 While the first Friday of every month is known as Art Friday in Bemidji, Lakeland News reporter Cheryl Moore strolled into Gallery North to check out their featured artist for this week's In Focus. It really winds me down. It makes me feel just, you know, if there's things going on in my life, beating is the way to calm me down and kind of just, you know, you can focus and concentrate on something else. Bemidji artist Rachel Davy makes everything from jewelry and wine charms to Christmas ornaments and window prisms. She got into beading when she wanted to wear something unique on her wedding day. I got married in 2010 and I wanted to make my own jewelry and so in doing that I realized I really liked working with Swarovski crystals and things like that. Actually I ended up throwing away my jewelry by accident after I made it. Rachel tells me one piece can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 18 hours to finish. I think it's just something that you can start and then when you finish, there's a piece of your work that's out there and you know, you did all of that and it turned out how you wanted it to turn out and then someone else can enjoy it and I appreciate that. Rachel has worked on tons of pieces. In the gallery she has more than 30 on display. I came to be in the gallery because I made so many things and they were just sitting at my house and so I worked with someone who had said, you should come in and see if you want to do it. First Friday is always a special occasion down here in Bemidji. There's a local artist featured every single month right here at Gallery North. Basically we pick an artist and we come in and we do demonstrations and we can answer questions and talk about our work or yeah, so if anyone's interested to find out a little bit more about what someone's doing, they can come in and talk to the artist. It's a fun place to come if you are an artist or a budding artist and are looking for encouragement in your art you are doing. And if you're looking to get into the beating business, Rachel says there's nothing to it. My advice would be to do it. It's fun but be prepared because it's going to suck you in. Gallery North is currently getting ready for the Christmas season so their holiday display is up in the shop. In Bemidji, Shromor, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.