I love Ronit's work! I know everyone has heard before, but it always amazes me what she can do with the most basic of patterns. Here is an awesome set Ronit made up (at the speed of light I might add.) from the pattern I recently posted for Autism Awareness Month. Wow.
I decided to share Ronits description of the set in her own words, below. I also included the date, because I was blown away. She was able to create this set in under 9 days!
Don't forget that Ronit has a link to her own patterns:
http://www.readytobead.com/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=93
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 12:01 PM
Hi Ginger, I really loved your design and since, in addition to you, I have one other friend with an autistic child, I decide to bead it up (and, of course, the rest of the set) and wear it to my monthly bead society meeting, which was yesterday. I finished it in the nick of time, with minutes to spare! I was able to tell a few people who complimented me on the set what it stood for, and was also surprised to find out that a few people who approached me immediately knew what this ribbon stood for.
Because I prefer my bracelets slightly narrower, I made it such that some of the edges of the ribbon "spill over the edges" of the bracelet. On the other hand, I wanted the pendant to be wider than the bracelet so I added the little truncated diamonds on the edges, and carried that over to the strap. I really liked the two tone background (I thought of the pink and blue as girls and boys :)) so I carried that over to the pendant but went for a chevron shape because I try to avoid the rectangular shape when I can. I don't often use peyote straps because they can't be make rounded, but this strap is narrow enough to curve nicely around the neck. The earrings and ring are based on Shala Kerrigan's awareness ribbon pattern - I just carried over the "pieces" and two-tone ideas over.
I've attached the photos for you - thanks again for your lovely and inspiring patterns!
Take care and sending you Big Hugs, Ronit
NOTE:
Ronit mention's Shala Kerrigan's earring pattern. Shala is one of my beading hero's. When I first started out beading, I went to the web for more info and patterns, and came across her website.
Since then, she has also become the editor for Beadwork with Bella.com. I love her stuff - It has the right sense of fun and balance I like in patterns. If you haven't checked out her stuff - go now!
Shala Kerrigan at Bella.com:
http://www.bellaonline.org/site.asp?name=Beadwork
April is Autism awareness month. I wanted to encourage everyone to learn more about Autism and Autism spectrum disorders this month. This pattern is my take on the slogan - "Autism: help put the pieces together."
My oldest daughter has Aspergers, an Autism spectrum disorder. To most people who first see her, she seems like a quiet, and reserved young lady. And she is a quiet and reserved young lady for the most part. But the journey to get to this point has been a long and arduous road. We're still trying to find some of the milestones along the way, and we still only have pieces of the map.
Some days are pretty good. Other days, when she has had an outburst of rage, or is being extra literal and concrete, I just want to crawl in the bed and not come out. It's hard to get her younger sisters to understand why she acts like she does. It hurts to see her flinch away when I try to hug or touch her unawares.
But she is also very talented at drawing. She reads voraciously, and better than most adults. She loves completely and without reservation. She tries harder than anyone I know to "be a good kid." She wants to be a zoologist, more than anything. I'm proud of her and I love her. When she does hug me - it's a real bear hug!
So please share understanding and awareness this month, with me and my family.
Here are some links to explore:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/index.php?intro=2
http://www.autismspeaks.org/walk_events/index.php?WT.svl=Top_Nav
http://www.autism-society.org/site/DocServer/ASA_april-sm-poster.pdf?docID=12481
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