"Crazy
Patch Pod" as a necklace; inspired by a recent
Donna Kato workshop. It's strung on decoy cording. You
can click the image to see front and back view and how
I attached the cording.
"Casablanca
Podsters" has now become a necklace's pendant. It's actually
reversible because
I did the back in a good way.
Mirage because they take on different visual properties
depending on how you look at them.
When
beads like this are strung like they are... they
can look like two different colored beads when viewed from
certain angles.
Even more unexpected, when viewed from afar, they look
like basic black to cream color gradient beads. But after
getting a closer look, many have said,"Ooooh, there are lots
of colors in those beads. Cool!"
Meet
"Cleo". This
mega necklace is made of red
brass, weighs 7 oz., and is 27" long.
This
started out to be a roundmaille snake project, but for some
reason I didn't want to close it into a tube, opting to leave
it open. The fringe is composed of brass swivels.
Introducing
"Jade & Copper Dreams". And yes, there's some
brass is in there, too.There's something about combining
the jade green and coppery red that I love. The faux jade
'pillows' are linked together with my favorite finding -
brass swivels.
Introducing
"Ivory & Brass Dreams". The faux ivory pieces are framed
by 12 ga wire, have various inlays and are linked together
with brass swivels.
Introducing
"Mokume Dance".
The colorful polymer clay pieces are framed by 12 ga brass
wire and linked together with brass swivels.
The brass chain is a simple 2-in-2 and is accompanied by
matching curved beads.
Channeling
a carousel horse or some Moroccan tribal artist, am I? That's
the only explanation I have for this. I can't honestly say
if I like it yet, but it's still captivating me when I look
at it. I'm still pondering, "Where did that come from",
"Did I make that?"
I'm calling this articulated pendant "Berber Dreams".
You might assume I first looked at either a bunch carousels
or northern African jewelry, etc., then made
"Berber Dreams ". But sorry, in this case, it was
the reverse, or at least I think it was! :D
What's
curious is I can now see some distant similarities between
the two seemingly separate style worlds - carousels and
Mediterranean art. Maybe it's just me?
I'm gonna study northern African tribal
jewelry some more. I really like Tuareg and Berber styles.
I gotta see what else my muse might make me do.
Check out these for some amazing Berber, Tuareg, Algerian
jewelry:
Post
Sandy Camp 2007. I have named this one "Brandy & Chocolate".
After
demoing how to make my Butterfly Wing cane, I had to make
some beads, didn't I? :D I can't wait to see what I'll *have*
to make due to the next Sandy Camp.
All
the curls and waves remind me of waterfalls, so I'm call
this pendant and cuff set "Victoria's Set ".
"Silver Seabreeze"
necklace. Polymer clay cane pieces wrapped and linked with
sterling silver wire.
My latest and thus my favorite necklace. I guess that makes
me a fair-weather necklace fan! :)
"Flowers
Cha Cha" pendant & bracelet set. The first real
bracelet/pendant set I've ever made. I used one of my PhotoEZ
stencils to apply the flowers, then added a few little embellishments.
Named 'Cha Cha' because I made this set as demo samples
for Donna Kato's clay at the CHA 2007 show.
