February

This is something Ive been working on personally for some time now. The 2 Gingko leaves represent the 2 sides of me. The upper leaf being the young,playful part. The lower leaf being the tough,layered dense texture that you cant possibly get to. Very protective. Im feeling like I dont need that as much anymore. I could remove the spikes certainly. But one step at a time, right? I really like this piece,I think its my favorite.

January

I was just really feeling like doing a piece with orange and blue. I love that combination. I started with the orange curve and it grew from there. I was walking to my car one day and found this bottlecap in the street. thus the title A Little Blue.

Three additional pieces

October

I did this right after my son got married. I felt so relieved that I finally had time to bead something that wasnt for the wedding. I quickly found a scrap and just got beading. I think it reflects freedom. Unfortunatly it was short lived (time that is).

September-Turbulence

This is the first piece I was actually thinking of a topic. I am working on some personal issues around surrendering. I am not very fond of blues so I figured I should do a piece with all blue so I could stretch my comfort level. My husband was looking at it and saw turbulence-hence the name. I wish I could say "there,I surrender" . I need to do more on this topic-but it is a start right?

August

July

This is also a piece that I had unfinished. I am happy to be finishing these works. I feel like I am putting things in order.

June piece

This is my first piece. I was kind of loose about it because of time restrictions. I found some silk from a kimono that I used,and a bracelet that I made that I didn't like. I was kind of cleaning house in my bead stash since I never throw anything away and this is what I came up with.