Happy New Year! Not the first 2014 Art Bead Scene post by any means, but my first blog post of the new year. Let’s hope it’s a good one for us all – full of creativity, inspiration and Art Beads! I have some exciting plans for Songbead – watch this space – and I am looking forward to seeing new beads coming from my Art Bead Scene teammates too.
When I looked up January and its symbolism, I found out/reminded myself of much – January comes from Janus, as I’m sure many of you know already – the literally two-faced God of Roman mythology. But did you know (I didn’t!) that Janus is the God of the doorway? He’s also the God of new beginnings, transitions and time amongst other things, but it’s this idea of a doorway that really captured my imagination. It reminds me of that image that comes up in many stories – being faced with a collection of doors and having to make a choice….which doors will you choose to enter this year? Who knows where each one will lead…..
I could have chosen ‘Doors’ as our monthly theme for these Art Bead curations, but I thought that would be a little tricky, coming up with door beads every week! So instead, I took inspiration from January’s birthstone; also apt as many of us work with gemstones alongside Art Beads. I decided to make a treasury to share with you today, and somewhere along the way, the rich slightly purplish shade of Garnet became a brighter, more coral-red.
‘Red, Burgundy, Coral Handmade Beads for January on the Art Bead Scene’ by thecuriousbeadshop
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Perhaps I felt that beads for the new year needed more vibrancy and more visual punch…..however it happened, I hope you like what I’ve curated for you. Please leave your own links for red, coral, burgundy and garnet Art Beads in the comments below, yours or another’s. I’d love to see some more vibrant inspiration for this month! (And of course, those of you looking ahead – these are perfect for a certain day coming up in February…..).
And now for the BeadBlogger Links:
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Cyndi finished up her last piece for the 2013 Bead Journal Project! On to 2014!!
Rebecca is a Scottish jewellery designer, currently living in Belfast, Northern Ireland. You can read more about her and her work at her blog, songbeads.blogspot.com and see more of her jewellery at songbead.etsy.com. She also has a supplies shop at thecuriousbeadshop.etsy.com.
Monique (A Half-Baked Notion)
January 6, 2014 at 5:34 pmHi Rebecca… lovely to see 2014 begin with lots of AWESOME! Here are some links from a few of my favorite handmade artists:
Canada's A Polymer Penchant: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/156865225/fantasy-flower-pendant-red-tones-polymer
South Africa's AfricanWhimsey: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/169087329/ceramic-beads-made-in-namibia-krobo
Israel's NadinArtGlass: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/78214276/red-unique-glass-bead-headpins-handmade
Australia's feyglass: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/153047736/handmade-lampwork-bead-in-handforged
UK's ScorchedEarth: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/166214097/squiggly-wigglies-red
Hope you are keeping warm and dry!
Desiree Malan
January 9, 2014 at 2:03 pmMad about coral and red in all of its many shades. He4re is one of my favourite EarthButterBeads, a lovely deep, dark red.
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