Saturday, February 6, 2016

Update on progress

Well, as I have been waiting for responses to applications, I figured now was as good a time as any to continue working on my beaded pieces.  
There's a completed moth:

And a partially completed snake:

The moth took about 6 days to complete and the snake is going on a little over a month.  The snake has more complicated beading involved, including a branch, flowers and a border.  I made a stupid decision to bead in the background elements from the fabric print.  I regret this decision immensely. And the beads I chose for the flowers are a nightmare to work with.  They are a brown/purple tube bead with an iridescent finish..... and super sharp edges.  The edges keep cutting the thread and it's incredibly frustrating. 
I have more canvases to work with, and I really want to make a piece about skin texture and color using the beads.  I think I have a decent color pallet to work with and enough reference material to go with.  
For now I guess that's the best update I can give.  
I'll post new photos as I make things.  
~see ya.