A gorgeous organic set that I made for fall. Lots of frit and silver foil went into these babies!!I really love this set.

This is a series that I am working on. This set as well as Harvest Dance belong to it.

Similar in style to Harvest Dance, I used some enamels in this set.

Wheel Turning is in reference to the times when the seasons are changing...like now...Fall is working it's magic and the earth is in transition. I tried to capture this beautiful change within this bead set. This is another set from my Spiral Dance series

I am still having a great time working with these colours and design techniques!

close-up view

The leavess are beginning to turn here, the mountains around our home are turning golden and heavy mist hangs in the air in the mornings. It's time for curling up beside the fire place and dreaming.

Just two colours used here along with silver leaf. This is a technique I learned from Scott Bouwen, not in person but through a tutorial he published. I just love all the colors this produces.

This set is so rich, I just love to work with all the golden , brown and amber shades. This set has them all and when they came out of the kiln, I was suprised at how much they resemble the shell of a tortoise.

I am still palying with the technique I used in the Tortoise Shell set. These guys are so cute! I also like the look of these beads when they are etched.

Close up of the etched version of the tortoise shell technique

The Lovers

close-up

Copper leaf is pretty neat stuff, I've been plying with it all week! The base beads used here are white and clear, all the colour is coming from the copper leaf!

More copper leaf over clear

Jet black, silvered ivory and .999 fine silver wire. The focal is a large 1" lentil bead

Another go at my ancient copper set. This set turned out a bit bluer than my first set

Rich cream, roasted honey, amber and topaz. Subtle hints of blue and green anccented with spiral designs in cream and a hint of 23k gold leaf.

Means "roots" in German