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Beads!!!!! => Bead Embroidery and Bead Weaving => Topic started by: Enchantra on June 02, 2016, 12:25:06 PM
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Several years ago I made a piece I called "Warrior Woman," which is in the pictures below. I am going to be remaking her into a "Warrior Goddess" for the Gemstones and Glass bead Competition that Fire Mountain Gems is holding this year. I will be posting updated photos here and there as I go to show my progress from the initial four year old piece below to the final submission piece.
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That will be a fun sequence to watch. It is a beautiful center piece and color palette. I love the contrast between the beads, carving and smooth white (bone? tusks?)
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The "tusks" are dentalium shell.
Here is a day's work using a combination of metal beads, gemstones beads and various glass beads. The bottom has been intentionally left unbeaded. There's a reason for that, which will be revealed later. The picture is a bit dark, but as it is 10:40 at night, I don't have good natural light to use.
Gemstones used so far in this piece: Dragon's Blood Jasper, Aventurine, Russian Serpentine.
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Apparently I take sucky photos late at night when I'm posting updates. Cannot really help that.
So Warrior Woman is slowly becoming Warrior Goddess.
Main Focal is DONE.
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Wow! Great!. How many time for the piece?
Metal is copper?
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So far I have a total of 16 hours into the piece.
The metals are gold plated and copper plating over brass and pewter along with bronze wire.
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Looking really great Amanda. I wish I had bought it a couple of years ago when you had it in Etsy. I thought it was a knock out then, now it's even better.
Bennett
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Looking really great Amanda. I wish I had bought it a couple of years ago when you had it in Etsy. I thought it was a knock out then, now it's even better.
Bennett
I never had an Etsy shop.
It's been in my personal collection, and has never been for sale.
I do have a similar piece of lapis and pyrite in my Artfire shop however.
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Here is a work-in-progress update.
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It is coming along beautifully, Amanda. I really like how you are updating this piece. Even better than before! :thumbsup:
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The necklace is done. Now to make the earrings!
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DONE!!!
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So this piece grabbed me a Grand Prize Employees Choice award!
You can see all the winners in the following link along with my piece which is the fourth one down...
http://www.firemountaingems.com/beadingcontests/gg2016sdbdwinners
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WOW..... You are one inspired artist. Do you draw out a plan first or just have an idea and let it flow? Guess I will see your picture in my next new catalogue.
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WOW..... You are one inspired artist. Do you draw out a plan first or just have an idea and let it flow? Guess I will see your picture in my next new catalogue.
Most of the time I let the materials and design just flow. Very rarely do I draw out a design. I find things just turn out better if I let it flow from my fingertips. I will draw inspiration from ancient works done by other cultures, historical and ancient artifacts, and from more modern interpretations of artwork from other cultures. My Background as a Historian and Anthropologist has helped in that regard.
I've appeared in several magazine ads for Fire Mountain and also in quite a few of their catalogs over the past few years.
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Congratulations!! I'd have voted for it too.
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Congrats, Amanda! You continue to inspire us all with your amazing beadwork. :occasion14:
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Thank you! :icon_sunny: