Well, I'm not tickled with July's bead journal page, but I've decided I'm doing a swell job for someone with a full time job, a mother recovering from a stroke, a teenager and assorted other "diversions". (Let's call them "diversions". It makes it sound so much nicer.)
What I've realized is that I'm experimenting with bead embroidery with the mind of a quilter. I was going to bead more of this piece of hand-dyed fabric and then realized that I'd be heartbroken if nobody could see the pretty fabric. The flash washed out a lot of the color--it's really dark green, blending into a dark lapis blue. It reminded me so much of my week at the lake.
I know what I'm going to be doing for the August piece and since my mom will hopefully going back to her room in assisted living pretty soon, I'll hopefully have two whole weekend days each week to work.
By the way, the title of this post is from a song by Eric Bibb, a blues/folk artist I've just discovered. He's definitely worth a listen
4 comments:
I love this piece, and love that you left much of that fabulous fabric visible. It reminds me of a wonderful night sky or a deep blue lake and feels profoundly peaceful. It's a big leap from your first piece, which I also liked but I felt was more constrained (I find myself struggling to let the beads flow as opposed to going by plan all the time). Amazing that you are able to keep the work going so well with everything foing on.
Great work!
Sarah/beadnik
Beautiful colors - usually less IS more!
I agree with madness -- sometimes understatement packs a whollop. This is a beautiful piece. From fabric choice to placement of beads, it is a great experience.
Kathy V in NM
I'm crazy about the fabric, colors and restraint you showed. I predict you will be doing alot of this type of thing on your quilts in the future.
Arline
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