Friday Feature - Lampwork Goddesses
Originally published at Two Glassy Ladies. You can comment here or there.
This week on my Friday Feature I will be featuring the work of some wonderful self representing artist/artisan lampworkers. The theme is “Goddesses” - one that has been explored in depth by the lampwork community, myself included.
Something about glass seems to lend itself well to the curvy female form. I love making these little ladies and I even wrote a book about some of them. To me, they represent the strength and beauty that all women possess. While they come in all shapes, sizes, and colours, and all have very different personalities too, they have one thing in common: they are all beautiful. I like to think of women that way, that every woman has inside her the potential to be beautiful and strong. It’s not about physical looks or conventional beauty either by any means. It’s this power that we all have inside. Women are amazing creatures. And the Goddess embodies all of that.
I did a video tutorial on how I make my goddess beads - it can be found here. Meanwhile, on to the gallery.
Earth Goddess by Joy Munshower
Website: www.tilegoddess.com
Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/tilegoddess
Bird/Phoenix Goddess by Rachelle Goldreich
Website: www.rg-glass.com
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/rglampwork
Winged Goddess is made with out of production Moroccan Swirl color glass then frit added to the companion beads. By Debbie Altman.
Etsy Shop: www.allmybeads.etsy.com
Blog: http://allmybeads-debbie.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllMyBeads
Etched Goddess Bead with silver leaf by Cornelia Lentze.
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CorneliaLentze
Glass Goddess Pendant by Louise Ingram.
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Fireseed
“Clockwork Goddess” pendant in CiM Clockwork glass (a lush transparent orange). By Amy Hall of Two Glassy Ladies.
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lampworkbyamy
Website: www.twoglassyladies.ca/
Amy’s art book “The Goddess Journey” is now available to purchase through Blurb.com - softcover, hardcover, and eBook options available. This book features beautiful photographs and stories of 12 of Amy’s amazing lampwork Goddesses.