| HI! I am Jodi Hesting of Beadworx.com. I am an artist living in beautiful, gorgeous, and almost-always-sunny.... Arizona. I am married to the most wonderful husband in the world! I have two teenagers and two fur-babies that keep things interesting around here and fill my life with joy and adventure! I love spending time with my family and friends, camping, exploring, and doing pretty much anything outdoors, and of course I love to CREATE! I have been an artist of many different media since a very early age. In school and college I took every art class I could find. I have tried my hand at silver-smithing, painting, drawing, pyrography, wood-turning, poetry, seed-beading, ceramics, leather-work, stained glass, and even crochet! Not a day goes by that I don't have the incredibly strong desire to make something or have ideas swimming around in my head just waiting to get out! If my hands are making something, I am pretty much happy! In 2001 I discovered the art of "lampworking", or torch-working with hot glass. It has changed my life! No other art form has captured my heart as working with hot glass! I feel as if I have found my calling in the art world! Of course coming from a family of pyro-maniacs probably has something to do with my love of playing with fire! haha! I have made so many friends and even gone on to teach others this art form through classes, tutorials through my website, magazines, and books. I love to share and pass along what I know because so many others did the same for me when I first started out! You can read more about "Lampworking"and view my tutorials by clicking on the link below: You can come take a class with me and learn how to make your own glass creations at two different studio locations or take private lessons with me in my home studio, just check out the "Classes" link to the left. You can check out my "Galleries", (which include some of my past work), pictures of my family, and my current available glass creations by using the links to the left. You can also check out some more fun facts about my business down below. And you can always send me an email with any questions or comments! I especially love to meet other artists out there in this big creative world! |
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| I have met such wonderful people and made some great friends through this art of hot glass. |
| This is a few of our members of the Arizona Society of Glass beadmakers at our annual holiday party, 2010! If you are intested in joining our group you can visit the website |
| I love having a personal atmoshphere on my website and I even love meeting my customers! Some of them have even become my very good friends! |
| I am always willing to help out those who are interested in getting started melting their own glass! I have encouraged and helped family members as well as friends, and even neighbors to get into this art! Several have gone on to start their own business! I have provided "tutorials" and "how to get started lampworking" pages on my website. I know how frustrating it can be when you are first starting out and have so many questions...I was just like you! |
| A few times a year I participate in local art shows! It is always so fun to meet new people and "spark" their interest in hot glass! |
| I love learning where my glass creations end up or what my customers make with them! My favorite so far is from a customer "Maddox", who takes adventures inside of Volcano's around the world! Rain water creates small lakes inside of each volcano and he uses my lampwork vessels to collect and store water from each volcano he visits! |
| You can check out the jewelry creations that my customers have made with my glass art in the |
| Feel free to send me pictures of your creations using my art and I will gladly post them into this gallery! |
| I belong to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. To learn more please visit www.lds.org by clicking on the picture above. |
| I hope you have fun and enjoy your visit to my website! Always remember to love, laugh, and never take life to seriously! Oh yah, and HAVE FUN SHOPPING! |
| That's really him inside the volcano, and he assures me my vessel is hanging around his neck! Isn't that awesome???!! |
| My artwork is featured in the book "Glass Bead Workshop" by Jeri Warhaftig. Spring 2008 |
| My wire wrapping tutorial appears in Australia's "Beading" magazine in the December 2007 issue. |
| My tutorial on vessels appears in Passing the Flame "Spotlight on Hollow Beads and Vessels" |
| I was the featured artist on "The Beading Times" online magazine in the July 2003 issue. Click HERE to see the article. |
| My "Southwest Silver" tutorial appears in the Glass Line Magazine April/May 2011 |
| Here I am working out in our garage - or what I like to call, my art studio! hehe! |
