Venus Rising ...eclectic beaded endeavors
Most of my work is considered " funky" and definitely has a
spiritual element. I have received my most notable inspirations from native
american art, old and new, as well as the art deco and art nouveau periods.
| Healer's Hand |
Earth Goddess and Crows |
Turquoise Goddess |
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| I believe the "leather bug" and "bead-bug" are
both friendly, positive afflictions!!! I can not imagine ever having enough
beads. Their shapes, colors, sizes, and history continue to attract and
mesmerize me. The combinations and possibilities are endless. Over the past
year I have learned to listen to a wonderful little voice inside that is
responsible for my color combinations. If I get " that feeling "
when two or three colors sit near one another, I KNOW the piece will work!!
So, that is how I start any creation, with color. Next comes structure,:
Will it be a leather pouch necklace?, a tarot bag?, a loom-woven amulet
bag? A multi-strand goddess necklace? |
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| Most often the original ideas start with me but not always. I have
been contacted via email by someone who saw a native american "powder"
bag and asked if I could create one similar to it using their own colors
and sizing. Absolutely!! I love working with individuals' visions and actually
creating something of substance from their fantasies! We all have adornment
fantasies!! |
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Pewter or Brass Earrings |
Ankh Necklace |
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| I work from a third floor studio in my home in Watertown, Wisconsin.
I am surrounded by beads of every imaginable color and often find myself
wishing I had at least one more set of hands so that the ideas would stop
fighting over one another in my soul. " Me next!", "Oh, no
me! I am a much better idea!" and so on, really quite frustrating sometimes!! |
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Anyway, I have forsaken the service industries in order to follow
my dream of being a professional artist. I love what I do and my goal is
to become proficient enough that I can stop feeling guilty about being happy.
Seems reasonable enough to me but then again, so does pondering the differences
between blue-green and green-blue.
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