Reminders of Spring in Mixed Media Bracelet

October 24, 2011

When artist lampwork beads catch my eye and I've got some cash I buy them.  I don't always have an idea of what I'll be doing with them, but I enjoy picking them up and admiring their beauty just as they are.

That was the case with Kelley's Beads.  Awhile ago she started making these organic egg beads whose shapes were just so comforting.  In the beginning you could only get them by getting on a list.  Then she'd contact you when your name reached the top and she'd ask you what colors you wanted.  I wanted her to have her freedom to create whatever she wanted.  I knew I didn't want them to be too crazy, wanting her to stick with what might occur in nature, but even then I was concerned about stifling her voice.  Ha!  No worries there...

I've had mine for awhile now and have been letting their shape and colors percolate in my ole brain.  I finally decided to use one after seeing how well one went with some Magnesite drops I'd purchased.  Aren't those colors wonderful?I call it my Provencal Dream bracelet as the colors remind me of Provence.

Provence is a country to which I am always returning, next week, next year, any day now, as soon as I can get on a train.  ~ Elizabeth David