Untitled, 1926-1954 By Augustin Lesage Oil on Canvas About the Art Lesage’s patterns are unmistakable. After noting the symmetry of the first large canvas, he began organizing his compositions along a central axis, building complex geometric structures in horizontal…
Congratulations to the April Monthly Challenge winners! 2 winners were chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries. Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category. Our First lucky winner is Lynn Powers. Lynn collaborated…
Frida Kahlo was a fascinating woman. Her short life was filled with great pain and great passion. This month’s challenge painting was filled with a great array of images rich with symbolism and perfect for finding your interpretation. I…
The mother-daughter duo of Beth and Evie McCord are back at it again with their entry for this month. They create these marvelous hand cut and enameled focal pieces. I have one of these hummingbirds from a few years…
For some time now I’ve been big admirer of the work of Dawn Dodson of La Touchables. If you participate in or follow the monthly ABS challenge, you’re likely to have come across her jewellery designs. I know her…
Hello ABS-ers! How’s your week been? Good? Sunny? Beady? I hope so. My week has been more ‘song-y’ than ‘bead-y’ but I think this next one will be both, with any luck. And bunny-y too. Every week is bunny-y…
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 we offer a free prize each week…
Leather and Macrame Bracelet Wrap by Mary Harding Although I haven’t done much macrame in the last 10-15 years, it was one of my favorite ways…
Seriously?! What is not to love about this design by StaciLouise Smith? The hand carved thorns, the polymer clay hummingbird skull, the lush chartreuse silk with the worn and frayed edges, the woven beads, the tangles of wire (I…
… you must follow her wherever She leads! You might know that I do a little thing called Simple Truths. And I offer these Simple Truths in a Sampler Club. Over the course of the past few years of…