I couldn't think of a title for this blog, on account of the fact that I was determined to post one of my favorite designs by one of my favorite designers, i.e. Marcia DeCoster. And so I gave it a German title, making it sound fancier for those of you who don't speak German ... Loosely translated perhaps: Life's a bitch; literally: Life's a cross. That's how I felt the last couple of days trying to upload pictures from my camera to the computer for this blog. The process kept messing up my computer, either that or my computer is about to kick the bucket (German: "den Geist aufgeben": "give up its spirit").But Marcia's cross designs are light and opulent. Especially the one on the right. I used off-white Czech seed beads and opaque aqua Svarovski crystals and some gold and bronze delicas. Some day I hope to attend a course of hers - hopefully next year, she's going to be teaching in Hannover. I'll keep you posted. The above is a new book of hers which comes out in September.
The large bead that acts as a closure is probably a product of child-labor, which I didn't know when I bought it. I was told afterwards that when you buy hand-made glass beads for 20 cents they are usually made by Chinese kids. Some day, as a special treat, I'll give you a little preview of what my attempts at making glass beads look like ....
Seeing I lived in Stuttgart for a few years, here's also to Wendelin Wiedeking's swan song ...
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