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No Need for Translation

Posted in art, color, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »

nel lissenNel Linssen makes an amazing array of jewelry from paper. “Nel Linssen is an old-timer when it comes to making jewellery as well as objects from paper. For some thirty years she is constantly exploring how a different form or structure can arise out of a new way of constructing, which makes a piece even more appealing when worn and on the go. Years of interplay between head and hand, thinking and doing, has led to perfection and this makes her work extremely sensitive and humane.”

Her website is a little difficult to navigate…but her Pinterest page tells the visual story of her work and many of her designs could be translated in Polymer.

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Beads in the Mix

Posted in art, bracelet, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Like many artists, Ann Dillon has worked in a variety of mediums. “I’ve always had to create something. For a long time, that took the form of weaving – mostly one-of-a-kind wearables. Since 1993, I’ve been working with polymer clay, making mainly beads and jewelry. A few years back, smaller beads began to nudge at me and want to be part of the mix.
In my daily work, I’m an Art Director of Cobblestone Publishing, where I design one of our magazines, oversee production and various other projects related to our six magazines for children..”

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Linking Color & Civilizations

Posted in art, color, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2011| 2 Comments »

Valerie Hector approaches beadwork as linking bits of color. She has a reverence for the artists who preceded her and the history of the materials.  “You follow in the footsteps of thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands of beadworkers of other centuries, and anticipate those who will follow you in the centuries to come. In a sense, you form one small link in a vast metaphorical web of beadworkers that stretches from past to present,uniting beadworkers of the Eurasian Ice Age of ca. 25,000 years ago, to beadworkers in the early 21st century. This imaginary web, not unlike the one evoked in Nam Dev’s poem (see top of this page), unites beadworkers of all races, cultures, religions and nationalities. Each beadworker is a radiant point of light, invisibly connected to beadworkers in the immediate area, and to beadworkers in the far distance.”

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Out of this World

Posted in glass, tagged , , , , , , , on June 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Glass beads by 32 artists were sent into space on the final trip of the Space Shuttle Endeavor, all for the benefit of seriously ill children through the Beads of Courage program. “Children who participate in the program receive colored beads that represent milestones, procedures, and acts of bravery. For instance, they get a yellow bead for an overnight hospital stay, a white one for chemotherapy, and a glow-in-the-dark bead for radiation treatment. It’s not uncommon for children to amass 10, 20 — even 35 — feet of beads. It helps young patients track and celebrate their progress, but it also gives them a way to get through upcoming procedures, says Gwendolyn Possinger, the coordinator of Children’s Memorial Hospital’s Beads of Courage program in Chicago. “A child facing another needle can look at his beads and realize that he made it through before so he can do it again,” she says.”

I just ordered this little guy for my granddaughters’ July birthdays…and of course one for Mimi…me!!! ISN’T HE CUTE!!!

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One Bead…Two Beads…Three

Posted in jewelry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2011| 2 Comments »

“String a bead and they will come”...is the idea behind Catherine Beth’s collection of bracelets featuring exotic stones and diamonds. The website is under construction but the photos tell the story without a word of description. Check out the Press link to see the wide array of bracelets that were featured in Elle. Click on the Shop link to see the individual bracelets. The photos are HUGE but they give you an up close look at the actual beads.

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Are You Ready for Some Color

Posted in earrings, fashion, jewelry, we can do this, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I should make these colorful earrings to wear on the 4th of July. They look like fireworks for the ear. When I broke the elements down the design became a ‘we can do this’ item. The Amanda Sterett site is full of color. The wire artists should check out the Signature Collection.

I can’t believe the year is half over. Thank you to all who bookmarked this site. The daily numbers have grown steadily this year. Thank you to everyone who has suggested a link. It is fun to see what inspires you. I am always a little frustrated when I find a great link…but can’t find photos for the site. I keep reminding myself there are ‘plenty of other fish in the sea’…a direct quote from my mother when I was frustrated by something!!!

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