These are big hollows that I have hoarded. For months. Some, maybe years.
I just love their shapes. And colors.
This is the largest one and can just barely be concealed in my palm if I make a fist. I used ivory glass and a glass heavily laden with silver, which turned into gorgeous blues, greens, golds and lavenders. LOVE!
This is a smaller, ivory hollow with lines of khaki reaching around the bead in arcs. I love the outlines on each of the khaki lines.
This bead was on the front of our Southern Flames annual post card in 2008. It was made on a quarter inch mandrel, so the hole is much larger than normal. I used ASK-104 glass on this bead and adore these colors. I have very minimal quantities left and hoard them most defensively. If you come into my studio and look at them too long, I might have to give you a little nudge to move along. Making custom beads with those colors gets mulled over for hours before I decide if I will make them.
And this is my favorite. The color is this beautiful, metallic caramel. Depending on the angle, there are great mother-of-pearl purples to be seen and the black wisps appear navy blue. The background reminds me of Klimt's the Kiss.
On another note, while I'm thinking up new blog posts.....is there anything you would like to see?
Do you have any questions for me to answer?
Personally/emotionally/professionally/artistically?
Is there a step-by-step process for any of my beads that you're interested in seeing in pictures?
Or a video? I could make a video. Of what, I don't know. But I could make one :)
Next week, I will take one post (or more, if you folks go nuts with questions) to answer everything.
6 comments:
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love 'em all but especially your klimt bead! also makes me think of simple painted chinese characters. looks old! like old amber. or some little treasure from an archaeological dig in some ancient asian kingdom headquarters. very cool! you could put it on a leather cord all by itself and it would be stunning.
Your killing me!
I think it is always fascinating to see what goes into making a bead. It makes me appreciate it so much more. I would be interested about the basics of how a bead is made, but also how you choose your color palette. Do you have a preconceived notion of what you want the bead to be like, or is it more organic, growing out of the flame with a mind and direction all its own? I love the picture of the pooped out pup. You are doing a great thing bringing that animal into your life.
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Incredible Kelley!
Erin, you can click the link at the upper left of my blog to watch a video of how I make beads. But I will take a blog post next week to answer your other questions. Thanks for asking them!
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