My friend Tym owns a local gallery and I sell some of my bead work there. Last time I was in there, she showed me these beautiful glass paintings she did and asked if I'd like to make them into jewelry. So I'm beading her little vignettes and having a grand time doing it.
Here are some of the glass paintings Tym has made.
And here's a couple more that I have started to work on.
And here are two that I've finished the bead work on. The Seahorse is a brooch and the City Scene is a pendant that I will make into a necklace. These will be for sale in her Gallery - Imagine Gallery in Eugene. If you are interested in any of them, drop a line through my profile and I'll forward your inquiry to her. Check out the photos on the gallery facebook page here.
Going back to a previous blog where I showed you the baby caps I was knitting for charity....I have now made 30 of them and continue knitting one or two each evening. It's very cathartic and makes me feel a little productive while I watch the tube.
I love them. Very different.
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in the process Cenya, do you glue them to a peice of leather and then stitch the beads to that? Is it difficult to push the needle through?
ReplyDeletewow, these are great! your beadwork is the perfect frame for those lil' gems. happy 2011! xoxo
ReplyDeleteKath - I glue the glass paintings onto ultra suede and then sew the beads on around it. The needle goes through the ultra suede much easier than leather and you can get it in many differan colors. If you want more info on the process. Let me know.
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I love the frog one. I'll be interested to see how you do it. Do you have a pattern you use for the baby caps? I knit baby booties and a cap to match would be a perfect set. I really do need to post my baby bootie pattern on my blog. They are actually quite easy, and you could make a pair in a couple of hours. They're made on four tiny double pointed needles.
ReplyDeleteWOW...It's really a great collaboration!
ReplyDeleteI love your works
I'm not usually into pink but that pink dragonfly caught my eye! This is the best of collaborations I've seen for a long, long time! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteMore gorgeousness!!!
ReplyDelete~Sharon~
These are gorgeous :) and Wow !!
ReplyDeleteWow, those little glass cabs are so cute! I just started to follow your blog and your work is great.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! Love especially the one with the seahorse.
ReplyDeleteGaby xo
Wow, those are great! I love the crab, being a Cancer.
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Hi Emerald Window, I discovered you from Hillside Cottage. I have been having a look around your blog and I just LOVE your beading work. I am a paper, mixed media and off the page artist/crafter. Love these glass paintings that you are currently embellishing with beads, especially the seahorse and the cactus. Happy beading! Kath in Oz
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