Linda Mason makes beads using an oxygen propane torch and a glass rod. She describes it as “painting with glass.” Photos by Beverly Kehe-Rowland It is doubtful one will ever meet a more creative being ...

The colorful glass flowers, sea creatures, spirals, squiggly bits and bubbles artist Gail Crozier creates for her Stranded Glass line of jewelry vibrate with color and nearly hum with energy. The ...

It’s fair to say Bobbie O’Neale has had an eclectic career. After studying microbiology and public health at the University of California at Berkeley in the early ’60s, she worked as a public health ...

Gentle bead making — by using low heat and light pressure, each glass bead slowly takes shape, creating smoother surfaces, stronger structure, and a calming, meditative crafting experience.

“Masters: Glass Beads” curated by Larry Scott, 2008, Lark Books, $24.95, softbound, 335 pages: A look at a relatively new art form, the creating of handmade glass beads, this book covers the works of ...

The handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads is a traditional practice connected with glass production in North Bohemia, where blown glass beads have been produced ...

Nazyna Younai spends her days surrounded by small, shiny objects, some of which reflect the green of her eyes when she looks at them closely. Younai, 54, and her husband own a bead store in Redondo ...