Meet Birdy Coon

Meet Birdy Coon

Spotlight on Birdy Coon Sadie I’m Birdy Coon, a first year Dragon. I’ve never been much of a joiner, but there is so much going on in this group that I decided to jump right in, even working through my camera phobia and joining some Zoom sessions. Birdy isn’t my real...
Meet Nina Dusedau

Meet Nina Dusedau

Spotlight on Nina Dusedau My first venture into the world of art was through my interest in photography. As a teen, I developed my 35mm film and B&W photos in my darkroom. I still take pictures of nature, but with my super portable IPhone. I got my college degree...
Meet Juliet Page

Meet Juliet Page

Spotlight on Juliet Page! Juliet Page is a practicing engineer by day and Lampwork artist by night. She has been making Lampwork glass beads since 2001 in her Flameworking studio which overlooks Mill Creek, on the Magothy River. Juliet is an avid supporter of Beads of...
Meet Bambi Lerner

Meet Bambi Lerner

Meet Bambi Lerner There is something about glass – its colors, depth, versatility and the plethora of things that can be created with it that brought out the deeply hidden artist in Bambi. Her journey started with stained glass, but it wasn’t until she found...
Meet Cindy Gillick

Meet Cindy Gillick

Spotlight on Cindy Gillick Cindy Gillick has been an artist her whole life. As a child, she created using wild flowers and tree bark. She made mandalas with broken pottery, leaves and whatever else she could find. She also made lots of sand castles and forts...
Meet Kari Beukema

Meet Kari Beukema

Spotlight on Kari Beukema! Hi! My name is Kari and I live in St. Catharines, Ontario with my husband. We have three children and two grandchildren. I first became interested in glass on a trip to Italy with my daughter in 2005. The glasswork I saw in Venice absolutely...