Jirivil Wood the Amazing Bead Artist

                                                 

Meet Jirivil Wood. She is a talented bead artist (30 years making bead art) and 10 years making lampwork beads. I bought the lampwork bead with an intricate flower design added to the final treasure. She makes her art with traditional Murano Glass. She does the Yachats Sunday Market that runs from 5/27-10/21 in the Yachats Commons Area. She also participates in the Roseburg Summer Arts Fest, the Oregon County Fair, the Best Bead Show, and the Tucson Gem Show. A lovely lady who has the ability to create a mini vase that can be the loveliest treasure you may ever own. I came home and looked up the history of Lampworking and was fascinated to realize that it has been around since 1 Century B.C. It has been widely practiced in Murano, Italy and France. Lampworkers manipulate glass by using tools, gravity, or by blowing directly into the end of a glass tube. Those little treasures take a lot of skill and passion.