Artisan Clay Design Team Challenge: Summer Meadow

This month, Kristie Roeder of Artisan Clay decided to surprise us with our beads.  Mine was the second from the right in the top row.

The blue glass surrounded by the green stoneware instantly made me think of a cool refreshing pond in the middle of a summer meadow. And so I went with that idea. Think of the white beads as the daisies in that meadow.

I don't often use right angle weave, but decided that I wanted a less "dense" bezel than one done with only peyote would result in. This is a mix; the inner rows on both the front and the back are done with peyote.  I intentionally distorted the bezel into a more oval form to show more of green stoneware.

And since the cab was set with RAW, it only seemed right (pun intended) that the band be done with it as well.  I had fun playing with the number of beads in the stitch in both the bezel and the band.  Oh, and your eyes do not deceive you: this was created with size 15/o and 14/o beads. I felt a little crazy that day.

The closure is a simple vintage (from my grandmother's sewing kit - so at least 30 years old!) hook and for the "eye" I used the string of beads that keeps the bezel in its distorted form, all hidden on the back side of the Kristie's beautiful cab.  I might as well show you, right?

The bracelet will fit best on a 6.5" wrist. It will be a little snug, but that will allow the focal to stay on top of the wrist.

The best part of belonging to this Artisan Clay Design team is seeing all the different ways in which the other artists incorporate Kristie's beads into their work.





I can't wait to see what Kristie has planned for June!

I hope you have a wonderful Friday. Be well and get going...