Lavender Turquoise Ring Paraiba Topaz Tiny glass beads woven with

Tiny glass beads woven with a needle and fishing line by Julie Powell

Framed: 17'' x 21''

The rolling hills of the Driftless Area

Kellie Hanson creates this chickadee ornament with special tools that cut each piece of glass to fit the shape of the ornament like a puzzle

When it comes to elegance

Lavender Turquoise Ring Paraiba Topaz Tiny glass beads woven withNature has been a quiet underlying theme in Gail Heftis work since the beginning, specifically sea forms with their tactile qualities. Materials and techniques that Hefti uses tend to be tradition and she hand fabricates in what she hopes to be a unique final product. Hefti loves texture and the processes of texturing metal using etching, chasing and roller printing. Ideas can develop using a stone but her aim is to incorporate them as a working part