altered image of ceramic pieces being glazed in my studio Hello to all you…
Maybe it is because we got 7″ of snow yesterday, but I am longing for warmth. This bracelet by Kathy Lindemer of Bay Moon Design caught my eye. With the emphasis on the sunny tones of yellow, orange and…
Materials Needed: 5 wood barrels approx 1/2 x 3/4″ 1 Dotted Ceramic 10mm round 1 Aqua Porcelain “Stone” bead 1 Teal Ceramic melon bead 1 Wood button bead 1 Pewter Robin Bird Head bead 16 Rope Style 7mm Pewter…
Happy Monday everyone! We’re starting this year off with *RED*, in all its glorious shades – coral through to deep burgundy. Here are some beautiful ceramic beads that Desiree found for us: Earth Butter Beads Couldn’t you just eat…
Welcome to Inside the Studio! Each week one of our contributors gives you a sneak peek into their studio, creative process or inspirations. We ask a related question of our readers and hope you’ll leave comments! As an incentive…
I love this month’s challenge piece from Lois Mailou Jones, how about you? In the dreary months of winter, I want color, color, color, and this artwork delivers in spades. The colors this month are pretty evenly used, and…
There is a whole lot of colorful goodness happening in this design from Martha of Ruby Acorn! Going from the cool blue-green of the prominent leaves in the textile to spicy warm tones of the flowers, I love…
Our Wonderful sponsors for the December Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Creative Impressions In Clay Tari Sasser of Creative Impressions In Clay uses low fire white clay and bright underglazes to create Fun, Funky and Functional buttons, beads,…
Happy New Year! Not the first 2014 Art Bead Scene post by any means, but my first blog post of the new year. Let’s hope it’s a good one for us all – full of creativity, inspiration and Art…
Textile Design for Cretonne, 1928? by Lois Mailou Jones Tempera on Paper About the Art Lois Mailou Jones would return summer after summer to paint on the Vineyard. In Boston, Lois Jones’ mother was a beautician and had a…