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Extreme Bead Embroidery
The Lone Beader's work has been published in both Beadwork and Bead & Button Magazines, the Bead International 2008 book, the Sacramento News & Review, and Russia's Handmade Magazine. Her work has also been shown in juried exhibits & galleries across the country. To view more photos of her work, blog posts, and news, please visit THELONEBEADER.COM.
Commissions will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis. Great ideas for a custom painting include wildlife, pet portraits, hot rods, movie cars, fire trucks, airplanes, military vehicles, space ships, robots, city scenes, or anything else you can think of! For prices or information regarding commissions, please contact the artist through her website or visit thelonebeader.etsy.com. Thank you for your interest! :)
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Beaded Jack Russell Terrier - SOLD!
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend! Yesterday, I went to Castle Island and had a lobster roll from Sully's! It was perfect weather, too. You can see pics on my Flickr photostream if you're interested!
Jack Russell Terrier Pin/Pendant. Available at The Lone Beader's Gallery Shop. Click for more pics.
Just a quick post today to let you know that last night, I listed my latest Jack Russell Terrier in my Etsy shop, and as I was writing this post today, it sold! Guess I can't make these little Rudys fast enough! I guess I will always have one listed as Made to Order, now that I have made a few different ones. I really like this beaded dog. It is made with Japanese size 15 seed beads! The beadwork is unfinished so that customers can choose whether they would like a pin/pendant, hair barrette, or sew-on applique! I have created a 'Your Choice' section in my shop for unfinished items such as this. I think the more options, the better! :)
Also, before I forget, check out the lovely feature Lisa from 'A Bead A Day' wrote about me! I am honoured to be mentioned! That's the word for now. I'm gonna go out and enjoy the sun! :)
27 Greens
I'm sure you won't be surprised to know that I am still working on my beaded trees! I counted how many different colour seed beads I'm using, and so far it is at least 27, but it might be more than that. I remember using all I had of some colours! Check out my beading work space below:
Semi-beaded trees for White House relief painting. Bead embroidery on felt. Work in progress.
The good news is, I have also begun to paint the 36" oval canvas for my beaded White House, but I want to work on it a bit more before I show you. I also started beading another little dog for my Etsy shop which I hope to list soon. Here's a sneak peek:
Semi-beaded Irish Jack Russell Terrier pin/pendant. 2.25" x 1". Looks like I have some beading to do this holiday weekend! If I don't get the chance to stop by your blog, I hope you have a Spectacular 4th of July! :)
Mini-Publication
Yesterday, I received a surprise in the mail - a copy of ACEO Magazine! This is a mini-publication for ACEO artists & collectors. The magazine features works by many different artists working in all mediums. For those of you who are new to ACEOs, they are mini works of art the size of a baseball card. They were originally meant for trading amongst artists, but artists began to sell them when art collectors took interest.
A few months ago, Angela asked if she could write a feature about my beaded ACEOs & include them in the magazine. Since I have only made a handful of ACEOs so far, I was honoured! :)
Both The Tigress & Zephyr the Zebra cards in the article are available for sale at The Lone Beader's Gallery Shop on Etsy. And, if you are interested in purchasing your own copy of the magazine, you can order the Summer 2009 issue HERE. I hope it will inspire you to create your own ACEO someday! :)
Beadfolio
I am learning that being an artist is time-consuming. Creating the art itself does take time (in my case a very long time), but there are also many other things that must be dealt with such as photography, presentation, & marketing - just to name a few!
One thing that has been on my to-do list for awhile finally must get done. I have to create a portfolio of my beadwork for presentation at an upcoming show. The show will be a joint exhibit with another bead artist, and it will take place at Bead + Fiber Gallery in September/October. My portfolio doesn't need to be complete until the end of August but I will be in Italy during the latter part of that month, so I want to get it done now. This is not a requirement, but I feel that a portfolio will encourage interested viewers to learn more about me & my bead paintings.
One thing that has been on my to-do list for awhile finally must get done. I have to create a portfolio of my beadwork for presentation at an upcoming show. The show will be a joint exhibit with another bead artist, and it will take place at Bead + Fiber Gallery in September/October. My portfolio doesn't need to be complete until the end of August but I will be in Italy during the latter part of that month, so I want to get it done now. This is not a requirement, but I feel that a portfolio will encourage interested viewers to learn more about me & my bead paintings.
The last time I was at Utrecht in Boston, I picked up 2 Itoya Art Profolios. One measures 8.5" x 11", and the other is a 5"x 7". These portfolios look professional, and they hold quite a few pages! The large one will be left at the show, and the small one will be a mini version which I can take with me and show elsewhere. I'm going to print out photos of my works, as well as my artist bio/ resume, etc... I will also include statements about pieces that will be in the show, as well as a price list. I think I will also get a photo marker & hand-write the titles of the pieces on the photos for a personal touch. Have any of you ever created a portfolio such as this? Is there anything that I am forgetting?
I started working on this last night, but didn't get very far because my printer is having issues and it is running out of ink. So, today, I'm going to copy my digital files onto a portable USB Flash drive and try to print photos out at a Kodak Picture Maker Kiosk. I am interested to see how they turn out!
Beaded Northern Cardinal Brooch
Bead embroidery on felt. 3" tall x 1-1/4" wide (7.5 cm x 3.5cm). Available for sale at The Lone Beader's Gallery Shop.
Yesterday, I made another beaded Northern Cardinal brooch for my Etsy shop! This one is similar to the last one I made, but this one has a pin/pendant finding attached on the back so it can also be worn on a necklace. I used size 15/o & 11/o Japanese & Czech glass beads in 6 different colours. I also layered some hex beads over the wing to make it stand out more. The tips of the feathers are tiny fringes which actually move when you touch them. I also used wire for legs and a natural pine branch. A bird-lover would really make a statement by wearing this pin - it really sparkles! To see close-up photos, please click the image above. What other birds & animals do you think I should make for my shop? Thanks for your suggestions! :)
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- The Lone Beader is a bead embroidery artist currently working in the Quincy, Massachusetts. She loves to create extremely dimensional beaded objects by stitching glass seed beads to felt. Her work is inspired by pop culture, classic cars, and rock'n'roll music. Join her on a journey and let her beadwork take you for a ride...
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I hope the Quincy Artfest is going well. Do you ever have a show in Fl.? I would love to see your work in person.
I grew up in Carlisle MA . I really miss this time of year in New England.
It's a pity, most of Czech glass beads is made for export to USA and other countries. We here can sometimes only look at USA e-shops with the Czech beads and cry - we can't buy that beads here.
So have a great day and see you someday at us!
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