Creating a new major work takes a goodly amount of time, from the initial idea to designing to choosing the materials to actually getting started. And there’s the restarting – at least restarting parts of the thing. I suspect this is the case for many art forms, not just bead weaving. Since showing the initial sketch and then the tray of possible bead candidates I have begun working on the actual weaving.

Worked in sections to be later sewn together

On the right of the snapshot you can see the sodalite cab, now bezeled with beads and sporting a trapped set of dangling fringe. On the left is a flat piece which will be formed into a rolling wave and in the middle is a piece that represents swells out in the ocean.

The necklace will include more fringes, a band, and embellishments. I don’t want to give away too much yet. Countdown continues as I have tomorrow and part of Friday to get the piece finished, photographed and listed.

As for the tree on the house part of this post: I can now report that the tree has been removed. Now we are waiting for better conditions so the insurance adjuster can climb up and ascertain the damage done by said tree when it fell.

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