and stretch my skills and imagination, trying something a little different. This promises to be a fun thing - to create a new project each month - one that incorporates beading in it.
I decided to make my 'journal' be a collection of little fabric covered canvasses the size of Artists Trading Cards. Not too big that I can't finish in a month's time (along with everything else in my life...lol), but big enough to try out a new technique...new beads...new sizes....the possibilities are endless!
This first month was easy - as far as being 'new'. Everything about it is new to me. I have never done bead embroidery - ever. Trying to create a scene with beads - new. Trying to make the beads stay where I put them - new. But FUN!
My little canvas this month represents a new year.....the focal points are the sun's rays in white spreading out from the corner, each ending with a clear or yellow crystal bead....I saw them as chasing away the white seed bead snowflakes that float on the right side on my canvas....and below is the snow-covered land, creadted with white and light blue seed beads. New project, new beginnings, new year, new blessings and promises to come....that's what I see when I look at it!
Here it is......
Size-wise, these are a little bigger than a business card - and I am so pleased with my first foray into this new medium!
Can't wait to try out the new thing I have in mind for February!
11 comments:
Beautiful piece.
I like it! Not too fussy yet very evocative - great job.
Nice job Trish! I love your subject matter and color choices. Its a learning process for sure!
Wow - this is your first ever embroidery with beads??!! That's a wonderful start!!! I love it!!
A lovely start for the beginning of the year with lovely colors. I like the thought that went into your piece.
Marty S
Crackpot Beader
Just a beautiful, eye pleasing piece!! Nice job/workmanship too!!
Wow Trish... GREAT job (just like everything else you do)!!
Beautiful, especially for your first bead embroidery piece! Looking forward to seeing more. :)
That's lovely! I wish I'd thought to just bead directly onto the mini stretched canvases that are available at my local art supply store.
YES!!!! Pleased you should be! You are off to a fabulous start with your bead embroidery, both technically and artistically. Bravo!
Robin A.
Just lovely! What a fabulous first work.
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