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Finished March Dancer – Bead Journal Project 2010

March was a busy month, and I kept getting distracted from beading by things like editorial work, writing, spring cleaning, digging up my garden beds, and so on.  But I did return, again and again, to this piece, and I really enjoyed watching it grow.  As I mentioned in an earlier diary, I haven’t rushed [...] [...]

March Sketch #2 - Bead Journal Project 2010

Because this month’s Bead Journal Project is the most ornate I’ve tried yet, I spent a lot of time in the planning phase.  This is the updated and now complete sketch for the project.  The figure and font are both intended to have a Nouveau feel, but the palette is pure high desert. Robin Atkins [...] [...]

Finished February Doll – Bead Journal Project 2010

I really wrestled with this month’s bead journal, and I’m pleased with the outcome.  It represents a major shift in my work, as I try to bring my love of the southwestern desert together with my love of beading.  As I mentioned in previous posts, my goal was to work with a color palette based [...] [...]

February Doll, Stage II – Bead Journal 2010

It may sound a bit peculiar, but beading is very much like scholarship — a little inspiration and a lot of disciplined follow-through if you’re going to get it right.  And when you’re headed in the wrong direction, there’s no point in going on that way because you can’t fix an incorrect assumption by piling [...] [...]