Art Insomnia

Glass Artisan Beads by Dawn Scannell

I started out making beads in my garage....In Florida....In July! What was I thinking??? After a year of paying my dues, we closed in the screened in porch in the rear of our home for my new studio! Now it’s my favorite place to be! I’ve been adding work stations for beading and doing my electroforming. I also have a nice cozy side just for hanging out in. Here’s a couple recent pictures.

And it just wouldn’t be a proper studio without a few resident muses. This is Jamaica, my sweet little 17 year old girl. She likes sitting on a stool right next to me when I make beads so she can get a little scratch under the chin in between beads.

This is Harley, my youngest Bead Studio Assistant. His primary job in the studio is to take long naps and watch birds out the window. But when the music gets too loud, he goes inside to curl up on the couch

This is Puck, the newest member of our family. He nearly starved to death after his humans moved away and left him behind. Fortunately he found his way into my back yard where I saw him gobbling up hard corn that I put out for the squirrels. After many months of putting food outside for him and trying to gain his trust, he’s a happy member of the family! He’s really enjoying being an indoor cat and has become great friends with Harley and Jamaica.

Winston, my big love and constant muse crossed over the Rainbow Bridge in December of 2005 after a 3 year battle with Feline Meningioma, just short of his 15th birthday. I still miss you every single day Big Boy.

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