tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72117813069343965992024-02-07T19:28:09.738-08:00Beadnikbeadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-11705193834548155852011-07-04T05:50:00.000-07:002011-07-09T15:39:30.658-07:00Jerry Ingram showing at Michael Henington Fine Art Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdLGQGTOPDVO5kMpTG5snkYmVSiNIZEEGND4rT0hC41DNjeYyUF9mBGGg5LdAw5nRT77pQK_JyKBR7TTTx98BduFFdTKXnHU6CYd0Lnbh8zon7Lsw60zLXfwSN7fL2HwKKAuQEZhovrY/s1600/goldenshirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdLGQGTOPDVO5kMpTG5snkYmVSiNIZEEGND4rT0hC41DNjeYyUF9mBGGg5LdAw5nRT77pQK_JyKBR7TTTx98BduFFdTKXnHU6CYd0Lnbh8zon7Lsw60zLXfwSN7fL2HwKKAuQEZhovrY/s320/goldenshirt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625482183711946162" /></a><br /><center><b>Fantastic quilled warshirt</b></center><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HAQhbW0kTRU/ThG58d120SI/AAAAAAAAAsg/P63ZqRV6OBM/s1600/blanket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HAQhbW0kTRU/ThG58d120SI/AAAAAAAAAsg/P63ZqRV6OBM/s320/blanket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625481858016268578" /></a><br /><center><b>Beautifully beaded chief's blanket.</b></center><br><br />My friend Sally's husband Jerry is a well known artist in both paint and traditional Native American clothing and leather goods. He has recently placed a selection of his work at a new gallery in Santa Fe, and the display promises to be stunning once it's all arranged and hung.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu3jkQOBTEGWfXG-Ghk4aH6Udpm2A2VceBzDp7PxGF261pPfpuqy388e4GviAFTDapL_w-bWfOXPvUH4vxjULUnxVkU6oFqCoi1iL-9jgChx_NwAHBCbmWV0CxLlB-g31IQUoFjGgJNY/s1600/hangingnewshirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu3jkQOBTEGWfXG-Ghk4aH6Udpm2A2VceBzDp7PxGF261pPfpuqy388e4GviAFTDapL_w-bWfOXPvUH4vxjULUnxVkU6oFqCoi1iL-9jgChx_NwAHBCbmWV0CxLlB-g31IQUoFjGgJNY/s320/hangingnewshirt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625482758585039314" /></a><br /><center><b>Jerry working on hanging his newest war shirt-beaded and painted deerskin.</b></center><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVWHsizMFiM/ThG7me8oTyI/AAAAAAAAAtA/DSfnoDOCAB0/s1600/headdressandcase2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVWHsizMFiM/ThG7me8oTyI/AAAAAAAAAtA/DSfnoDOCAB0/s320/headdressandcase2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625483679379246882" /></a><br /><center><b>Full headdress mounted on top of a painted rawhide headdress case.</b></center><br><br /><br /> If you're anywhere near Santa Fe, (which is up and running and not as smokey as the national news would have you believe), this gallery is well worth a visit. Located at 416 Agua Fria, there is even PARKING! There aren't any pics up on the gallery website yet, but that will change in the next week or two. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Owja0U2yAGxVP1JwyGoajYrGemG9tk0u3RVtLwEvmJBtfyI1SOHixW5AucRekM3xcX-qnNAJRuVRu4ZpNq4aF7ovci1E7u22DnHOMT2RjUkhnOVgkGwa-nareZutApKI1uPCLfp-1aQ/s1600/jerrywall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Owja0U2yAGxVP1JwyGoajYrGemG9tk0u3RVtLwEvmJBtfyI1SOHixW5AucRekM3xcX-qnNAJRuVRu4ZpNq4aF7ovci1E7u22DnHOMT2RjUkhnOVgkGwa-nareZutApKI1uPCLfp-1aQ/s320/jerrywall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625484726147221266" /></a><br /><center><b>A wall of Jerry's paintings and beadwork.</b></center><br><br /><br /><br />I managed to get some pics of some of the pieces, and I wish I was a better photographer, but you might get an inkling of the scope and beauty of his work from some of the pics. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6CipvKX1wU/ThG9KuqYm_I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/3thyfM7mGDw/s1600/lancecase.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6CipvKX1wU/ThG9KuqYm_I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/3thyfM7mGDw/s320/lancecase.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625485401584606194" /></a><br /><center><b>Beaded and painted lance case (the head of the case is fully beaded)</center></b><br><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WZHlllyv3FY/ThG_LaIIx-I/AAAAAAAAAtg/y78f-koz5TA/s1600/leggings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WZHlllyv3FY/ThG_LaIIx-I/AAAAAAAAAtg/y78f-koz5TA/s320/leggings.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625487612275378146" /></a><br /><center><b>Beaded and painted leggings</b></center><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sd7JhDHETZc/ThG-l2pB3eI/AAAAAAAAAtY/o-2D-Yh9o5Q/s1600/leggingsdetail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sd7JhDHETZc/ThG-l2pB3eI/AAAAAAAAAtY/o-2D-Yh9o5Q/s320/leggingsdetail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625486967094500834" /></a><br /><center><b>Detail of beadwork on a pair of leggings</b></center><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tKK1imW_LLE/ThG_w3X0iBI/AAAAAAAAAto/2cVY3L8-GQk/s1600/rawhidecase.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tKK1imW_LLE/ThG_w3X0iBI/AAAAAAAAAto/2cVY3L8-GQk/s320/rawhidecase.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625488255780947986" /></a><br /><center><b>Painted rawhide parfleche headdress case.</b></center><br><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NpY7_IDeWTM/ThHAWRNx7EI/AAAAAAAAAtw/hs3VztTCfxI/s1600/redblanket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NpY7_IDeWTM/ThHAWRNx7EI/AAAAAAAAAtw/hs3VztTCfxI/s320/redblanket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625488898373315650" /></a><br /><center><b>Beaded red chief's blanket.</b></center><br><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zuip5nRA02M/ThHA51fQ5sI/AAAAAAAAAt4/KRaw84WYlxI/s1600/redblanketdetail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zuip5nRA02M/ThHA51fQ5sI/AAAAAAAAAt4/KRaw84WYlxI/s320/redblanketdetail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625489509405746882" /></a><br /><br /><center><b>Detail of beadwork on blanket.</center></b><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIF-6q1JYj4/ThHBqjnvJfI/AAAAAAAAAuA/hnSus7QHu_A/s1600/shield.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIF-6q1JYj4/ThHBqjnvJfI/AAAAAAAAAuA/hnSus7QHu_A/s320/shield.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625490346423035378" /></a><br /><center><b>Painted rawhide shield.</b></center><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wNIRTKDi1d8/ThjW5tYdcOI/AAAAAAAAAvE/5y9jmsrMNZs/s1600/beadworkdetailw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wNIRTKDi1d8/ThjW5tYdcOI/AAAAAAAAAvE/5y9jmsrMNZs/s320/beadworkdetailw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627484021322510562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRYnuUA5qoE/ThjXyU3mwtI/AAAAAAAAAvM/Q5lN7wN0hYg/s1600/blueshirtdetailw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRYnuUA5qoE/ThjXyU3mwtI/AAAAAAAAAvM/Q5lN7wN0hYg/s320/blueshirtdetailw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627484993994801874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xmlgMpiFlk/ThjYEGux3wI/AAAAAAAAAvU/oZtWVcyu_no/s1600/blueshirtneckdetailw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xmlgMpiFlk/ThjYEGux3wI/AAAAAAAAAvU/oZtWVcyu_no/s320/blueshirtneckdetailw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627485299437330178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7Kz_sh2kBM/ThjYcOgnd8I/AAAAAAAAAvc/SJ1l68-tEbA/s1600/headdressdetailw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7Kz_sh2kBM/ThjYcOgnd8I/AAAAAAAAAvc/SJ1l68-tEbA/s320/headdressdetailw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627485713842272194" /></a><br /><center><b>Beadwork detail.</b></center><br /><br /><br /> Many of Jerry's works will be offered for sale at the Santa Fe Indian Market in August.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-10141478890446747552011-05-29T09:58:00.000-07:002011-05-29T10:15:45.239-07:00Mother Bear Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rv_Zlqo63EQ/TeJ8FkkBQkI/AAAAAAAAAsE/KQdelQ7hADo/s1600/beargrrl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rv_Zlqo63EQ/TeJ8FkkBQkI/AAAAAAAAAsE/KQdelQ7hADo/s320/beargrrl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612184520813003330" /></a><br /><br /><center><b> My first bear, beargrrrl. </b> </center><br><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bf1CroRSsKs/TeJ8GLaTOvI/AAAAAAAAAsU/txrLpBPmZ9g/s1600/bear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bf1CroRSsKs/TeJ8GLaTOvI/AAAAAAAAAsU/txrLpBPmZ9g/s320/bear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612184531241220850" /></a><br /><br /><center> <b>Pirate bear is a bit rough looking.</b></center><br><br><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCDD0rzWKA1YFWi4dNTb27hgtdbj0vUuxVWh3LNZ9-LQNivMUyy9k0mNycTR6_nuYQ6dRfewaFBikehyphenhyphenma9y0u0d4RhEO3ZzzO413WQ5Bukoy_pWlzo3OZfkSGMzhIRtn-exWq2Rld8M/s1600/hairybear2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCDD0rzWKA1YFWi4dNTb27hgtdbj0vUuxVWh3LNZ9-LQNivMUyy9k0mNycTR6_nuYQ6dRfewaFBikehyphenhyphenma9y0u0d4RhEO3ZzzO413WQ5Bukoy_pWlzo3OZfkSGMzhIRtn-exWq2Rld8M/s320/hairybear2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612184527466799330" /></a><br /><br /><center> <b>Hairybear is my third bear, and I love how he turned out. I used eyelash yarn for the hands, feet and back of head.</b> </center><br><br><br /><br /><br />My friend Sally introduced me to the Mother Bear Project, and so far I've made three bears for AIDS orphans in Africa. This project is so cool, and making the bears is a bit addictive. The project charges $5 for a pattern for either a knitted or crocheted bear, and asks for $3 per bear to cover shipping. The pics on the site of the kids with the bears are precious, and I have a feeling I'll be making at least a bear a month for the conceivable future.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-50744368452386285092011-03-21T06:20:00.000-07:002011-03-21T06:31:10.824-07:00Whaaaa?Have I been asleep since October? Nah, just a ton of stuff involving 'life' managed to get in the way of my blogging. Things seem to be settling down now, my son graduated from NM Tech in December and is now home, looking for a job. He rolled his car on Feb. 28th while on his way to the big GDC in San Francisco, but aside from totaling the car, is fine and now the owner of a brand old Toyota Yaris. I've been working and doing beadwork, spinning and knitting, and am in the process of getting a little inventory up to put in a store of an acquaintance. Got to go to the BeadFest in Santa Fe last week and drool on all the fantastic beads. I've had a week off to deal with all sorts of busywork, and go back to work on Wednesday. Not much of a vacation, but interesting times (involving car shopping with Jake, and also with my buddy Sally, who suffered a car loss this winter). Today I'll zip in to the office and catch up on what will be a pile of refill requests from patients and some patient calls, then head on home and do my taxes-bleh. Tomorrow, in to Santa Fe with Jake to deal with a warning light on his 'new' car, and maybe catch a lunch 'out'. I'm working on a tumbling blocks pattern for a loomed piece for a beaded dog collar that I'll add to my stock of beaded stuff. Pics will follow in next post.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-32834213388772457682010-10-10T10:33:00.000-07:002010-10-10T11:33:57.048-07:00My first feather fan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TLIGMSuhcbI/AAAAAAAAArg/Jb01qfUwI5c/s1600/fan2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TLIGMSuhcbI/AAAAAAAAArg/Jb01qfUwI5c/s320/fan2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526486500992184754" /></a><br />This was a pretty big and complicated piece, for me. I'd never done a fan before, just beaded single feathers. Steve sent me the eagle feathers (with the requisite permit-it's illegal to have eagle feathers in your possession unless one is Native American, and has a permit), and fan handle and told me to go for it. I wanted to make something that reflected, but didn't exactly copy the traditional feather fan. Part of the work, straightening the feathers a bit was definitely a first for me, and was a bit scary, but the methods outlined in David Dean's book worked.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TLIGlYhMPfI/AAAAAAAAAro/yNLiNDGNrTU/s1600/fan2backw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TLIGlYhMPfI/AAAAAAAAAro/yNLiNDGNrTU/s320/fan2backw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526486932043611634" /></a><br /><br />I did some threadwork on the feather shafts, beaded the handle, and decided to do a definitely untraditional motif on the wider part of the fan handle. <br />I added wild dove feathers to the front, to symbolize peace, and fringe to the bottom of the handle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TLIG6K5PmlI/AAAAAAAAArw/3_-8Tr07Wik/s1600/detail2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TLIG6K5PmlI/AAAAAAAAArw/3_-8Tr07Wik/s320/detail2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526487289163651666" /></a><br />I hope this is something he likes, but if not, it can be redone...it's only beadwork, after all. :-)beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-39705169425698215012010-10-08T16:58:00.000-07:002010-10-08T17:11:15.544-07:00Taos Wool Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yA-RCHHI/AAAAAAAAArA/UBnUtOOQrTc/s1600/twfw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yA-RCHHI/AAAAAAAAArA/UBnUtOOQrTc/s320/twfw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525830997591071858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-x1k37VUI/AAAAAAAAAq4/mh01Rid1HDs/s1600/twf3w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-x1k37VUI/AAAAAAAAAq4/mh01Rid1HDs/s320/twf3w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525830801796322626" /></a><br />I went to the Taos Wool Festival for the first time last Sunday. I've been trying to teach myself hand spinning for the past year, and finally found a course near enough and scheduled on a day that I could actually attend, so up to scenic Taos I went. The class was great! Taught by <a href="http://www.dizzyewe.com">Ruth Northrop</a> of California, it gave me all the hints and tips and tricks I needed to become a good beginning spinner. Next year I'm definitely going to take a more advanced course from her, if she comes back.<br />Then I spent a bit of time at the actual festival, scoping out the many gorgeous finished pieces, watching hand and spinning wheel spinners, sheep shearers, oogling at the llamas, sheep, angora bunnies, and even a yak!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yGvvYi4I/AAAAAAAAArI/7eWdr2EuwBk/s1600/lamaw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yGvvYi4I/AAAAAAAAArI/7eWdr2EuwBk/s320/lamaw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525831096771054466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yOVaiv_I/AAAAAAAAArQ/KtB0RqOkXgQ/s1600/yakw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yOVaiv_I/AAAAAAAAArQ/KtB0RqOkXgQ/s320/yakw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525831227143274482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I bought some 'tops'-wool that has been prepared for spinning, some natural and one dyed and came home to play with my new toys.<br />I try to spin some every day (not difficult, as it's a soothing and engaging task), and can see that I've got a new craft to keep me occupied, especially on cold winter days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yTiN0g-I/AAAAAAAAArY/tb1QkX8GHYY/s1600/yarn4w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TK-yTiN0g-I/AAAAAAAAArY/tb1QkX8GHYY/s320/yarn4w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525831316478919650" /></a>beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-70059493745963142032010-09-19T12:07:00.000-07:002010-09-19T12:19:26.995-07:00New pouch finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TJZhsVG1fUI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KF9a8fuTuyQ/s1600/pouch3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TJZhsVG1fUI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KF9a8fuTuyQ/s320/pouch3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518705807597075778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn9WuAoWKZnJ3EgjdyIuhrmYhyjIeTvqzkVm8CwnGh7rBRyMi08gUmzV8y0HEVqhQFeEenOXQxLaHLjeO4XFy0QRlPG7YFWk6_UiWe3zpwAPitKHNEzJ6_QGB2iVWK-BYzrN_3wAWDPQ/s1600/pouch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn9WuAoWKZnJ3EgjdyIuhrmYhyjIeTvqzkVm8CwnGh7rBRyMi08gUmzV8y0HEVqhQFeEenOXQxLaHLjeO4XFy0QRlPG7YFWk6_UiWe3zpwAPitKHNEzJ6_QGB2iVWK-BYzrN_3wAWDPQ/s320/pouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518705708582802290" /></a><br />This week's creation (while I was waiting for some supplies to come from Steve for a big project) is a little pouch I call my Aztec Princess. It's my favorite four petal design (which when worked up in a tiny pouch is called a pollen pouch), about six inches long, sewn together with picots of transparent red size 11 seedbeads, and embellished with a polyclay face surrounded by gold plated charlottes and the luscious peacock dagger beads I picked up at <a href="http://www.beyondbeadery.com/">Betcey's Beyond Beadery</a> open house this year, and topped off with some transparent red nailheads that I got from my buddy Mary. <br />Man, that commercial brain tanned leather is like 'buttah'! Gotta get more of that.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-30490843345871311272010-09-06T09:36:00.000-07:002010-09-06T09:48:18.006-07:00Finished rattle embellishment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUbLe7n32I/AAAAAAAAAqY/Cw6S2PjQTYw/s1600/steverattle2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 80px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUbLe7n32I/AAAAAAAAAqY/Cw6S2PjQTYw/s320/steverattle2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513843202880692066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUasy92y3I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/SiIjVt9sq2E/s1600/steverattle5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUasy92y3I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/SiIjVt9sq2E/s320/steverattle5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513842675682823026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUakNWSgnI/AAAAAAAAAqI/EBtK4h58tpM/s1600/steverattle6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUakNWSgnI/AAAAAAAAAqI/EBtK4h58tpM/s320/steverattle6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513842528145801842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUaaVxFddI/AAAAAAAAAqA/lRXPktH9Mmk/s1600/steveratte.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TIUaaVxFddI/AAAAAAAAAqA/lRXPktH9Mmk/s320/steveratte.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513842358606984658" /></a><br />Steve bought a rattle at Indian Market and left it with me to do some beaded embellishment. He gave me freedom to do what I wanted with it, so I did. I worked up a peyote bird and bear print pattern on the handle, added brass cones and green deltalium to the fringe at the bottom of the handle. Then I made a netted cover for the gourd, with jasper bears dangling from the netting which increased the intensity of the rattle sound, and changed the red horsehair topper for a blonde horsehair topper. I think it turned out well.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-81294729750346193602010-08-23T19:00:00.000-07:002010-08-23T19:34:50.530-07:00More Indian Market picsI fell in love with these pipes by <a href="http://fourwindsindianart.com">Argus Dowdy</a>, a pipemaker and sculptor from Oklahoma. His quillwork rivals any that I've seen and each pipe is a work of art. Pictures can't do them justice, but here they are:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMqgMfP3_I/AAAAAAAAApU/hlu1PnDrczA/s1600/quilledpipew.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMqgMfP3_I/AAAAAAAAApU/hlu1PnDrczA/s320/quilledpipew.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508793501800718322" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMo3CkyyDI/AAAAAAAAApE/Ze_Awpip6m4/s1600/quilledpipedetail2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMo3CkyyDI/AAAAAAAAApE/Ze_Awpip6m4/s320/quilledpipedetail2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508791695253358642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMqV_a1iKI/AAAAAAAAApM/6zrl0kpLScs/s1600/quilledpipedetailw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMqV_a1iKI/AAAAAAAAApM/6zrl0kpLScs/s320/quilledpipedetailw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508793326493862050" /></a><br /><br />The pipes are sculpted from Minnesota pipestone, this one is inlaid with a tin/lead alloy, which is close to what the original pipemakers used; according to Mr. Dowdy the original pipes were often inlaid with bullet lead.<br /><br />Steve and I meandered into the NNMAC gallery on Friday before Indian Market and fell in love with a series of fantastic masks made by Yup'ik artist<a href="http://www.phillipcharette.com/"> Phillip John Charette:</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMu-8wIHnI/AAAAAAAAAp0/gRT7yLyzTS8/s1600/mask4w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMu-8wIHnI/AAAAAAAAAp0/gRT7yLyzTS8/s320/mask4w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508798428199001714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMu17AsTcI/AAAAAAAAAps/4pgk1uHOAIU/s1600/mask3w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMu17AsTcI/AAAAAAAAAps/4pgk1uHOAIU/s320/mask3w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508798273112788418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMunofZMgI/AAAAAAAAApk/Ujgw0-J1FZ0/s1600/mask2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMunofZMgI/AAAAAAAAApk/Ujgw0-J1FZ0/s320/mask2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508798027623117314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMuioOQ4BI/AAAAAAAAApc/T6aiJBwE8PA/s1600/mask1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THMuioOQ4BI/AAAAAAAAApc/T6aiJBwE8PA/s320/mask1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508797941651922962" /></a>beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-2531051219116624852010-08-22T12:39:00.000-07:002010-08-22T13:03:54.184-07:00My Indian Market purchasesI managed to get out, so far, without doing too much damage to my wallet, but I couldn't resist this sea serpent by 8 year old Jacy Edaakie from Zuni, and this wonderful pottery mouse by young artist Grace Aragon from Acoma Pueblo. I have a feeling both of these young artists will be well known in the future!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THGCJ3qGPqI/AAAAAAAAAo0/rHl6DFvaws4/s1600/mouse4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THGCJ3qGPqI/AAAAAAAAAo0/rHl6DFvaws4/s320/mouse4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508326925321780898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF_Wn_4RzI/AAAAAAAAAok/793BUr1_RHY/s1600/mouse2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF_Wn_4RzI/AAAAAAAAAok/793BUr1_RHY/s320/mouse2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508323845921589042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF_MfRws_I/AAAAAAAAAoU/VcLKHcfn5OA/s1600/snake2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF_MfRws_I/AAAAAAAAAoU/VcLKHcfn5OA/s320/snake2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508323671781979122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF_FxojYAI/AAAAAAAAAoM/AUiiLEieQd0/s1600/snake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF_FxojYAI/AAAAAAAAAoM/AUiiLEieQd0/s320/snake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508323556450328578" /></a>beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-4196872445536480152010-08-22T11:53:00.000-07:002010-08-22T12:07:08.099-07:00More Indian MarketAnother foray around the Plaza and beyond. This time I saw a beautiful blue ribbon blanket, woven by <a href="http://www.tahnibaa.com">TahNibaa Naataanii</a> of Shiprock, NM. She also had a framed piece in the booth-her very first weaving, done at the age of 7. This artist is also experimenting with weaving on a European style loom and also had two fabulous felted scarf/runner pieces that were like nothing I'd ever seen, with sections of what looked like silk fabric incorporated into the raw felting (I didn't take pics of these.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFy2yEeNBI/AAAAAAAAAn0/UTXh2X6CiTs/s1600/blanket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFy2yEeNBI/AAAAAAAAAn0/UTXh2X6CiTs/s320/blanket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508310104729859090" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFyvtKmfWI/AAAAAAAAAns/mzVK7ORQHrE/s1600/firstweaving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFyvtKmfWI/AAAAAAAAAns/mzVK7ORQHrE/s320/firstweaving.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508309983154306402" /></a><br /><br />The first weaving piece is mounted on what looks like a regular 8 1/2 by 11 inch sized paper. Delicate and intricate work for such a little girl.<br /><br />There was a scultptor on the Plaza who had a blue ribbon piece, too. I also loved the salmon that was sitting next to the bigger totem like piece. He didn't have any cards out, and was busy chatting with a visitor, so I managed to not get his name.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF0B2N-6wI/AAAAAAAAAoE/8pTvEtbnuF4/s1600/totemsculpturew.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THF0B2N-6wI/AAAAAAAAAoE/8pTvEtbnuF4/s320/totemsculpturew.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508311394333682434" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFzxzqLXkI/AAAAAAAAAn8/IOSpxOSwgrA/s1600/salmonsculpt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFzxzqLXkI/AAAAAAAAAn8/IOSpxOSwgrA/s320/salmonsculpt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508311118768725570" /></a><br /><br />I managed to restrain myself and limited my purchases to two pieces by young artists. One is a clever little mouse done by a young Acoma girl, and the other is a snake done by an eight year old Zuni boy. Pictures to follow later.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-62243259414642920992010-08-22T10:11:00.000-07:002010-08-22T19:37:46.874-07:00INDIAN MARKET DAY 2Still traveling in full sensory overload mode. Today I'm trying to just gravitate towards things that I've never seen before or things that are just so stunning that they pull me towards them. The first thing I saw today that really caught my eye was a table full of dolls woven from something like willow, but on further reflection I bet it's cedar. There were two lovely women at the booth, by the name of Gobin from Tulalip, Washington.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFbN3huK9I/AAAAAAAAAnc/B14Jgijx1Ag/s1600/judyheathergobin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFbN3huK9I/AAAAAAAAAnc/B14Jgijx1Ag/s320/judyheathergobin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508284113052642258" /></a><br /><br />They had won a blue ribbon for their work and and they were happy to let me take pictures of the dolls (also hats, which weren't for sale, but they said they'd be bringing some next year).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFb-VpjYvI/AAAAAAAAAnk/8hxiQJpHpBg/s1600/tulalipdollsw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THFb-VpjYvI/AAAAAAAAAnk/8hxiQJpHpBg/s320/tulalipdollsw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508284945772274418" /></a><br /><br />Looks like it's almost lunchtime. Time to get back out there. My buddy Beth is hopefully on her way up from Albuquerque to meet up with us.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-72405309196422869012010-08-21T16:07:00.001-07:002010-08-22T19:23:08.779-07:00INDIAN MARKET!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0-Mq1qzN4H0QqQSGdiGZHJHRID62ABkk7H_1ryytESy2kW1b5hG8B1paYDtAUt9o9f5_o1DzQJ3MnXGK414vHj705QyhRYqEytSyDWfJ92aLOxp3nZpbprZQvMoy6Ckwby7JhPt8L00/s1600/steve3w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0-Mq1qzN4H0QqQSGdiGZHJHRID62ABkk7H_1ryytESy2kW1b5hG8B1paYDtAUt9o9f5_o1DzQJ3MnXGK414vHj705QyhRYqEytSyDWfJ92aLOxp3nZpbprZQvMoy6Ckwby7JhPt8L00/s320/steve3w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508004029092432898" /></a><br />I met up with my old friend Steve, who flew in from Portland to attend this year's Indian Market, on Friday, the day before Market started. He managed to score this darling little casita just two blocks from the Plaza in Santa Fe where most of the Indian Market madness occurs, including a coveted parking pass for me! We scouted out the area the day before and then hit the Market in earnest this morning. There are apparently over 1200 artists showing this year, and over 600 booths, and I doubt that we've seen even half yet. Maybe a quarter. There is some SERIOUS talent showing at Indian Market. <br />I was thrilled to see that my friend Sally's husband Jerry had garnered 2 blue ribbons for his beadwork and quillwork. The pic below is Jerry in his quilled/horsehair bedecked leather coat. The work is exquisite! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ2N-XjFQ5yBrrFvxMX_Ks_-I7elcnjIOECoAZCjHL352423zrISFEnSZXt6EGch8koQ8pBbEORBO2tYYlFYlBP09hwwl8vj0Y98cof25rqsTjYLDY_7qTQeAWzXfwEVO_Rdyz4L0KLc/s1600/jerrypointw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ2N-XjFQ5yBrrFvxMX_Ks_-I7elcnjIOECoAZCjHL352423zrISFEnSZXt6EGch8koQ8pBbEORBO2tYYlFYlBP09hwwl8vj0Y98cof25rqsTjYLDY_7qTQeAWzXfwEVO_Rdyz4L0KLc/s320/jerrypointw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508005448153724722" /></a><br /><br />Sally and Jerry, and Sally's talented daughter Amber Gauthier have a booth on Palace Ave. showcasing Jerry's traditional beadworked items, his paintings, Amber's paintings and some seriously cool skateboard decks by Amber. <br />Sally tried to hide from the camera:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivfNE-3s77oPlr7e59T9nE2w6xtNdcC7IIG1bJrNccgl_0Vf76JfSlPnA6lWGJstXYBseh8J3smY2xOs2V4mzHBb2NGopBKUty6uXUh7kI7CMXNWoE0fc9PmhnUUtJNsDjGaJIF8slNI/s1600/jerryandsallyw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivfNE-3s77oPlr7e59T9nE2w6xtNdcC7IIG1bJrNccgl_0Vf76JfSlPnA6lWGJstXYBseh8J3smY2xOs2V4mzHBb2NGopBKUty6uXUh7kI7CMXNWoE0fc9PmhnUUtJNsDjGaJIF8slNI/s320/jerryandsallyw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508009326947223938" /></a><br />Closeup of Amber's decks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THBiaUSSZkI/AAAAAAAAAnE/xkJnWe-EBMM/s1600/ambersdecksw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/THBiaUSSZkI/AAAAAAAAAnE/xkJnWe-EBMM/s320/ambersdecksw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508010548535649858" /></a><br />Sally and Jerry surrounded by Jerry's beadwork and paintings, with Amber's paintings just showing behind Sally:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnTiN7axm8no-wZ8DAQIBwHra_YAGU5nEfkeTn0W4dO5sdo73whPO-52fi-_3OyBurLzaNoC0fNFk5kbICq-21bZdNFvcmQ5onj2zSHZ1JRPbC9MXyhyzmGbbXIYEGCqoaC3QoFARWKw/s1600/jerrycoat2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnTiN7axm8no-wZ8DAQIBwHra_YAGU5nEfkeTn0W4dO5sdo73whPO-52fi-_3OyBurLzaNoC0fNFk5kbICq-21bZdNFvcmQ5onj2zSHZ1JRPbC9MXyhyzmGbbXIYEGCqoaC3QoFARWKw/s320/jerrycoat2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508012008262253714" /></a><br /><br />Jerry's first prize winning bag:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0mRSDmXOhwOyoZxH7bjsO8ynJMAmld-7JcQlmLVOpswJb_SxFabIEpHd2he02G7XeAyrU2Os9_uF8ex4sPFCb-4Cw8c1IRB_waE0pYw_79k6O8-DJMU22zzv_UUPg8EuxgxcJkGViHM/s1600/jerrybag4w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0mRSDmXOhwOyoZxH7bjsO8ynJMAmld-7JcQlmLVOpswJb_SxFabIEpHd2he02G7XeAyrU2Os9_uF8ex4sPFCb-4Cw8c1IRB_waE0pYw_79k6O8-DJMU22zzv_UUPg8EuxgxcJkGViHM/s320/jerrybag4w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508424801598140114" /></a><br /><br />Sigh! I'll never come close to doing beadwork like that, but I sure love to see it!beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-32287768165484830322010-08-14T07:59:00.000-07:002010-08-14T08:19:08.857-07:00Actual Beadwork CompletedI couldn't resist Anne Choi's latest bead, the Ouroboros and Mandrake, combined with an ee cummings verse. I bought it and made it into a fancy key fob, in memory of my Mom who lived with Alzheimers for the last years of her life. The verse reads "when time from time shall set us free, forgetting me, remember me". The ouroboros and mandrake combined remind me of the magical, spiritual qualities of life, that we are all in a cycle of renewal and disintegration and that it's OK. All is as it should be in any given moment, if we can just let go and accept.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8zF-V12wt4yOzYrBmZfsp4hoZR8GNEskv6axJE5hLwbN0upOGBRK3zFysjhF3rUqbMSYTYYsVdSpAw_UZUt8Q_j6XdMnQMN-nhr8kd8EfrE1QFg9clTQGKcx4uQSn9dRV_Bv1ZOPGxU/s1600/keychw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8zF-V12wt4yOzYrBmZfsp4hoZR8GNEskv6axJE5hLwbN0upOGBRK3zFysjhF3rUqbMSYTYYsVdSpAw_UZUt8Q_j6XdMnQMN-nhr8kd8EfrE1QFg9clTQGKcx4uQSn9dRV_Bv1ZOPGxU/s320/keychw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505282975234137314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX80YXjnT3MiZD-yviWEndU238scXOXdVXsXnEQGDkdE_bROY6jxitsEM-6kUp13XxxDGUDJbpTNsBv-ftkdCybKhZpIly4QjiD1U-jkGnj3yGx1EWY1tpQ7jZL4x-Ckkq9m_icITtOg/s1600/time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX80YXjnT3MiZD-yviWEndU238scXOXdVXsXnEQGDkdE_bROY6jxitsEM-6kUp13XxxDGUDJbpTNsBv-ftkdCybKhZpIly4QjiD1U-jkGnj3yGx1EWY1tpQ7jZL4x-Ckkq9m_icITtOg/s320/time.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505283077529510514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYny0psRb47z8yf_9FPgnopDkEK0Th3INZaQuLtiS9rAkCqtGdxIg97NFwjoQ8WXrIma1XOQui3IW-59aDZnR_CZpWI9eFzUQDFWz-Qs5ewq5-B_-SI1QowkLOe4CajKHUAW92_wPJLNc/s1600/forget.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYny0psRb47z8yf_9FPgnopDkEK0Th3INZaQuLtiS9rAkCqtGdxIg97NFwjoQ8WXrIma1XOQui3IW-59aDZnR_CZpWI9eFzUQDFWz-Qs5ewq5-B_-SI1QowkLOe4CajKHUAW92_wPJLNc/s320/forget.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505283161746141474" /></a><br />My other big splurge recently was a new stethoscope. When I first took the office nurse job, the culture shock was so great that I felt I'd never need a stethoscope again, and gave my old one to the nurse who took my place in the ER. Well, I've decided that I probably DO need a stethoscope from time to time, so I got a decent Littman and in my usual fashion, beaded it up. This time I used delicas, and I'm not sure I really like the look-I actually think smaller beads might have looked better, but it's done and I like it enough to use it. The pattern on the ear pieces is one I made that I call the 'eye of Fatima', in a nod to the healing hand of Fatima with the eye on the palm. The main tubing is beaded with a yin/yang symbol bordered by a celtic knotwork pattern.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TGayINzs9CI/AAAAAAAAAmk/LJdKZ6Xd_QQ/s1600/steth4w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TGayINzs9CI/AAAAAAAAAmk/LJdKZ6Xd_QQ/s320/steth4w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505283448722224162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_cOstQPZnZqzX_9XelJVofaq5-daxTixqRcH1fvM-vqhQpLAba5Oo0ytuGPAnycmqaHg6hAOFgwqcVpG-fuhoBGZCvn68wmL_k05_ETUjShNP-1KtO6lhhpGf20lUqXE66vBcm_2nzU/s1600/steth2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_cOstQPZnZqzX_9XelJVofaq5-daxTixqRcH1fvM-vqhQpLAba5Oo0ytuGPAnycmqaHg6hAOFgwqcVpG-fuhoBGZCvn68wmL_k05_ETUjShNP-1KtO6lhhpGf20lUqXE66vBcm_2nzU/s320/steth2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505283355165112434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmaf4eQu6Upxxp2vs4lH8R9ZSYzLnCcJnmP8oJWEnPCEyzVzWwMUHsN2PLD3MBxbfLWE-2C7lYSqdoOYRygXoCSz14xa41KBjuP0BuM3I8ZnxzqO97dgBXKmq3xj72LRM3IwMRZHx55I/s1600/steth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmaf4eQu6Upxxp2vs4lH8R9ZSYzLnCcJnmP8oJWEnPCEyzVzWwMUHsN2PLD3MBxbfLWE-2C7lYSqdoOYRygXoCSz14xa41KBjuP0BuM3I8ZnxzqO97dgBXKmq3xj72LRM3IwMRZHx55I/s320/steth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505283262016921378" /></a>beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-37713832960984121962010-08-08T15:13:00.000-07:002010-08-09T06:12:31.014-07:00Good deed rewarded<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TF8uYYOWIBI/AAAAAAAAAl0/Vg50G1o1Nkg/s1600/dayofdeadtile.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TF8uYYOWIBI/AAAAAAAAAl0/Vg50G1o1Nkg/s320/dayofdeadtile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503168266024394770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TF8uStT70_I/AAAAAAAAAls/pY95SCUVOA8/s1600/betterangel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TF8uStT70_I/AAAAAAAAAls/pY95SCUVOA8/s320/betterangel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503168168605766642" /></a><br />My friend Sally met a woman in Santa Fe the other day. Her name is Debora Duran-Geiger and she's a tile maker who lives in Santa Fe and Panama, and Sally, being Sally, struck up a conversation with her at Hobby Lobby because she noticed Debora's really fantastic beaded purse and mola blouse. Turns out Debora is here in New Mexico to sell tiles at the Artist Outdoor show at the Santa Fe Plaza. Besides doing tile work, Debora teaches women in Panama beadwork, and she told Sally how difficult it is for them to get beading supplies. Sally, being Sally, gave Debora her 'bead soup' and put out a call to the online bead group we both belong to for any bead soup (basically any collection of unsorted or mixed beads) that anyone could spare. Luckily I had a rather large backlog of beads, due to being given a ton of beads by a dear friend last year (beads that had belonged to an avid beader who had died-her family didn't want the beads to just languish, and Steve appropriated them for me.) <br />Funny thing, I went down to Santa Fe this morning with what felt like 20 pounds of beads and was lugging them through the many, many booths in the plaza when I spotted the purse that Sally had so aptly described. I accosted Debora and ended up spending a bit of time with her at her booth. The beads were gratefully received, and Debora gifted me with one of her tiles, framed and signed. I couldn't resist buying two more (one of which is pictured above, the other I'm holding back, as it's a present for a friend). Of course, Debora gave me an extraordinary discount on the two that I bought, so I feel like a double winner. I got the joy of giving and the joy of a bargain all in one day!beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-1709998899063964552010-08-07T06:17:00.000-07:002010-08-07T06:31:00.039-07:00On Being an Office Nurse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYclqJvec-J0mlM4pUkJ71z0vJ0rWtBxoRCUqZCp0xlK75Q9ucJPlVo8Y2XeMmwO3-Vqe1S8cK3VS-TYcHoFH6DBxI_QmZbXIs1esiaXOvQCFfDI2l-CbB9LMp35P8zn4-TLm5FCzdBc/s1600/glowgirl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYclqJvec-J0mlM4pUkJ71z0vJ0rWtBxoRCUqZCp0xlK75Q9ucJPlVo8Y2XeMmwO3-Vqe1S8cK3VS-TYcHoFH6DBxI_QmZbXIs1esiaXOvQCFfDI2l-CbB9LMp35P8zn4-TLm5FCzdBc/s320/glowgirl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502659265530092818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGi3YGY6BpWxFMq3puf5N0fMewFFzmZ8X9YjmtJBmgwzJV4JuWcLrUnTzB2RP1n-QHQQ2hPu8fic67-ZvlTa7nTu5lmeHE9_sP2N-2FBE7fxTcVJFE8k0m3N7UqD172Bvp02GFJLWVfk/s1600/brownhair2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGi3YGY6BpWxFMq3puf5N0fMewFFzmZ8X9YjmtJBmgwzJV4JuWcLrUnTzB2RP1n-QHQQ2hPu8fic67-ZvlTa7nTu5lmeHE9_sP2N-2FBE7fxTcVJFE8k0m3N7UqD172Bvp02GFJLWVfk/s320/brownhair2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502659158450055858" /></a><br />When I took the job of office nurse, moving from the love/hate affair I had with the ER for 28 years, I was assured I could take my knitting in, it would be so slow and tame compared to the ER. NOT! hehe. First off there were a ton of new skills to learn, from 'working' with insurance companies for such things as pre-auths for meds to learning a new computer system, etc. etc. Then when I had settled in after a few months, the corporation that owns the practice decided to move the practice into a newer building to share space with another doctor. So again, change occurs. The job is supposed to be part time, about 56 hrs a pay period, but has managed to be around 75 to 80 hours a pay period so far. Not complaining about that, it's extra $$, but I really do like the <span style="font-weight:bold;">idea<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> of part time. <br />Meanwhile, I've acquired a new stethoscope and am in the process of beading it, and am trying to teach myself manga/anime drawing. Jake goes back to college next week to try and knock out those <span style="font-weight:bold;">four</span> credits he needs to graduate. It's been good having him home for the summer, but I know he's chafing at the bit to get <span style="font-weight:bold;">on</span> with his life.<br />I'm including a couple of my first drawings for the amusement of my two readers....<br />Stethoscope pics to follow, maybe by Monday.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-41709495536370686882010-07-25T07:21:00.000-07:002010-07-25T08:09:21.296-07:00Mini Vacation!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExQBLGA7fI/AAAAAAAAAks/uCSjHpnAwc4/s1600/betceyshouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExQBLGA7fI/AAAAAAAAAks/uCSjHpnAwc4/s320/betceyshouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497857226200641010" /></a><br />Jake and I took off early Friday morning, with two goals and the thought of some sightseeing in mind. We headed out on 518 towards Mora and then on to Taos, where we stopped for lunch at a little brew-pub called Eske. Nice little place with friendly atmosphere, fast service and good food. Onward towards the north we passed the <a href="http://earthship.com/">Earthship biotecture</a> settlement. The houses look fantastic, and I'm determined to go and check them out someday, when time permits. Our first goal was Buena Vista, Colorado, where Jake wanted to check out the sister brew pub to the Socorro Springs pub (our favorite dining spot in Socorro, home of New Mexico Tech, Jake's college). The only motel room I'd been able to get was at the Topaz Lodge in Buena Vista (this was a hastily planned trip and it's full tourist season in scenic Colorado). The motel was, at best, adequate, but the pub, called the Eddyline was quite good. We headed out in the morning towards our other objective, Betcey's <a href="http://www.beyondbeadery.com/">Beyond Beadery</a> open house. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExQTiOPJSI/AAAAAAAAAk0/v-LmD6GIReI/s1600/betceystore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExQTiOPJSI/AAAAAAAAAk0/v-LmD6GIReI/s320/betceystore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497857541646787874" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Betcey lives way up in the northern Colorado Rockies, above the little town of Rollinsville and the trip was gorgeous and exciting, winding through countless switchbacks and through charming little towns onto a series of well kept dirt roads until we reached Betcey's house. For a beader, the place is paradise. More beads than I've seen in most beadstores packed into the lower portion of Betcey's house. On the drive up, I told Jake "I don't see how she can get anyone to come up here a SECOND time, but after being in the shop for only a few minutes I was already planning how to make the trip and be able to spend way more time and money next year. I was amazed at the endless rows and racks of beads, all numbered and organized by type and color. The amount of work that goes into this business is mind boggling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExR0f5jigI/AAAAAAAAAlM/d-74uX0Wjjg/s1600/organiztion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExR0f5jigI/AAAAAAAAAlM/d-74uX0Wjjg/s320/organiztion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497859207470483970" /></a><br />Let's not forget Betcey's specialty, Swarovski's. There was a whole section of them, from the newest to the cool old vintage ones. I deliberately stayed away from them, as I have a lot I need to use up before I allow myself to buy more....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExSgb4ZH4I/AAAAAAAAAlU/cOuSB2SM4dc/s1600/swarovskis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExSgb4ZH4I/AAAAAAAAAlU/cOuSB2SM4dc/s320/swarovskis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497859962306109314" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Nikia Angel was there with a selection of her kits from <a href="http://www.buythekit.com/">Buy the Kit</a> and let me tell you, the pictures you see of the finished projects don't do them enough justice. Each one is a little work of art! The only picture I got of Nikia's work that turned out even a little non-blurry is a side view, but let me tell you, the kits are well worth the price! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExQt7nvnjI/AAAAAAAAAk8/Ctqwl4wuBDU/s1600/nikiaskits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/TExQt7nvnjI/AAAAAAAAAk8/Ctqwl4wuBDU/s320/nikiaskits.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497857995141258802" /></a><br /><br /> We enjoyed a bit of shopping and some snacks and then hit the road for home, a long 6 hour drive, the 'non-scenic' route. I had been planning to go home a slower, more scenic way if we had been able to score a motel room along the way, but everything was booked solid.<br />Anyone who has ever considered going to Betcey's open house, do it! It's a fun way to see some gorgeous country. I feel as refreshed from this two day flying trip as I have from some more lengthy vacations! Now I just have to figure out how to talk my buddy Mary into making the trip with me next year.....beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-36564832472030705172010-07-10T15:46:00.000-07:002012-09-18T18:40:28.066-07:00Play and Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSarUjXulQnoH61dSq8caGqBjsWoBLOaczPev52mFNTuDIzniMes3F1-Zip2DPH7NCsgcmkH9JRcZhPR-LnwnxjERNe89lYQNLrByXOS19B5ZwWggrNKZQAWOIaCw0K5o5UrT5DzMdN4/s1600/lentilbracviews.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSarUjXulQnoH61dSq8caGqBjsWoBLOaczPev52mFNTuDIzniMes3F1-Zip2DPH7NCsgcmkH9JRcZhPR-LnwnxjERNe89lYQNLrByXOS19B5ZwWggrNKZQAWOIaCw0K5o5UrT5DzMdN4/s320/lentilbracviews.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492415351213607762" /></a><br />Still working on my website....slowly, and beading fairly productively. I had hoped to get a lot done on the website last weekend over the holiday, but our internet service cut us off (again!) and we were internetless for the whole holiday weekend. Ah...it's working now, but if it happens again, we're considering going to DSL. Meanwhile, I've been playing with lentil beads on my days off (worked only 3 full days last week, and a half day on Friday-I LOVE my new job!). Today I played with a couple of pics of a new bracelet, trying to make a more artistic sort of layout. Photoshop essentials is all I can afford right now, but it's got tons of features to learn, so it's enough for now. The bracelet above is herringbone weave, offset holed lentil beads, encouraged to 'roll' into a roundish, rather than flat bracelet. It has a lovely 'hand' and the beads are interesting enough to get oooh's and aaah's from even non-beady types.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-8938466209186649192010-06-21T15:59:00.000-07:002010-06-21T16:14:59.898-07:00Happy Solstice!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VDxD2aAGVnGYrH1Rwv8U19BMeI_oo05xW_rHrEP_k133Y2IpNpHZ_sECHT1uHM9dZEkMLXieUh8JEiEzn0ssjKB3XzImOcOrNjlluT7ekrmHZI5JgDGIMUKeYpfMQKwz-Cuu3l-zw5s/s1600/lentilbrac3w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VDxD2aAGVnGYrH1Rwv8U19BMeI_oo05xW_rHrEP_k133Y2IpNpHZ_sECHT1uHM9dZEkMLXieUh8JEiEzn0ssjKB3XzImOcOrNjlluT7ekrmHZI5JgDGIMUKeYpfMQKwz-Cuu3l-zw5s/s320/lentilbrac3w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485366505541502434" /></a><br />Well, after a half day's work, I came home to a functioning internet and am back at it, trying to update my website. Actual beadwork WAS done over the weekend, as seen in this picture of a cool bracelet done with lentil beads with offset holes in herringbone stitch, sewn to a brass bracelet blank, backed with a deerskin scrap. The original design is from the Oct. 2007 Bead and Button article by Carol Perrenoud. A really cool idea! Can't wait to make more of these.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-1042947376116941952010-06-20T07:03:00.000-07:002010-06-22T05:25:19.079-07:00Website? What website<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBTwC193zSw_HzwMHirPDAanp4H-zdBAxA-v5dPN_BMIJd23DxEYpz-h_2xDs1OXJkzasycOR8kxW59Prb0u277MmYhLvxlSLTSTOhSBKYjRO3IVXZU-7vb-lYv7JoBc_YAmNJvo7iRo/s1600/lilypat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBTwC193zSw_HzwMHirPDAanp4H-zdBAxA-v5dPN_BMIJd23DxEYpz-h_2xDs1OXJkzasycOR8kxW59Prb0u277MmYhLvxlSLTSTOhSBKYjRO3IVXZU-7vb-lYv7JoBc_YAmNJvo7iRo/s320/lilypat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484858236957201458" /></a><br />I've been trying to get a decent website up and running and am amazed at the difference ten years has made in HTML writing and strategies. So far I've managed to get a little slideshow of pics of my beadwork working, and am now moving on to trying to update all my old pages from my ancient geocities site. Eventually, I want to have a bit of a store to try and see if I can sell some beadwork. Heh! I imagine if I were more industrious with my etsy site, I'd manage to sell more. Anyway, I have some pages of free tutorials up, and old patterns, and am going to add this new free pattern sometime today. (Our internet is 'down', and I'm blogging on a borrowed connection, but don't think I want to hang out and do actual html work.) If the connection comes back up today, I may get some more work done on the site, otherwise, actual beadwork may occur.<br />Happy Father's Day to any of you Dads that happen across this blog.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-16230965066921065692010-06-07T09:43:00.000-07:002010-06-07T10:12:27.243-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-Rq2BPWZSmCveufP7RclRtfffJPlq23BCXc2kK3uOevHmvViJx0vzcM1xch1tnj5FGOktKJHOspVwB7xugnvmztab2qxU4xgn1fCC8bpyrPd4oVNrFxYVBrZzW1c1sOCi8LFVvc1TeA/s1600/bagfront3w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-Rq2BPWZSmCveufP7RclRtfffJPlq23BCXc2kK3uOevHmvViJx0vzcM1xch1tnj5FGOktKJHOspVwB7xugnvmztab2qxU4xgn1fCC8bpyrPd4oVNrFxYVBrZzW1c1sOCi8LFVvc1TeA/s320/bagfront3w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480078131306891730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz49vWKZ915_Ns5sQpfdNLoOt3QXjufbZYkPPdQK0qAcN6vQ2T1ddxMEr1jhXhEAzLf8K2qozBeaa-5XnZEvoicva5hL4v1ZTfFbbX2uUudW00M4sdoHX74I1yVjEElmtWuPmdraK7aA/s1600/bagfront2w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz49vWKZ915_Ns5sQpfdNLoOt3QXjufbZYkPPdQK0qAcN6vQ2T1ddxMEr1jhXhEAzLf8K2qozBeaa-5XnZEvoicva5hL4v1ZTfFbbX2uUudW00M4sdoHX74I1yVjEElmtWuPmdraK7aA/s320/bagfront2w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480074780799385026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKlzGaEaUkhKjFQhyphenhyphenlFeKFW9rtErj05fBR6fLM6fnhognjyadz1jIm1I5RqXq_asnDxCVvkGlSlnABCAzB3VBr_a9kYU_h1HVNO8rv9JXRRm4SVCh0l3x4AKStVN0PAh2v9_CuICDcT8/s1600/backdetailw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKlzGaEaUkhKjFQhyphenhyphenlFeKFW9rtErj05fBR6fLM6fnhognjyadz1jIm1I5RqXq_asnDxCVvkGlSlnABCAzB3VBr_a9kYU_h1HVNO8rv9JXRRm4SVCh0l3x4AKStVN0PAh2v9_CuICDcT8/s320/backdetailw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480073623816855730" /></a><br /><br />Ack! No post at all during the month of May! But actual beadwork was being done. My 'regular' job has turned out to be pretty fun and fulfilling (who knew being an office nurse could be so complicated?) but is eating more hours of my life than I'd intended. I come home more tired from a 10 or 11 hour day in the office than I would from a 12 hr. shift in the ER! <br />Meanwhile, though, I've been working on a 'possible' bag for my buddy Steve, and it's finally DONE! Dimensions are 8 inches wide by about 9 1/2 long, with nearly a foot of fringe. The front flap is home to my favorite deer dancing shaman, a piece I did for the Bead Journal Project 2 years ago, and the back has a water bird and deer tracks, don't know why but the deer tracks insisted on being included. The entire piece is made of commercial brain tan deer hide, embellished with green dentalium and other shells. It makes a lovely bell-like noise when moved. The strap is embellished with a couple of purple cowrie shells, some bone hairpipe and a bit of beadwork done in lane stitch.<br />All in all it was a wonderful piece to work on and I think it turned out great.<br />Now on to other projects...I have quite a few in mind, plus my son has promised to help me set up a 'real' website.<br />Happy summer!beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-12303020505835153772010-04-23T06:24:00.000-07:002010-04-23T06:37:27.210-07:00On Best IntentionsMy new year's resolutions are all in a shambles. No one knows what the future will bring, or at least I don't, and making plans is sometimes the best way to tempt the fates to try your mettle. In early March, my estranged husband, who lives in the back of my house took ill and needed hospitalization, he was released several days later, 'stable', but unable to walk. This was the hospital I work for, and I was amazed to see the lack of care and concern that was given him. He's an alcoholic, but has worked all his life and is an intelligent person. He begged the doctor (a hospitalist, the new breed of doctors that have absolutely no connection to the patients or community here) to keep him on the med-surg unit (he had been in intensive care) until he could walk again. Nope, despite having 'good insurance', he was discharged to me and a friend, and we brought him home, where he was forced to crawl to get around, until I was able to get a walker for him. The month of March and much of April were devoted to trips to the neurologist and physical therapists. So far we have no clue exactly what is going on with him other than it's something neurological that was probably exacerbated by his alcoholism. Meanwhile I also started a new job at a doctors office, a big change from the ER work I've done for the last twenty eight years. Some beadwork is being done, but it's slow. My new job and caring for Scott are taking up a lot of my time, but things seem to be resolving, and I hope to be able to post some pics of the 'possibles' pouch I'm making for my friend. It's going to be pretty awesome.<br />Today, it's off to the physical therapist, and then a few hours of work, some shopping, and household chores. <br />Life sure is full of surprises.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-73512647904764451532010-02-25T08:59:00.000-08:002012-09-18T18:23:57.420-07:00YAY!beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-49053560742229036902010-02-17T11:20:00.001-08:002010-02-17T11:23:33.977-08:00What? No new blogging?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKm6rB2I4n9qBhIWEwX_2SBx3SXDJ6uJhntQNGrXa9m4I1MpNTrxyIpE8yyTIG_QDn-7y_zRwkIb3ajkLGW_tZwKYcNBG1xW9CB1iKgx_D9kKRV8W3410nEsorYug3ONuFgA7ZnuYS6dQ/s1600-h/cranepair3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKm6rB2I4n9qBhIWEwX_2SBx3SXDJ6uJhntQNGrXa9m4I1MpNTrxyIpE8yyTIG_QDn-7y_zRwkIb3ajkLGW_tZwKYcNBG1xW9CB1iKgx_D9kKRV8W3410nEsorYug3ONuFgA7ZnuYS6dQ/s320/cranepair3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439295081581248226" /></a><br />Ack...busy trying to cram for PALS course next week. Lots of info to take in. Blogging will hopefully resume next week after the testing. No new beadwork to show off anyway, just have made a couple of pretty strung bracelets for friends.<br />Off to work now.<br />Wheee! One continual round of pleasure. Here's a pic of a pair of cranes Jake and I saw last month at the Bosque del Apache.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-3187380254344676792010-01-31T20:43:00.000-08:002010-01-31T20:51:08.611-08:00Remembering Mom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEnc_tXeob3H1-sJSiG18HeHjuLs04mtEWXsf2_MJfywttGE7XhSH-MZrD-uPtKRA8ifeDY58D-hf-pBybb_uM-e43Xzm87HvVM37ypXQaEqQyIqCs1T6T5ez3m_tdhOfwccR8HYCcdE/s1600-h/MOM+AND+SARAH+ACC+1953.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEnc_tXeob3H1-sJSiG18HeHjuLs04mtEWXsf2_MJfywttGE7XhSH-MZrD-uPtKRA8ifeDY58D-hf-pBybb_uM-e43Xzm87HvVM37ypXQaEqQyIqCs1T6T5ez3m_tdhOfwccR8HYCcdE/s320/MOM+AND+SARAH+ACC+1953.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433132879361188482" /></a><br />Mom died eight years ago tomorrow. Complications of Alzheimers. I wasn't able to be at her bedside when she died, but I was able to say a sort of goodbye on the phone. I hope she heard and knew how much I loved her. Like my dad and all my sibs, I miss her presence in the world, but I feel she would have never wanted to live on into more advanced Alzheimers. We miss you Mom! Hugs and Love!beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211781306934396599.post-32998942932804218762010-01-14T09:18:00.000-08:002010-01-14T09:24:32.172-08:00New Beadwork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/S09S6c0KNbI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/wLZ5loZp4JQ/s1600-h/feather1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/S09S6c0KNbI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/wLZ5loZp4JQ/s320/feather1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426647240125593010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZSl_HK1M1tax9wJSLo4UNinVsqeNfyKsdBcT_2HCi4I7limCQesP1gge35v2Xp6pYHWiOFvU3dDoS6cXUzwFx-hS27PVBGdD4y5E7UBA3fpAUN3dUouuAhG5LbY7T0fhFHLGNnDdGAM/s1600-h/feather2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZSl_HK1M1tax9wJSLo4UNinVsqeNfyKsdBcT_2HCi4I7limCQesP1gge35v2Xp6pYHWiOFvU3dDoS6cXUzwFx-hS27PVBGdD4y5E7UBA3fpAUN3dUouuAhG5LbY7T0fhFHLGNnDdGAM/s320/feather2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426647102409083170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/S09SkypMNhI/AAAAAAAAAjA/ZYoakBm1-eE/s1600-h/feather3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v7yD-n_o7Iw/S09SkypMNhI/AAAAAAAAAjA/ZYoakBm1-eE/s320/feather3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426646868028044818" /></a><br />Well, New Year's Resolution of weekly blogging has not panned out, but I'm going to at least keep trying. Meanwhile, daily beading seems to be going well, as well as the diet (6.5 lbs. in 6 weeks). Have been having a wonderful long between semester break with my son, who will return to college on Sunday. I'm working on a series of beaded feathers, this is my latest. This is the technique that Suzanne Cooper taught during last year's bead retreat, the pattern is hers, also, but my next one is going to be a modified Celtic knot that I've been working up for years.beadnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980853220518911444noreply@blogger.com4