Voice From Jamaica

I’m just not sure what it is. Since I returned from Florida in June, I haven’t been led to resume the path I was on before I left. I haven’t felt the urge to blog. Getting your comments ...

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By the time you read this, I will be in Florida! Mom turned 80 on May 21st and we are gathering the family for a reunion celebration. The last time we did this was for her 75th EarthStrong. S...

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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life; how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it. She wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and ...

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The pendant is a cross embedded in lucite. I used a combination of right angle weave, netting and peyote to make the band that holds the lucite oval. The necklace is made of seed beads and a bea...

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My visit with my dear Sistah-friend, FBMB, was a balm for my soul. I hadn’t seen her in donkey years and we picked up our relationship like it was last week! While I was focused on wrapping up ...

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Probably not a pretty site to anyone but my husband! Me, doing the Happy Dance on crutches! I am on my way to MoBay to pick up a wonderful Sistren from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She will be with u...

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This reversible bracelet is based on a piece from Diane Fitzgerald’s book, Zulu Inspired Beadwork. I did make a few design alterations, but that’s the freedom of beading! I used only one c...

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A prospective client has been given bad advice and I am not sure how much effort I want to expend to convince her of that before she makes an expensive, ill-advised decision. If you read my p...

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A base of faux pearls stitched in right angle weave sports an embellishment of ites, green and gold (red, green and yellow) seed beads. The gold-toned clasp is connected to the bracelet with ring...

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I have achieved another of my recovery goals! At 5:30am I hobbled down to the gym on my crutches and worked out for the first time since my tumble-down last November. The gym is located downsta...

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This was designed for a friend's first born. It is loosely based on the tradition of African amulet bags that were made of leaves, tree bark, feathers, and animal skins by a female elder when a c...

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Having made four netted pearls sets for Nurse M , I was not looking forward to beginning the fifth. I needed to do something with a different stitch before starting the next netted pearl set. Th...

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The Sav project could be wrapped up in just one more visit. I'm waiting for authorization from the American-based owner, because I need to make sure I will get a cheque for the outstanding balan...

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A lovely young Jamaican sistren that lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA sent this to me via e-mail. I just wonder if I should take it as a compliment that she sees me as still eligible for membership...

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The name for this set came from the tubes of "bead soup" used to make it. The ingredients of the bead soup mix included size 6-15 seed beads, E beads and bugle beads. If you click on the image to...

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This is the third set of netted pearls I have done for Nurse M, the wife of the surgeon who worked on my ankle. The original set was done in a netting of gold seed beads with bronze accent beads...

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This is the first time I have had a client completely design a set, then commission me to make it. She chose the AB noir seed beads and the glass pendant. Having seen many of the beading stitche...

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There probably won't be any new posts until I finish a project in Sav . (Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland) I start this week installing a point of sale/inventory management system for a retail electr...

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This is a set commissioned by Nurse M, the surgeon's wife. It is faux pearls netted in opaque black seed beads. The jump ring and earwires are 14ktgf. Her original set was done in gold with br...

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This is a light map that shows how much light is being beamed into space from earth. It is scary to see Jamaica burning so brightly. What a shame that we waste electricity. It hurts our environ...

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