Taking stock as summer wanes - The Boston Globe

Taking stock as summer wanes - The Boston Globe

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This column expressed very clearly the muddled, worried state of mind of the US. Also our individual states of zero relaxation even though there's so much about sport and games and leisure.

He says it so well.

Deitch

Click on Deitch to see several images of Liza Lou, a bead artist after my own heart. People know mostly about her Kitchen, but this shows some recent work that is very thought provoking.

On Iraq

Also this is a neckpiece from 2006 - inspired by the orange barrier fences I see around - one that I saw also said "Keep Out".

This large vessel was made in 2006 for a show in Atlanta with a theme of Tzedakah - charity, justice.

Some more images of my work from 2005.

These are some pieces from 2004. Click on the image to enlarge. I'm afraid they get very large - good for detail view - but I can't figure out how to modify that.

The neckpiece is my tribute to T.S. Eliot. The other two were in reaction to the events of Abu Ghraib.

My plan is to gradually add images of my work. It has to be gradual because otherwise I get into trouble with the placement. So it may be necessary to do some heavy scrolling. Sorry about that.

Here are two pieces from 2003. They are: Ashtray (for two) and Grenade, which is a lidded vessel.

More to come.

Since I've been expressing my thoughts and opinions through beadwork for the past four years I've decided to include a number of images of my work. Today I'm adding a slide of a piece that was just accepted to be in the Fiber National 2007 show this summer. This piece is called Crosses at Crawford and was completed in 2005.

Click on picture to enlarge.