Margaret, so far as I know, is not Irish; but this wonderful bracelet brought to mind those ads for the ‘40 shades of green’ paperweights that you see in catalogs of stuff marketed to PBS and NPR types.
free form peyote bracelet. copyright 2005 Margaret Sutherland; all rights reserved.
The lighting is unfortunately a little harsh to really capture the subtlety of the piece: the small transparent glass beads do a wonderful job of bouncing light around.
A more “artistic” layout. Seed beads, nylon, azurite.
Nevertheless, I think you can get some sense of her artistry, here. Of all the seed pieces she's done, and she's made many wonderful ones, this is my very favorite.
file created 25jun06
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