Spent the weekend making birds and wings...

This weekend was lovely. I started by grading papers on Thanksgiving morning, went to a wonderful relaxing dinner at a friend's home (just 2 couples!!!) spent Friday and Saturday creating, frantically, jewelry due to the fact that I am the featured artist at a holiday party this coming weekend and I was greatly behind. Today I went for a walk on the beach and will soon be planning for my classes this week.

Here's a preview of some of the things I made this weekend. I will be listing them in my etsy shop, and attempting to sell them this weekend.

Birds- it's funny, but I don't relish the idea of birds as pets. But I love to watch them. Especially Ravens and other corvids, which are few and far between in South Florida. But I have seen a few. So a few years ago, I began to make bird beads. Actually, in 2001 I was creating bird ornaments for the Portland Saturday Market. The next incarnation was bird beads, then art necklaces. I tried stamping a bird, and the necklace sold quickly- but I wasn't satisfied. I am more a sculptor than a stamper. I need to have my fingerprints in my work. So here they are, the newest flock....