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Between the Beads — Reading African Beadwork
The Harn Museum of Art, in Gainesville, Florida, looks to have an amazing collection of African beadwork. They have beaded objects that are used in everyday life, and objects for ceremonial use. “These objects demonstrate ingenious strategies used to communicate ideas with beads. Some works express highly complex ideas through subtly configured colors and patterns,…
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Another daisy
I think this one is really pretty, definitely substantially different than the prior ones. It’s also bigger, at about 1″ across its face. I’m pleased at the shaping and cupping of the petals; that turned out really well. This is a temporary mount on ivory Ultrasuede, instead of white, so the petals aren’t on tight…