I'm not the only artist in my family - I think a lot of people know that. My niece Alexis just earned her degree in Art Therapy and also creates beaded dolls (taking after her favorite auntie.) My brother Richard also has published beadwork in Bead Art and The New Beadwork... and I think it's only appropriate that my final Bead Journal page be from another artist in my family's work, Grace Kaszuba aged five. (Well, age five when she painted this masterpiece of my Otro Gato.)
OK... Otro is a gray cat. I know. Where she saw the stripes of orange and sorta-blue are beyond me... but I honored her original masterpiece and transposed it into beads for August.
So I guess that makes a whole year! D'oh! I admit I have a few other bead projects needing a bit if attention before I start digging into next year's bead journal project... I'm really pleased with the whole year's work. I still need to get it all organized to publish out on the Bead Journal Project website. But heck! I'm DONE! Yippie!!!
Grace must have see and draw Otro Gato's aura!!! What an absolutely joyful way to end the year!!! You were so faithful to Grace's intent... I bet she's deeply pleased. I am delighted (understatement) to hear you'll be back again next year and eagerly waiting to see what you'll do next.
