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BEADY WENDY
NEWSLETTER
July,
2010
The past few months have been very busy.
I entered the juried exhibit of the International Society of Glass
Beadmakers in the United States and my entry was selected.
This is a huge honour! The challenge was to make a piece of
jewellery (including the beads) for a famous person past, present or pretend.
Sounds easy but it`s not! After a lot of deliberation I chose
to create a necklace for Mexican/American Artist Frida Kahlo.
She was a lady ahead of her time and was famous for her fabulous
flair and larger than life charisma. Frida is shown
here! She`ll be on tour in the States for the next few months
and then auctioned with proceeds to the
ISGB.
Closer to home – Sunday, July
18th is the next Craft Markets Australia at
Lardner Park, Warragul. I will be demonstrating how I
make my beads and selling some beads and finished work. Craft
Markets Australia has tightened up their requirements to sell at
all their markets. They are ensuring all the work is made by
the stall holder and not mass-produced. This is reassuring
for people like me who cannot offer deep discount pricing on their
one-of-a-kind work. Always remember, if it`s too cheap, it`s
not hand-made!
Can`t get to Lardner Park? My work is
always for sale at The Barn on Jacksons, Jindivick.
Stop by and have a browse and enjoy a terrific lunch and the
outstanding views. The Barn on Jacksons 5628 5494
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I was featured in the last issue of
Gippsland Country Life Magazine. If you haven`t seen
this new glossy magazine about the Gippsland region, pick it up at
the newsagents. Better yet, subscribe! It`s a great
magazine all about Gippsland and the quality is outstanding.
Here`s a link for the magazine: http://www.clpublishing.com.au/.
And..... Frida gets a mention in another new
publication – Don`t Forget the Milk Gippsland. Here`s
a link: http://www.themilkmag.com.
This month`s feature beads are shown
here. Check out shop-online/beads for ordering
instructions.
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