I got my January Bead Journal cuff done today. People that know me even just a little shouldn't be surprised at the subject, you probably expected a fish sooner than this. I kinda like this one, but the face of the fish is too square and the finishing totally challenged my hand sewing "skills". The inner fabric reminds me of fish eggs even though the dots are the wrong color.
I did a fish because they really matter to Alaska's economy and to me personally (I just really like fish). There are some villages up in northwest Alaska that are having serious hunger and heating problems right now because their fishing season was cut short by regulations and overfishing by big trawlers. They need their salmon season to pay for heating fuel and to provide food for their families.
