Art Bead Scene - March Challenge

 This self portrait with thorn necklace 

and humming bird painted by  Frida  Kahlo in 1940

served as this month inspiration.

  A choker style necklace seemed fitting.

I decided to use an Earthenwood Studios pendant

from my stash. It has the right color of greens,

Added a few carnelian, green ceramic rondelles

and light gray Czech beads.

Twig branch links serve nicely to represent

 the thorns around her neck.

I put a Swaroski red crystal under the 

Humming bird to picture the tiny drops of blood.

Even though Frida was in so much pain

emotionally as well as physically 

as depicted here in her self portrait.

I also see a hope, a brightness to the lush background.

Where she may not of owned a pair of tweezers? 

She did care enough to do her hair 

and put on lipstick.

So when I wear this I with think of others struggles seen and unseen

and my own internal pain along with my hope.

A time when all pain will be done away with.

Rev 21:3&4