Curious Bracelets

Teal Lampwork Bracelet

Time to break out of my winter color pallette and let loose with some bright spring colors! These are two of my asymmetrical bracelets designed in spring colors.

A deep teal lampwork focal bead is featured in this bracelet with aqua recycled glass, Czech glass and green seed beads, with a little touch of ceramic and copper findings.

A freshwater pearl bracelet with three different colors and shapes of pearls along with Czech glass and copper to enhance the wonderful yellow and teal tones of the gorgeous lampwork focal bead.



Teal and Yellow Lampwork Bracelet

Handmade lampwork beads by Alaska Boro Beads.

Sunset Yellow and Blue

Sunset Yellow and Blue

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Fine Art Paintings

Primal Colors

Primal Colors

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Handmade Jewelry

Embracing the Primitive

I'm still fiddling around with primitive findings, this time with copper. The freedom to use any freeform shape I can dream up is intoxicating! The photo shows some asymmetrical toggles and links; I've also used a number of roughly shaped and hammered drops to add interest to earrings. Two of the toggles have a sort of "keyhole opening" that I found interesting. Some of the textures are achieved using the Big Shot and others have been done by using texturing hammers.

Patina adds another dimension to the copper (or whatever metal you might choose), and I like to use the unexpected results even more than I like to use the predictable ones. I do like the more uniform patina that results from tumbling the treated pieces, but there is a rustic quality when the patina is less even that I also find appealing.




Primitive Orange Ceramic Earrings



Hand Forged Copper Textured Earrings