May 07, 2004
little red bracelet
i've been working with sterling silver wire and glass beads. this is something of an "experimental" piece for me, but i'm happy with how it turned out.
i find that my best pieces of jewelry are the ones whose various components have been dancing around in my head for at least three days, organizing themselves into an order, or in this case, a randomness that makes aesthetic sense. it is impossible for me to merely sit down before a big tray of beads, a wire cutter, and my round-nose and needle-nose pliers, and make something that i truly like. this particular bracelet was the result of my having mentally inventoried all of the types of red beads i'd had in my collection.
i'm always on a search for something a little unusual and quirky, yet wearable and stylish. it doesn't have to be designer, and in fact sometimes i would prefer it not to be. it just has to be well-conceived and well-made. i guess that's why i've been making a lot of my own accessories, because i just want something a little different.
Posted by equilibrium-girl at May 7, 2004 09:40 PM