Untitled #2

The above bracelet, "Untitled #2" is the second in a cycle of Paper Bead bracelets. This particular bracelet is made of embroidered wrinkle paper, sterling silver, and glass beads. The paper for this bracelet was actually machine embriodered with rather loopy random designs. The beads made for some interesting contrasts in texture and some subtle colorplay between the various blues in the paper. There is no clasp on this particular piece. The connections on the bracelet gives just enough so you can slip it over on your wrist and then settles back in the original shape, a mechanism similar to what you see in those expandable metal watchbands.

Mary's Disco Inferno

The official name of this bracelet is "Untitled #3". What we call it around the studio is "Mary's Disco Inferno". Why? I always have one of my sisters-in-law test out my new creations before unleashing them on the unsuspecting public. The first thing my sister Mary wanted to do with this bracelet was go out clubbing with it....

This particular bracelet is made with a really beautiful Japanese washi paper called "Silver Cherry Blossoms". The paper is printed with an allover design of black cherry tree branches with little red and orange blossoms accented with flecks gold. The base of the paper is heavily flecked white and silver making it a great design for either gold or silver metals.

This is a rather wide bracelet, approximately 2 inches wide in fact, and combined with the silver, gold, red, and black accents it makes for a pretty festive piece. Disco on!