Andi Fasimpaur on tue 14 jan 03
Greetings,
In response to large numbers of questions about making and firing glazed
beads, I thought that I'd put together some information... I haven't linked
any of this to the rest of my web page yet, but once I've gotten some
feedback and had a chance to proof-read/edit, I will probably link to this
off my tips and techniques page...
http://www.mysticspiral.com/beads/
please let me know what you think.
Andi Fasimpaur
http://www.mysticspiral.com
Andi Fasimpaur on wed 15 jan 03
At 08:50 AM 1/15/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Andi- thanks for taking the time to write about your techniques. I make a
>few beads occasionally, and will find your info useful. All the ones I've
>made, I've made into necklaces, combining with glass and natural materials.
To be completely honest, it's quite a bit easier to type the info in once
and link it to the pictures that I want to share than it would have been to
individually email everyone who asked for more information about firing
glazed beads... call it enlightened self interest.
If you browse around my website, you'll see that I have strung quite a few
of my pieces using glass and other materials as well... I'm hoping to start
playing with lampworking this year in part because I've begun to just love
playing with beads of all types...
>I guess I don't have the right market, because so far, they seem pretty
>labor-intensive for what I can get for them. Do you have any suggestions on
>marketing handmade beads that you wouldn't mind sharing?
There are actually quite a few options. The first question that you need to
ask yourself is whether you're interested in marketing finished jewelry or
components. There is a great deal of interest in artist made beads and if
you check the shop listings in the back of Bead and Button magazine you
might be surprised to find a wonderful outlet for unstrung beads... I would
probably have starved to death if I were required to support myself on
beads when I started making and selling them. That said, as I've focused on
them more, I've learned tricks that make them go much more smoothly and
have seriously reduced the time that I have in each one...
Another great outlet for handmade beads is at spinning and weaving shows...
the beads make wonderful closures and adornments for hand spun, hand knit,
or hand woven textiles...
If your goal is to market finished jewelry which incorporates your handmade
beads, there are quite a few galleries and boutiques, etc looking for
unusual jewelry. It's a little harder to find an outlet for finished
ceramic jewelry, but when you do the profit margin is considerably higher
than the market for unstrung beads.
Surprisingly enough, there's quite a large bead community online... The
largest share of the artist bead market right now is Lampworked Glass, but
buyers recognize quality beads and are very receptive to beads in all media.
>Good firings,
>Ann Brink, Lompoc CA- BTW, you might like to see my GIANT necklace on the
>first site below, click on "Recent Sculpture". That one was fun to do.
>
A friend of mine did a series of "Wall Necklaces" for a show she did at a
coffee shop... She had a lot of fun as well...
Well, i need to turn up the kiln... Happy beadmaking...
Andi.
http://www.mysticspiral.com
Peter and Samantha Tomich on wed 15 jan 03
Andi, Your page looks great and has lots of great information on it, link it
up! I was in awe of the interior of your kiln filled with beads. What are
those structures you use that look like lattice? And glueing the beads on -
great. I always distort my beads making holes in them, but I lack common
sense sometimes. I truly benefitted from seeing this info. On second
thought, you should hide all of it from people like me - just kidding.
Thanks for sharing!
Samantha Tomich
Waikoloa, Hawaii
peter.sam@verizon.net
http://s_a_m.tripod.com/pottery.html
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Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:25 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: New Bead Page
Greetings,
In response to large numbers of questions about making and firing glazed
beads, I thought that I'd put together some information... I haven't linked
any of this to the rest of my web page yet, but once I've gotten some
feedback and had a chance to proof-read/edit, I will probably link to this
off my tips and techniques page...
http://www.mysticspiral.com/beads/
please let me know what you think.
Andi Fasimpaur
http://www.mysticspiral.com
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Ann Brink on wed 15 jan 03
Andi- thanks for taking the time to write about your techniques. I make a
few beads occasionally, and will find your info useful. All the ones I've
made, I've made into necklaces, combining with glass and natural materials.
I guess I don't have the right market, because so far, they seem pretty
labor-intensive for what I can get for them. Do you have any suggestions on
marketing handmade beads that you wouldn't mind sharing?
Good firings,
Ann Brink, Lompoc CA- BTW, you might like to see my GIANT necklace on the
first site below, click on "Recent Sculpture". That one was fun to do.
Andi Fasimpur wrote:
> In response to large numbers of questions about making and firing glazed
> beads, I thought that I'd put together some information... I haven't
linked
> any of this to the rest of my web page yet, but once I've gotten some
> feedback and had a chance to proof-read/edit, I will probably link to this
> off my tips and techniques page...
>
> http://www.mysticspiral.com/beads/
>
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