Camino de Santiago 2016

Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish. It can be running a mile, or a 10 k race, or 100 miles. It can be changing a career, losing 5 lbs., or telling someone you love her (or him).
-- Scott Jurek

Old age is the time to be dangerous. Dangerously fun loving, dangerously alive . . . This is the time to do every single thing we can possibly do with all the life we can bring to it. This is the time to live with an edge, with strength, with abandon. There is nothing for which to save our energy. Now it is simply time to spend time well.
-- Joan Chittister

Monday, February 21, 2011

January Bead Journal


Here is January's piece for the Bead Journal Project. I finished it well within January, but just got the photograph back yesterday. I started the piece with a blue fabric that spoke to me of the January winter days. It was a stretch for me as I usually lean to earth colors for my art.
Southwestern rock art depicting the "ancients" or "ghosts" was my inspiration for the beaded figure. I made several stamps of figures and mixed a metallic silver blue paint to stamp them on the fabric to enhance the ghost feeling. The piece is quilted, and mounted on an 8" x 8" x 1.5" stretched canvas I painted to compliment the piece.
I have been working on pieces for juried show applications. All the shows I want to do are in the late summer and fall; the juries for those shows are all within the next few weeks. I've had individual pieces for the juries professionally photographed, but one of the shows also requires a photograph of the artist's "body of work." I have been struggling to get enough pieces for that photo while still working my "pesky day job," but only three more days of work, and I am officially retired!

10 comments:

  1. I, as well, will be looking forward to your projects being combined as the months pass. This is wonderful, I always love figures which are often haunting for me. Love it!

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  2. This is a great piece of art. The beaded figure is superb and lends a hint of mystery to the piece. We all will look forward to seeing more of your work. I am your first follower!!
    Carol

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  3. this is really an interesting piece. it gives off a vibe i can only describe as you did...ghostly. love the colors. if they aren't your normal colors, maybe you should do them more often because it looks really great. congrats on the retirement! now you'll have lots of time to work on art!

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  4. This is a wonderful piece and I love the way you placed it on the canvas.

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  5. Beautiful embroidery! Good luck in the future embroidery!

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  6. Nice, Agnes! I love the way you've mixed stamping with your embroidery, and wow oh wow...congratulations on the retirement!

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  7. Your piece is beautiful!!! Very, very nice!!!

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  8. So interesting and creative I love the colors! Well done!
    Analisa

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  9. Beautiful work. I love the subject matter. I'm looking forward to following your journal pages.

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  10. Love this piece! Beautiful colors and design, wonderful beading, very well done.

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