New Piece from the "Hint of Tribal" Series

Awhile ago, I handpainted some wooden pendants with two feature beads to each pendant as part of a component kit I was trading.  A couple of them sold, but I kept my favourite of them all in hopes to use them in a piece.  Like with many of my pieces, the materials I wished to use sat waiting (the story of my life!) until recently, where I've been on a major creative push.

This piece wasn't created from a story, an expression, a feeling or something I saw which inspired me, but simply, texturally.  The pendant was my favourite for many reasons: it inspired a painting using the same texture as the feather; the design came so naturally that once it was finished, I literally jumped for joy and it prompted me to extend on the idea to sell the kits; and more importantly, I loved painting it so much that each time I hold it, it makes me smile.

I had made a cute wirework bail which was perfect for the chain to pass through which was sprinkled with some wire wrapped seed beads.  Next, I added the feature handpainted beads, a singular Tagua Nut cube, Czech glass and some Mykonos Greek ceramic spacers, all wire wrapped together.  I finished it with a hand macrame and seed bead neckpiece and wirewrapped embellished clasp.

It measures 40 cms from the base of the neck to the bottom of the pendant.  It is quite light-weight and texturally delicious!  I love how the pendant pops, all the other pieces add to its warmth and the soft cashmere blend neckpiece completes the piece.

Completing this piece was a triumphant moment for me as it was another design I'm seriously proud of.  It was also the last piece for me to complete from a collection of designs and materials to use I had grouped together back in 2015.  Yep, laughably, it takes me that long to get around to finishing things!  But I trust in myself enough that one day my ideas will transform from a sketch, to singular objects that will connect together so meaningfully and materialise into something a person will one day wear against their heart. 

When I test drove this piece, I felt the energy of my love of creating it almost like a protective shield, so this piece naturally became a part of my "Hint of Tribal" series. 

The Bowl That Inspired The Necklace

Back in January, I blogged about an offering bowl which inspired my new "Dream Weaver" necklace series.  In the throws of creative energy, I had stopped working on the offering bowl and jumped straight into making the pendant for the necklace.  Here it is below:

I was terribly unsure if it was too outside of the box, however, reassurance came in the way of a tremendous amount of positive feedback and the above piece sold straight away, which totally floored me!  

So after what feels like yet another week from hell, where absolutely everything that could go wrong does go wrong, I needed to calm my mind with some meditative creating and ended up finishing the offering bowl last night.  I love the way it sits in the hand, tightly coiled with splashes of colour, with its warmth permeating the fibre.  The only downside to it being a bowl is the fact it's so difficult to photograph hahah so here it is top down:

It's almost the weekend (yayyyyy) so enjoy every minute whatever you choose to do :)