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Guess Who is Coming to Town?

As I mentioned earlier Thomas Mann studioFLUX has been bringing in visiting artists from all over the world!  Okay maybe not ALL over the world but at least from North America.  Ha!

It started with Jesse Bert from San Miguel de Allende in Mexico and now Richard Salley will be visiting from  Sante Fe, New Mexico in June.

Richard Salley
Picture by Thomas Mann studioFLUX

Richard is teaching two workshops at studioFLUX...
The Found Object Pendant and Behind Closed Doors: The Locket Cuff.  

Richard also just finished a workshop in Virginia at artBLISS.
Beautiful pendant by Cindy Wimmer (photo by Cindy)

Visit what Cindy (who was one of the workshop hosts at artBLISS) of Sweet Bead Studio and  Laura of Souvenirs From Life had to say about it.  Ahhhhh...good times!

Well it is time to go get busy at the bench.  I have procrastinated long enough.

I hope everyone is having a great Friday!

Namaste
Kalaya
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  1. Mystic IndigoMay 25, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Le sigh...I miss Louisiana..if it weren't so danged hot I would move back in a New York minute! It would be great to take a class from Richard...maybe...one of these days!

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    1. Kalaya SteedeMay 25, 2012 at 6:12 PM

      Stacie come back!!! Haha! I think we skipped over spring and went straight into summer! This is such a great place to live if it was not like you said..."so danged hot..." down here. I fantasize about running away to a cooler place every summer! Merci for your comment and have a great weekend. ♥♥♥

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