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windbent but still standing Skip to content HomeAbout Older posts Jewelry Making In My OwnTime Posted on June 23, 2021 by windbent

Ive moved since I last posted. Most of my jewelry stuff is now unpacked except for the tools for working with metal. Still, I am slowly starting to string some things together. The hard part is remembering to take photos now that I am out of practice. I made the most awesome pair of earrings for a friend, if I do say so myself, and shipped them without taking any pictures. Oh well!

Here are some necklaces I made for the lastest design challenge from Allegory Gallery. They both came from different bead kits that included the lovely wooden focals.

Ive also been enjoying The Great Bead Extravaganza events on Facebook. With Covid impacting all businesses, this is a great way to support some fabulous bead stores. But its not all about selling! This is a great community with tons of free tutorials for making some beautiful designs. You can still watch them if you join the group, but I also hope you get to watch them live during an event if you miss a sense of community with so many beadshows postponed or cancelled. This next necklace was just a series of inspirations from Shawn Tucker who made the focal bead, Hannah Rosner who promised pearls go with everything, and Andrew Thornton who challanged us all to make something: blue, six, natural.

Next up is a fun Raggamuffin Class that Andrew is teaching. There will be a special Facebook group so I hope you will join us. The class is only $40! You get a template mailed to you, but there will also be a supply list. I believe if you cant see the class live, you can still watch the video later as long as you buy the class. Andrew is a patient and helpful teacher with so much experience and product knowledge. Thats scheduled for Saturday, July 17th, 2021 from 7pm to 9pm (EDT).

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments Music To MyEyes Posted on October 7, 2017 by windbent

Thank you to Kelly Rodgers of Beadin Black and Blue for hosting this blog hop. We were supposed to be inspired to make something (jewelry or art) based on our favorite song. Naming a favorite anything is difficult for me. I always joke I could give a different answer every five minutes, but its true. The title she came up with for the hop actually helped me. 

I am a huge David Lynch fan, even though he has been accused of misogyny (a good argument could be made) and portraying violence against women (fair enough). In 1997, the Smashing Pumpkins released a song called Eye on the soundtrack to the David Lynch film Lost Highway. At the time, I listened to this obsessively in my car on my commute. I saw the Smashing Pumpkins open for Kiss in 1998 on Halloween. I have to admit to not being a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan, but there are personal reasons for that, which is just part of living in Los Angeles. There has been some debate about what this song is about, but for me it seems a meditation on spirituality leaning towards Deism. You decide.

Obviously, Im not a Deist, but I like songs that make me think and there is something mesmerizing and tortured about Eye.

Just a touch reminds me of The Creation Of Adam by Michelangelo.

For thousands of years the Eye has been a symbol of light, protection from evil, elevated consciousness, God(s) watching over creation or omnipotence, clairvoyance, and the gateway to the soul. The Third Eye, Ajna (the Hindu God Shiva has three eyes, the middle eye is the possessor of all knowledge which when opened will destroy anything it sees) is responsible for spiritual enlightenment and is called the seat of the soul. The Eye of Horus, and the Eye of Ra are Egyptian and there are numerous Goddesses associated with the Eye in that belief system. The symbol of the hand appears in Kabbalistic manuscripts and amulets, doubling as the Hebrew letter Shin, the first letter of Shaddai, one of the names referring to God. The Hamsa, or the Eye of Fatima is still used in the Middle East/Asia/Northern Africa. The Nazar of Greece/Turkey is just the eye itself. The symbolism also appears in Aztec, Mayan, and Native American iconography.

The all seeing eye of God, also known as the Eye of Providence, watches over the deeds of humanity.

In the Bible, in Matthew 6:22, Jesus says The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. (KJV)

Although I could have gone in many directions colorwise, Indigo is the most obvious choice. I did use some for the Third Eye or Brow Chakra, but I also used Violet for the Crown Chakra. With these two colors we move from seeing the truth, to knowing that everything is connected (pure consciousness).

I set the resin pendant made by Andrew Thornton of Allegory Gallery in a cloud of copper with brass prongs. The beads I used are from all over the world and are both vintage and modern. Many of the beads used in the chain are also from Allegory Gallery. I also have about three boxes of vintage Italian, German, and Japanese lucite and acrylic beads I have collected over many years now so I picked through those. I supposedly got the last star pendant Andrew made, but maybe you can sweet talk him into making more!

This was meant to be a gift, but I may have a hard time letting it go even though it is not perfect. I am pleased with it.

Please visit the other artists participating in the blog hop:

Kelly Rodgers

Verily Vexed

Lennis Carrier 

Melissa Trudinger

Sherri Hartman Stokey

Vicky Sophon

Kayla Freeman

Posted in Blog Hops, ruminations, Uncategorized | Tagged Allegory Gallery, Andrew Thornton, Beadin Black and Blue, Deism, Eye by Smashing Pumpkins, Eye symbolism, handmade, vintage lucite, windbent | 11 Comments Art Elements July Component 2017Reveal Posted on July 30, 2017 by windbent

Its no secret I am a fan of theArt Elementsgroup. Their blog is always filled with inspiration and great art. I was very pleased to be able to participate as this months components are lampwork scarabs made by Sue Kennedy ofSue Beads.

The inspiration for my design is a necklace from ancient Egypt located at theMetropolitan Museum of Art.

I designed these with recycled glass my friend bought for me in Ghana, cultured sea glass, vintage Japanese faux coral, Czech glass beads, brass, and paint. Here are the earrings:

Since I love dangles, and prefer shorter necklaces, this is my version of the necklace.

I hope Sue likes what I made with her awesome bead.

Of course, she makes them in several colors; collect them all! HmmmI wonder if faux coral scarabs are on the horizon. It would be cool to make a bracelet of lapis, turquoise, and coral lampwork scarabs.

I loved these beads the moment Sue posted her first one onsocial media. When I saw this color, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. Here is agreat video by Tracy Statlerin case you want to make one also. I would recommend tying knots at the ends so the final adjustment bead (I didnt use a pony bead) cant come off. I started with one yard of silk sari and one foot of that was used for the knots, so two feet wrapped round my wrist three times. The blue sparkle lampwork spacers were made by Samantha Capeling ofVenus Art Glassand the other bead is vintage glass I cut off a broken bellydancers belt.

I am really pleased with it, as I made it to wear with myDavid Bowie necklace. Space scarabs!

Please join the blog hop and see what everyone else has made with Sues awesome beads.

Guests

Deb Fortin

Lennis Carrier

Barb Fernald

AE Team

Jenny

Diana

Lindsay

Claire

Lesley

Caroline

Laney

Cathy

Niky

Sue

Posted in jewelry making | Tagged Art Elements blog, Egyptian jewelry, lampwork scarabs, Sue Beads, Venus Art Glass, windbent | 17 Comments BSBP9, Hoarders EditionReveal Posted on March 25, 2017 by windbent

Welcome to the Lori Andersons (http://www.prettythingsblog.com) 9th Bead Soup Blog Party. Everyone I know who loves beads hoards them and we were supposed to send our partner beads that had some meaning to us. My partner,Jenny Kyrlach (http://anafiassa.blogspot.com), sent me the first art bead she ever boughtin 2015 made by Andrea Pirkey along with some paper beads she made and some gemstones.

I ended up not using the amethyst and rose quartz for these pieces, but instead was inspired by her color choices of teal, pink, and purple. I wanted to use the paper beads she made and with the handmade lampwork focal, I added Czech glass in the colors that would compliment (I hope!) the various shaded of aqua and teal in the paper.

I had some vintage earring posts that I thought would look cool. Here are the earrings:

For the bracelet, I decided to do a wrap around; this fits around my wrist three times, or I can wear it as a necklace or even a short lariat. I had hoarded some Lucite flowers hand-painted by Sherri Stokey (http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/) that were just waiting for the right project, so I hope she approves since it is her birthday today (Friday.)

The final pictures show what I came up with for Jennys special bead. The necklace is about 36 inches long. With a necklace that long using all glass beads can get heavy; the paper beads and silk sari ribbons help keep the weight down, which is great. I hope she is pleased. I really love it and am thankful she sent it to me.

Thank you for stopping by. Please visit the other BSBP participants. There are many talented people participating, so grab a cup of coffee or tea and settle in. You can go to Loris site and click on the names.

http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2017/03/welcome-to-bead-soup-blog-party-bead.html

Posted in Blog Hops, jewelry making | Tagged BSBP9, Jenny Kyrlach, Lori Anderson, windbent, Wonder and Whimsy | 44 Comments BSBP Hoarders Edition,Teaser Posted on February 26, 2017 by windbent

Lori Anderson (http://www.prettythingsblog.com) is having another Bead Soup Blog Party (the 9th!) and you are all invited to come see the party decorations on Saturday, March 25 2017. This time we are sending hoarded beads and treasures to our partner. Lori emplored us to package up what we were going to give before we knew who our partners were, so that is what I did. I think this was a great idea as then you focus on the beads, and not on trying to drive yourself crazy cyberstalking your partner. My partner this time isJenny Kyrlach.

Here is her Etsy:https://www.etsy.com/shop/anafiassa

Here is her blog, Wonder and Whimsy:http://anafiassa.blogspot.com

As you can see, Jenny knows quite a bit about blog hops and design challenges. I think these are a great way to meet people, incourage our creativity, and get disciplined about meeting deadlines. It was fun to look at her designs and I realized we have participated in a few of the same hops and are in several online groups together.

Jenny sent me the first art bead she ever bought. (I still have mine too.) She also sent me some lovely paper beads her mother taught her how to make along with amethyst and rose quartz.

Lori was clear we should not post a picture of what we sent until our partner did. I forgot to take a picture of what I sent so here is one I borrowed from Jenny, but since she hasnt posted yet, you cant see it. ;P

Please come back on March 25th to see what we made.

Posted in Blog Hops | Tagged Bead Hoaders, Blog Hop, BSBP 8, Jenny Kyrlach, Lori Anderson, Teaser, windbent, Wonder and Whimsy | 6 Comments Caribbean Color PaletteChallenge Posted on September 16, 2016 by windbent

Sherri Stokey of Knot Just Macrame threw this challenge out to us on the Love My Art Jewelry blog. The color palette is lovely and see that not so little sand dollar? I made that.

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