Look what I did with one of my beads! I met Donna Barnako, a jewelry artist, at an art show in Great Falls and was fascinated by her work. She has a funky, mixed-media take on accessories that fits right in with my interests.
Donna offered a class yesterday to a limited number of beginners, so piggy that I am and anxious to use my new (well, newer than most of my art supplies) lampwork beads, I snatched up one of the four places. Nobody needed to know I'd already take a beading class a year ago. Nobody could have known, either, judging on the quality of my wrapped loop (see dangle--but don't look too closely).
I love this process! Wire wrapping is easy but attention-consuming. Choosing beads is a challenge but not frustrating. The bracelet took me three hours to make, but the next one won't take that long.
The most difficult part of the project was choosing the right bead mix. I was going for a relaxed symmetry and a bit of contrast without my usual schizo melange. I'm happy with this piece.
Best part: I went shopping at JoAnn's Memorial Day sale and bought more wire, a coiling tool, and a few beads I could use as dangles on my next work of art. Just what I need: more junk to move!
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