CiM is in the house
Check it out!!! we have got our first shipment of CiM Creation is Messy COE 104 compatible to Effetre and Vetrofond. The colours we have imported are complimentary to the existing ranges of COE104 supplied by Annie Rose, so come on into the studio and have a look.
Sarah Hornik has arrived and is getting...
What do you get from entering?
I remember the very first year I entered the glass bead competition, it was the first year we formed NZGBA. I sort of forgot about the deadline and had only been torching for a few months but to be fair did actually own my own torch so chose not to enter in the beginners category as I felt having a torch...
Born to Bead Survey
Born to Bead has now been in business for 2 years and I am blown away with how fast that has gone for us.
Now that we are over the critical 2 year mark we would like to ask for some feedback on your thoughts of the studio and what it has to offer. We are currently offering workshops in Lampworking, Fusing...
Akihiro Okhama
In that moment my life flashed before my eyes.
There have been those momentous occasions in my life that have had an amazing and profound impact on the path my journey follows. You always remember the first job interview, the first pay check, the first love and for those of us most fortunate discovering...
April 2009 Beads of Courage
What an amazing day we couldn’t have asked for a better day in weather. Did anyone else notice that Sunny Sydney is flooding and Rainy Auckland is sunbathing… I’m just saying I noticed it
The day started with an unreal show of volunteers for the Beads of Courage program. The Times article has generated...
2008 Wanganui glass festival
I’ve just received word that they are planning the 2009 Wanganui glass festival and we will be hearing the details sooner than later. This year they are also looking to include a jazz music festival. I would like to propose us hiring a van and have a retreat with a few of us. I’ll work on costings...
MaryTV
The Beads of Courage program is a very niche charity program that we as lampworkers can become very involved with. There are few opportunties such as these where we can offer our art to a child who has reached a milestone in their treatment or has had to undergo an act of courage during their journey....
