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
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