07 Mon Apr 2014
Tags
art bead, bird bead, birdy, Congratulations, faux ceramic, giveaway, handmad, polymer clay, winner
Congratulations! 
With the help of random.org, the birdy bead has chosen Rosantia Petkova. (Please let me know your contact details so the birdy can find you).
See you soon!
30 Sun Mar 2014
Posted in Art Bead Scene, Challenge, Giveaway, My work
Tags
art bead, Art Bead Scene, beaded, bird beads, birds, bracelet, cuff, faux ceramic, felt cuff, polymer clay, sequin
The first thing that sprang to mind when I saw this month’s Art Bead Scene inspiration painting was “Birdies!” (in the voice of my 3 year old).
Birds On Riser, 1944 by Adolf Dietrich
Oil on wood, 57.5 x 50 cm
I made some faux ceramic bird beads using polymer clay. I gave them all different colourings as in the painting. My initial idea was to have a row of birds making a bracelet like a paper doll chain, but some of the cheeky birdies turned inside out. Instead I put them on a white felt backing to create a cuff with a sprinkling of beads and sequins to represent the icy snow.
I made some extra beads, so this little birdy needs a home. Leave a comment below if you’d like to adopt him (he assures me he can even manage an international flight). If you share this giveaway on facebook/twitter etc let me know and I’ll put your name in the hat again for extra chances to win. 🙂
I’ll let you know the winner on Monday 7th April 2014.
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16 Sun Jun 2013
Posted in Art Bead Scene, Challenge, My work
Tags
bead, faux ceramic, freeform peyote, landscape, mountain, polymer clay, ruffle, sea, seed bead
This month I have made a bracelet for the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge. This time the inspiration piece was a landscape and luckily the colours were perfectly matched by a gift bead included when I bought the Cosmic Ceramic tutorial by Iris Mishly and Hilla Bushari.
Jackknife Village, 1926
Franklin Carmichael
Watercolor on Paper
For my piece I wanted to capture the undulating landscape elements. I have been experimenting with freeform beading but mostly I end up with chaos on a string (one day I may share a failed monthly challenge piece…) so I decided to retain a little bit of structure. I made three strips of peyote beading and plaited them together. I used different sized beads in the strips so they had a slight ruffle to them.
Fulgorine 