Artful Color in hard cover is almost ready!

Getting ready to send my book off to my editor/publishing consultant! A hard copy of Artful Color for Creative Projects is coming soon and swirling with color!

My book manuscript is back

for final edits. I need to make sure every instruction is clear, the descriptions flow, the introductions entice - my purpose is to unleash creativity in my reader, not to push my own onto her. Beaded Colorways is all about color and freeform beadweaving and I want to encourage the reader to follow her own path.

I love the way my editor, Julie Hollyday, designer, Geoff Raker and I are working as a team. Right now the book is in black and white, and in a rigid template - I am so excited to see how Geoff (and his team) pulls all of the elements: bead soups, color wheels, inspirational photos together into each page and brings the book to life!

Close up of my water glass - another hand blown piece my Aunt Carolyn gave me!

I'm off to edit, pull together final photos and diagrams - I will be hibernating for awhile, so please excuse me if we don't see much of each other.