"Le
Fiore Vive" Series (watercolor)
The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking
The Le Fiore Vive
Series was born on Sunday 12/29/02 and averages 1.25 to 1.75 inches lengthwise -
a miniature canvas - as I like to work on the small scale. Le Fiore Vive is Italian for "The
Living Flower". And in glass, the beauty of these flowers will indeed
live
forever. Many of my creations are inspired by mother nature's colorful palette. Using glass as my paintbrush, I hope you
will drop by
often to see the numerous flowers I will add to this series. This
series features focal beads that are fully decorated on the entire circumference
of the bead surface. My latest work in this series incorporates more intricate designs and watercolor
versions using enamels (finely powder glass),
as pictured above. Previous pieces to this series
can be found in the Lampwork
Gallery. (Photo by Azad)
It was an honor to have been chosen to be part of Kimberley Adam's techniques book, The
Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking. You can find the Le
Fiore Vive beads on page 168. Click the book links above to get a
larger view.