I'm sure I'm not the only person drawn into the mystique of Egypt, and what better
way to express the strong feminine side of Egypt than with a portrait of Cleopatra.
No one will ever be sure just what skin color she had. Many movies have depicted
her as very fair-skinned (ala Elizabeth Taylor) and a few have shown her with darker
skin tones. By using a high contrast I think I've managed to capture both concepts
in one portrait.
This pattern requires just 21 colors of beads