Lenka Gondová and Ladislava ’Lacka’ Repková are the two ’L’s in L2Studio. They are the heart, soul, hands and talent behind the emerging new brand making artists’ (and beaders’) lifes easier. Do you know the feeling when you know exactly what kind of storage solution you need, but there’s nothing like that on the market? Or… View more
Some 10 years ago I found beadwork as a hobby. That time the next step after buying your bead mat and needles were to register at wordpress or blogger and start hitting the keyboard. All of us (at least in the Hungarian beading community) were taking pictures, showing finished pieces and writing about our learnign curve…. View more
One of the biggest pleasures of owning a bead shop (besides ordering enormous amounts of beads, crystals and components) is the possibility to meet creative, inspiring people. One of my customers with whom we quickly became friends (and stayed in touch even afterwards I left Slovakia) is Lenka Gondová. She is a successful, sophisticated businesswoman… View more
Some of the most precious moments of admiring a piece of art is when it lifts your mind off your daily comings and goings. A book, a painting and a song can all do it, and apparently jewellery has this superpower, too. The proof of it are the dreamy, romantic pieces of Cynthia Newcomer Daniel. When… View more
In this new series of articles I would like to introduce you beaders, who do not make a living from beadwork but keep it as a hobby in their free time. Have fun reading! Emoke Torok is 36 years old and is currently living in Romania, Cluj-Napoca. She is a full time travel agent in a… View more
After a long break without new articles and ‘Face to Face’ sessions I would like to continue now with a dear friend. Slavka Habardova lives in Slovakia, near the capital, where I had my bead shop for six years. She was a happy customer and most importantly a very good student. As for a teacher, the… View more
In this new series of articles I would like to introduce you beaders, who do not make a living from beadwork but keep it as a hobby in their free time. Have fun reading! Erika Fidler is 50 years old, and she lives in a little hamlet called Eaves outside Preston in Lancashire (UK) in an… View more
In this new series of articles I would like to introduce you beaders, who do not make a living from beadwork but keep it as a hobby in their free time. Have fun reading! Susan Sassoon is an architect, living and working on Long Island, in a suburb of NYC. She has a very bead supportive husband… View more
Last Sunday I celebrated my birthday, and I think it’s a good occasion to tell you more about myself. After 14 other jewelry designers I am the one who is answering. You will find here interviews with jewelry makers and fashion designers every second week. Together with them I wish you a pleasent time reading! … View more
I use three languages actively. Hungarian is my mother’s tongue, and I use it every day even if I live in Amsterdam now. I was born in Slovakia, so Slovak is the language I spoke at the university and in my bead shop in Bratislava. English also became an everyday part of my life: I… View more
What do you think, what are the characteristics of an artists? Google’s first search results say (1, 2) that a highly creative person loves adventure, has a desire for discovery, is strongly driven by his / her passion and stays true to what matters most to heart and soul, no matter what. There is some contradiction… View more
When talking about jewelry design, one of my friends tends to say that everything has already been invented. There is no need to try hard, because the possibilities aren’t infinite. Everything is just a bit of a modification of something already made by someone else. So, recognizing the work of the author is not so important… I… View more
I think every piece of art has a special feeling about it. Just as we are sometimes in a better, than other days in a less cheerful mood, the results of the work of the human mind and creativity have their own unique atmosphere around them. Some of them talk about carefree days and the wind in the… View more
Being a student of Aesthetics required learning tons of definitions of art. “Art is a skill, its display and application.” “Art is imitation.” “Art is creating beauty and harmony.” “Art is self-expression.” The ever-changing reality of what we find true from the above can be chaotic, and determining who’s an artist and who isn’t is a tricky question,… View more
In the not too distant past there were people whom I could identify immediately from their handwriting. (Some of them I could even simulate – like my mom during high school years.) Nowadays there is no uniqueness in all those Times New Romans, Arials and Sans Serifs. Howevere, there are people who are capable of leaving behind… View more
