Art Insomnia Beads – Meet our Friend Dawn

We would like you to meet our friend Dawn of Art Insomnia Beads. Dawn is a lampwork bead artist and is truly the ‘Queen of Raku’. She is an absolute master at coaxing color from Reichenbach 108 Iris Orange – affectionately known as ‘Raku’ by the lampwork community.

Dawn and I met in 2003 (eek – has it really been 5 years?) when we were both selling polymer clay beads on JustBeads.com, and have been internet buddies ever since. Several years ago she made the leap from polymer clay to lampwork and her lampwork beads became an immediate hit. Last year she was gracious enough to invite us down to her beautiful studio in Port St. Lucie, Florida to give us a lesson in beadmaking. Watching her effortlessly apply stringer was a humbling experience.

She sells her beads on eBay and has recently opened an Etsy store: ArtInsomniaBeads.etsy.com . Be sure to stop by and check it out!