Hey~.....I'm Blogging!
As if I didn't have enough to procrastinate over.
Seriously, I'm really excited about doing this. But this blog is not just for ranting and raving. I actually have created this with the intention to document a piece I'm doing for an art show. I'm a bead weaver, & the Pasadena Historical Museum has invited me to do a belt for their fundraiser. And since this will be, by far, the biggest piece of work I will have ever produced, I'd like to capture all the tears of joy & frustration that I'm anticipating for posterity. Okay, so I will probably still be ranting & raving...but for a good reason.
A little more about the show: the Pasadena Historical Museum is doing a special exhibit about the history of the citrus fruit in Southern California. They've invited 20 artists to create a belt with the citrus-theme in mind. In late October, there will be a fashion show where our pieces will be modeled and then auctioned off. Here's the site: http://www.pasadenahistory.org.
My contribution will be mostly a tapestry of woven beads which will be sewn onto a piece of leather. I've basically finished drawing out the design onto graph paper & it's a big'un! Once completed, the beadwork will be comprised of over 19,000 beads! I'm excited & nauseous at the same time. I bought a new loom to handle such a large piece, and it works a little differently than my old one, so I'm a little nervous about setting it up correctly. But after practicing on it a few times, I think I've got the hang of it.
If you'd like to see my beadwork, check out www.boomboomloom.com. It's a little dated because I have no idea how to do web design, but I'm hoping to figure out how to update it in the next couple of months.....
I also picked up knitting last year, so I'll be posting some pics of what I've made & am currently working on.
Thanks for reading!
Signe
Seriously, I'm really excited about doing this. But this blog is not just for ranting and raving. I actually have created this with the intention to document a piece I'm doing for an art show. I'm a bead weaver, & the Pasadena Historical Museum has invited me to do a belt for their fundraiser. And since this will be, by far, the biggest piece of work I will have ever produced, I'd like to capture all the tears of joy & frustration that I'm anticipating for posterity. Okay, so I will probably still be ranting & raving...but for a good reason.
A little more about the show: the Pasadena Historical Museum is doing a special exhibit about the history of the citrus fruit in Southern California. They've invited 20 artists to create a belt with the citrus-theme in mind. In late October, there will be a fashion show where our pieces will be modeled and then auctioned off. Here's the site: http://www.pasadenahistory.org.
My contribution will be mostly a tapestry of woven beads which will be sewn onto a piece of leather. I've basically finished drawing out the design onto graph paper & it's a big'un! Once completed, the beadwork will be comprised of over 19,000 beads! I'm excited & nauseous at the same time. I bought a new loom to handle such a large piece, and it works a little differently than my old one, so I'm a little nervous about setting it up correctly. But after practicing on it a few times, I think I've got the hang of it.
If you'd like to see my beadwork, check out www.boomboomloom.com. It's a little dated because I have no idea how to do web design, but I'm hoping to figure out how to update it in the next couple of months.....
I also picked up knitting last year, so I'll be posting some pics of what I've made & am currently working on.
Thanks for reading!
Signe
posted by Signe at 6:58 PM
3 Comments:
Best of luck to you, Signe. The blog looks great and so does your knitting and beadwork!
Good luck. I live very near to the museum, I'll have to check it out when it's done to see the toil of your hands! Have a blast!
I can't wait to see all process of beaded work!
Blog looks already great !!!
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