Testing Colors

Had fun with colors yesterday and this is what was waiting for me this morning. I'm going to take a new tact for my color tests. I used to just write it all down in my little moleskine notebook as I worked it. But I don't have the slightest idea what it looked like unless I dig into my old photos as well. Now I'm going to print out a small copy of the image along with my notes. This will probably make my little notebook a little lumpy but I've already done all these tests once before. I'm loving all of them. The group of 5 on the far left are a copper green base with SIS dots topped with more copper green then rubino. Very irridescent. Next I tried to wrap the silver on the ivory dots instead of SIS. Then base of violet instead of copper green. The bright blue in the center was a base of copper green with dark turquoise dots topped with EDP with opal yellow. Then it was Double Helix original Terra on top of SIS dots on a copper green base. Second from right should be over on the far left. The far right double beads didn't show the subtle "lemongrass" colors of copper green and evil purple.

Going to get back to the old schedule for the trunk show at Suzi Richey's A Bead Boutique - first Tuesday of the month. Next show is Tuesday, October 2 from 11am to 5:30pm at 2925 Jackson St, Alexandria, La 71301.
I will also be at the Alexandria Museum of Arts' Second Saturday Market on Saturday, October, 13, 9am to 1pm.
I will not be going to New Orleans this fall. I'm so sorry and I will miss my NOLA friends. But as always, you can buy from my shops listed on the right side of this page ---> or just send me a message if you see a post with a pic of the bead you've been waiting for.
Till later - Flame on!

We have finally settled into our new home in Alexandria, La. My wonderful husband, Bob, worked double time getting my studio up and running. It's so exciting to work in there. This studio is the roomiest and best equipped studio I could have ever wished for. I have managed some torch time since the move. I'll be showing these beads and much more at this week's Second Saturday Market.
Details:
Saturday, August 11, 2012
9am to 1pm
AMoA Second Saturday Market
Alexandria Museum of Art
933 Main Street
Downtown Alexandria, LA 71301

Come on out and see all my shiny baubles and ooh and aah at the many other wonderful CenLa artists at the Market.

Note - I have a new local cellphone since our move. If I am in your phone book with my old New Orleans (504) phone number please send me an email at debideauxATsuddenlinkDOTnet and let me know you need the new number. 

Yay! I Won!

Not too long ago I posted a comment on the blog of another fabulous beadmaker - Judith Billig
Not long after I got an email that I had won a set of her beautiful beads!

How exciting! I can hardly wait to include these in a bracelet for myself! See, cuz I couldn't possibly sell someone else's beads so now I'll have something beautiful I don't have to sell! Yay ! Go check out her site and see a better pic of my new beadset: http://judithbillig.com/

Fresh From the Flames 8-30-11

Look what I found in the kiln this morning! The sparkle on these are fantastic. Better than I'd hoped when I was making them. I have to give credit for the idea to Corina of Corinabeads. Her newsletter yesterday mentioned a technique that I had not played with for a while.

You can see these new beads at my next show AMoA's Second Saturday Art Market on Saturday, September 10, 9am to 1pm.

Don't forget I'll be making my return to the New Orleans Arts Market on Saturday, September 24, 10am to 4pm. I'm excited. I've missed ya'll this summer.

Till later - Flame On!

FireDivas Giveaway - I won!

Thanks to the FireDivas Givaway I got these lovely little beads from Patrice Shepherd of ShepherdCreations in the mail today. I've always loved glass and especially glass beads. I used to collect lampwork beads. I learned how to make glass beads as a way to know a good bead from a bad. I got addicted and the rest is DebiDeaux history. But in these past seven years of learning to make beads I stopped collecting them from other beadmakers. I think maybe this win might change this around. It was so enchanting to hold beads in my hand made by someone else. Now I need to decide what I'm gonna do with them. Necklace, bracelet, earrings?

Thank you to Patrice & the FireDivas!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Okay I told ya'll I would be taking off Jan & Feb this winter. Well, the weather is going to be glorious this weekend and I've had several messages from ya'll that I was missed last month. So here goes - I'll be at the Arts Market of New Orleans in Palmer Park corner of Carrollton & Claiborne on Saturday Feb 26 10am to 4pm! My inventory is not as full as I'd like it but I do have some really nice new pieces to show off. So c'mon out and see me and the many wonderful artists at the Arts Market this Saturday!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, February 26, 2011
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
Two sets of by J. Monque'D Blues Band with the Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians at 1:00 & 2:30.

Children’s Tent:
10:30 am in the Kids Tent- The Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indians with audience participation! After the show enjoy a slice of King Cake donated by our neighbors at Robert Fresh Market.
Children can make "Tribal Tiaras" after the show for the rest of the day!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, December 18, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
1:00 Anaїs St. John
2:30 Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony

Children’s Tent:
In the Kids Tent- Frank Levy performs An Elves Christmas 10:30 am
Children can make "Groovy Gift Tags" after the show for the rest of the day!

The Arts Market is a week early this month so we can offer our art in time for holiday gifting. It is also a 2 day affair. I will only be there on Saturday but you will find more artists there again on Sunday.
Flame on!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, October 30, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
12:30 Coco Robicheax & the Swamp Monsters
2:30 Johnny Angel & the Swingin' Demons

Children’s Tent:
In the Kids Tent- the Audubon Zoo Bugmobile at 10:30 am
Children can make Creepy Critters after the show for the rest of the day!

For those that follow me on Facebook, you'll already know that I've had a colorful harvest of figs and eggplants from my garden this fall. These wonderful colors have inspire my torch along with the happy request of a dear friend for lots more beads in cobalt blue and aqua.
Since it's Halloween weekend I'll have a nice big bowl of treats (no, not figs and eggplants - I'm thinking Snickers and M&M's) and nary a trick (unless you count my witty repartee LOL)
C'mon out and see me and lets play with some glass beads.
Flame on!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, September 25, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
1:00 Pfister Sisters
2:30 The Charmaine Neville Band

Children’s Tent:
In the Kids Tent- Angela Davis, the Yarnspinner and wildlife expert Dave Milliken will share tales of Louisiana wildlife at 10:30 am
Children can make Bookmark Babies after the show for the rest of the day!

I've got all those lovelies you didn't get to see last month due to the bad weather and more that I've made this month. C'mon out and see me. I really missed you.
Flame on!

It's that time again, ya'll. And I got some mighty purty new colors to play with in my fire. So be sure to come see me...

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, August 28, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
1:00 Eve’s Lucky Planet
2:30 The Revealers

Children’s Tent:
10:30 am- Heal 2 Toe second-line dance class with Dancing Man 504;
afterwards the Craft Project of the Day will be Second-Line Fans!

And, of course, I'll be there with all my shiny glass baubles. Green, purple, blue, orange and yellow, ruffles, dots and encased. Teased enough, yet?
Flame on!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, July 31, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
1:00 The Kat Walker Combo
2:30 Lips & the Tripps
Children’s Tent:
The Deep South All Breed Obedience Club will have a Dog Show at 10:30 am.
"Hound Headgear" craft project all day after the show.
After the show, make Puppets for Pop.

The Arts Market will feature the
Haitian Art Expo - 17 Haitian artists touring the United States.

And, of course, I'll be there with all my shiny glass baubles. Please stop by to see me.
Flame on!

Cajun Zydeco Fest

The Fourth Annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival

June 11-13, 2010
Time: 10:30am - 7:30pm
The Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.)
Map This Location
New Orleans, LA
FREE ADMISSION

I'll be there with all my shiny little baubles. I hope you will be too! Flame on!

Arts Market of New Orleans

Saturday, May 29, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Featured Entertainment
Musician’s Tent:
1:00 Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil
2:30 The Joe Krown Trio
Children’s Tent:
At 10: 30 & 11:00 am, The Jazz Cats Marionettes will perform two shows

After the show, make Puppets for Pop.

I've got some wonderful new Tree of Life and Goddess beads to show off. And I'd love to see you!
Flame on!

DebiDeaux Artisan Studio ArtFire Buy & Sell Handmade

debideaux Artisan Studio ArtFire Buy & Sell Handmade
After getting many inquiries about my Rosebud ring that was entered in the Handmade Louisiana Craft A Long I finally listed all my Rose rings in my Artfire shop. I neglected to list these sooner because of the Holidays and such and just forgot they were not listed after that.
Ya'll pop on over there and check them out. And don't forget to click the Facebook "Like" button while you're there. Just so I know ya'll still love me.
Flame on!

Beginning Beadmaking Class at NOCGI

This is the one you've been waiting for and asking for...

Beginning Glass Bead Making One Weekend Class w/ Debi Deaux: This one weekend class will cover studio safety and setup, torches and tools, supplies and suppliers. Using Moretti/Effetre glass, students will learn about shaping, surface decoration techniques and color reactions. The student will be introduced to basic flame working skills, including making stringers, stringer control, pulling cane, dots and dot distortion techniques, flowers and encased flowers, complex shaping and sculptural beads. Students should leave the class in possession of a fundamental knowledge of glass bead making, a collection of their own beads and enough safety information to setup their own studio or rent the lampworking studio here at N.O.C.G.I. The cost of the class is $300.00 and is all inclusive. A deposit of ½ down is required to hold your seat in the class. If you are interested in this class please contact Jenny via email (jenny@nocgi.org) or call the studio (504.482.6003). There must be a minimum of 3 students in the class to make it run. 5 seats are available for this class

Class Dates and Times: Saturday, May 22^nd, 9am-4pm

Sunday, May 23^rd, 10am-4pm

You can also contact me for the application. Call me at 504.343.9831 or email debideauxATcoxDOTnet. In an effort to slow the spammers down, be sure to change the AT to an @ and DOT to a .
I am looking forward to an exciting class.
Flame On!

Arts Market is on Sunday this weekend!

The beads above are hollows decorated with various frits. They haven't been cleaned yet but will be cleaned and strung as fanpulls by the Arts Market this Sunday.
The Arts Market of New Orleans has been moved to Sunday this month due to expected inclement weather on Saturday.

Sunday, April 25, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

This month's entertainment schedule -

Musician’s Tent:
1:00 The Scott Sanders Quartet
2:30 Tony Green & Gypsy Jazz
Children’s Tent:
At 12 noon, Mama Saba the African Storyteller

After the show, make Floral Fans for Mom.

In addition to lots of new fanpulls I made pigs fly and matching babies. Hah - now you know you gotta come and see for yourself...
Till Sunday -
Flame On!

Madisonville Art Market Saturday April 17

Yeah, I know it's a little far from home for me. I've been enticed by the lure of hanging out by the riverside all day. It's my first time there, but other artists are telling me the location is just stupendous.

Madisonville Art Show
Saturday, April 17
10am to 4pm
Tchefuncte River Front - Water Street

Click the link above for the Google map. Or just take the Causeway north, take the West Causeway ramp (branches left) to Highway 22 West (left), right just over the Tchefuncte Bridge. You'll see the artist tents on the right.

I'd love to see you there!
Till then - Flame On!

Arts Market of New Orleans

In the picture above are a handful of ruffle beads I made this past week. I've got lots more other styles too. I really got into playing with the silver foil and silvered ivory. I etched a whole load of beads too. And there's still several days of playing with fire before the market this Saturday. Oh, yeah, the market. Here's the info for this week's market. It's gonna be a fine New Orleans picture postcard kind of day!

Saturday, March 27, 2010
10am to 4pm
The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

This month the in the Kids Tent -
Scottie’s One Ring Circus Extravaganza performs at 10:30 am
After the show children can make the Craft Project of the Day - Circus Clown Puppets.
Project Rising Sun will have a drum circle with audience participation at noon on the lawn behind the Kids Tent.

In the Music Tent -
Fredy Omar & Friends at 1:00 pm
Acadien Cajun Band at 2:30 pm

And, of course, some of the best artists in the area. I am very proud to be in that number!
See you there!
Flame On!

Fresh From the Flames

Torching therapeutic? Well, maybe if it's fun too. I sat down to the torch and had no inspiration and couldn't find that creative "bone" anywhere in my body.

So I started by putting together some of my favorite color combinations. Then I had a ruffles attacked.
I wound up playing with the pinks first, deep rich ruby gold with dark pink. Then like any good "meal" I had to add some greens - pale emerald and grass green.

Then I had another ruby gold attack! But this time I wanted to put it with orange! Yeah! Love it!
And, of course, more greens with aqua and pea green (yeah, I know - there's a little blue in that aqua).

So where's the therapy? Well after the first two ruffles (which have found their way into my booboo bowl), it was just Zen to wind one after the other.

I'm open to some more color suggestions. I'm trying to keep it to one opaque and one transparent color, for now. On tap next I think I'd like to try that same orange with ink blue. I've got some opal yellow that reminds me of key lime pie that might look mighty nice with a bright medium blue.

I'm assisting Paulette Lizano at NOCGI again this weekend, and next. This time we're doing an extensive glass slumping class. Then on March 20, I'll be teaching a 3 hour workshop. There's still time to get into Paulette's class tonight and still room in my workshop. Please call Jenny ASAP at NOCGI. Phone 504.482.6003

My next market will be the Arts Market of New Orleans the last Saturday of the month, March 27, 10am to 4pm in Palmer Park, corner of S Carrollton & S Claiborne.

Till later - Flame On!

Arts Market is on Sunday this weekend!

Due to potentially nasty weather on Saturday the Arts Market of New Orleans will now be held on Sunday, February 28, 10am to 4pm.

The Arts Market of New Orleans
presented by
The Arts Council of New Orleans
in
Palmer Park
Corner S Carrollton & S Claiborne
Click here for directions

Celebrate Black History Month at the Arts Market! African Drumming in the Kid's Tent, Gospel on the Music Stage! Entertainment schedule below...

Featured Entertainment
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 2010
Musician’s Tent:
1:00 O. Perry Walker Gospel Choir
2:30 Zion Trinity
Children’s Tent:
At 10:30, I'voire Spectacle, traditional West African drum and dance company
After the show, Complete the Khamsa craft project

I will be in my usual spot with lots of new pieces to show off.

I will also have some registration forms on hand for the upcoming NOCGI classes, both my bead-making and Paulette Lizano's slumping classes.

So, c'mon by Sunday and let me share my passion and love of glass with you.

Flame On!