More Herringbone Experimentation

posted: Sunday, 8th April 2012

I wrote yesterday about producing work to set criteria and here is another example of me doing that.

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The Art Of Not Making It Yourself

posted: Saturday, 7th April 2012

I have written before about my feelings on people using others to make their work and today the subject comes up again both with a trip to see an exhibition of Damien Hirst's work at the Tate Modern and the death yesterday of Thomas Kinkade.

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Coming Out Of Hiding

posted: Friday, 6th April 2012

I've had a few projects I've been working on recently which I have kept secret, but today I realised I can show you one of them. I had decided to keep it secret, at first for no particular reason and then in case I submitted it to a competition

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Herringbone Experiments

posted: Thursday, 5th April 2012

I have had an idea in my mind for a herringhbone rope with a beaded clasp for quite a while now and whilst I have pondered and slept on the design, working out all the kinks and problems I can think of, the time has come to put beads to thread.

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Paths And Remembrances

posted: Wednesday, 4th April 2012

Recently I was talking with someone about wearing jewellery and how I'm generally comfortable wearing anything no matter how large or bold, except for one brooch I bought a few years ago.

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Some More Jaipur Jewels

posted: Tuesday, 3rd April 2012

I'm off teaching at Missenden Abbey next week and looking forward to a few days immersed in geometric beading.

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Back To The Hand...

posted: Monday, 2nd April 2012

...for now at least, though I have at least 6 other beading projects I want to get done by the end of April. Hmm...

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Always Progressing

posted: Sunday, 1st April 2012

I've been quiet recently on the subject of the new book we're working on but rest assured that behind the scenes I'm working away.

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French Escape

posted: Saturday, 31st March 2012

Originally Kate Mckinnon and I were going to spend February holed up in France working away on our new book. But when we considered the weather... Tucson was by far the best option.

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Book Of Bugs

posted: Friday, 30th March 2012

A few months ago I was asked to help out with checking the instructions for a new book on Beaded Bugs.

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