Melanie Moertel is a self representing designer/artist from Germany, She has been working work with glass since 2003. She melts and designs her own beads, her work process is similar to a glass blower, which means all the beads you see are flameworked by her. They are one-of-a-kind collector items and she sells them online through her blog/website.. She is travelling and teaching her techniques and styles at glass schools worldwide since 2008, fe She has been teaching at a college in Canada for two weeks, all over the USA, Israel, etc.
Contact and for more stuff :  [melaniemoertel.com]