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Lampwork artist - I make glass beads and then make jewellery out of them. All done in my little studio in Brisbane.

I work on a Bethlehem Barracuda torch with 8lpm oxycon and bottled gas. I also have a digital-controlled kiln to anneal my beads for strength and durability.

I get my inspiraton mostly from textiles and fashion magazines. Sometimes from nature, Ernst Haeckel's drawings, creatures from the deep blue sea, other artist's work, Del Kathryn Barton, Romance was Born...

You see my portfolio of work www.avrilbowie.com/

Stuff for sale www.etsy.com/shop/avrilbowie