Sally uses flame formed birds, creatures, tiny glass beads and found objects, intricately beaded together to create magical garden necklaces and earrings.
The studio where Sally works and lives is on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, Victoria where she draws much of her inspiration for her beautiful and collectable artworks She creates intricately beaded jewellery made from elements of her flame formed birds, animals and flowers combined with tiny glass beads and found objects. Her works take many weeks to make and are admired by collectors around the world. She has won many awards in glasswork, beading and jewellery making both in Australia and the USA and is continually taking courses and experimenting with all forms of jewellery making to extend her skills and master her art.
‘Imagination, ongoing learning and never enough tools. Stories to be told within a love of intricate bead weaving using my own created and found materials.’
2017 2014 2014 2012-2013 2011 2010 2014 2013 2008 2007 2004 2007 to 2017 2003-2008 2003-2008QUALIFICATIONS
Corina Tettinger – Author “Passing The Flame”
Master class Soft glass techniques.
Debbie Sheezel – Enamelling on fine silver for jewellery.
Nancy Megan-Corwin – Author “Chasing and Repouse”
Master class – Chasing and Repouse and making and tempering Metal tools.
Sharon Peters – Master class – Soft glass sculpture
Bernard Stoner – Fire Bird Studios
Boro and Soft glass sculpture
Completed Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology – Jewellery NMIT Fairfield Campus.
Apecs Investment Castings P/L – “Best use of Casting” award.
Carol Gregory – Working with silver clay.
Loren Stump – Master class – making a glass paperweight/glass sculpture /glass beadmaking.AWARDS
The Mage – Mansfield. Winner – Australian Contemporary glass jeweller.
Apecs Investment Castings P/L – Best Use of Casting – Award.
Twice Finalist – Fire Mountain Gems America Beading Contest
Gold Medal Winner, Glass section, Fire Mountain Gems America Beading Contest.
Winner Highly Commended for beadwork, Derinya Art Show, Frankston SouthEXHIBITIONS
Annual Exhibiting artist ‘Flame on Glass’ exhibition, Kirra Galleries Melbourne
Exhibitor – Sofa –Chicago Art Show Kirra Galleries
Invited artist, Craft and Jewellery section, Derinya Art Show, Frankston South. Vic
Invited artist, Craft then Jewellery section, Walkers Road Art Show, Mt Eliza