The last couple of years have been a truly amazing time for me with lots of thrilling teaching and travelling opportunities and all manner of exciting offers landing in my lap and I have done my best to meet each challenge. When I look back at the last 10 years of my life and when I started beading (and particularly why I started beading) I can hardly believe that I am the same person now as I was then. It has been a wonderful learning experience and a huge confidence builder BUT I feel that the time is now right for a little change in direction. I am planning on spending the next 11 months mostly working at home and creating a themed exhibition of my work that will have its first showing at Stitchncraft Beads in Dorset (UK) in September 2012.
The picture above shows 1700g of seed beads that I recently purchased to enable me to make a start on my new project and I am hoping to turn these tiny beads into sculptural works of art that will delight and inspire visitors to the exhibitions. I have been keeping a notebook of ideas throughout the last year or so and I promised myself that once all my teaching commitments were met I would start experimenting and let my imagination unfurl again. I will regularly post pictures (if only sneak peeks!) of my new pieces and the inspiration behind them and blog about my journey. I have a head full of ideas, I have cleared my diary and I have purchased the beads. Let the adventure begin ...
Kerrie
