As eager as I am to work other geometric designs, (Double Helix, Pyramids, and others shown “Contemporary Geometric Beadwork – Volume 1“), I feel I still have more exploration to do with Wings. I wanted to try designing a piece that had closely spaced increases composed of uneven segments. Starting with seventy-five units of modified right angle weave, I increased in every six and nine stitches alternately, with each nine stitch segment having a diamond patterned design and the six stitch segments having a more linear pattern. The result is a rather chaotic, skewed set of Wings. Delica beads in vivid shades convey energy and excite the eye while petite disks of bronze metal clay topped with Swarovski Lochrosen crystals and metallic bronze 11/0 seed beads embellish the MRAW band. I’m pleased with this piece – it has a feeling of Wings gone wild on LSD! I’ve titled this piece “Azteca”.
Oh, I love this. I really love all the colors and the wild shape. Great work!
Thank you, Sally! I usually work in subdued colors, so making this piece in brights was a real adventure! I plan to do some wild and crazy earrings next!
Lovely just like the rest you made. Love the colors.
Thank you, Christina! I can truthfully say that I have never had quite so much fun beading as I have with geometric designing!
This is RAW?? It looks like peyote in the picture. In any case, I love the selection of colors and the wild design!
Mary, the main body of the bracelet is peyote. The thin beginning base band from which the peyote is stitched is done in modified right angle weave.
Thanks — I thought I was seeing things!! Love your work, and your sense of colors is so inspiring!
Thank you, Mary!
Barbara, it IS wild – and beautiful work, just as always <3