Sharry Miller

Wrap it in Wire

It's been a while since Sea Turtle Arts hosted a class (my shoulder just hasn't been up to it), but a few of us had a great time with Denyse Brown today in an intermediate wire work class. Our goal was to learn to cage an object (shell, stone, sea glass, whatever) in wire so that it could be used as jewelry, an ornament, etc. We also explored ways to decorate a caged object with... Read more →

New Class Offering

Thanks to my shoulder, I've been laying off glass work the past few months, but I did manage to complete a few small projects over the weekend (pictures will be forthcoming). I think, however, I may soon be able to offer a class or two. On a more positive front, Denyse Brown will be teaching an intermediate wire work class on Saturday, November 17. Take a look at the Sea Turtle Arts Classes page for... Read more →

Steampunk Mayhem!

All right, maybe mayhem is overstating it, but lots of laughter and nonsense were par for the course once again at today's class with Denyse Brown. Four other women joined us to play with tiny gears and gadgets while engineering our first steampunk creations. According to Wikipedia, "steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where... Read more →

Coffee v. Cancer Challenge

I just did a quick web search to see if there were any studies linking coffee and cancer. Interestingly, new research indicates that women who drink four or more cups of coffee per day over many years have a 25% less chance of getting endometrial cancer, the most common uterine cancer. I should be in the clear for that one! Last week I wrote a blog post on the power of social media. The post... Read more →