New for 2011?

[RobertS]

I started off 2011 by making a new Kokopelli murrini. This project started to make a set of memorial beads for one of the nursing staff at Children's Healthcare here in Atlanta. Matt was a young nurse who died suddenly and it put the whole staff into a funk. My Beads of Courage coordinator there asked if I would consider making a memorial bead for them and thought Kokopelli would be appropriate. These are very special folks so I naturally agreed to take it on, it just took me a while to come up with the right plan.

What's everyone else up to?

Robert

[Debby_Weaver]

That bead is just awesome! What a wonderful tribute to Matt. I am sure everyone will treasure these beads forever.

Debby

[TerryHale]

What a lovely tribute, Robert! Your murrini is beautifully done. The kokopelli is one of my favorite designs. Thanks for sharing!

Terry

[gnimelf]

Robert, those murrini are great (saw them on LE the other day), but they're even better knowing the story behind them! Great tribute.

Here's my first piece for 2011 - I've been wanting to do some more complex, architectural work. If you were at the Gathering, you basically saw how I made this except with the added complexity of the mantis. Unfortunately it's got a small crack in the grass right above the bottom-most foot, but I don't feel too bad about that considering how the piece generally went so well!

[Debby_Weaver]

Some new beads using DH Cilo and other DH and TAG 104 colors.
Debby

[RobertS]

Beautiful mantis sculpture. I missed the Gathering last year but hope to make it to Louisville for the next one. I haven't done any insects yet, though I do have a kind of funky looking scorpion. Fungi are my sculptural thing.
Debbie, you get a lot more color out of DH than I do, very cool beads!

Thanks,
Robert

[TerryHale]

Wow...that mantis is amazing! And those are simply luscious colors, Debby!

~Terry

[Debby_Weaver]

Thanks, but now that I look at this pictures, most of the color is washed out. They really are very intense. I may have to try getting a better picture for you.

Debby

I just checked my FB page and the picture there has better colors. I had two versions of this on the other computer - guess I posted the wrong one here. ------- I just changed the picture - the new version above should show the better color.