Lisa's Studio

Well i finally got around to painting and organizing my studio. I love this space and really never want to leave it........

In the begining there was cream walls and grey floors..........I could not do that and be happy working so i changed it up a bit.

My new floor color is Quite Red.The walls are Turquoise Tint and Crushed Cumin.

I like to have my morning java here and plan my day......Or read magazines.

Love,Love, Love this space.

So any hoo, Ive been working with the new Bronze clay and love it!

I really like the way it feels.Its so pliable and you have a longer working time before it starts to dry.

I'll get it fired this week and put more pics up of the finished pieces.

Have I told you how much i love my new studio?

I would really enjoy seeing some of your studios. If you respond to this blog with a link to your blog and photos of your studio, i'll have a drawing at the end of the week and the winner will get one of my new Bronze clay finished pieces.

Back in the saddle and havin a good time

I know, I know.........Again its been a while.Like I said I'm back in the saddle again.

First off I'd like to thank all of those on our email list for there great response to the email we sent out and how much we appreciate all of you who purchased from us through our etsy shop.

If your not on the email list then please go to the main page of our web site to register your email with us. Every month we will be sending out a email/news letter with info on our newest treasures and where we will be teaching and at what shows we will be at.


Okay so Tony and I went to Greensboro,NC this past weekend to visit our fabulous and beautiful
friends Christina and Greg, whom we stayed with and Aten better known as "Phoenix".
We had the best time!
This is a special group.....Christina, being italiana is an unbelievable cook and a mad hola hooper.
She also has begun designing jewlery and her design style is just beautiful. I'm trying to talk her into an etsy shop.And talk about a great hostess.......God I just love her........

Christinas boy friend Greg used to live and work in L.A. designing armor and costumes for moves. So do you know what that means? Metal smithing on a big scale........he and Tony got along so great. So many things in common.

Then we have Phoenix.........What a beautiful person.He spins fire.Yes I said fire.Tonys dream.....

What a great group of friends........We had dinner at Christinas with Greg and Phoenix on saturday and on sunday we went to a birthday party for Patika.
Thanks to all our new friends for making us feel so welcomed.We love you all and cant wait to see you again.

Tony and Phoenix.

Christina and Greg.





Christina and the birthday girl Patika.
Phoenix spinning fire.
Patika and her fire hola hoop.
Like I said .....Back in the saddle and havin a good time!

Picture Frames

So here are a few of the picture frames my daughter Ashleigh and I are making.We just need to add sayings to them and i'll get them up on etsy.

So if you have any beautiful words you'd like to offer up please feel free. I'm allways searching for beautiful sayings.

So heres a picture of my baby girl and me.She's so beautiful and such a great wife and mother.I'm so blessed to have such an inspirational daughter.

We are off to Charelston,Sc in the morning.I'll be teaching at The Beaded Venus saterday and sunday. Chain makeing w/PMC and rings.

Have a great weekend......Lisa

Art Day With Our Girls

What a great day!

Lets see......Paintting, Coloring, sidewalk chaulk on the cement studio floor, bike ridding in the 2200 sq.ft of the studio and did i mention tatoos? Yes ,sponge bob tatoos.....

we all had so much fun and Ashleigh ( my daughter) and i got to work on our beautiful frames we are making.Photos of those soon.

So anyway heres a day in our life with our girls.

Heres Ash,working on a design for our frames.Kassy....She's so focused.Nathea and the studio floor.Sponge Bob tatoos......Oh and i forgot to mention .......Tony and the girls learning how to build wax trees.We'll have them casting in no time.These are the best times in our lives.Such joy........

New Loft and Studio

Okay so here it is.We are just tickled with this space and want to share it .So several pictures and as we get things organized there will be more.We are still working on our studio space but its coming along and its going to be fantastic, it is fantastic! 2200 square feet of studio work space..
Tony in the alley finding treasures.2200 square feet of living/loft space.

WOW! Studio space in the process of organizing.

So much to do and so much space to do it in! I still cant believe that we have this entire building.

4th with friends

wow what a great 4th of july.

Our very best and dear friends Lynn Daley and Anne Choi came to spend a few days with us in our new 4,400sf loft and studio. Yes thats right I said 4,400 square feet.

We have been so excited about our new space and finally we had company. I'm sure its safe to say they loved it as much as we do.Thanks so much girls for sharing in our excitment.

Our little town of Inman,SC had a parade and street festival that the four of us attended ,Tony made us a fabulous lunch and we hung out and talked shop.

Heres Tony and Lynn......

And heres Tony and Anne.......

We all decided that a movie would be a good way to spend the evening, so we went to see Mongol .None of us where diapointed.That was a great movie and I cant wait to see the next one.

Tony said the are making a trilogy.

So on the way home we got to see fireworks from three sides of our little down town loft.It was so cool standing in the alley and watching the show.How lucky we are to be blessed with great friends and a wonderful new home.

more pics of the Loft/Studio soon.........

"At Long Last"

hello friends...yes it has been quite some time since i've blogged...and to be honest it's not something i've wanted to do...but at the bead & button show soooooo many people ask me WHY i haven't been blogging...and soooooo many people told me they missed my blog's...well it's made me...excited...and with all thats going on in my life and our lives...well here goes.........

yes bead & button was wonder-full...thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit with lisa and me...and we also made many new friends this year...it's always soooooo much fun at this show...

if you saw us there or if you keep up with us through other shows are via the web you know we are casting now...and not just a few things...we have lot's of new stuff in metal... we also have the "tortured hearts" in glass...and i must admit it was all a big hit...and i have all you guys to thank for that...thank you...

also we are doing some of "The Bead Mercantile" shows and it's been so nice...they are great shows...and lisa and i have been having lot's of fun at them... we are seeing soooooo many old friends that we haven't seen in years...as a matter-of-fact we are leaving in about another hour for maitland florida for a show this weekend...soooooo if you are in the area stop in and see us...

lisa will also be teaching PMC classes in charleston SC on july 19th and 20th at the beaded venus...she's teaching chain and rings...i'm not sure of all the info on that...and lisa's in the shower now...so i'll post more info when we get back next week...i promise...

i'll leave you with a few pictures lisa took of me casting...soooooo...if you love fire...and who doesn't like a nice flame ???

pretty cool huh..."O"...as you may have heard...we moved again...not far this time...and i can not wait to share more about the move to this...wonder-full and wonder-filled place we live in now...it is soooooo cool and it is soooooo big...you want believe it...anyway more to come next week when we return from florida...see you soon...