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Hi !WELCOME TO BEAD GLASS! ..JAMES SMIRCICH to teach here, in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.We are welcoming James to our studios in March 2009. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to experience his fantastic Masterclasses. Bookings are now being taken. Please see under 'Classes' or phone Sue for enquiries.
April News: SPECIAL PRICE on brand new book 'Creating Lampwork Beads for Jewellery' by Karen Leonardo, normally $34.50, will be available for $29.90 when placed with an order over $100. Don't miss out! Offer available from 14 April to 26th April.
YES! ALL THE COOL NEW EFFETRE COLOURS will be available at Beadglass shortly...stay tuned!!
OUR REGULAR WORKSHOPS...The Art of Learning to make Glass Beads continue in October.
Intermediate 15thOctober
Beginners :16 &17th Oct 2008
Beginners: 18&19 Oct 2008
Classes are conducted by renown Australian glass artist and lampworker, Pauline Delaney. All Equipment and lunch included..lots of fun! Phone 0243791302 See details under 'Classes'. All supplies are included.
THE ROYAL EASTER SHOW:Congratulations to the entrants in the Lampwork Section, sponsored by Beadglass. 1st place went to Dan Campbell ,who designed a Contemporary Stirling Silver Bracelet with both unique Blown and Lampworked beads. This piece was also selected as an Exemplary example within the category.
Second place was won by Meredie Mee-Ling, who designed a matinee length necklace, constructed of uniform size blue lampwork beads.
Next year, 2009, prizes sponsored by Beadglass will be awarded for the same category. We hope to encourage everyone to enter their best bead and/or lampwork creation so that lampwork will have a bigger representation in this growing art form.
!st place will be awarded $250, 2nd place $150, and 3rd place $100.....start creating now!
NEW MORETTI SHIPMENT arrived...see all the NEW Premium Colours, now listed.
NEW TOOLS from Bearfootart....Deluxe Electric Mandrel Spinner, Unique Hand Stabilizers and the Bench Mounted Rolling Marvers....all designed with ergonomics a priority to prevent strain on hands and back. NEW in now, The Holey Marver!! See Equipment pages.
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD has now closed. The completed entries have been judged and the winners were announced in the March Edition of 'Beads Etc.' magazine.We thank everyone who competed and congratulate Janine Matthews,Sally Shepard and Wendy Hichins....all of whom received fabulous prizes from Beadglass. Don't forget to view their entries is this Months issue of the magazine.
Beadglass aims to provide the latest and best products and equipment for Lampwork artists. We carry the biggest colour range of Moretti Glass in Australia without a doubt as we specialize ONLY in Moretti. If there is a new colour available ...then we have it..including ALL the NEW Premium colours....and no limits on quantity.
We also have the best range and quality of BEADS in unique colours to match our Lampwork Glass.
MARCH:
WORKSHOPS in BEADMAKING (see 'CLASSES')
My trip to Tuscon was wonderful and the range of gems just overwhelming! Missed out on the lampwork areas as we only got to see 4 shows out of 50....you can read all about it in upcoming issues of Beads etc magazine.
The Guest gallery is being constructed at present. We look forward to 2008 and will continue with our popular teaching schedule given by Pauline Delaney.
JAMES SMIRCICH is coming to OZ!
We are also honoured to have a world renouned lampwork artist, James Smircich as our special guest tutor here in Oz ! who will run a series of workshops in our studio on the Central Coast These workshops will be located in Sydney & Melbourne only and to be held in MARCH 2009.
SYDNEY DATES are: 16,17,18 March. 2009
MELBOURNE DATES are: 22,23,24 March. 2009
James is one of the foremost artists in the U.S and his master classes are awe-inspiring. His techniques and superior control of heat at the torch are the envy of all who see his work. Classes will be for accomplished Beginners and Intermediates. James will be demonstrating his signature beads and the secrets behind their creation so that you can adapt these designs to use in your own way and with his encouragement you can define your own signature style and push the 'glass' boundaries. If you would like more information the flyer can be emailed to you simply by requesting in a contact email...so stay posted and don't miss out on this once only opportunity! See further information under 'Classes'
Our NEW MORETTI SHIPMENT has arrived!! All the NEW PREMIUM COLOURS are listed see under 'NEW Premium Colours' This is the entire range of premiums being produced by Moretti....T018 Lt. Brown, T019 Sage Green, T027 Dk. Teal,T039 Dk Delicious Violet, T041 Lt. Delicious Violet, T045 Purple Plum, T049 Straw Yellow, T058 Ink Blue, P121 Avocado, P211 Sage Green, P258 Striking Tongue Pink, P261 Angel Pink (this colour is a great stiff white and has more control than P204 White), P262 Powder Pink,and finally P440 Red Roof Tile from the roof tiles of Sienna!
NEW TOOLSand TORCHES !on Equipment pages.
The Brilliant ELECTRIC MANDREL SPINNERS for Lampwork have arrived! This is a brilliant new aid to beadmaking, precision made and ergonomically designed.
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NEW TOOL: The fabulous DOUBLE BARREL BRASS ROLLING MARVER, see the Equipment pages for full description of this unique tool. It works by 'pushing glass' to make perfect barrels and tubes, with neat ends!
OUR GUARANTEE:We aim to provide the best quality LAMPWORK, BEADS and EQUIPMENT available and are commited to offering A SUPERIOR SERVICE AT A MORE COMPETITIVE PRICE by SPECIALIZING in ONLY MORETTI (Effetre) art glass for lampworkers.Please note OUR PRICES INCLUDE G.S.T.
At BEAD GLASS, you will find the full colour range of Moretti Glass, available in Transparents, Pastels, Specials, Opalinos,Alabastros,Handmades and Filigranas with exact photo colour chips for easy viewing.
To compliment the lampwork glass we also carry the best range of Czech Beads for use in jewellery making all listed in the BEAD CATALOGUE.
Our online store is able to bring you greater buying power and therefore SAVINGS on every order!The easy ordering, SECURE online system makes it a pleasure to shop at BEADGLASS. We always take pride in personal service and always welcome and offer technical advice on any of our products.
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR LAMPWORKERS :
THE REDMAX TORCH is here, see details under 'Torches'
BOOKS!
New books and DVD's have been added. Featured artists are, Pati Walton,Doug Remschneider and Pat Frantz. DVD's by James Smircich will be listed shortly.
Adding INTEREST to BEADS: Try these on your beads.New Sample Packs of Reduction Frits, Silver Foil, Gold Leaf , Fine Silver Wire and Thompsons Enamels are now available.
THREE FABULOUS TORCH KITS FOR LAMPWORKERS.....
CHECK OUT THE EQUIPMENT PAGES to see what is included.
TWO HOT HEAD KITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE as The Standard Kit, for thrifty beginners or The Complete Kit, with extra tools included. The Hot Head is single fuel torch(propane only)and an ideal torch for those wanting to get started.
THE NORTEL MINOR BURNER KIT. This torch is a versatile surface burner, uses both oxygen and propane, will melt glass faster and quieter.These torches are also available without the kit.
DICHROICS!!! ( ARE NOW LISTED) These are ALL THE MORETTI DICHROIC COLOURS IN SAMPLE RODS and available in alluring shades.
MORETTI SAMPLE PACKS, Buy a bigger selection of colours for a better price, a 30cm length of each colour for BULK price! Available in Transparents, Pastels, Alabastars, Opalinos, Handmades and Specials.
CZECH GLASS BEADS...These are our own designs! Exclusive to Bead Glass.
The very BEST quality around. Hundreds of varieties in Fire polish Crystal, Leaves, Charlottes, Seeds, Special Moulds and Cut Shapes.
Email enquiries are welcome.
Events : Come and see all our beautiful Beads at....
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Announcement of 2008 Shows will be made shortly.
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