Monday, September 30, 2013

An Apology to http://www.dianedennisbeadwork.com/





It was brought to my attention tonight that Diane Dennis is the "original" designer of this lovely piece which was published some time ago in a bead magazine.
When I bead something I NOW try very hard to give the designer credit for their pattern.  
(Just because I display a piece of work I have finished does not mean that the piece is MY orginal design or that I am teaching that pattern.)  
This beautiful necklace, however, was beaded by me as a brand new excited beader who had NO knowledge of the "rules of the game" or the "ethics" of giving credit where credit is due.  
I sincerely apologize, Diane, for not knowing, as a new beader, at the time that this is the proper and correct way of doing things .  I did not go back and correct each picture of each piece and I am sorry for the misunderstanding this has caused you.  
I still do NOT teach or copy a design, on purpose, that someone else has already published.
Please check out the great works of Diane Dennis
 http://www.dianedennisbeadwork.com/ 
Best wishes and a sincere apology, Diane,
Sharon A. Kyser

Monday, September 23, 2013

My husband passed away

I have been away for a long long time...sorry.
My best friend and husband passed away August 6th after a month with Hospice helping at home and weeks and weeks of doing all that we could he passed away from a Brain Tumor caused by lung cancers.  He died on his own terms, at home and with no pain.  

The day after he passed, I was setting on the back porch when a stray black cat came up on the porch and my first thought was, "God has sent me a kitten that my husband would not ever allow me to have.."  WRONG the cat sunk its teeth into my shin bone and wouldn't let go.  After kicking it several times it ran away.  I had to leave the next day for Houston, MO so the Doctor gave me too strong antibiotics which sent me into a tail spin.  We left for Houston the next day and by Tuesday I was so bad that we drove straight through to my doctors office.  He put me immediately in hospital for six days.  I was very critical and did not care where or who I was.
 One month later I have lost 22 lbs. I am still very very weak.  I am going to a specialist tomorrow.  I am not getting any better.

The adjustment of not having my hubby here to help me, and my being so weak has really taken a tole on me.  When I get better I will catch you up and begin to bead again.

Sharon A. Kyser

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Super Duo Time and Ethics???

I recently found on Pinterest that http://zrzavakocka.cz/656/navod-dutinka-z-dvoudirkovych-koralku-superduo/ also had a pattern out there!!  I honestly had not seen her pattern before I made mine.  Does that make it unethical to teach it?  I made up the pattern myself, had my own idea and so did she.....Today I taught the pattern to six women that loved their pieces! 
Does anyone else ever run into this?  
Have you ever had an idea, made the piece and found that someone in Europe, Russia, or anywhere in the world,  also had the same idea? 
 I try very hard to NEVER teach anything to anyone, under my name, if someone has a pattern out there  unless I get the designers permission.  (That is ethical.)  With so many beautiful artists, so many gorgeous new projects and so many beads it is hard to not run into the same idea the same time.  There is not a single beader out there that "owns" herringbone, peyote, brick or ladder stitches, etc. as it has been in existence since the beginning of time.  We are blessed with "professional & qualified" teachers (of which I am truly thankful for), there are beautiful books and we learn new ideas of connecting and designing so the world of beading increases in knowledge.  In that "increase of knowledge" we have our own twists, colors and beads that are unlimited.  
I try so hard, (for my own ethical soul) to give credit where credit is due.  IF I have made anything that comes close to another designers pattern I never done it intentionally. 
I guess I need to grow a thicker skin....
I would love to hear YOUR input.
Sharon 

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