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Drawings. Some older things.

	2003 A card I made for a friend. It is a drawn collage using photos I found in several books as references.
	Detail of the insect...the original from the photo was absolutely beautiful; this doesn't do it justice at all!
	2000 A pencil sketch I made for some friends/dance teachers/adopted grandparents, Choi Lo Si and Zherng Lo Si, as a thank you for taking such good care of us in China! I thought it would be fun to scan in the sketch "in progress" to remember how it developed... The reference photo can be seen here.
	Part II.
	Part III.
	Part IV.
	Final (sort of)...
	To try to clean it up, I raised the contrast on the computer. It looks a lot more crisp and somewhat better this way.
	1997 A Siberian Husky drawn for my senior project poster in high school. Yes, the twist on the DNA should be right-handed and not left, I know...but I swear I was using a textbook as a reference!
	1996 A drawing for the cover of a project in class.
	1996 A mini-sketch to fill up space on said project cover.
	1993 A drawing of Madonna using a photo of a famous painting as a reference. Unfortunately, it's not famous enough for me to remember who actually painted it...

Paintings. I only painted for a year or two; it was never a strong point...
	1994 A still-life oil.
	1994 Some random house...
	1993 A very poor copy of "The Bohemian" by Franz Hals (the real thing is much more vibrant). I think it was my second oil.
	1993 A drawing of Madonna using a photo of a famous painting as a reference. Unfortunately, it's not famous enough for me to remember who actually painted it...

Jewelry. My newest art hobby, which a friend (thanks Jenny!) taught me. It is made from sterling silver or gold-filled wire and crystal glass beads, with a few stone beads or other extras thrown in. These are all more recent pieces; unfortunately, I don't have records of earlier (i.e. pre-digital camera) pieces that have already been given away.
	A simple double-stranded necklace with green-lavender crystal glass and faceted iolite nuggets.
	Another double-stranded necklace made with iolite, various shades of crystal and pearl glass, and peacock freshwater pearls.
	Detail on the iolite and surrounding beads.
	A mini-cluster necklace in opal/pearl shades.
	Detail on the bead clusters.
	A drop necklace with aqua Peruvian opals and green-lavender crystal glass.
	Detail on the Peruvian opals. (And yes, "Detail" photos are my excuse for taking pseudo-artsy pictures.)
	Necklace in emerald shades, made with eggplant pearls, green and aqua crystal glass, and translucent green quartz (I think).
	Detail on the beads, since the colors didn't come out right in the main picture...
	...and more detail.
	A drop necklace in natural tones.
	A bracelet with an "antique" color palette using pearl glass, gold-frosted crystal glass, and gold-toned seed beads.
	Detail.
	A necklace in the same color palette, using pearl glass and gold-frosted teardrop glass. An older piece.
	Y-necklace for a friend.

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