Start April 3rd, 2022
Finish July 20th, 2022
3 months, 17 days
Years ago, I found a small collection of resin beads at a local bead show — vibrant, full of life, and unlike anything I’d seen. I went searching for more, only to learn the artist had passed away. Her sister was quietly selling off the remaining inventory at a little table.
It felt bittersweet to buy them — sad to know the artist was gone, but meaningful to carry her work forward. These resin beads became the foundation of this piece — a way to honor her talent and spirit.
I’m drawn to the deep color waves in the beads. They remind me of life itself: unpredictable, layered, and sometimes intense. I paired them with silk gifted to me by Christy (every stocking includes a piece of her) — a mix of textures that somehow just works.
This piece was also meant to draw inspiration from textiles I hoped to find in Otavalo, Ecuador. But the trip was cut short due to civil unrest. Still, I brought home a single handwoven belt from a market in Quito. It now crowns the top of the piece — a marker of where the story began, and a promise to return.
Until then, the journey continues — and so does the stitching. A new idea is already taking shape.