Bead Chat Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 26

crafting each piece in my art jewelry by hand, but I often have to sacrifice a fully hand-made piece to one that completes my vision in the limited time I have. You create both jewelry and components, which do you prefer? Jewelry is where I got my start so it is really what I love to create. I love the meditative effect of going to my bead cabinet (or bead bowls or bead bins or bead bags – tru ly, I have a sickness!) and finding just the right art bead to start the process. From there I love to put together unexpected color combinations, play with textures and shapes, mix metals and materials, and make a piece that has a life of its own. From the moment that I started making my Simple Truths, I loved them! Originally, I had the idea that there would be no two alike, but that became hard to sustain. Now I only make limited runs of the pieces that I make so that creativebeadchat.com