Karen C.K. Ballard
Manassas, Virginia
Facebook: Karen C K Ballard (Threadwinder)
Ravelry: threadwinder
In January, shortly after this year's free-form theme was
announced, I went to Carolina Beach, NC. I was seeking perfect shells and
sea glass...and inspiration. Humming "Beyond the Sea...on golden
sands..." I beach-combed for 3 days, finding no perfect shells or
sea glass. Instead I found interesting shells, reshaped by sea-worms and surf;
"nature's free-form" I thought. Inspired, I realized I was
doing what I enjoyed to do most by the sea---beach-combing. I wanted to
capture that feeling.
My creation is a depiction
of the golden sands, with surf-worn shells captured in watery clear peyote bead
bezels on free-formed swirls of bead-crochet "beach", topped by a
bead-crocheted "starfish", with a necklace of crocheted shell-chips
embellished with free-form peyote-beaded "sand" and with
freely-moving, bead-loop "waves" beyond the "beach.
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