"Jewelry with purr-sonality!"

Hand made Lampwork Glass Beads

and One of a kind jewelry

Original bead design by Doretha:

"Sand, Sea and Sky"  (photo Jerry Anthony)

WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE!!!

I'm so glad you're here!   Make sure to check the "About the Artist" page and my links to the websites of my mentors and teachers in the glass art community.

Please sign the guestbook (look further down this page) so I have your email address to inform you of exciting happenings, events, classes and sales!

 

I want to thank all of my loyal customers for helping us have a FANTASTIC 2008 Show Season!!!  Keep a watch on this front page as I will be adding shows as I get them scheduled.  If anything on the site strikes your fancy and you NEED it NOW just give me a buzz or drop me an email (please use dvmeow@aol.com) ! 

 

AWARDS and EXHIBITIONS:

First Place in Fine Art and five purchase awards, Williams Station Day, Atmore, AL 2006

Judge's Award and two purchase awards, Piney Woods Festival, Enterprise, AL 2007

Celebrate the Arts Festival, Gulf Breeze, FL - Two purchase awards 2006,   three purchase awards 2007, five purchase awards 2008

Milton 20th Annual Riverwalk Arts Festival 2008, First Place in

3-Dimensional Art!!

Convergence:  Jewelry Designs Inspired by the Four Elements

  Our piece "Sirena" (Doretha Jones/Connie Nabholz) accepted for exhibition   and publication by the International Society of Glass Beadmakers and Bead   and Button magazine, Febuary 2009

 

RECOGNITION!

  The Walton Sun article "Pet doc finds 'purrfect' passion", Nov 2005

  Daily News article "Using Fire to Create Art", July 25, 2006

  Emerald Coast magazine "Veterinarian, Quilter, Bead Maker", Mar 2009

 

 

NEW for 2009 Dr. Meow jewelry available at the following locations:

  Judy Shillingburg Special Touch Gallery at Harborwalk Village Suite 214 Destin, FL.  I am honored and excited that Judy has chosen my jewelry for her gallery.  The gallery is on the second floor near Commander's Place restaurant. Come see us and enjoy spectacular view of the Destin Harbor!  We're open daily 10 am till ? (usually 9pm)

  "Father Fud's Central Market", next to Fudpuckers in Destin on Hwy 98 open noon-9 pm daily.  This unique art and craft market is now open!

 

         2009 SHOW SCHEDULE

 

July 11-12    West Indies Art Market, Rosemary Beach, FL

July 14        Destin Bead Society meeting 6:30 pm, Special

                Touch Gallery, Harborwalk Village, Destin

July 17        GRAND OPENING Special Touch Gallery Destin

                5-7 pm, wine and appetizers and fun!  (oh yeah

                and SPECTACULAR art and views!)

Aug 1-2       Scallop Festival, Port St. Joe, FL

Sept 3-6      GLASS STOCK!!!  Newport, OR  I'm teaching 2

                classes, bead crochet and lampwork seashells.

Sept 12-13   Angel's Garden Art Show, 12th Ave/Brainerd St.

                Pensacola, FL

Oct 2-4       Destin Seafood Festival, Harborwalk Village, Destin

                FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website design Doretha Anne Jones.

Images on website not to be reprinted without permission from artist.  Copyright 2004-2009.

Sand and Surf necklace:

(photo Jerry Anthony)

MY SEASHELL BEADS!!!  I am having so much fun making these and can't stop!  NO these are not real shells, these are my hand made glass creations from my torch!

"Full Circle", my 2007 entry in the "Bead Dreams" competition sponsored by Bead and Button magazine:

(Photo by Jerry Anthony)

"Sirena" - glass seashell beads by Doretha Jones (Dr. Meow) and beadweaving by Connie Nabholz. This piece will be in Bead and Button magazine's traveling exhibit "Convergence" this summer, 2009!!!  :

"Athena", wire crochet and gemstone necklace, one of my favorites I have made so far!! :

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