Happy Holidays

Crazy!!!  I am sitting in my living room at 2:19 in the morning, not being able to sleep.  So I thought I would enter a little bit on my blog.  Working on new pieces in the studio.  My rain series is filling my head with lots of Ideas.

I am also working on making some family presents, and glass flowers for an architect in Phoenix, Az.

Of course, I am working on beads, Beads, BEads, BEAds, BEADs, BEADS!!!   I will post some of my new ones soon on Facebook... or here, or there.

-Bronwen

cross things off your list

I love lists!!!  I love the act of writing them in pen or pencil onto a sheet of paper. 
I love the act of crossing off items as I finish them.
lists keep me focused on what I need to get done, and what time frame I have to do them in.

If you ever feel overwhelmed, try making lists.  it really helps

new website look  .....  check
San Diego show .... check
small one day vacaton .... check (very relaxing!!!)
the International Society of Glass Beadmakers gathering.... check  (I did a talk, AND taught a class!!!!!  all very fun!!!)

now,...  ship some orders and get ready for Bead Fest in PA.  
Hope to see you all there!!!


This month is only 1/2 over, and my list is looking pretty good.  

I was away, but now I am back!

Hello everyone!!!
WOW!!!  Happy July 1!
I was in the middle of getting my website up and running, and completely spaced about keeping up with my blog.  I even forgot to put a link to here from there!!!  Boy, Sometimes you can get so tunnel visioned that you miss the obvious.
Lists.... Lists... Lists. 
This is the only way I can remember to do things, on time, every time!!!  I am the type of person who learns from my eye and hands.  If I don't see my hands do it, (or see your hands doing it) I don't remember it....  ie,   I have to write down the lists.  Typing the lists doesn't always work.... but writing long hand always seems to.  ie.,  making a bead using a new technique, I will learn the technique.  Read about the technique, I can understand how it is done, but I have not learned the technique until my hands actually do the technique. 
Classes... That is why classes are so popular.  I don't think I am alone in this!  You can read all day long about a technique, but just won't "get it" until you touch it!
Enjoy taking classes.
-Bron

website is coming!!!!

I have been working very hard on getting a site up and running for everyone to enjoy.  I am adding a catalog, so that you can buy beads directly from me.  This is very exciting, and yet taking tons of pictures is very exhausting.  I can't wait for it to be done.!!!  Stay tuned!  Probably in about 3 weeks.  Here is a sneak preview:

She is called "The Queen"

And, this is "Flame Girl"

These are what I call "stretchy bracelets"  They are made out of bottle glass, bicycle inner tubes and  used 22 shells that I pick up from the Arizona desert.

very, very comfortable!!!

The bracelets I call "study in shapes".  Which is exactly what they are!!!

I can't wait until everything is up and running. But, YOU don't have to wait.  If you see anything on this page that you love, just email me,  and receive 20% off   (offer is only good until Wednesday 4.21.10.  Because after that, I am on the road to Denver for the Denver Bead Society Show.

Hope to see you all down the road.!

New Logo

Take a moment to check out my new logo.

This image signifies and reminds me to think out side the box... to think in the future, beyond the now!  To grab onto something in the air and make it real.
I try to do this with every aspect of my life, and I hope some of this rubs off on everyone I touch.

Cheers,
Bronwen

Christmas 2009

Christmas, 2009.

We had my family over to the house, plus friends and friends of friends. This is a photo that my brother Jon took with his iphone using a pano app. Very cool. That is me on the far left sitting on the couch with a beehive hairdo. David (not pictured) made another wonderful Christmas dinner. It changes every year, this time we had Sour Brat en. Very nice and tangy. It was great. A lot of good conversation was had by all. Later that night, we skipped out and saw Sherlock Holmes. Was a fun movie. I can’t wait to see more!

What will my New Year resolution be this year? Will I keep it through out the year? Will I even make a resolution? Either way, I will lift my glass, and toast to the end of 2009, and to the beginning of 2010. To a new decade, a new beginning. May we all become wealthy beyond our wildest expectations with love, joy and happiness. May we all have a clear direction of where we want to be and what we want to accomplish. May we all reach our goals. And, may everyone be nice, not just to your neighbors, but to everyone you see and meet.

This last year was good, This coming year WILL BE GREAT!..

Class in my studio was AWESOME

This past weekend, I taught a class at my studio. It was so fun. There was a street fair going on right outside of my studio, so at lunch, we would head out there, eat some vendor food, and cruse the show. We talked with a few glass fusers, and also Josh Mazet and his dad Dave was there. We talked to both of them about marbles. We were very stoked and inspired to go back to our torches.

Here are the pieces we made. It was such a blast!!!

It was so much fun to teach at my studio. I was a bit worried, but I LOVED IT!!! My students were Great!!!! We got out the Thompson Enamels and played with background enameling to go with our painted pieces. We pulled stringers to apply on top. It was very, very fun!

If you would like to be put on my mail list for classes, send me an email at bron.heilman@msn.com.