There's a New Home for these....

These little gems found a new home last week in Mercer, WI. Small Sterling hoops with Handmade Fine Silver textured disks that have been oxidized. May you wear well!

Artistree Gallery's First Stained Glass...

Also at the Artistree Gallery in Land 'O Lakes is a few pieces of my stained glass. This piece is a small window with one of my Lampwork beads, a Moss Agate, beveled leaf shape and some lucious deep grass green mottled glass. If you look closely at the bottom view you can see what inspired me for this piece.

Yes that wonderful little Moss Agate seems to have a landscape all its own.

Land 'O Lakes, here I come....

Recently I was accepted into a new Gallery called Artistree. It's located in Land " O Lakes right on the Wisconsin and Michigan border. The entire Gallery is composed of and run by all sorts of Artists ranging from Fiber Arts, Jewelry, Oils, Watercolors, Pottery and now Stained Glass. I had the opportunity to meet some of the artists at the Bi-annual meeting on Wednesday night and thoroughly enjoyed myself. They are a very ambitious group and have a delightful space right on the main street. I was hoping to have some photos , but I ended up a little too rushed , so my next trip up there I'll be bringing my camera. I had to laugh because the meeting was held at the Chamber there and not more than a half block away was the "Welcome to Michigan" sign. When I say this town is on the border....well I really mean it. This is one of the pieces I took with me.....it has a rubber cord with a handmade Fine Silver twisted bail and Lampwork bead. The bead has silver leaf, glass shards and Murrini with clear "wings".

A Pair of Windows....

I haven't had any Stained Glass here for awhile so I thought I needed something a little different. This pair of windows I did for my sister and brother-in-law for their front window. The purpose was to have 2 windows that celebrated their oneness and accentuated their uniqueness. They each chose something they liked, as you can see the center stones are different, but the colors and choices of glass are similar. When hung side by side they also flow one into the next. The colors are soft ambers and smokey greys with lots of texture. Enjoy.

A couple night views and a shot of the luxurious fireplace that worked beautifully and gave off some nice heat, for cool Nov. evenings. Hope you enjoyed the tour and you can visit the site at http://www.sethpeterson.org/

More Seth Peterson Cottage

The bedroom, pictured here, again has built in storage and sandstone walls. Note the corner window where the glass comes together and the corner disappears. Even the biffy is spiffy, with a stainles steel shower with the head pointing backwards, and the drain right in the flagstone floor. The photograph is an original signed Pedro Guerrero. He was the photographer to Wright, as well as to Alexander Calder ( famous for his mobiles) and a few other famous people. It was exciting to see an original print.More Nov. foliage.

Inside the cottage, the dining area overlooks the patio and view. The furniture is a Wright design, typical for the use of plywood and straight lines. The living space utilizes built in seating and also has a fold out bed for extra guests. The floor is flagstone and is the same throughout the entire space. The walls are sandstone and are original to the structure.

A bit of Fall Foliage in the yard.

The view from the patio to this lovely setting, looks out over Mirror Lake. It sits high up on a bluff. To the right of the building. is the bedroom area. You can notice the windows coming together at the corners. A very typical Wright style , even though materials at the time were not always such that you have a good join. During the restoration, they were able to make that happen without much problem.

The Seth Peterson Cottage

                                                                    

           Back in Nov. we had the opportunty to stay in a Frank Lloyd Wright designed cottage, called the Seth Peterson Cottage. It's located in a remote spot of Mirror Lake State Park near the Wisconsin Dells. It's one of a few places designed by FLW at which you can spend an overnight or two. Being such a wonderful place I thought I would share some of it with you. The cottage was designed for it's owner Seth Peterson, but sadly he never spent a night there. It was purchased, lived in and then sold, as land was being bought up for the purpose of a state park. The park system, not knowing exactly what to do with the property, left it fall into disrepair for about 30 years. Discovered by a local, she led a group to bring the cottage back to it's origianl state.                                                                                

Next time a view of the grounds and the inside. And as always, just click on the photo to enlarge.

Two Pendants

It's been a long time since I've posted, just busy with things like my annual studio cleaning. But things are much more organized and put away and I'm back at it making beads and thinking about new creations. Here are 2 pendants that are out there somewhere. I believe the one on the bottom should be in some one's jewelry box and the other is at the Umlauf Art Gallery. They both have Fine Silver handmade charms, my Lampwork beads, and similar
decoration. Enjoy and let me know if it's Spring where you are yet. We have a ways to go !