Thought of the Week

This weeks comments are quite self serving. Well, hey, aren't they all.

It's about achieving and building things from the ground up.

For me, that has represented developing brianwilliamsdesign and the ethical art initiative creative business concept.

To take that a step further, that represented getting my companies new website up. Here is the plug, www.brianwilliamsdesign.com

It was ready to go up quite a few months ago. For a number of reasons, delays along the way, I arrived at the decision to build it myself.

Which brings me back to the theme for this week. Build it from the ground up. Achieve your goals and structure them with you in control. So, that is what I have done. This blog, ta da, was my first little effort. An excellent vehicle for reflecting the development of bwd ethical art initiative.

My second effort was to build the brianwilliamsdesign website. There has been no surfing for me for at least three weeks. In the ocean that is! I am sure other web developers would do it quicker. Yes , but I have built it myself. It represents the business as I intended. It is evolving as the business is. It is evolving as our bwd artists evolve. It is fluid. It is expansive.

Creatively speaking there is a real buzz about what we are all trying to achieve. The bwd artists are fantastic. Our website is up. bwd is taking inquiries for limited new members. I believe we are at the beginning of something special and I know it going to be built from the ground up.

Regards Brian

Bead of the week

Well it does seem to be Caroline's week. One of the last beads she made before she visited family overseas. And what can I say, a real signature bead.It would work well as a pendant or a ring. Called the Rainforest bead and inspired by Australia's tropical north. Also some inspiration I am sure was taken from her back garden.

Member of the week

We welcome Caroline as member of the week. We also wish Caroline all the best while on her current travels. She is visiting her family in England.
Caroline has taken to lampworking with her own unique creative zeal. Which, may I add, we all cherish. Her past includes studying graphic design, glass mosaic works and editing work in television both for the ABC and BBC.
Thanks Caroline, you are a valued addition to the Ethical Art Initiative.

Jewellery Design of the Week

A big hello to Ingrid who is currently appearing in
Eurobeat- Almost Eurovision. She appears in one
of the promotional shots wearing a bwd funky long beaded
silk lariat. Ingrid is an accomplished singer and
performer. She also moonlights as one of our treasured bwd sales people. Break a leg Ingrid!
come and see our show: 11-12 July, Pittwater RSL... "Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision"

A local music act from my Newport. Sensational talent

Angus & Julia Stone

[via FoxyTunes / Angus & Julia Stone]

Jewellery design of the week

Retro orange, brown and black circles with curved line on a bone background. Rounded square in shape and set in sterling silver. Certainly an artistic statement. Bold and original.


Artist : Brian Williams

Bead of the week

Marine inspired feature bead. Symbolizes movement suspended in water. Akin to a jelly fish floating guided by the tide and wind.





Artist : Olivia Raymond

Thought of the week

To make a difference in a persons creative journey, that is what is important for me. To help develop somebody and raise the level of their creative well being.

Years ago I studied 'Maslow's hierarchy of needs'. Basically, it states there is a pyramid of needs starting at the bottom with food and shelter. These certainly need to be covered or you will not have the luxury of having access to the higher needs at the top. In the higher areas creativity and self expression are paramount. The irony is in this high tech world, we usually have the bottom areas covered, however the higher more enlightened areas which includes creativity and experiencing the now, we struggle.

Part of the artist's journey is to create in the now and glass has properties that for me are unparalleled. The Ethical Art Initiative is a business system that in some way transcends the corporate view of an individual and concentrates on and supports the development of the individuals creative pursuits. Value the artist, value the bead.
And so for me as this blog is launched, also I launch Phase One of the bwd Ethical Art Initiative. bwd Glass beadmaking and Jewellery Design Certification Course

This journey has begun and the promise of making a difference and developing artist's creative skills gives me great satisfaction.

I know it has just begun, but I think old Maslow would be happy.

Regards
Brian Williams

If you are interested in applying to become a bwd artist and member, CONTACT us.

Jewellery design of the week

Amber and black translucent long beaded silk lariat. So versatile, so many ways to wear this classic design from bwd.

bwd Bead of the week

This weeks bead is part of the 'Australian sorry bead' collection. A mixture of ocre colours representing the Australian outback. Appreciation for the culture of our indigenous people . Bead width 3.5 cm.

Artist : Brian Williams

bwd Members Profiles

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We welcome Rebecca Nott as a bwd artist and member. She has started her certifcation course and shows great promise.

Rebecca has trained as a silversmith and has a history of working with ceramics with her family. Go Rebecca, she is already on the way to mastering the bwd retro beads.
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