TurtleBeads Studio

~ Flameworked artglass beads and custom jewellery by Ania Kyte.

~ News...

In this section, you will find information on what's new in my realm of beadmaking/flameworking and jewellery designing - new techniques, new clients/galleries, upcoming shows, and of course, photos of my boys...

~ Update: Here is a new photo of me with my two amazing boys: Alexander and Anderson...

 

TurtleBeads Studio:

 
~ 2012-01-20: With the New Year in full swing, I have been slowly getting back into the studio after the holidays... My resolution has been to spend a bit more time taking good photographs of my work, in an effort to dedicate more time to making my beads and jewellery available for sale in an easy format to my clients...  Please check out my Etsy store over the next few weeks for new items:
~ 2012-01-10: Upcoming gallery events, activities, and shows which I currently have planned for 2012:
Dates Event Location
On Now - February 2012 Gallery/Gift Shoppe Mission Art Centre

Mission, BC
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On Now - March 2012 Gift Shop Stave Lake Power House

Mission, BC
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April 13-15, 2012 BC Rock and Gem Show BC Lapidary Club

Abbotsford, BC
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May 4-6, 2012 Whistler Molten Experience Pacific Pyros Retreat

Edgewater Lodge, Whistler, BC
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June 9-10, 2012 Ripple Rock Gem

and Mineral Show

 Ripple Rock Gem and Mineral Club

 Timberline, Campbell River, BC
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June - July 2012 Leisure Centre Display Case Mission Leisure Centre

Mission, BC
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July - September, 2012 Molten Obsessions Exhibit The Reach Gallery Museum

 Abbotsford, BC
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August 2012 Copper & Fire Demonstration Brittannia Beach Mining Museum

Squamish, BC
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October 2012 Fraser Valley Bead Show Langley Convention Centre

Langley, BC
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November 2012 Girls Night at the Museum The Reach Gallery Museum

 Abbotsford, BC
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~ 2011-09-29: Today was a major highlight in my artistic life: I was featured in the local paper - The Mission Record - and where else but on the front page!  The arts reporter visited my studio, and wrote a fabulous review of the bead-making process.  He also took some very good photos. 

You can read the article on-line at:

 http://www.bclocalnews.com/lifestyles/130783983.html

~ 2011-09-16: I'm not sure where this summer went, but we're somehow quickly heading into fall and I'm excited about a few new possibilities...

In addition, my studio has moved into a new space, and while there's still a lot of unpacking left to do, I'm pleased with how it's coming along. I'm very happy that I've already been able to teach classes and have clients visit:

 

 

~ 2011-09-01: ITwo of my necklace designs appear as projects in the 2011 Fall edition of Creative Jewellery magazine, published by the editors of Beadwork Magazine, and it's really exciting to have my work published in this beautiful collection of articles:

 

 

~ 2011-08-20: IFinished pieces of my jewellery, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants, as well as bookmarks cell phone charms, and sets of beads, are featured at the Stave Lake Power House gift shop March 2012. Please stop in when you're in Mission and take time to tour this fantastic historical facility :)

 

~ 2011-08-01: II'm getting geared up with new beads to attend the Fraser Valley Bead Show with the Pacific Pyros, starting October 22, 23, 24th, 2011 at the Langley Convention Centre... Expect to see great artglass/lampwork beads, beading supplies, gemstones, and tools. See you there!

 
~ 2011-04-30: I'm not sure how this year seems to be flying by faster than usual, but it's already April, and time for Spring designs, as well as the Annual General Meeting of the Pacific Pyros today at 3:00 p.m., where I'll get to see one of my favourite artists, David Sivers, demonstrate his techniques...
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  • If you get a chance to stop in to take a look while you're working out or going for a swim, you will be able to see a large part of my work exhibited in the Leisure Centre Gallery display cases, as presented by the Mission Arts Centre of Mission, BC, from May 1st to the 20th, 2011.
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~ I completed a really great custom order for a wonderful client recently:

   

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~ I'm looking forward to a few of my new designs being published this Summer and Fall in issues of Lampwork and Stringing magazines (can't show you photos yet!), as well as hoping that some of my work will be juried into the  Fraser Valley 2011 Biennale Exhibition, which will show the work of various artists in galleries throughout the Lower Mainland of BC from June to October of 2011.

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And here are a few new finished pieces:

           

~ 2011-01-09: Happy New Year! I'm very excited about all the upcoming possibilities for this year :) 

I have a few bead-related resolutions this year, so I'm looking forward to:

a) spending more time at the torch, both experimenting and working on custom orders,  

b) preparing a more extensive bead and jewellery inventory for shows, galleries, and my website;

c) finalizing several articles for glass and beadwork magazines, as well as tutorials for beginner students.

Thank you for all your support in 2010, and I welcome you to join me in a creative 2011!
~ 2010-12-24: Merry Christmas everyone!  I'm off for a bit of a holiday, but I'll be back at the torch on the second week of the New Year... Enjoy your time with friends and family, and all the best to you and yours!
~ 2010-11-15: I'm so happy for any chance I get to be at the torch, and I'm excited about a few new things that are happening, all at once, of course!  I just came up with a spectacular new idea: I've always loved antique keys, and collected many over the years, so it occurred to me that maybe I could make a key out of glass???  Off to the torch I went, and after a few experiments, I had seven glass keys, three of which were pretty neat and even looked like keys! Once I work out all the technical and structural details, I will have a range of these artglass keys available for sale - I'm already considering all the design possibilities:

Sneak Preview:

~ 2010-10-15: I just finished a fun evening at The Reach Gallery in Abbotsford for "Girls Night at the Museum."  In addition to the usual big bead show in our area, there is also the miniatures show in Coquitlam, and a new art gallery opening in Salmon Arm.  Here are all the details of where/when you will be able to see me with my work, or just my work on its own, over the next little while:

  • Mission Arts Centre - Mission, BC - Silent Auction, Oct. 12th to 30th, 2010
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  • Fraser Valley Bead Show - Langley, BC - Annual Show - Oct. 22, 23, 24, 2010
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  • Retreat - quiet time for catching up with friends and making jewellery - Nov. 25 to 29th, 2010
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  • Osprey Gallery - Salmon Arm, BC - New Gallery - Starting October 2010 onwards
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  • Place des Arts Gallery - Coquitlam, BC - Positively Petite Exhibit - Nov. 18 to Dec. 17, 2010
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  • Dewdney Craft Show - Deroche, BC - Christmas Show - November 27th, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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  • Mission Arts Centre - Mission, BC - Extended Christmas Gift Shop, Dec. 7th to Dec. 18th, 2010

~ 2010-08-17: I'm off for a bit of a holiday with my family at the end of this week, so there will be no new beads while I'm away.  I'll be back at the torch in September. In the meantime, here are a few new focal beads from this month, mostly custom orders that were waiting for me to get around to them: 

          

~ 2010-08-04: Well, it looks like it's the summer of outdoor festivals for me!  I was excited to be asked to demonstrate at the all-day "Copper and Fire" show in Britannia Beach on August 8th hosted by the BC Museum of Mining - if you want a great day out, please stop by to visit...
 

~ 2010-08-01: To start off the month, I wanted to showcase a few new beads I've been working on lately... Some of these will be available for sale in the "Current Beads" section and some have already been sold!

           

 ~ 2010-07-31: If you would like to see or purchase my work in person, I will have some of my work available for sale and will be set up as a glass bead-making demonstrator throughout this summer. 

~ Please come and enjoy some wonderful music at from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Envision Twilight Concert Series at Heritage Park in Mission. 

For more details:

 Envision Twilight Concert Series

 ~ I will be demonstrating at  7:00 p.m. on:

  • June 25th
  • July 16th
  • August 4th (last day)

Concert listings: Brochure
~ 2010-06-01: I've been working on a special collection for Karyn Chopik Studios, and here are some of the new beads which will be featured in the Summer designs:

             

~ 2010-05-20: You can now see my work "live" at the Mission Arts Gallery in one of the glass display cases.  I have included a nice selection of necklaces, pendants and earrings, as well as bead sets, so I hope you get a chance to stop in at the Gallery and see the exhibit...

Exhibit dates: June 1st until August 22nd, 2010

Location: 33529 1st Avenue, Mission, BC

Contact: 604-826-0029 (call ahead for gallery hours, usually Tues to Sat. 1-4 p.m.)

For more details: Mission Arts Gallery

         
~ 2010-05-10: I have submitted a few new designs for the Beadwork Magazine "BeadStar" contest. 

Here are my entries for the categories as follows: "Glass", "Gemstones", "Metals", "Hearts", and "Pearls":

                  

If my work is selected for the contest, you will be able to vote here: "BeadStar Contest 2010"
~ 2010-04-30: My work has been juried into the "Tea-for-Two"  themed show at the Mission Arts Centre. The exhibit started this week, and opening reception fundraiser will be on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.. I thought it would be fun to make tiny artglass teapot jewellery with sterling silver and crystal accents:

             

See more information here: Mission Arts Council
~ 2010-04-07: I'm preparing as many new beads and jewellery pieces as I can for the upcoming BC Gem Show, which takes place in Abbotsford the weekend of April 9, 10 and 11th, 2010. 

See more information here: BC Rock and Gem Show

Here are a few photos of some of the new beads which I will have at the show:

                    

 

~ 2010-03-23: I'm still working on finalizing the website update, along with creating spring collection beads for Karyn Chopik Studio and custom orders - thanks for all your support and I hope you enjoy the beads:

                     

 

~  2010-02-23:  I'm currently finishing preparations for my first real-life auction, which will take place on March 13, 2010, held in White Rock, B.C. by Olson Auctions.  A nice range of my finished jewellery items will be available for bidding and purchase by collectors - for more information, click here: West Coast Auctions:

                 

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~ I was recently asked to submit 20 focal beads to the Montreal Museum for their Spring 2010 glass bead exhibit, which will be on display from March 4th to April 11th, 2010: "Glass Beads, More than adornment":

              

 

~  2009-11-23: I'm in the process of finishing writing a new article for GlassLine magazine, as well as preparing some new work for the upcoming bi-annual Pacific Pyros Molten Obsessions 2010 exhibition taking place at Place des Arts in Coquitlam in January 2010...
 

~ 2009-06-01:  I'm pleased to announce that two of my jewellery designs were published in the Summer 2009 edition of Stringing Magazine!  You can find the various lampwork beads I created and then used to hand-craft these necklaces for purchase on my website in the "BEADS" section:

  "Antique Amber" "Silver in the Round"
 

~  2009-04-20: I'm happy to report that another weekend was well-spent at the annual BC Rock and Gem Show  which took place this April in Abbotsford, BC.   Thanks to everyone who came to the show to visit, browse, and buy beads :)   I will now be busy catching up on custom and designer orders, and then hopefully, I will have a chance to update the website with new beads (particularly frogs and teapots!)
 
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