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Chauntecier of Cockaigne - 1994
Loomed using size 20 & 22 beads (800 beads/sq. in.). this necklace began with a drawing of the rooster from picture of show birds and personal photos. It evolved during it's creation and doesn't look much like the original overall drwings. The piece, strung on a tiny loom, was taken everywhere we taught. Cornstalks center and above pendant are warp threads strung with beads and re-attached to the loom, then embellished with leaves and tiny beaded corn. Above the corn on either strap are 2 hens, and above them are nests with size 11 beads for eggs. The fringes are twisted and took 45 minutes per fringe.

Micro-Habitat - 1990
Pendant measures 5" long. Made of size 16 to 22 beads, antique bugles and pressed glass beads using free style bead weaving, kinky fringe and twisted fringe. Necklace is constructed using a bugle helix. Sold in Seattle at Facere Gallery for $7,500, and I cried when it sold, but I bought a vingage Volvo with a little of the money. Caterpillar crawling up the left side of the necklace is made of size 11 beads and antique sequins for the body, and size 22 beads for the legs. The jade frog is the reason for the whole piece - I needed to make a home for him. I studied Zoology in college and liked observing itsy-bitsy habitats. The spider measures 3/8" across and is made of size 22 beads. It took 3 spiders before I got one that looked realistic enough for environment and type of web.

Seeing is Believing - 1998
A magnifying glass case, covered in loomed size 20 beads (875 beads/sq. in.) 2 1/2" X 3". This piece was made for a traveling show sponsored by Interweave Press "Up Close".

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Chauntecier of Cockaigne - 1994 Loomed using size 20 & 22 beads (800 beads/sq. in.). this necklace began with a drawing of the rooster from picture of show birds and personal photos. It evolved during it's creation and doesn't look much like the original overall drwings. The piece, strung on a tiny loom, was taken everywhere we taught. Cornstalks center and above pendant are warp threads strung with beads and re-attached to the loom, then embellished with leaves and tiny beaded corn. Above the corn on either strap are 2 hens, and above them are nests with size 11 beads for eggs. The fringes are twisted and took 45 minutes per fringe.
Micro-Habitat - 1990 Pendant measures 5" long. Made of size 16 to 22 beads, antique bugles and pressed glass beads using free style bead weaving, kinky fringe and twisted fringe. Necklace is constructed using a bugle helix. Sold in Seattle at Facere Gallery for $7,500, and I cried when it sold, but I bought a vingage Volvo with a little of the money. Caterpillar crawling up the left side of the necklace is made of size 11 beads and antique sequins for the body, and size 22 beads for the legs. The jade frog is the reason for the whole piece - I needed to make a home for him. I studied Zoology in college and liked observing itsy-bitsy habitats. The spider measures 3/8" across and is made of size 22 beads. It took 3 spiders before I got one that looked realistic enough for environment and type of web.
Seeing is Believing - 1998 A magnifying glass case, covered in loomed size 20 beads (875 beads/sq. in.) 2 1/2" X 3". This piece was made for a traveling show sponsored by Interweave Press "Up Close".