The Art Bead Scene hosts an inspiration challenge every month.
Participants must use an art bead in their design. The idea is to take something
from the inspiration, a theme, colour or colours, shape, whatever strikes you
as a starting point, and make an original piece based on it. This month’s
inspiration is this Vogue cover from 1925.
Vogue Cover - Simultaneous Dress next to
the Simultaneous Car by Sonia Delaunay
Illustrated by George Lepape from January 1925 |
Orphism is a term originating from
1912 when French poet and art critic Guillaume Appollinaire identified the new
style of Cubist painting. Simultanism is the strand of Orphism practised by the
Delaunays. The name comes from the work of French scientist Michel Eugène
Chevreul who identified the phenomenon of ‘simultaneous contrast’, in which
colours look different depending on the colours around them. For example, a
grey will look lighter on a dark background than it does on a light one.
Simultaneous Flower |
My inspiration was the colours used
in the illustration, kicked off by the lovely porcelain glazed flower pendant
by Lisa Peters Art. I added apple red ceramic beads from Cindy Pack which,
though they aren’t the reddish-orange shade in the illustration, worked well
with the flower cabochon. I added blue glass beads to make the deep blue colour
stand out, and used white beads to help pull the colours together. Black steel
wire holds the cabochon nicely to the waxed linen cord I strung the beads on.
Gunmetal chain and a silver plated lobster clasp that I added a dark patina
using liver of sulphur.
I have to admit I’m not quite happy
with the pendant bail. There may be some modifications to it before the necklace
is posted in my online store.
Please visit all the other
participants of this challenge. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
Very pretty pendant and I like the swirl of wire. Maybe the bail just needs to be more substantial to balance it out? I do like the pop of that bright red that makes this really come alive. Thanks for joining in this month! Enjoy the day. Erin
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ReplyDeleteWhat a really neat necklace, very versatile!
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