Calliope is big, bold and beautiful, a statement bead if ever there was one. She comes in a hair shy of 5 cm, or 2 inches in old money. I rarely make them this big any more because I find it difficult to sit still and focus for 3 hours or so. Every now and again I manage to make one and then I have the argument with myself about offering it up for sale because I just don’t know if it’s going to be the last …. I might still change my mind about this one :)