A beady trade, the decision
A month or so ago (or more?), Sylvia gave me a bead crochet necklace, and I started working on a necklace for her in return. I love the necklace she made for me — it’s matte transparent s/l red, black, and supra white in an interesting geometric pattern. Sylvia likes turquoise, among other colors, so…
But is it art? Session 2
Last week, I wrote about session 1, with Dr. Patricia Briggs, from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It was about expressionism, abstractionism, the progression towards minimalism. This session, she continued to move forward in time to help us understand contemporary art. I took many more notes. Again, all mistakes below are mine. Dr.…
I wanted a blue ring
I wear a lot of blue, but don’t have any blue rings. Today, I remedied that. The stone is an inexpensive lapis cab, 14x10mm. The opaque blue is a French size 13 bead, with s/l blue Japanese 15s and white pearl charlottes as accents. The bezel is made with stack stitch, gives a nice smooth…
Never enough blogs
Okay, here’s more that I’ve added to my feed reader, and I’ve remembered to add them to this blogroll too. Just in case you want to browse…. deEva Briggancs Vezsuzsi Agnesbeads Mary LeMieux-Ruibal Les creations de MarieCyber Peetje Jean Power NatalieS Perlen Perlomania (many tutorials) Andrea Adams (Bead Quilt creator) Flying Fish (Kelly) The lovely…
But is it art? Session 1
Tonight, I attended the first of 3 sessions taught by Patricia Briggs, PhD, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The subtitle of the series is “Understanding contemporary art.” I have no art history background, no art education. Dr. Briggs gives an enjoyable, accessible lecture, and I learned a…