Sharry Miller

Glass Mosaics

Hmm, I realize now that I forgot to have Christmas music playing during my class yesterday. That would have been appropriate while making mosaic Christmas ornaments. We were so crowdedwith eight people in my little studio, however, that we wouldn't have been able to hear it anyway. I think everyone had fun and was pleased with their results. As always, beauty was created. Jan's dove will be a lovely gift for a friend Linda claimed... Read more →

More Stars in the Galaxy

Sunday afternoon I hosted three lovely women (and Rowan) for another successful class making bevel stars. We had a wonderful time and the results were beautiful. I learned a thing or two, too. After the first class a few weeks ago, I changed the length of the class from two hours to five. We actually took a bit over six hours this time - next time I'm going to divide it into two days. Five... Read more →

Wire Work Class

As always, yesterday's Sea Turtle Arts' class was a rousing success. Denyse Brown taught six of us how to make fun and funky jewelry with wire - it was her beginning wire work class. Not surprisingly, I'm eager to show off the incredible talent hiding in Valdez. Denyse demonstrates again how to do a secure eye wrap with wire as Bonnie, Donna and Mary practice theirs. Jan and Joyce concentrate as they practice making the... Read more →

Students Play with Glass

My last fused glass pendants and earrings class was great fun, as usual. How can you not have fun when you're making magic by combining colors and then heating the glass up to 1490 degrees? Of course, I get to have the fun with the latter part of that magic equation: firing the kiln. Bonnie learns to grind so she can make the oval pendant and earrings she's envisioned. Denise is experienced with glass working,... Read more →

Bead Earring Class

A great time was had by all as we struggled to learn to bend wire into simple p-loops and secure loops. These techniques were just two of the ones Denyse Brown taught us yesterday in her basic earring construction class. It was also fun to sort through my bead stash to find the perfect beads for creating our visions. Here's the class, hard at work under Denyse's tutelage: Here's a glimpse of our creations (Rowan... Read more →