Jewelry

Bear/Moonlight Brooch

Glass beads, semiprecious stone cabochons on ultrasuede

Bead embroidery with charlottes and other sizes using
applique and spot stitch with glass leaf beads

Shepherdess Angel

6" x 18", including strap

Glass beads, sequins, gemstones and trade beads

over trapunto quilting, brass bells, red brass wire

Featured in 500 Beaded Objects, Lark Books 2004

Third Place, Gleaming Treasures (Bead and Button Show), 2000

Trapunto quilting on raw silk, bead embroidered with sequins, charlottes
and vintage bugle beads. Fringe is a vintage pattern, with rubies
and brass bells. The cane is raw brass wire. The angel's sleeves
were stitched in right angle weave and sewn over the embroidery.
Hanging loops for the necklace were attached before backing the piece

with ultrasuede. The three-strand necklace is completely asymmetrical

and a counterweight of gemstones was added for balance.

Wilder Heart

Mixed media embroidery and other off-loom stitches with beads, vintage findings, gemstones,
trade beads, faux amber polymer clay, shells, acrylic paint, sterling silver wire

First Prize, Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta, 2003
Photos by Pat Berrett

Wilder Heart detail

I began by gluing the cabochon onto red ultrasuede, then embroidering and
couching various objects and beads. The holes where the fringe is hung are riveted
The entire base is couched with silver metallic cording.

Wilder Heart detail

The heart and lettering swatch was beaded separately,
then sewn onto the brown ultrasuede, which was
faux-aged with burnt umber acrylic paint