Monthly Archives: January 2011

Winter

Posted on January 31, 2011 by charlenesevier

Where I live, winter can show a quiet color palette – gray, black, brown, white, clear. The leaves have fallen and except for the evergreens who proudly show their color, the trees who have lost their leaves offer graceful bones … Continue reading →

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Bead Soup – My Partner

Posted on January 31, 2011 by charlenesevier

My bead soup partner is Cory of Art with Moxie. As soon as I knew who I was paired with, I went to find out as much about her as I could. I saw her Flickr photostream first and just … Continue reading →

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Leafy Bead Caps

Posted on January 30, 2011 by charlenesevier

There was a time when I barely used bead caps. For those of you that might not make jewelry, they are components, usually metal, that cover part of a bead, adding a decorative touch. I think the reason I didn’t … Continue reading →

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My Classmates

Posted on January 30, 2011 by charlenesevier

It’s been wonderful meeting Kate and Andrew. It has also been a treat to meet my classmates. Here are pictures of three of them. They’ve all been playful, kind, creative, and just sweet souls. And excellent company. Some are new … Continue reading →

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Ornamentea Loot

Posted on January 29, 2011 by charlenesevier

I realized I never posted the things I got at Ornamentea. And since more beads and goodies are on the way, these deserve a little bit of blog runway. So, here they are. I had to get some of the … Continue reading →

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Today I received splendor

Posted on January 28, 2011 by charlenesevier

and gave freedom. Andrew had two creative tasks for us today.  For this one we each had a slip of paper and he asked us to write a single word on it.  We did as instructed.  He then asked us … Continue reading →

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A Discussion on Splitting Threads

Posted on January 28, 2011 by charlenesevier

During dinner last night, talk turned to bead weaving. And what kind of thread people used. There were those that used Fireline. Those using C-Lon and Nymo. Then we started talking about whether or not we dealt with loose ends … Continue reading →

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Seeing

Posted on January 27, 2011 by charlenesevier

So I am here in Tucson with Kate McKinnon and Andrew Thornton participating in an experience of growth and learning. Today was the first day of our journey together.  It started with breakfast at Kate’s house and a warm, warm … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Technique: Stamping Metal

Posted on January 26, 2011 by charlenesevier

Taking a metal stamp, setting it on metal, and hitting it with a hammer – sounds easy, right? Until you lift the stamp up and see a partial impression like the one on the left. Then you either give up … Continue reading →

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Fire Agate Necklace

Posted on January 24, 2011 by charlenesevier

This is one of those necklaces that I loved making.  And then when I finished it, I asked myself – is it too different?  And I really don’t know why I questioned it.  Because isn’t that the point – to … Continue reading →

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