Earrings from L’atelier
This artist from Belgium has some great pieces. Check out her blog; in the upper left she has some instructions (Mes schémas), both for sale and free. Her strawberry and spiral beaded bead are just phenomenal. Her recent post, of spiral flat square stitch earrings, prompted me to make my own. Hers are better —…
Naniboujou Lodge inspired palette
The Naniboujou Lodge is located in northern Minnesota, on the shore of Lake Superior just north of Grand Marais — close to the Canadian border. It was built in the late 1920’s as a very exclusive private club. Memberships were sold to Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and other public figures of the time. The stock…
I taught today….
I taught a hemp and cowrie shell necklace class for children and teens today. It’s a lot of fun! I had kids ages 7 to 17 or so, nine total. The mom of the youngest was there to help. Here’s my advice for teaching to children. First, pick something that is forgiving. Fringe bracelets, Oglala…
More Joyce Scott
Okay, I went looking too. I found some on the website for the Mid America Arts Alliance touring shows. Joyce is modeling her necklace in slide 12 of a select few images from her show Kickin’ It. (7/09 – MAAA is not listing Kickin’ It in their portfolio at this time.) At the top of…
Green dichroic ring
I received three dichroic cabs as a gift when I hosted a swap many years ago. They are about 12mm square, and a full 6mm thick at the center. I gave a shot at making a ring like my blue ring, and this is the result: I made it exactly the same as the blue…