Artist: Liliana Glenn
Business name: LilianaBead
Location: Natick, MA

Websites & Blog:
LilianaBead
LilianaBead.etsy
LilianaBead.blogspot
How do you describe your work, Liliana?
My business name LilianaBead reflects my dedication to expressing my aesthetic ideals in glass. Each bead is a result of my journey alongside glass and fire. My commitment to the process, the medium and the design underlies everything I make.

My Heart
Color and form dominate my collections. The finished pieces continually remind me how much I love color. Color in glass is particularly rich because of its interaction with light; the possibilities of layering are limitless. The eternity of glass is partially …read more

Artist: Jennie Yip
Website: Iced Moments
I am fascinated by the slightly alchemical aspect of melting glass to create lampwork beads. I make my beads by winding molten glass around a thin steel rod to form the base bead, which I then decorate with other glass elements.
I love making both “organic” and precise beads. An organic bead is usually the result of the chemical reactions between the different glasses. On the other hand, the precision beads require placing the correct amount of glass at precisely the correct spot; it’s a great buzz when it …read more

Here are a few of the fabulous bead, cabochon, and pendant makers from our archives:

C.A. Therien
Lori Greenberg
Heather Powers
Amy E Fraser

Artists: Hava and Danny Ronat
Website: Ronat Glass
Hava and Danny Ronat are a husband and wife team who combine distinct skills and experience to create a beautiful array of glass beads. Hava is a beadmaker, painter, and sculptor who studied art and sculpture at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Danny is a mechanical engineer who became enchanted by glass after working in stained glass as a hobby. Together, they operate a successful handmade jewelry shop in Tel-Aviv.
About her art Hava says,
“I have been an artist most of my life, but was …read more

Artist: Kerri Fuhr
Website & Blog:
KerriBeads
KerriFuhr blog
My name is Kerri Fuhr and I am a full time lampwork glass bead artist living in British Columbia, Canada. Using a tabletop torch, rods of glass and a few hand tools, I sculpt detailed focal beads and ornate bead sets for jewelry designers and collectors world wide. I am inspired by nature and many lively creatures are depicted on my beads!
Dragonflies, honey bees, ravens and herons are among my favorite subjects and with each bead I create I strive to capture their character and spirit. …read more

Artist: Lisa McQuerrey
Website: Into The Fire Beads
Lampwork bead-making is a wonderful art form in so many ways. The act of working molten glass in the flame is mesmerizing in itself, with the glass often deciding on its own what it will become. I often find the hours just slipping away while I’m at the torch! I’m also fortunate that I have the opportunity to follow the path of many of my beads as they leave the nest. A large part of my clientele consists of incredible designers who create everything from beautiful jewelry to stunning artworks. I love when …read more

Artist: Diana Rast
Website: Dizzy Bead
Diana Rast is a Lampwork artist living and working in Tampa Florida. She has been making Lampwork since 2006. Diana is inspired by the whimsical. She likes to have fun with her creations. She is fascinated with color and likes to experiment with all the glass colors that Lampworking has to offer. You can see her work at Dizzy Bead or in the Tampa Bead Cafe on Gunn Highway. Custom orders are always welcome.

Artist: Randi-Sue Deckard
Website: Designing Diva
I’m a silversmith & warm glass artist. I create original and limited edition fused glass jewelry, decor and beads/cabochons for other artists. You can view my current collection of original beads and cabochons for artists in my warm glass catalog. My stock changes frequently and I also offer custom design services at no additional charge.  I aim to make glass comes alive with funky & vibrant colors and depth is created using patterns/textures that begs you to reach out and touch.

Glass Bead Workshop
by Jeri L Warhaftig
Just when you thought you’d never need another lampworking book, Jeri Warhaftig has come up with one that takes you from the intermediate stage and beyond! There are projects in here that will make you see glass in a whole new way, and will send you running for the torch.
Reviewers agree: this is the book for you if you want to make more than dots and swirls. Sandblasting, applying enamel, working off the mandrel, and blowing hollow beads are just a few of the techniques that Jeri will introduce you to, and then inspire you …read more

Anne Dunsmore
Grama Tortoise Beads and Jewelry
Anne loves jewelry, but she doesn’t wear a necklace because it goes with her shirt, or hair. She wears it to remind her of a truth. Each necklace is another truth she has learned, and clings to. The talisman around her neck soothes by its presence.
Anne made bird necklaces for twelve years, and now she makes lampwork glass fish wearable art. While she makes pendant necklaces and pearl necklaces with these fish, she finds the jewelry others make from her beads to be a greater spur to exploring new heights. Each trout or …read more