Bead Journal Project

Saturday, May 26, 2012

May Bead Journal Project

I have about depleted my cancer experience ideas.  I am ready to move on.  I  do think it has been a good thing to turn some not so pleasant memories into something beautiful.  One of the last things I wanted to portray with a necklace was the whole issue of chemo brain.  When several people start a conversation with "I don't know if you remember..." you know you have a problem.  I confess to be a little dingy at times before chemotherapy but this took it to a whole new level.  It was like a severe case of attention deficit disorder.  I started collecting elephants and had a whole variety of different types and sizes.  Elephants are usually associated with wisdom and good memory.  I thought they were a good symbol of my lack of either one.  Once again some ideas didn't work.  I will have to consider that I may be too picky. 


The choker is a Russian spiral.  I really like the stitch because it provides a lot of opportunities for color play.  Once I had my new photography space set up I decided to try different types of props.  The wooden bowl was from a gift from a friend in Africa so I thought it was appropriate.  I intended to put more elephants on it but I seem to have forgotten..

5 comments:

  1. Another wonderfully beautiful piece. the spiral beaded chain is gorgeous and I love the elephant pendant. Anyone looking at it will just see a beautiful piece of jewellery, yet for those of us who have read your post it says so much about your experience. Fantastic!

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  2. Thank you for sharing your journey. Love the latest necklace. You do wonderful work. Happy Beading

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  3. Beautiful! Dont' I know about "brain fog"! Isn't it frustrating when it happens in front of people! But it's just a matter of time before all of them become old enough to face the same challenge! Thank you for sharing so much about you.

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  4. Thanks, Anne-Marie. I hope you are doing well. I think about you often.

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