Bronze Age -ish

Trying to spark some new ideas, I grabs some colors that are not normally in my pallet and just played around with them to see what would happen....

Muse where are you?

Apparently my muse has decided to take an extended vacation and forgot to warn me.
Normally, it only lasts for a week or two at the moment, but this has progressed for a few months now.

I do have a few pieces that I'm not too happy with, that I need to photograph, but here's hoping the New Year finds new inspiration.

Harware Store Necklace

The bead store I teach at has a "Bead Goddess Club" that tried to have a theme every two months or so...which of course everyone waits to the last minute to do....

The theme was to incorporate stuff from the hardware store.

Normally that alone is enough to inspire me, but i've been so blah..... I got a piece of acrylic I wanted to use, then a neat looking marble lanolium tile to cut up..then some wood....then some washers....I just couldn't get anything to "work" for me.

So, off to the lighting department to get some chain and some wire to weave the base, then embelishment.......


*sigh*
Dear muse, come back!!!!!

Bead Embroidery Cuff Bracelet

In an attempt to experiment a bit more as an artist, I decided to try to make one of the more interesting designs, a bead embroidery cuff.
I've avoided making one as I never really felt like I would have anywhere to wear it.

BUT, should that stop you from trying something new? Naaaaaa =)





Left side












Right side








I used some stiff felt to make the base and a brass blank to give it support. The back is lined with a nice light gray ultrasuede. It is a rather weighty cuff, but it does get a lot of notice.

New Beadweaving Links Added

I'm in the process of adding links to the side bar of all the beading blogs I stumble upon.

I am endless fascinated by beaders in far off lands (well, far from me). You'll notice several blogs are written in non-english languages. It's a pity I can't understand what they have written, but the beadwork speaks for itself.

Some say that math is the universal language.....I like to think art is.

So, take a trip and check out some of the blogs on the side bar...you won't be disapointed!