Autumn's Arrival

by Judy/Sassy Wire
(La Verne, CA, USA)

While I work primarily in metals (wire, sheet, etc.), I've been in a bit of a rut and searching for another avenue of creative expression. I ran across a micro-macrame necklace project and decided to give it a try.

I've had a total 70's flashback to all those jute plant hangars I made in high school (complete with remembering the sore fingers)! It seems to be like riding a bike, as my fingers remembered the knotting and I quickly got into a rhythm. I'm happy to say that today's stringing materials are beautiful and easy to work with. I used Superlon 18 for this project, and it holds the knots wonderfully.

I'm forcing myself out of my design comfort zone (I love pattern and uniformity but feel the need to grow and be a bit more abstract), so I just pulled out a bunch of beads that I felt harmonized with each other and loaded them onto my project randomly. I then knotted them at various lengths and just kept on going until the piece felt "done."

I'm loving this "new" technique and have 3 more pieces lined up on my board that I'm anxious to begin.

Judy
Sassy Wire