A Sneak Peek

My husband is having his first exhibit in 20 years starting this week. I am so proud of him not only because of the great husband and father that he is but because he works so hard at what ever it is he needs to accomplish. 

He has put his great talent to the side for these past years to support a new family, build our house, and just plain old take care of us. (and generously, others that we care about that are in our lives).

He is a wonderful example to our two children and I am so happy that they have been able to experience his talent in their lives.

The drawing above of Audrey Hepburn is one of ten. His style is exquisite. His ability to capture a graphic and painterly quality with pencil is...I just don't know how to explain it...beautiful.

If you are in the area and have the chance, stop by the  Mott College Fine Arts Gallery.

 Each day this week I am going to show a part of each drawing to entice you!

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This bracelet is made with polymer clay beads that I made and fell in love with. This bracelet suspiciously fits me perfectly, hmmmm. 

I know that it is really simple but believe me I spent days and days looking at the combinations and patterns that I felt would make these beads work the best and in the end I just really wanted to highlight the beads and the soft feminine color. I also have a beautiful lamp work bead from https://www.etsy.com/shop/SerenaSmithLampwork on Etsy and lovely, lovely, lovely work.

Really there were so many colors that could go with these beads but I chose a more monochromatic palette with rhodochrosite spacer beads. Oh yes the bead caps came from https://www.etsy.com/shop/clbeads. 

I adore them! 

One of my new bracelet bars inspired from the Art Bead Scene January Challenge.

Polymer clay bar,bird and heart made by myself. The little dangle charm is a ceramic bead made b y Ragged Robyn.

Bracelet Bar For January Art Bead Scene Challenge

My art bead is made from polymer clay, pressed image, carved and colored by myself.

It reflects the flowers shapes and colors that I saw.

 January challenge

Well I haven't posted much of anything lately because it seems all I do is work on my blog images. I haven't seemed to get exactly what I feel expressed me as an artist yet but I feel that I'm getting there. 

Here are my beads for this month's challenge from  Art Bead Scene's

 

I made a bunch of polymer clay beads to reflect the palette

I love these

I think these look like calico

Thanks!

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December Bead and Jewelry Challenge

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, 1951

This month's painting inspiration was really that, an inspiration! It all started with Terri from Terri's Blooming Ideas asking me to make her some beads for her project. That was fun! She chose a light adobe color but I made a light, medium, and dark version. She picked her faves and also took  a copper heart for the clasp! I say great job Terri!

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After making her beads I played with the clay and made these

Then it was time for metal!This bracelet bar is pretty simple but I really like it as a reflection of the painting. The second one looks like a caterpillar but the colors are my favorite.

This one I worked on a really long time and it got to a point that I just had to stop. Sometimes I can't tell if I'm making something better or worse. At any rate I really like the structural quality of this focal and the side woven copper piece is another favorite of mine. I used embossing enamels copper rivets and a polymer clay bead.

Then I went all girly! I found the buttons at Jo Ann Fabrics and had to get it because, well, it's a leaf! The copper bird bead came from a craft store too, I cant remember which one and I can't find anymore. I felt that the cream squares and the colors reflected the painting. Lampwork beads by Beth Singleton.

Back to the bracelet bars. This one could also be used vertically for a focal  with the chain or stringing going through the loop part of the bar. 

This bracelet I love! The structure and abstractness. It's kind of edgy and not typical or expected. the copper is shaped and colored with embossing enamels and pigments. The stones are Angelite and there are also Greek beads.

Last but not least I made these small textured and pigmented spacer beads! A little abstract shape and a pop of color!