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I bet you were wondering why my logo is a bunny. What do bunnies have to do with necklaces?", you said. Wonder no longer! The connection is that I'm in love with both. Bunnita (whom we call "Pisky") is my constant beading companion. I sit on the floor by the coffee-table and she sits by me and begs for
attention, eats my peanut-butter toast and will steal seeds from my materials boxes if I don't keep them latched.
A short life summary: I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania,
graduated from college with a bachelor of
arts in fine arts (my concentration was ceramic sculpture, my minor was
geology.) Now I work part-time at an organic farm and in a
library. I met my little Mexican husband 6 years ago at the farm and
haven't yet looked back!
I always tell people that my hobby is learning new hobbies! When I make
something with my own hands, I feel more connected to the business of
life, which makes it more worth living. My good friend has told me for years that I should sell some of the crafts that I make. I started making these necklaces and when I couldn't stop, I decided that I'd better start taking her advice! The best part is,
I grow the grey Job's Tears beads right in my own backyard!
With these necklaces, I celebrate that natural can be colorful
and glamorous! I choose knotted string because I like its history, it's
more romantic!
I choose "natural" materials (stone, bone, wood, shell, silk) because even
when altered by human hands and arranged and strung by them, the beauty
of the processes that formed them breaks through and dazzles me. Really, these necklaces are so wonderful because they are so much more meaningful than mass-produced jewelry. They are all designed and hand knotted by yours truly.
I imagine that you took the time to read all of this because you think my necklaces are beautiful, too. Thanks for stopping by and for being a kindred spirit. |    
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