"Not having art around means losing your sight, your hearing and your soul."
Lisa Lutz
-My Nana taught me how to sew, and by eight years old I was already designing clothes for Barbie. I’ve had my hand in something creative ever since, so it came as no surprise to my family and friends when I started making my own glass beads and silver jewelry.
-I love to learn and have taken classes and workshops in wirework, ArtClay silver and metalsmithing. While looking for the "perfect" bead, I discovered lampworking. Lampworking is the ancient art of melting glass with a specialized oxygen- propane torch (formerly a gas “lamp”) to create small objects of delightful beauty. It is an art form that is constantly evolving, and this makes it so interesting. As with all handmade artwork, every bead I make is unique. My hobby quickly became my passion and my home studio was built. I have been making lampwork beads ever since, for almost five years now.
-I love to learn and have taken classes and workshops in wirework, ArtClay silver and metalsmithing. While looking for the "perfect" bead, I discovered lampworking. Lampworking is the ancient art of melting glass with a specialized oxygen- propane torch (formerly a gas “lamp”) to create small objects of delightful beauty. It is an art form that is constantly evolving, and this makes it so interesting. As with all handmade artwork, every bead I make is unique. My hobby quickly became my passion and my home studio was built. I have been making lampwork beads ever since, for almost five years now.
Living in Kelowna, BC with my husband, we have been kept busy balancing work and raising seven children. When I'm not in the studio making beads, I work as Medical Laboratory Technologist in Microbiology and I’m a part-time student working on a degree in Health Science. Having a creative outlet has kept me sane.
More photos of Lisa's glass bead work
can be found on Lisas' page.
