Works From the Attic by Linda

It has been difficult getting back into doing things I enjoy. This is my latest piece. This is a 20" Cellini Spiral necklace made with Miyuki & Toho seed beads and Czech fire polished crystals. I was happy to finish it prior to having my right hand carpal tunnel surgery.

This is one of the most difficult things I have ever written. I never expected to hear the words, "I'm so sorry you son has passed away". What was even more difficult to digest were the words "it was a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound". We all missed the signs. His contagious smile and determination to get through any obstacle in his life left us all with so many questions to which we may never get answers. We all struggle to awake each day and just breathe. Yes there were problems in his marriage. Apparently it became more than he could bear. He left behind a huge number of grieving relatives, friends and children trying to grasp what caused him to decide he could not take another breath without pain. Michael Aaron (Mike) Cunningham, 35 of Unity Township passed away, Monday, April 4, 2016 at home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was born September 3, 1980 in Willoughby Ohio and was the son of Michael E. Cunningham and wife Susan Cunningham...

It has been too long since I have updated my blog. There have been too many illnesses, deaths and surgeries that have managed to keep me from doing what I love best. This hand-wrapped piece is special to me because it is the first wire-work piece I was able to complete since they removed a tumor from my wrist and performed carpal tunnel surgery. It has been a long road that was speckled by issues from a non-related condition as well. It is easy to take things for granted until you are no longer able to enjoy them. This piece includes gemstones that include amethyst, snowflake obsidian, rose quartz, amazonite, carnelian, lapis, serpentine, jade jasper and agate. It is a continuous 8 foot long piece which allows the wearer to wrap it several times around the neck or across the neck, chest and waist. I look forward to sharing more work in the next few weeks and catching up from my absence here.