cheryl laakes
mixed media artist

Quilt Bracelets
I call these Quilt Bracelets, because they look to me like linear quilts. Each segment is a different pattern ("fabric"), combined to create a cohesive whole.

Turquoise, Thin
Turquoise, zinc, glass beads, leather, and a ceramic button. This bracelet wraps five times and has a width of approximately 8mm.

Black, medium
This bracelet has a width of approximately 10mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Jade, Hematite, Zinc, glass, and leather, with a handmade button.

Sand and Sea, Thin
This bracelet has a width of approximately 8mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Turquoise, Amazonite, Tiger Eye, Chrysoprase, Jade, Agate, Tiger Eye, Zinc, glass, and leather, with a ceramic button.

Coral, Thick
This bracelet has a width of approximately 12mm, wraps four times, and is composed of Dyed Jade, Red Bamboo Coral, Cherry Quartz (glass),Zinc, glass, leather and a handmade ceramic button.

Rhodochrosite, Thin
This bracelet has a width of approximately 8mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Leopard Skin Jasper, Dyed Jade, Shell, Cherry Quartz (glass), Zinc, glass, leather, and a handmade ceramic button.

Lapis Lazuli, Thin
This bracelet has a width of approximately 8mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Lapis Lazuli, Dyed Jade, Sodalite, Spotted Jasper, Zinc, glass, leather and a handmade ceramic button.

Olive Jade, Thin
This bracelet has a width of approximately 8mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Olive Jade, Chrysoprase, Green Jasper, Dyed jade, Zinc, glass, leather and a handmade button.

Howlite, Thick
This bracelet has a width of approximately 12mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Howlite, Shell, Smoky Quartz, Freshwater Pearl, Zinc, glass, leather and a ceramic button.

Fluorite, Thick
This bracelet has a width of approximately 12mm, wraps four times, and is composed of Fluorite, Amethyst, Dyed Jade, Druzy Agate, Zinc, glass, leather and a handmade button.

Grey Agate, Medium
This bracelet has a width of approximately 10mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Grey Agate, Labradorite, Smoky Quartz, Zinc, glass, leather and an Abalone button.

Turquoise, Thick
This bracelet has a width of approximately 12mm, wraps five times, and is composed of Turquoise, Zinc, glass, leather and a ceramic button.