Everybody has a way of finding peace through some kind of activity. Weaving beads happens to be one of mine. I find the process to challenge the mind in some kind of mathematical way. How faceted beads come together and form new shapes as I weave them is like solving a puzzle. Making of each piece is challenging in a different way.
The size, shape and color of the beads define how each piece of jewelry comes together. Somehow, they all fit together. I had a name for this piece before I made it: The dream of the wild girl. I thought this name was appropriate because I anticipated it would be difficult to make. To my surprise, it was a lot of fun. Amazonite and carnelian beads complement each other well. Semiprecious beads are hard to weave because their holes are not uniform and small. This is a rare piece where I used metal. The strand is made of size 15 Miyuki beadsI love blue in jewelry. In the Eastern Mediterranean tradition, blue protects the wearer (have you heard of the evil eye?). I tried to weave in traditional Turkish motifs, repeating flowers, in this piece. Traditional Turkish Jewelry is silver with several repeating components. Repeating components give the jewelry a lot of movement which I love. I used turquoise beads, Swarovski crystals and, as always, those perfect Miyuki beads to put this simple yet bold necklace. I tend to like double strands because I find them not only visually appealing also there is safety in having two strands than one. Irregularities of the shape and color and venation of natural beads makes this piece a humble yet bold piece.
