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BIRD FOOD:
RED DOOR: Layers of Beads & Textiles on felted wool
9 1/4" x 9 1/4"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
YELLOW TABLE: Layers of Beads and Textiles on felted wool
7 1/2" x 7 3/4"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
ROBINS: My yard is full of Robins every day this Spring.
Beads on felted wool
5 1/2"x 5 3/4" 
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
RIVER LILY: There's a fishing dock on the St. Louis River is just a few blocks away. I like to walk there. One day there were River Lilies and dragonflies.

13 1/2" x 9"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Susans: Inspired by my garden flowers
Beads on over-dyed wool
12"x 7 1/2"    
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Hover: From a feeling in a moment of observation in my garden.
Beads and textiles on Felted wool
11 3/4"x 8 1/2"    
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth  MN
River Lily Diptych (part 1): There's a fishing dock on the St. Louis River is just a few blocks away. I like to walk there. One day there were River Lilies and dragonflies.

Framed with River Lily (part 2)
6 1/3"x5"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
River Lily Diptych (part 2): There's a fishing dock on the St. Louis River is just a few blocks away. I like to walk there. One day there were River Lilies and dragonflies.

Framed with River Lily Diptych (part1). 
6 1/2" x9"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Coneflower 1: I think of them as Redheads in Pink Skirts.
4 1/4" square   
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Coneflower 2: Second study of Redheads In Pink Skirts.
5 1/4” x 4”   
Lizzards gallery, Duluth MN
Coneflower 3: The third study of Redheads in Pink Skirts
4 1/4” x7 1/4”	
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Autumn Wild Ride: This is the Autumn Season piece from my "Time In Place Diptych", a series of 4 small seasons pieces in two 15x22 inch frames. Like a year in Minnesota, the first frame holds Winter alone, the other frame holds the rest of the year - Spring, Summer, and Autumn. 
2 3/4" sq.  SOLD
Summer, the First Day: This is the Summer Season piece from my "Time In Place Diptych", a series of 4 small seasons pieces in two 15x22 inch frames. Like a year in northern Minnesota, the first frame holds Winter alone. The other frame holds the rest of the year - Spring, Summer, and Autumn. 
2 3/4" sq.  SOLD
Winter, It Snows A Lot: This is the Winter Season piece from my "Time In Place Diptych", a series of 4 small seasons pieces in two 15x22 inch frames. Like a year in Minnesota, the first frame holds Winter alone, the other frame holds the rest of the year - Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
2 3/4" sq.  SOLD
Spring Wind and Song: This is the Spring Season piece from my "Time In Place Diptych", a series of 4 small seasons pieces in two 15x22 inch frames. Like a year in northern Minnesota, the first frame holds Winter alone. The other frame holds the rest of the year - Spring, Summer, and Autumn. 
2 3/4" sq.  SOLD
Bunnies Eat Bulbs: "In My Space" Series
It's a gardener's point of view. Plant, observe, accept. Smile. Each piece tells a story within the landscape and the season. Whole families appear to munch the first shoots of lovingly planted flowers.
6 1/2" square   
Grand Hand Gallery, St Paul MN
Cane Field: "In My Space" Series
It's a gardener's point of view. Plant, observe, accept. Smile. Each piece tells a story within the landscape and the season. I had the wild urge to plant something in December at 20 below.
6 1/2" square   
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Harvest Moons: "In My Space" Series
It's a gardener's point of view. Plant, observe, accept. Smile. Each piece tells a story within the landscape and the season. The deer “moon” me as they finish off the kale I planted for my soup!
6 1/2" square  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Zone 4: "In My Space" Series
It's a gardener's point of view. Plant, observe, accept. Smile. Each piece tells a story within the landscape and the season. We grow tomatoes here because we can. And itʼs worth the effort for the flavor and bragging rights.
6 1/2" square  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Season of Lights: One of the first "bead paintings" that captures my vision of Duluth, the hillside, the snow, the  Christmas lights.

9"x8"  
The Grand Hand Gallery, St.Paul MN
From Blossom to Blossom: My new garden features Echinacea (coneflower). I watched the progress over the past couple of years from seed to seedling, to plant and blossom. And then came the bumble bees. A study worthy of celebration - and new beadwork.
6 1/2"x 18"   
Collection of the MN Historical Society
Iris Triptych II: My neighbor calls them Spider Iris. She gifted me with some for my garden from hers.
Beads and textiles stitched on felted wool.
3 panels, each 6 1/2" wide by 31" high.
These 3 pieces are framed separately and sold as one piece.
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Autumn Park: 4 1/2"x 4 1/2"   
Last Chance Gallery, Lutsen MN
Lessard's Field of Chives: 11"h x 10"w  SOLD
Bridge: A view from the trail to my Hovland cabin.
Beads over mixed media sketch on paper
7 1/4”x 5”
Cabbage Patch: A memory of the cabin garden.
Beads over mixed media sketch on paper
4"x 5"
Secret Garden: 6"x4" 
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Spring Osier: Many years ago I made baskets for a living. I gathered Osier from the roadside ditches. In the Spring the color was most vibrant. 
Beads stitched onto mixed media sketch on paper
6 1/2"x 6"
On the Dock In the Bay: A view from the classroom window at North House Folk School in Grand Marais.
6 1/2"x 6 1/4"   
Waters Of Superior, Duluth MN
Cabin Yard: Beads & yarns on felted wool
I saw this piece of the world every day from my studio in Hovland. 
6"x5 1/2"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth, MN
Pansy Garden: 2 pansy studies @ 4x6 inches each 
framed together  
Last Chance Gallery, Lutsen MN
Pussy Willow Time: Early Spring, one of the first signs of the season.
6"x4"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Pussy Willow Triptych: Three small pussy willow pieces framed together
2" x 5" 
The Grand hand Gallery, St.Paul MN
Net Loss...: Clear-cut, not a pretty sight and not the best practice for the Earth
8"x8"  
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
First Leaves: Soft springtime mood. Juneberry bush and the Birch forest.
6” x 4” 
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
First Leaves Triptych: Three small views of the Spring forest
2 1/4”x 5”   
The Grand Hand, St.Paul MN
Storm: Received the Special Merit Award in the Jean Pearce Walker Art Exhibit in 2004
9"x 5"  
Last Chance Gallery, Lutsen MN
June Meditation... Witness: 4 1/2"x 9" 
Lizzards Gallery, Duluth MN
Pond Reflection: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
7"x 23"   $180
Snow Stripes: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
14"x 12"  $150
Moose Maple: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
13"x 12"   $ 150
My Garden: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
11 1/2" x 12"   $150
Iris Triptych: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
32"x 25"   $440
Water & Birch Triptych: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
40"x 27"   $450
Observing the Waters: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
11"x15"  $180
Last Waves of Color: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
14"x20"   $180
Boreal Island Sunset: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at jo@jowoodbeads.com
10"x 21"    $180
Chicago Bay: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
21"x 22"   $360
Dragonflies & Dandelions: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
15" x 12"   $150
Osprey Over Greenwood: Available as a Giclee Fine Art Print, signed & numbered at the bottom and available in limited editions of 50. The dimensions given are the size of the printed area, paper size is slightly larger to accommodate framing.
To order, contact me at: jo@jowoodbeads.com
22"x 13"   $190

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