Mavis Bird Thing – June Crawshaw
June has been making glass beads for a long time, quietly working away in her delightful Surrey studio. Although she keeps a low profile – June’s beads may have been some of the first lampwork beads many of us saw on eBay when
lampworking started to become popular in the United Kingdom, selling under the curious but memorable name “Mavis Bird Thing”. June is a lady of many talents – being a fine artist and potter, making exquisite porcelain dolls house collectables before settling on glass bead making. From painting tiny dolls pill boxes and glass lamp bases June went on to do a course of Limoge painting and passed her exam. She studied with a Limoge artist, one Giggi Branch who was a trained artist who worked for Limoge Factory in France. Jean’s eye for detail is apparent in the attention to detail she gives her beads. June’s beautiful beads, particularly the focals, are often embellished with gorgeous trailing flowers and vines in a colourful profusion around the bead.
See more of June’s work at www.junecrawshawbeads.com