when connected to each other.