New work . . . "Peep Show" Corsets made from shantung silk, coutille, spiral steel, lace grommets and ribbon, then adorned with elaborately beaded panels.  Finally! . . . a way to combine my historical costume skills with my love of beadwork.

The new book is now available at Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/b/4260295-outside-the-box

It's not a project book.  Better yet, it's a book about creativity and inspiration; about where my ideas come from and how I apply these inspirations.  It has valuable information about how to evolve your own creativity as well as technical information about working with unconventional objects.  Interspersed amongst the text and throughout a 75 page gallery are over 100 images of my work over the past 14 years.

New Book!

It's a-coming!  Final proofs came this week, so after a few more tweaks, I'll have my new book up and ready for purchase.  It will be available in soft cover, hard cover w/book jacket and hard cover w/image wrap through Blurb.com.  Details will follow and the official announcement will come once it's been made public. 

In my humble opinion . . . the best one yet!

My wee creature in a tiny turtle parade!

November 2nd thru 4th 2012:  Bead Art Show Yokohama

"Elephant Trunk Park," Osambashi Pier, Yokohama

View from Osambashi Pier

Now that's a proper dinner.

 

Chiho (my interpreter) and me after class Sunday.

November 5th:  Arrived in Kobe this afternoon after traveling by Shinkansen from Yokohama.

Port of Kobe Tower

China Town Gate in Kobe

There is nothing more joyous than the arrival of new eyes at the studio!

There is something undeniably magic about window seats . . . .