Bobbi J. Wilson
Lampwork Artist
I discovered the love for glass while we were vacationing in New York. I designed jewelry when I was very young but had not done much for years! A few weeks before this amazing trip I hurt my back-again! I had my husband get a few beading items to keep me entertained. I had really missed creating special jewelry for myself and my friends! After we arrived in New York someone told us about a "bead class". ( Thanks Sharon!) As we left the class I knew when I got home I was getting a torch and some glass! Not only could I create my own jewelry designs- I could design custom BEADS! From that point my husband joked about how I would go to my studio and brew up some bead design and put it all together to create a unique piece of jewelry.
Hence the name Bead Brew !
June 2005 Featured in the Jefferson City Post-Tribune
July 2006 Featured in the Shelbina Weekly
2006 Two day study with Corina Tettinger in Golden, CO.
2006 Week of Class with Teresa Brittain in Brasstown, NC.
February 2007 Featured in the Columbia Daily Tribune
October 2007 Featured in the Columbia Daily Tribune
2007 Two day study with Sharon Peters in Golden, CO.
2008 Back to Corning New York to see the Corning Glass Company once again. Five years in Business Anniversary!
Lampwork is a very old art form that used oil lamps to melt glass rods to the molted state and then wound on a steel mandrel to form a shape.
Today the same process is used with advanced equipment!
I have a home studio in the Show-Me State of Missouri.
I use a Minor Burner torch.
I kiln anneal each bead straight from the torch.
Kiln annealing sets the cooling process to preserve the bead for a lifetime.
After the cooling process is complete, I hand clean and inspect each bead!
Then I design a unique piece of jewelry!
I would love to design a custom piece just for you!
A special thanks goes out to:
My husband, Scott for supporting me in my full time career. Sharon Miller (Anna Rose B&B, Rock Stream NY) for getting me to the "bead class". My Mom for the wonderful Kiln. My Mother-in- law, Carolyn and Sister-in-law, Cheryl for all the encouragement.