Buddha Mala and Other Details

For a quite a while I've been looking for a new mala and just haven't found one the right weight, color or feel so I  made this one for myself.  The beads feel cool and smooth and the orange is soothing to me. This summer I came across the Buddha bead in a bead shop in Geneva -I am happy he found an orange colored home.

I also made a signature stamp for my art work - this one is an abstraction of 'MERI' .  It came out a bit larger than I would have liked, but it will work well for bigger pieces.  

Time to carve a smaller one.