Kim Miles

http://www.kimmiles.com

kim@kimmiles.com

Artist's Statement

"The art and craft of glass beadmaking is

about freezing a small piece of time, light, and motion into a tangible form that can be worn and passed from hand to hand for generations to come."

Artist's Bio

Glass bead artist Kim Miles creates unique, hand crafted beads, one at a time, using the flame of a torch and colored glass rods. She is best known for her realistic floral designs,and her use of Cubic Zirconias within the beads. Original designs include the Lotus Blossom, the playful Bangle Bead with it's free-floating rings, and Inside-Out Beads, with flowers and other decoration inside the hole. Depth of design comes from placing as many as thirty layers of molten glass one over the other. Colors are hand mixed to create realistic dimension within the components of each bead.

Kim's work has been featured in Lapidary Journal, Bead & Button Magazine, Beadwork Magazine, and American Style. Her work was selected for the ISGB Obsession Catalog, Cindy Jenkin's Beads Of Glass, 1000 Glass Beads, Corina Tettinger's Spotlight on Hollow Beads and Vessels, and most recently, Trajectories: An Exhibition Exploring

Contemporary Glass Beadmaking.