is a cylindrical shape. You can bead
around a cylindrical shape and join
several shapes of various sizes together. The challenge in the “High Caliber
Collar” necklace was the weight of
the bullets and I had to come up with
a secure way to put it together that
would not distort the beadwork.
The items you choose to incorporate do have a visual power of their
own. The image of a bullet speaks
volumes about violence, war, power,
death, etc. I believe the necklace became successful when the beadwork
around the bullets was serenely beautiful – creating a juxtaposition. I want
the viewer to see a detailed byzantine
necklace, then be drawn in for a closer look and realize there were bullets
incorporated into the piece. I hope
the juxtaposition then prompts a conversation about the components and
the concept of the piece.
Typically, how long do you spend working on a piece and what inspires you?
I never really kept recor