Earth Challenge Show

If you have some time in the next couple of weeks visit 212 Art Association in Saline to see the Earth Challenge show.  It is a great mix of fiber, jewelry, mixed media, paint, and more.  I entered two enameled jewelry pieces.  Only remembered to take a picture of one....

The inspiration picture is posted at the bottom of the piece.  My jewelry has a very organic feel to it all the time.  I've always spent  a lot of time outside.  As a kid playing and collecting in fields and swamps and as an adult gardening in my yard.  I even studied nature at college.  It just comes naturally to me.....

More gifts

My daughters supplied pics of the handknit gifts I gave them for Christmas.

Sarah took this pic of her fingerless gloves as we waited for a table at Slow's BBQ in Detroit.  Yummy food - love the "yardbird" sandwich.  If you get a chance to eat there don't pass it up.

Anyway.....handknit socks for Molly.  I do love knitting socks.

"Birdie"

I finally finished gluing all the glass onto my "Birdie" mosaic.  The design came from one of my journal pages.  Thanks to all the encouragement of my "bagette" friends, I stuck with finishing this mosaic.  Now sometime Deb will have to help me with the grouting!

Journal page that inspired mosaic.

New necklace

A new piece created from sea glass from Orcas Island, Washington.  I really like pieces of sea glass with a little fold or lip.   I like to use that as a "cap" to hold beads or pearls, etc.  The piece is made from sterling silver and three sizes of fresh water pearls.

Gifts

Now that all the gifts are bestowed I can reveal some of them on this blog.  The sock monkey and sock monster were created for my son-in-law.  He and I love sock creatures, ugly dolls, etc.  This is only the first venture into this creative venue.
They were so much fun I really will make more of them!