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Hand jewelry complete!
In late spring Diane Fitzgerald had openings in a local workshop, and sent invitations to local beaders to join her. This was a series of six sessions, with the ultimate goal of creating a piece of jewelry for the back of the hand. I am very happy with how mine turned out. This is totally…
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Hand jewelry, step 5
The leaves are done! I had some help from classmates and Diane Fitzgerald about the tone of green to choose; Diane sent me home with a green silk oak leaf that we felt was the right color. My first inclination was to go with brighter, lighter greens, but they were too close in value to…
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Hand jewelry, step 4
I have the attachment method working! I have soldered jump rings attached to the base of the flower, a little elastic for give, and another jump ring. This is sized for my right hand – the upper left loop is for my first finger, the upper right for my pinky. The big bottom loop wraps…
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Jerry Ingram at Michael Henington Fine Art Gallery
Jerry Ingram is a Choctaw/Cherokee artist, on display at the Michael Henington Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jerry is an accomplished and award-winning bead artist and painter, and he has work displayed in the Blackfoot and Crow styles.
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Bead blogs to enjoy
Following are more blogs I’ve added to my feed reader and to my blogroll: Krisztagyöngy Perline a tempo perso Las Miri Creaciones My own beading has fallen to the wayside more than I’d prefer. It’s a busy summer!