Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a part of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. Its mission is American craft and decorative arts, and is another of the many D.C. museums in striking buildings. The exhibit currently on the main floor is of art and craft from the Japanese internment camp (photography not allowed). Being installed while…
BFAC 2011, step 3
Maybe. If I decide I like this, I need to make 4 more. They will be used with tension, which should smooth out the oval around the cab. I simply kept adding beads, and now it’s more ornate than my typical beadwork. The advantage of ornate is that I’ve used all the required beads except…
Ubuhle bentsimbi: The beauty of beads
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is currently showing an exhibit entitled “Ubuhle bentsimbi: The beauty of beads.” It highlights southern Nguni beadwork highlights from the Eastern Cape. The exhibition will be accompanied by demonstrations of traditional beading techniques. The show goes through October 10th.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts – Art in Bloom 2010
I recently visited the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts for their Art in Bloom exhibition, where florists interpret Museum holdings in flowers. Click on any picture to enlarge! Here are links to previous years’ photos, if you’re interested — it’s fun to see different floral interpretations of the same piece of art: 2009 Art in…
Permanent finish galvanized beads failure
Less than two days of wear with this ring made of the permanent galvanized Tohos, and this is how the ring looks: A detail of the damage: I was very hard on this ring as I wanted to see what the beads will withstand: I lifted weights (not rubber-coated), showered, did dishes, and cleaned, including…