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Akua Lezli Hope

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Crafting Status:: Active

City: Corning

Province/parish/state: New York

Country: United States

Crafting I do: flameworking, wire working, papermaking (from scratch, that is I grow and gather plants, and from cloth), clay work, crocheting, knitting, sewing, fusing,casting, drawing, painting to make ornaments, dolls, earrings, necklaces, bookmarks, books, cards, hats, bracelets, vessels

About Me:: I create jewelry, sculpture, ornaments, and wearables, using glass,fiber,handmade paper,wire/metal, and other materials. I flamework, fuse and cast glass.
I felt, freeform crochet and knit fiber and wire; I make paper from scratch, often growing or gathering the plants then cooked and processed, mixing materials and media to create objects…
Words and sound inspire. I am an awarding winning poet and writer. There is great joy in creating. Thank you for listening.

MY craftwork:: http://zencrochet.blogspot.com

Favourite link (NOT another individual crafter's or artist's or a link to a group of crafters/artists that is not accepting new members): http://ringsnthings.com

Favourite supplies website: http://metalliferous.com

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At 9:43pm on 28th May 2008, Akua Lezli Hope said…: Thanks so much for your kind words. I was working larger and sculpturally and had hoped to get to do some outside installations.... but now I'm constrained to the small
to medium. I just got through beating a batch of yucca--- next I'll do some green linen
scraps someone sent. I think together they will make great pulp for handforming
some beads.

At 7:29pm on 28th May 2008, Susan Thomas said…: I have seen pics of your work on the yahoo's papermaking group. Love your handmade paper items, being a paper artist myself and new in the field, it always is a pleasure to see such great pieces.

At 10:46pm on 29th April 2008, ~RE Ausetkmt said…: Akua !!!!!!

Good to see you Girlfriend

At 10:30am on 28th April 2008, Akua Lezli Hope said…: I use 16 gauge copper and 18 gauge brass, mostly (sometimes 16 or 18 for both).

At 2:08pm on 27th April 2008, Beadalicious said…: Greetings! Your work is beautiful and unique...I really like the wire bookmarks, what gauge wire did you use for that?
Thanks,
Marcy