Afrobella Shows PI Love...

She is a constant inspiration to me. I am truly blessed to have her in my art AND in my corner.

Her blog is a MUST for any Black woman.

She recapped the best of 2009.. and guess who was included :)

Awesome.

Thanks Afrobella.

Word.

"I Have Not Failed, I've Just Found 10,000 Ways That Won't Work."

- Thomas Edison

Suspension.

if you give me tiny little treasures, i will wrap them into rings.

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Hair Chains...

I am SOOOOOO excited over this new hair venture. Sistas, I'm determined to have you stylin' this year.

So I was doing a twist-out the other day and wondered what I could add to it since I wanted to leave it in a few days to have a SLAMMIN' ass fro' for the weekend.

I came up with and created these "loc chains" © Peaceimages, LLC 2010

Don't let the name fool you. I wore these on my 2-strand twists and braids. I do not make the chain heavy enough to weight the braids/twists down. I use vintage chains in gold, silver, or gunmetal.

For my sistas with smaller locs (sister), i use tiny chains to flow with the direction of your hair :)

See the pics below... use your imagination. Be fearless. Set trends.












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Faith. Imani.

I spent the morning doing market research.....gotta know the competition.
...and I gotta say, a lot of you lack vision.

That is where I will prevail.

When you get tired of duplicating others styles' for the sake of profit, I'll still be going strong because I'm driven by the love.

....and when it's all said and done, if this doesn't turn out the way I plan, every day is a blessing when I can create something beautiful.

INI.

for your listening pleasure, Queen Amel w/ a FRESH remix to her "sweet misery."

enjoy while you peruse my new wares.







a chunky Afrocentric "peace" fit for a King, or Queen
custom-made to fit.



3" sterling silver earrings w/ tigers eye cubes
and African brass.



intended for locs, but fit for 2-strands, braids, etc.



the set together.

bless up.

chains and chains and chains....

...and pinched fingers.. and calluses... and measuring.. and redoing... etc, etc..

these take a LOT of work to create.

I hope you enjoy wearing them....

I can't wait to show you what I have in store for Spring.

Illusions...

change is in the mind.
a new year coming means nothing.

my 2009 was crackin', my 2010 will be, too.
know why? cuz i will continue my present momentum AND increase it.

ya'll don't get it.

you have to get down and get dirty.
making change? glamorous, the shit aint.

it takes constant work and constant building off of mistakes.
it takes having great people around you, and having faith in yourself.

...and ya don't stop.

faux moss agate handwrapped into brass wire, by me.
the chain is vintage brass and hangs 24" in length.

there are also matching earrings! please check my boutique



another view of the beautiful necklace showcasing how the
pendant catches the light.




after skimming through "hip hop ya don't stop," i felt inspired
to create my version of chunky cuban link earrings.
these lightweight links are connected to sterling silver ear hooks.
3" in length and not nearly as heavy as they appear.





there are 7 links in total.

thank you.. and you can always find more of my art here.

asymmetrical feathers w/ sterling, jade, and wood...



ohmmm.......



asymmetrical w/ peacock feathers, pewter charms, sterling and a vintage coin from Pakistan



a salute to Greedy Geniu$ ...

All of these items are now available in my shop!

New....

beautiful hand-wrapped vintage wood beads attached to brass rings and brass ear hooks










a shiny gunmetal cuff w/ gunmetal/sterling silver chains and the Eye of Heru dangling from it.



vintage mother of pearl earrings made into cuff links...



sushi plate (ceramic) cuff links...



a handmade chain w/ various brass chains dangling from. the necklace's total length is 25"



a closer view of the toggle clasp

Fearless..

I draw strength from the ocean.

This was taken 7 days before Xmas, 2009. It was 77 degrees. I miss St. Louis, but I'm glad to be home.