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Biography Lois
Oster Lois
Oster's bead making journey began over 30 years ago with a bead woven belt made
as an attempt to ward off boredom while waiting for a broken leg to heal.
From there, she experimented with various beading and jewelry-making
techniques, including off loom bead weaving, bead stringing, and hand engraving.
It was only natural that upon seeing her first artist-made lampwork bead
that she would want to give this technique a try, too.
Lois studied various books before taking a beginning bead making class
with Gary Newlin, an
In
2002, Lois decided to quit her day job and take up lampworking full time.
She now spends between 6 and 16 hours a day at the torch, creating her
beautiful beads. Her background in
beaded jewelry helps her decide not only if a bead will be beautiful, but if it
will hang correctly and be easy to work into beaded designs.
Her attention to quality ensures that her beads have smooth, even holes
and well-balanced shapes. Her beads
range in style from whimsical, holiday-themed novelty beads, to her Artist Beads
line, where she experiments with colors, techniques and styles, creating unique
focal beads and sets which are sure to delight jewelry creators.
While her beads are designed with jewelry creations in mind, they can
also stand alone on a silver chain or leather cord, for a simple statement.
Lois says her goal as an artist is to not only create beautiful beads
that will be pleasing to the owner, but also to create long-lasting beads which
can be enjoyed for generations. Artist Statement A.J. Reardon |