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Art Bead Scene blog features a monthly challenge based on a painting. I was intrigued by the one from this month, so I started creating. Whoa, Nellie. What a mess!
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| Here are the components I am working with. It was actually a long trip to get to this point! The "eyes" were beaded. The focal piece was created in mixed-media layers. The polymer coins were textured, pearlized and drilled. |
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| This Tim Holtz scrapbooking facet was transformed into a jewelry focal with a technique taught by Deryn Mentock in her Alchemy of Objects class. |
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| Good intentions can go very wrong. I'd say there are two main problems. One: In an attempt to integrate gray (from the inspiration painting,) I forced these Toho Black Diamond seed beads into my design. Two: Too many stitches in the beadweaving! Peyote, daisy chain, slopping netting. Yuk! |
Fear not! I have a back-up plan. Off to work on it!
