How is it already February, 2020? While it might be February, it seemed like January lasted about eleventy-nine days. Personally, I’ve been in the middle of basketball season with my youngest son, who played both JV and Varsity this…
Aubrey Beardsley has a large compilation of black and white artwork. I felt his work was the perfect inspiration needing a little sgraffito action from me. If you are interested in the sgraffito process on clay – here is…
As I mentioned in my last post, the lack of color in this Journey’s inspiration artwork by Aubrey Beardsley posed a creative challenge for me. Yes, I could have stuck more to the Art Nouveau and floral motifs, but these…
Art Journey Challenges, Design Inspirations, The Earring Whisperer, Uncategorized
The Earring Whisperer: Journey One Inspiration ~Illustrations of Aubrey Beardsley~
Hello! Thank you for stopping by! This is my first post of 2020 and our First Art Journey of the year! I don’t think we’ve done an all black and white challenge before! Let’s begin!! How Four Queens Found…
Art Bead Picks, Art Journey Challenges, Monday Musings
Monday Musings: Art Bead Inspirations for Journey One
Happy Monday! As you’re reading this I’m off enjoying a much needed vacation in Disney World. I was under a bit of a time crunch so this Journey’s installment of art bead inspiration is slightly abbreviated. I hope you…
Art Journey Challenges, Launch Pad
Art Journey #1: The Illuminated Illustrations of Aubrey Beardsley
The book was called Le Morte d’Arthur, a (relatively) modern reworking of the existing Arthurian legends by Sir Thomas Malory. The London publisher, J.M. Dent & Co. sought an artist to make the stories come to life. They chose…
It’s time!(Cue the horns and confetti!) We invite you to join the editors of the Art Bead Scene on a series of Art Journeys. This year we will be traversing across the globe seeking intriguing and unusual art to…
Happy Monday! I hope you all have been enjoying some wonderful holiday times with those near and dear to you. I know I have! Despite lots of socializing, cooking, and eating and just a tiny bit of work outside…
Our state bird is the cardinal, and just for winter alone, I see why. What a pretty contrast between the icy-white palette of winter and the cardinal’s bright red hue. Such a perfect counterpoint, what a perfect scene. The…
I love both the simplicity and the complexity of the Japanese woodcuts from the Art Journey #9. The imagery of these very everyday scenes of a beautiful structure in the snow, taking a walk, and birds in the trees…