Category: Jewelry

  • Bead looming again, part 4

    This is more than halfway done. Overall, I’m happy with it. I think the light green petals surrounding the flower center need to be darker; they’re barely visible. Also, I like Hoffman’s original choice of colors better, but I expected that. He’s the color expert! I’m not trying to match bead-for-bead the bead placement that…

  • Bead looming again, part 3

    I’m still going!

  • Bead looming again, part 2

    I warped this Mirrix loom in March 2008, and fairly promptly started weaving. I finished the Hans Hoffman painting in April 2008, and then went on to weave headers and footers, which took me another month because of the boredom factor. Warping this loom takes a while, and the completed work takes up less than…

  • I’m looming again

    Be quiet, don’t startle it. It might get scared off! After all, I’ve been ignoring it for more than two years.

  • Aquamarine earrings and more photography

    Okay, here’s with new lights: No color tweaking, just lightening it a little. These bulbs are significantly better (30 watt and 5000K), the color is good, but I want a whiter background than this. Part of the problem is that these tabletop light stands are 17″ above the surface of the table. In previous light…