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 ...

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. #beadmakin ...

“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 blown glass beads into Christmas tree decorations in Poniklá, Czech Republic, earned the craft a place on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage last year. But ...

Anyone who reads this column knows that I have a soft spot for fashion and jewelry artists. Expressing yourself through what you wear is in itself an art form, and in Santa Cruz, there”s no shortage ...

This workshop turning out hand-made glass beads for Christmas tree ornaments is the last of its kind. The little family business has been producing the delicate decorations the same way for over a ...