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Bead looming again, part 4
This is more than halfway done. Overall, I’m happy with it. I think the light green petals surrounding the flower center need to be darker; they’re barely visible. Also, I like Hoffman’s original choice of colors better, but I expected that. He’s the color expert! I’m not trying to match bead-for-bead the bead placement that…
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Beaded Huichol head
It’s a tradition of mine to attend an area private school’s arena-sized garage sale, a fundraiser for the school. Donated items are sold over a period of two days, and literally raised $1 million for the school last year (Minnehaha Academy, for those in the area). Most years, I have a find. I started out…
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Bead looming again, part 2
I warped this Mirrix loom in March 2008, and fairly promptly started weaving. I finished the Hans Hoffman painting in April 2008, and then went on to weave headers and footers, which took me another month because of the boredom factor. Warping this loom takes a while, and the completed work takes up less than…