[bgurden]

i took a class from a pretty famous bead artist at bead and button. she told me that she is very careful not to look at others beads as their designs find a path to her beads!What she was trying to tell me is that art influences art. i think everyone has the ability to be artists it just depends where they are on the journey. when reading the thread about who were your teachers i could see the early teachers influence on the beads. i was influenced by tom holland and sage's class. i just dont have his/her expertise and time at the torch to be as consise! i do see their influence on dustin tabor and stephanie sersich work. each artist made hisher techniques their own.