Painted Vessel
This 5" tall vessel is made of brick stitch over a form, removed after completion. Beads used are Czech, Italian, Japanese, and French. The shape is inspired by amphoras at the Minneapolis Institute of...
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Grommet bracelet
Made as a challenge to bead something unusual, these rubber grommets from a drawer in a hardware store were perfect for adding beads. Colors are inspired by Paul Klee. This was published as a project article...
Gift from the sea
The title is inspired by the book of the same title by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Mixed in with shells from Kauai and Florida is a piece of beaded pen shell, a sea urchin, and two starfish. The starfish are...
If Ancient Romans used beads
Inspired by the milky white French bead used, this 6" figure is self-supporting peyote. This was juried into the Beaded Figure show, touring the United States in 2005.