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Another bead mandala

bead mandala

Day 37. Another mandala. It’s a weird time here in South Australia again. Galleries closed. Schools closed. So many things cancelled. It’s difficult to process. I have found my mandala colouring books, and spending time trying to not think about things too much.

bead mandala

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Bead Mandala

Bead Mandala

Day 36. Today I made a mandala! Lately I have been drawing and colouring in mandalas, and today I thought I would try making one with beads. Loved doing this.

Bead Mandala

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Mismatched bird and flower Earrings

mismatched bird and flower earrings

Day 33. Today I am starting to make some earrings for the group SALA exhibition at @tartscollective. The theme is “Birds of a Feather” and I am going to have a selection of mismatched bird and flower earrings in it. This is the only SALA exhibition that I am part of this year. The work will be available from August 1.

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Bethany Wine Bottle Jewellery Collection

Bethany wine bottle jewellery collection

Day 32. This morning I finished making the jewellery in this collection made from @bethanywines_barossa wine bottles. The collection was inspired by the new labels for their wine bottles, along with the beautiful colours of the wine bottles. Today we are heading on a road trip to the Barossa Valley to deliver the work. Hopefully it doesn’t rain too much 🌧

Bethany wine bottle jewellery collection

Bethany wine bottles

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Mismatched Glass Bead Earrings

mismatched glass bead earrings

Day 30. I went through my box of old beads over the weekend, it’s a very big box filled with beads I have made and collected over the last 30 years! Anyway, I found a necklace that was made from beads I had made when I was living in Sydney, more than 15 years ago! I remember making them, and I remember really loving them back then, and I was thrilled to find myself still liking them now. It was my first chance to play with colours in bead making, and it didn’t stop there. Today I took the necklace apart and made some of the beads into earrings. Mismatched of course!

mismatched glass bead earrings