Twisted Fringe

Boulder Turquoise Necklace

While in Tuscon last January, I found a few Boulder Turquoise cabochons.  Boulder Turquoise is also referred to as Ribbon Turquoise. Lapidarists  cut the stone so the turquoise presented in a thin strip through its host stone.  I made two necklaces and a pair of earrings.  the necklace above has gone ton the Artery along with the earrings.  I will keep the second necklace as I really love this stone!  It looks so naturals if this is how you might come across turquoise while digging!  The fringe is twisted.  This is the first time I attempted twisted fringe (which I have always admired and wondered how they did that!).  Twisting the fringe is a bit tedious but the look is well worth it!  The blues and greens in the beadwork complement the turquoise in the cabochon which changes from a deep green to a bright blue.  Lots of fun making these necklaces!  

Art and Sole: Fundraiser for Joshuas House

I took break from beading to create this collage, "Kickin' It" for the Art and Sole Fundraiser in Scaramento.  The funds raised through this auction of artwork will be donated to Joshuas's House, a soon to be built hospice for the homeless.  I had soooo much fun with this project.  I have been a fan of Finnabair for a while and wanted to create a collage/assemblage using various gels and heavy past mediums.  I used my sons shoes and that is his portrait in the collage.  For the portrait I used Golden GAC800 medium to make a photo transfer which was then attached to the canvas using Golden medium as a sort of glue.  I also used  Golden products to stiffen the shoelaces and upper shoe, which was used to create a hat.  There are all kinds of components used in the collage;  vintage keys and watch parts, computer circuits, vintage bottle caps, brass findings, clock hands, and a few small photo transfers.  Anyhow, it was great fun and I looked forward to creating more collages/assemblages in the future.