Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Past photos...

I often amuse myself scrolling through photos from another time.  Here are two that are definitely a design departure for me. This is a treasure bracelet that I did in a Robin Atkins class when she visited the San Diego Bead Society a few years back. What I especially like about it is the use of an assortment of beads, vintage and otherwise. Many were one off beads that I picked up when traveling in Europe. Since the writing of books and making of kits I have gravitated towards repeatable beads, seeds and crystals and findings that I can reliably source. But I love looking at this eclectic piece and will one day return to this design aesthetic.

In that same time frame I decided to work on a bit of bead embroidery, inspired by my life in Holland and Van Gogh's paintings. I chose at the time not to pursue the medium of bead embroidery, but I would like to return to it one day. I still have high hopes of leisurely days where I bead and knit and explore other mediums....I know it's in my future.

7 comments:

Nancy K. said...

I still love the bead crochet bracelet!

Robbie said...

I love bead embroidery and your interpretation of Stary Night is perfect!

puertoparrilla said...

Muy bonita para este veranito

Jean Hutter said...

I love both of these bracelets. I went to see the Van Gogh show yesterday in Philadelphia and was thinking of making a Stary Night cuff too. I love yours, what fun!!!!

Helen said...

Two lovely bracelets. I really like the assortment of beads in your treasure bracelet.

Melissa Barton said...

Marcia, it's really interesting to watch your changing/evolving design esthetic. The bead embroidery is really a place were you can almost "paint" with beads, which I would imagine would feed a whole other part of your creativity.

The bad Liz said...

You know my opinion of bead embroidery......funny, I also took the treasure bracelet class also!