Putting Up the Gutters, More Bead People

 A beauteous end of day reward overlooking the Bay of Fundy from up on the hill.

 At the Bench -The Bead People "Earrings" are still developing their personalities.

... and the tide has still been going in and out.. it is part way out here... well maybe 1/2 way out...  it usually comes all the way to the top of the beach when Full tide hits.  Lots of beach to share today and nobody but the 3 dogs to share it with.... so no leashes needed.. always a silver lining if we look hard enough.

 In late September we finally got around to putting eavestrough up on our house. yes, we are what you would call Guttering our house in St. Martins...

 and of course, we decided to do it ourselves.

 

 ...this part is ready for the piece that directs the water away from the house. 

In the background is the wood in the woodshed, that was put in in the spring.

 That makes us feel much better...  It wasn't hard but having to deal with the staging to get to the roof line at the top of the second floor was the hardest... but of course John thought that was no problem at all.  If it was left to me, I never would have been able to handle the staging. I can climb up though... carefully.

A full moon back in September rising while it was still light out..

 All the while these little Folk have been coming to life in the studio.

When a day ends like this, what more could you ask for.

 and other days we have visitors checking out the firepit... a mother and 2 young ones come out quite often ...

Then there are days when the mist changes everything... and the mystery of it is satisfying.

 

Another group have been sent on their way to find new homes under Christmas trees near and far.

UPDATE:  The Bead People have been SOLD OUT.. Thank you All

Gwen Buchanan and John Ackerson, Desideratum Art Jewelry,  New Brunswick. 

Bead People

(background is a page from a book I made)

In the beginning..........

 there was a multitude of mismatched beads that kept tantalizing me to do something with.

...wire that begged to be twisted and bent...

...little folk that needed to be brought into being,

with character that wanted out..

 I gave in.

This is just after they were born... standing around, testing out their new little legs, stretching their arms..

 but really not knowing what to do with themselves...

  they couldn't even call out to one another as they had no names and all they could say was "Hey you with the Green head"  or....  "You with the Skinny legs"...   but that didn't always get the attention of the one they wanted  as more than one had a green head and they all had skinny legs....

Something needed to be done....

 since each one knew deep inside that they each had their own ideas and thoughts (yes of course, even bead people have their own ideas and thoughts) and  that they were each different...  they deciphered that each one had their own character... and with character they began to choose names for themselves.. and with that they got to know each other even better and they each found a friend that they wanted to hang out with just a little more than any of the rest..
 So here they are, ready or not...  for their introductions.

Beatrice likes ice cream and twisting at her naturally curly hair.

Daphne is a traveler.  Carl is afraid of flying....  She's working on him.

Edmond is the strong silent type... although he texts a lot.

Helene indulges in sweets but Gerard is so much in love he hasn't noticed.

Jasmine likes gardening, 'cause she always thought her head looked like a pea.  

Louise is a Go-Go dancer... Kevin is breaking out in red hot blisters over her.

Margaret is a clothes horse.

Oscar works out constantly on his physique.

Quentin and Rochelle are back-to-the-landers.

... and Sam and Tina are party animals... You'd never know it to look at them!

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 I only breathe life into them....  when they grow up they do whatever they want.

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 handmade by moi at Desideratum Art Jewelry studio  New Brunswick, Canada

** Update: Feb. 2019... not trying to sell anything on this post... as I am not making them anymore but they were fun to do at the time... although quite time consuming.