April and May BJP

Raspberry Fizz with a Slice of Lime -

For this piece I experimented with standing columns of beads ranging in height from 3 to 7 beads tall.

Quake

Lest we forget, this piece was done with thoughts of New Zealand and Japan. The reddish beads are actually a deep brown but I couldn't get the color to photograph properly. My experiment on this one is the different heights. The "blue water" is at a lower level than the "earth". For the earth, I beaded the two sections separately and then mounted them with some extra material to build up the original surface.

Not sure when I will be adding (or beading) any more pages. Since last I wrote we unexpectedly moved. We had been casually looking around for a piece of waterfront property with the idea that at some time in the future we would once again build a new home. But then ..... we found the perfect place. We are now in our new home and all the boxes are unpacked, but one of these days we will be heading back to New England for the summer.

Not Good (the beading-not the day :))

March - bead journal project page.Not good ----- I like the colors and I like the design but, I sure don't like them together. Seems with such a severe design the colors should not be so playful and, conversely, with playful colors it should not be such a severe design. Of course I didn't realize this until I was finished and I had it mounted on its square. For me, these colors need polka dots, ruffles, spirals, etc.; the design worked with a very deep colored circle against a mid toned ground, with a bundle of gold bars banded in red could be very dramatic. Oh well.

February BJP

For February I did two sections of flat peyote and then they were attached to the backing before adding the surrounding beads. When it came time to do the edge stitches for the peyote sections, I just wove a couple more rows in turquoise so those areas wrapped over the edge.

A New Year

2011 starts a new year in the bead journal project, this being my 4th. I've decided to continue on with the Circle and Line Series but plan to add dimensional elements or bead off the edge. The format is 3"x3" and the beads are delica.

Merry Christmas

Another in the Circle and Line series all done up for the holiday.

I started with the red beadwork on the right side. By the time I got to the left, horizontal rows, I finally had the knack of getting the beads to line up perfectly flat.

December BJP 2010

The final two projects for Bead Journal Project 2010. For this stone page (no. 8), I've added a bit of macrame. Scroll down and check it out ---- this macrame is done with sewing thread.

Behind the center opening of the stone donut I placed a piece of copper colored paper.

The 12th spiral done up for the holiday.

Spirals and Stone Page No. 7

10/10/10 - great date!

Here is August - I was still thinking of ocean colors.

September - inspiration was the leaves turning yellow.

October - now the leaves are oranges, red and browns.

Stone Page No. 7 - the featured "stones" are two pieces of beach glass - most probably beer bottle glass. For this piece I wired the glass in place with 24 ga. brass wire.

Stone Page 1

This is the first in what has become the Stone Page series.

Stone Page 4

Can't seem to find that I published Stone Page 4 so I am adding it now. This is a slice of agate that my Mom bought many years ago.

Stone Page No. 5

This is the most recent in my "stone pages". The feature bead is an amber pin that my Dad bought probably 50, or more, years ago.

Green Line No. 2

This is the second in a series of green lines. For the grey background, I did a blend of three shades.

Green Line No. 1

My most recent page for the bjp-2010. It really isn't about anything, just colors I wanted to play with.

BJP-2010 - Stone Page 3

I was beginning to wonder if I would ever finish getting those seed beads sewn on. One bead at a time is a very slow process.

Would anyone have any idea what this mineral specimen is? This piece has been highly polished and the edges are very smooth.

January 1st/2nd - Stone Page 2

The Goddess of Bead Embroidery was not at all pleased with my plans for the year. I went to bed on January 1st knowing how I wanted to proceed with my creative endeavors for the next twelve months. Everything was set and I was walking a golden path, all neat and orderly.

When I awoke on January 2nd I discovered the GBE had torn up my path, throwing down boulders in my way, forcing an entirely new direction for year.