http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=105457 Artist http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=248203 The Jewelmark was inspired by the short story of the same title, written by Theodora Goss, published in the IAF's anthology collection for this year. Starting with a gauze ribbon, I doubled it and sewed the lengths together so that the design from one side shows mistily through to the other, and used a wandering crewel-stitch to secure the pieces together. To further the impression of heavy mists described in the story, I'm making lots of feathery structures with tiny translucent white seed beads and gold, garnet, & translucent-gold beads. One of the things I liked most about the story that inspired the piece was the way it had of making alien things seem oddly familiar. So, hidden among the 'mists' are a lot of odd little things: fish, flower, insect, and bird beads of various sorts. This Jewelmark has been donated to the[url=http://www.interstitialarts.org/wordpress/] Interstitial Arts Foundation[/url]'s annual auction. The winning bid will go to support the organizaiton. The IAF is dedicated to the study, support, and promotion of interstitial art: literature, music, visual and performance art found in between categories and genres &ndash; art that crosses borders.<br/> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:11:14 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=213237 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=213237"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/176226e67fc1e03d30af6b3b7211a676/176226e67fc1e03d30af6b3b7211a676_scale_41_80.jpg" height="80" width="41" border="1" alt="Jungle Book" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features bone, horn and ocean jasper on a looped ribbon that works equally well in a book or worn as a necklace. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:42:19 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=213236 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=213236"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/3e497d9773e92a52563a306c87fa9ee7/3e497d9773e92a52563a306c87fa9ee7_scale_59_80.jpg" height="80" width="59" border="1" alt="Reindeer Kisses" /></a><br/>This wearable-, functional-art bookmark features red jade hearts on a ribbon long enough that it can double as a bolo-style necklace. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:38:17 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=211324 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=211324"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/fdf174c495246882949c54b3b709acdc/fdf174c495246882949c54b3b709acdc_scale_44_80.jpg" height="80" width="44" border="1" alt="Rapture of the Deeps" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features charoite, dyed fresh-water slab pearls and amethyst. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses<br/><br/>image: <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/530bcca4544dbbba87d8694fe0b3e392/530bcca4544dbbba87d8694fe0b3e392.jpg">Rapture of the Deeps (close up)</a><br/> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:15:16 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=209294 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=209294"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/05aac5faee5a160c520d413cdce2baee/05aac5faee5a160c520d413cdce2baee_scale_110_79.jpg" height="79" width="110" border="1" alt="Dragon Love Song" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features rose quartz, amethyst, blue zircon and brass figurines. This piece has an extra long ribbon, allowing it to double as a neck-wrap. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:25:55 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=208252 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=208252"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/8c6b0866410dcce5e8a385ce32cf1ef5/8c6b0866410dcce5e8a385ce32cf1ef5_scale_62_80.jpg" height="80" width="62" border="1" alt="Three Wishes" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features ocean jasper, fw pearls. Single Loop Style. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:51:33 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=208031 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=208031"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/94e9a0c472e57c976d25650158549530/94e9a0c472e57c976d25650158549530_scale_60_80.jpg" height="80" width="60" border="1" alt="Colorful Characters" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features rose quartz, freshwater pearls, citrine, blue zircon, green adventurine and amethyst. It is long enough to double as a bolo-style necklace. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:27:14 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207973 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207973"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/f9fc4f6f6ba7901b1baee422049d98bf/f9fc4f6f6ba7901b1baee422049d98bf_scale_34_80.jpg" height="80" width="34" border="1" alt="Spectral Marimbas" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features Rose Quartz, Amethyst, Green Adventurine, Blue Zircon. Single Loop Style. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses. <br/> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:39:31 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207972 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207972"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/a559492908e7b9a5cd7dbf451e5b81b5/a559492908e7b9a5cd7dbf451e5b81b5_scale_110_74.jpg" height="74" width="110" border="1" alt="Blossoms in the Snow" /></a><br/>This wearable- functinal-art bookmark features cloissone, fw pearls. Single Loop Style. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:36:09 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207813 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207813"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/7669de1d27f0de1ff226ac1d01f3a069/7669de1d27f0de1ff226ac1d01f3a069_scale_37_80.jpg" height="80" width="37" border="1" alt="Bone Music" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features carved bone, horn and red jade. Single Loop Style. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:05:02 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207578 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207578"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/78431dc1f433098cb00446404bbf1552/78431dc1f433098cb00446404bbf1552_scale_46_80.jpg" height="80" width="46" border="1" alt="Pages from the Book of Time" /></a><br/>This functional- wearable-art bookmark features ocean jasper and carved bone, fw pearls. Single Loop Style. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses. <br/> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:36:37 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207576 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207576"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/be9e78163d61b4bdc9e1444184db91bf/be9e78163d61b4bdc9e1444184db91bf_scale_35_80.jpg" height="80" width="35" border="1" alt="Death in Drag" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features Rose Quartz, Blue Zircon, FW Pearls. Single Loop Style. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:33:03 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207575 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207575"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/45d9939bb08374943a9549c832c053fb/45d9939bb08374943a9549c832c053fb_scale_45_80.jpg" height="80" width="45" border="1" alt="The Pool in the Glade" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features green adventurine, art glass. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:27:41 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207449 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207449"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/c6fe3ace2a2523a05905266829c57752/c6fe3ace2a2523a05905266829c57752_scale_44_80.jpg" height="80" width="44" border="1" alt="A Breeze Through Leaves" /></a><br/>This wearable- functional-art bookmark features green adventurine, art glass. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses. <br/> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:43:45 GMT Laramie Sasseville http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207448 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=207448"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11450/71561771ce186d784fec1abd1bbeba61/71561771ce186d784fec1abd1bbeba61_scale_54_80.jpg" height="80" width="54" border="1" alt="Enchanted Fruit" /></a><br/>This functional- wearable-art bookmark features rose quartz, peridot and lampwork glass.This piece has an extra long ribbon, allowing it to double as a jeweled ascot. To me, bookmarks are magic! They mark the place where the world of the story intersects the world in which I live, the place where the world of the mind meets the world of the senses.<br/> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:39:09 GMT Laramie Sasseville