If I were in Venice…
…I’d be visiting the Palazzo Mocenigo. One exhibit I’d want to see is Alexandre Vassiliev. L’eleganza in esilio (Elegance in exile). Vassiliev is a collector of the costumes of the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev of the early 1900s, and the lavish fashion dresses of the time worn by Russian expats. The exhibit is on display until…
More for the blogroll!
Some more links to enjoy. I don’t dare count how many are in my feed reader… Helen Fountain Beadweaver Los Caprichos de Salma Backstory Beads
Beads at SOFA Chicago
If you’re at all interested, go take a look at the post that Nathalie Mornu of Lark Crafts wrote on SOFA Chicago and BEADS! Pictures of work by Jeanette Ahlgren, Betsy Youngquist, Joyce Scott, and more. Thanks, Nathalie!
Beads – as furniture!
She calls them Pixtel Shapes, but Sarah Reinholtz is making big fiber balls that you string, and can use to decorate or for seating. Beads!
Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 4
I was able to find significant beading time today, and worked on this bracelet. While I’ve been working, repeating components, I’ve been thinking ahead to the clasp I may make. Something in right angle weave, please! I took the picture as it will wrap around my wrist, so you can see how the big tile…