For Nicole's Sunday in the Art Room I want to show you the exquisite beadwork of my friend Susan.
Susan and I "met" when we were both writing for Vision and Verb in the 2010s. In 2015, when we did a college trip with Kaefer to look at the University of Boulder and the School of Mines, we stopped for a Christmas Day community breakfast in Manitou Springs, CO, where we finally met in person. It turned into a wonderful morning; we - Susan and her husband Larry, the Geek, Kaefer and I - got along from the very start, there were good conversations and lots of laughter was involved.
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We stayed in touch after the end of Vision and Verb. Susan is a wizard in beadwork (and much more), and when she recently posted a picture of her "Flame" earrings on Instagram I asked her if I can buy a pair. She then came up with the idea of a trade - a handful of my photo cards for a pair of earrings. Deal.
The earrings arrived yesterday (Saturday) in the beautiful handmade little pouch you can see in the top photo. The quote by John Muir "Going to the mountains is going home" really speaks to me. She also included the bird feather.
The earrings are stunning.
She let me choose from two lengths and I opted for the longer ones. I am so glad I did!
You can see more of Susan's beadwork and her other art (stitiching, leather, clay) on her Instagram .
4 comments:
This is a lovely post. Meeting up with blogging friends is always a joy. I do like her earring and they look amazing on you. Thank you for sharing with SITAR.
The craftsmanship on those "Flame" earrings is absolutely incredible, and trading them for your photo cards makes them even more special. There is nothing better than an artist-to-artist swap, especially when it connects back to a friendship that started online and turned into a wonderful real-life holiday memory. That little John Muir pouch and the feather are such thoughtful extra touches, too. You definitely made the right call going with the longer length, they look stunning.
Working with those teeny beads is definitely an art! And meet-ups are fantastic!
How wonderful that you met online and then in person and have maintained a friendship and bonding through your creative work. The earrings that Susan sent and the packaging as well were lovely and an exchange was a great idea. I'm sure you will think of Susan whenever you wear the errings as she will think of you when using the photo cards.
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