Little African Child

In December I started a new commission of a little Zulu child. Her family were selling these beaded necklaces and other assorted beaded jewellery and dolls near Emangeni, Kwa-zulu Natal, SA. The photograph I have been working from is one of my favourites taken on this trip, such a sweet child!

I have already completed the face and neck and am now on Day 2 of the beads. No easy task I tell you ... when I'm done I might actually count every single bead ...each one done individually and as realistically as possible. Check back in a weeks time and I might have finished counting.

Here is a few pics of my progress up untill last week! Much still to do.