HISTORY

HISTORY

CAVES OF LASCAUX

Humans need to express themselves and the Caves of Lascaux show us this tendency perfectly.Lascaux is famous for its Palaeolithic cave paintings, found in a complex of caves in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, because of their exceptional quality, size, sophistication and antiquity. 

The paintings consist primarily of large animals, once native to the region. Lascaux is located in the Vézère Valley where many other decorated caves have been found since the beginning of the 20th century (for example Les Combarelles and Font-de-Gaume in 1901, Bernifal in 1902). Lascaux is a complex cave with several areas (Hall of the Bulls, Passage gallery) It was discovered on 12 September 1940. To me these paintings depict the life around the people at that time. The need to express and remember the life we live and experience. 

Obviously animals are something that is important to us. Here are some ancient and........ 

Gold bull pendant

Carnealian Cat Gold Ring

something contemporary.

Ceramic pendants by Golem Design Studiosgolemstudio.com

Triangle, turquoise cat on coral

oval pendant with yellow bird

Raven Bead

Sparrow Pendant 

Teal Bird Bead 

Polymer Clay Beads by Heather Powers - Humble Beads   humblebeads.com

Green Girl Studios - Artists Cynthia Thornton and Gregory found on Lima Beads - limabeads.com

Shibuichi Articulated Crab Pendant 

Pewter Sleeping Cat

Pewter Brave Horse

Steatite beads

Secrets of alluvial gold gathering arrives in ancient Egypt. They quickly start producing glazed steatite beads. What would we do without these wonderful little spacer beads!

OCTOBER ART BEAD SCENE CHALLENGE

Art Bead Scene added a new category to their monthly challenge and that was a bead made by the artist. 

So here's my bead that I posted. I have others so I'll post them later too.

This bead is made from polymer clay which I am having a blast with! I posted this one because it reflected the colors of the painting I think the best.

I was really inspired by this month's challenge. I really was focused on the pink and white with the blue tree I ended up making this necklace I also made a pair of earrings that I have had a difficult time getting a picture on here but I will try again. For now here is the link.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/539306124102018031/

EARRINGS EVERYDAY CHALLENGE - OCTOBER

This is my first earring challenge from Art Bead Scene. It is the Earrings everyday.

Inspiration - Marbelizing

I made my beads from polymer clay and the rings are from Leah Deeb

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BeadsofPassion

Another challenge! Yay! I was also super inspired by the earring challenge and kind of blended the two. http://artbeadscene.blogspot.se/2014/10/october-monthly-challenge-color-palette.html

Believe In Yourself!

Thinking about my comment about my necklace focal, and I am a ponderer, (if that is a word). I go through wondering, "What makes art, Art?" I am constantly looking to see if something that I make is right, but there are so many ways to be right. Ascetically, balance, color, dimension, personally, even politically. I think it is good to work hard and challenge myself but I need to find balance. Again I prove to myself that pondering, which for me leads to research, leads to answers.

When I found this in my history researchings I just laughed because I realized that there really is nothing new - just reinvented!

 Brass masks with cowrie shells.

Here are the other pieces that I made to go with the necklace. I really like the bracelet. Again I made a polymer clay bead and the toggle pieces are Vintaj. I finally used a seed bead toggle! I also made another clay focal because I thought that the face wasn't going to work. My friend Beth really liked the heart so I will hold it for another project!

Well after much work and redoing I finally made something. I didn't want to have to buy anything so I had a creative night with Terri and played with polymer clay again. I used my daughter as inspiration because she is so beautiful. the rest I still probably have to work at some more but I'm ok with it. It's funny how I can like and not like a piece of work. I can think that it is stupid and then see someting that is either really unattractive but is in a book! Oh well. If I'm making art I'm happy!