More sold jewelry

A catalogue of old digital art

These are illustrations produced with Photoshop, beginning in the 90's.
There was a ten year period when I was more enclined to work on my computer than on my drawing table.
It has permitted me to understand the media; and now, I use both the brush and the computer in most of my illustrations, and that gives me a much greater control than at the time when doing art on a computer was unthinkable...

A catalogue of sold pieces

This busy set was finished at three in the afternoon and sold at nine the same night!
It is made of small garnet colored round glass beads, oval carnelian and small round turquoise beads, attached to an antique brass colored chain.


This bracelet model is very popular, I have sold many copies of it.
It is made of chatoyant opalite (also called moonstone) drop shaped beads, light blues with yellow accents, and small fluted brass beads dangling from an antique brass rolo chain.
I still have one set (with the earrings) left, but it well may be the last one, these beads seem to be unavailable for the moment.

Here are two cucumber salads recipes; the first one is from my mother's family, the second one is mine:

•Cucumber salad à la crème:
Make a vinaigrette with 2 tablespoons of any vinegar for 4
tablespoons light oil (canola, light olive etc.),
season with salt and pepper,
add 1/4 cup cream (light or heavy is your choice) and wisk!
Pour on thinly sliced cucumber right before serving, to keep the cucumber crisp, mix and enjoy!

•Cucumber salad orientale:
-1 tbs honey
-2 tbs rice or red wine vinegar
-1/2 tsp cumin seeds
-1/2 tsp curry powder
-1/4 tsp salt
-1/8 tsp pepper
-5-6 sprigs chives or 1-2 green onions if no chives are available, finely cut
-4 tbs light oil
-1-2 cucumber(s) thinly sliced

Mix the vinegar, the honey, the salt, the pepper and the spices until the honey is dissolved (you can microwave the mixture for a few seconds to accelerate the process).
Add the oil and mix.
Sprinkle the chives on the cucumber, add the vinaigrette and mix thoroughly.
This salad should be prepared 10-15 minutes in advance.


Bon appétit!

How to begin?

I have always been attracted by jewels; had I been a woman, I surely would have spent a whole lot of money on rings, bracelets, necklaces or brooches...
Since I'm not, I haven't bought much jewelry for myself, not being much of a jewel wearer (apart from the occasional brooch). The only jewels I have ever bought were for my mother and some of my girlfriends.
A few years ago, I got stung by beadolia and began making beaded jewelry. I know this is not original, so many people do that these days!
Well, I'm still learning, but I try not to do what others do the way others do...
Do I succeed? You be the judge of that...