I love making my Ottoman beads. They are full of details and take a great deal of concentration. Somedays I just don't have it in me to concentrate quite that hard. Other days I think why do I want to make another one of those - have I not made enough of them.
Then, there are days when I just want to make them in different colour combinations and continue to tweak them.
Recently I started playing with light hearted creations - novelty glass you may call it. I have participated in a local Toronto bead show for many years and was quite surprised to see that her description of my work included those words: Lampwork glass by Amy - beads, pendants, novelty glass The first time I saw that I was not impressed, but I have always had some quirky items and I suppose it is novel.
Recently I decided that perhaps I could combine the novelty (owls) with the Ottoman. I started with a squat little shape and began to decorate it as an Ottoman bead - in the end it was really quite nice and I did not have the heart to put eyes or wings on it.
It was a snow day here in Toronto. I had hoped to have many hours at my torch, but it somehow did not work out that way at all. I think I have spent the entire day either in the kitchen or here at the computer. I have a baker's dozen of fresh bagels, which are delicious, if I do say so myself and perhaps Saturday will bring some new Ottoman beads.
