Ozark Autumn
by Nancy Vaughan.
(San Diego, California, USA)
My muse: Photo 1 – Red Leaves
Recently I decided I wanted to learn how to make ear cuffs. I understood the basic concept but wanted to see how the cuffs were formed. I spent some time on line looking information and found several sources that answered most of my questions. After experimenting with ideas from the various tutorials and incorporating my own ideas I finally came up with a design I really like.

A graceful line
I grew up in the Ozark mountains of southern Missouri on the edge of the Mark Twain National forest. This is a hard wood forest where nature puts on a colorful display every autumn. Locally it is referred to as the Flaming Fall Review. The color in the photo of Red Leaves reminded me of autumn in the Ozarks.
When I first saw the photo Red Leaves I was struck by the elegant line of the branch and the over all simplicity of the picture. This was my inspiration for the Ozark Autumn ear cuff.
Nancy Vaughan
Wicked Wire Works