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Blue beaded fans, step 1
So building off the fan pendant I recently made, here’s a few elements to combine for a bracelet. I’ll likely finish this as a bracelet — but I think I like the pendant better, the shapes are more interesting to me with only two fans. It runs through my mind that I have no idea…
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The Mingei is the new home for the Bead Museum collection
The Mingei International Museum in San Diego, California, is the new home for the Bead Museum collection! The Mingei is a folk art, craft, and design museum in Balboa Park, where many of San Diego’s museums are located. The first time the newly incorporated collection will be seen is the New Jewelry New Medium polymer…
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Changing themes
I’m currently in the beginning stages of trying to update my webpage, which I had designed with a basic webpage design tool. I have avoided updating it as it’s not nearly as easy as blogging. This blog is powered by WordPress, a platform that certainly could handle a webpage as well. Really, the only thing…
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New blogs to follow
Here are a few more that I’ve added to my roster: Betty Stephan Beadwork Mein Perlentraum Bead Circle
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Art Deco fan pendant
This is a shape idea I had, and when executed, I found looks reminiscent of Art Deco style. I can easily picture a string of them made as a bracelet. I like the negative space between the green rounds in the way that I combined the fan elements. Also, perhaps a bit surprisingly, this pendant…