Beginning January 20th, 2008, at 2:00 pm CST, I started up a live radio talk show at nowlive.com. The Jewelry Connection is the name of the show and I am hosting guest jewelry artists, talking jewelry design, sometimes doing tutorials, and generally exploring the world of jewelry design from an artisans point of view and experience. I invite you to join us! If you design jewelry I am filling the 2008 calender for guests artists and hope that you will consider being a guest on the show. Webcam and microphone offer the best possible interview, but pictures and text messaging are another alternative and it is quite doable. To participate is FREE. To participate you must: 1. create a membership at nowlive.com 2. download Googletalk or Gizmo chat program for free at the site (f you don't have it) 3. request friendship at my talk show site. There are talkshow widgets like the one below, available for copy and paste, at the home page of The Jewelry Connection, that may be placed anywhere you like(blogs, ect..for your convenience with a direct line to the show). Quick access to the home page of The Jewelry Connection at nowlive.com is available from this page by click on the SHOW INFO button on the "MY LIVE SHOW" widget below. If you don't know what US time zone you are in this is a link to help you find your time zone http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/time_zone.shtml Looking forward to seeing you there!----------------M
March 16th 2008 The Jewelry Connection Presents Jewelry Designer Diana Kirkpatrick!
Join us at 2pm CST for a live interview!
Coming to The Jewelry Connection March 2, 2008 at 2pm CST, Eugena Topina Published Polymer Artist with a strong Art Nouveau influence! Eugena has pushed this new medium beyond all expectations in form, function, and beauty!
On February 24th, 2008, The Jewelry Connection at www.nowlive.com/mona77401 will be hosting guest jewelry artist Michael David! Michaels wirewrapped jewelry is some of the finest I have seen and it's a show not to be missed. The following video trailer is just to tease your appetite for eye candy. Get to know the artist with us! Show time is 12pm PST, 2pm CST, and 3pm EST.
On February 17th, 2008 at 2pm CST, The Jewelry Connection will be hosting Tadd Hardy speaking on the subject of Chain Maille! A tremendous artist in that field, Tadd will share an hour of his time with us! This is a video preview of Tadd's work!
Preview of Upcoming Interview with an The Jewelry Connection - Guest Artist Ellen Gilbert at - nowlive.com - coming Feb. 3rd 2:00 p.m. CST
The Jewelry Connection - Guest Artist Jesse Danger coming February 10th 2008 2:00pm CST
On January 20th 2008 Ileana Munteanu proved herself to be a courageous and devoted friend. She volunteered to be my first interview at The Jewelry Connection. I didn't know how to produce the preview movies for the artists at that time and am placing this new video as a retrospective of her work. A gifted artist and true friend. Ileana's work is beautiful in every aspect from front and back. I own a piece of her work and highly treasure it!
This widget is the podcast player for previous shows of The Jewelry Connection!
Also, every Sunday at 2pm CST, 12pm PST, or 3pm EST, the Pod will light up when I go on the air with the show and you can listen right here! Please join us! Also you can replay previous interviewes right here by selecting a date and clicking on the round button of the widget! The program list below tells where to move the slide bar for the best playback, eliminating any early wasted space in the recording!
Program List:
03/02/2008 - The Jewelry Connection Presents Eugena Topina, a fantastic jewelry designer specializing in Art Nouveau Style polymer clay designs! For Best Replay advance slide bar to 010865. There was a technical difficulty at the site about 10 minutes into launch of the program and I had to log out and come back after we had already heard music from Ed Rambeau and done our opening credits. The interview is well intact though! Enjoy!
2/24/2008 1:32:36 PM
The Jewelry Connection Presents Michael David Designs (83 min.)
The Jewelry Connection Presents Michael David Designs-Fantastic Gemstone and Fine metal wire wrapping artist. Advance podcast to position 091724 for best replay.
2/17/2008 1:35 PM PST
The Jewelry Connection (94 min.)
The Jewelry Connection Presents Tadd Hardy - Expert Chain Maille Artist! Advance Podcast to position 184112 for best replay.
2/10/2008 1:24 PM PST
The Jewelry Connection Presents Jesse Danger (97 min.)
The Jewelry Connection was fortunate to spend some quality time with Jesse Danger, engineer/jewelry designer. Advance Podcast to position 174600 for best replay.
2/3/2008 1:11 PM PST
The Jewelry Connection Presents Ellen Gilbert (83 min.)
The Jewelry Connection presents Ellen Gilbert!, a very talented glass artist/ jewelry designer. Advance Podcast to Position 162700 for best replay.
1/26/2008 1:07 PM PST
The Jewelry Connection-Bringing an 18th Century Art Form into Contemporary Jewelry Design (74 min.)
The Jewelry Connection-Mona Hair provided a history of French beaded work new applications! Advance podcast to position 061200 for best replay.
1/20/2008 12:55 PM PST
The Jewelry Connection Presents Ileana Muntaneu (65 min.)
The Jewelry Connection-Debut Broadcast featuring an interview with Ileana Muntaneu, a well respected jewelry designer. Advance the Podcast to position 170572 for best replay.
This is a small album of some of the designs I have created using gemstones and pearls. You can view my online boutique using the following link: http://www.rubylane.com/shops/monadesigns To view all of my designs on one page scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Show All Button! Click on the pictures for enlargements! Feel Free to ask questions or leave comments! Thank you for visiting! Mona
I have been lampworking for about six years now! I work with a dual gas torch (oxygen and propane). All of my work is kiln annealed for long enduring quality. The most recent work is first and chronicled in reverse order showing progress from day one, in the pictures at the end. If you want to see how I have progressed, start at the bottom and work your way to the top! This keeps the several people who are watching my progress from getting bored with scrolling to the bottom every time they drop in to see what is new! For questions or comments you can email me directly at mhair@pdq.net! Thank you all for your wonderful support and encouragement! Hugs to All, Mona
To view all of my torched glass on one page, instead of scrolling through multiple pages, click on the Show All button at the bottom right of this page!
Working with Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is an awesome experience. I would like to recommend two teaching publications. First is, "Creative Metal Clay Jewelry", by Cece Wire. Second, "Introduction to Precious Metal Clay", by Mary Ann Devos. There are also some great online tutuorials on PMC! http://www.pmc-conference.com/ http://www.squidoo.com/preciousmetalclay/
If you click on the button at bottom right that reads "show all", it will bring all of the pictures onto one page! Pictures of French Beaded Floral work by students from my class may be found at the end of my list of pictures here! Also included are two videos of my french beaded work! Have fun!
Hugs, Mona
TUTORIALS FOR FRENCH BEADING LEAVES
Part One on the Left & Part 2 is on the Right
The fine wooden bead spinners were purchased from Lydia Borin in Tampa Florida. Her site is www.7beads.com
For two fabulous days we had the honor of class with James Smircich! Class ran over on both days and was a complete ZEN experience. How to manage heat in different sizes of beads, how to fume in silver and gold, how to create lace and web effects on the surface of glass, how to shape beads beautifully, how to use heat on the surface of beads to create elegant and intentional distortions. A very personable fellow with a wealth of information to share. He gave us as much as he could and then some, with the time allowed.
Photos here will change or add on from time to time, as I collect photos of place, objects, or people who inspire me to create! I hope these photos also bring inspiration to you!
