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…
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…
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.
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!
Book review: Liza Lou
I recently discovered this book in my public library: Liza Lou published by Skira Rizzoli earlier this year. In it is much, much more than her Kitchen or Back Yard, much more than I was aware she had done. She is currently working in South Africa with a studio of men and women assisting her…