Dulcey Heller

Tag: brick stitch

  • A desert scene

    I recently mailed a gift for a friend. I spent the most time on the desert scene below, creating prickly pear cacti in a sandy desert scene. I was inspired by Joanne Bast, and her mastery of brick stitch. I do use brick stitch, but not as she does to create scenes. This is comparatively…

  • Foot in the Door 4

    The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts hosts a show every 10 years called Foot in the Door, an open exhibition for all Minnesota artists.  It is unjuried, the only requirement is that the finished work be less than 12″x12″x12″.  Today, I dropped off the vessel I display on…

  • Use the Muse III – the completed project

    The copper color of the Muse is a richer version of my hair color, and I surprisingly have never made something beaded for my long hair.  Butterflies belong amidst flowers, so I made some flowers (documented previously on this blog), and settled the Muse on the largest bloom.  The flowers are constructed using peyote, brick,…

  • Voting for Haute Couture contest

    Voting is now open for the Haute Couture beading contest, hosting by Good Quill Hunting.  I entered with the green ruffles necklace, just completed.  Go look, enjoy, and vote!

  • Green ruffles, completed

    Good Quill Hunting (music plays) is hosting a Haute Couture contest — “inspired wearable bead art.”  Participants are to choose any one of 36 different Haute Couture pieces, and make something inspired by that photo.  Here’s what I chose: Click on the photo to see two detail shots. Two things caught my eye with this…