Sudan Challenge

This week I took part in a challenge introduced by Marcie Abney of La Bella Joya.  The idea was to take the warm, earthy colors of the Sudan to inspire a woven jewelry piece.  My goal was to shy away from my usual affinity for pretty, shiny things and try to use matte, natural colors.

First I had to choose my focal bead...  I had several pretty things to choose from.

As much as I loved the warmth of the round beads, I was really drawn to the center rectangle as it seems to have an earthy horizon line.  So, the rectangle was chosen!

I chose beads for the body of my piece and then just started playing.... letting the beads tell me where they wanted to go...

 

As my piece started to take shape, I realized I liked what was supposed to be the bottom of my piece flipped up at the top instead.  So, I flipped it around and continued to build it out until my piece was complete.  With the horizon line flipped around, it looks to me more like the sun setting behind mountains in the distance.

Thanks to Marcie for allowing me to be a part of this challenge. This piece is going up for sale in my etsy shop tonight! :)