The August Art Bead Scene
inspiration photo is based on the painting “The Indian Rug”, also known as “Red
Slippers”, by Anne Redpath. It is an oil
on plywood piece that she painted in 1942
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The Indian Rug (or Red
Slippers), 1942
by Anne Redpath
Oil on plywood
73.90 x 96.10 cm (framed:
91.50 x 113.50 x 6.20 cm) |
I was in a couple of shows
at the start of the month, then on vacation, so I didn’t think I’d be able to
participate in this month’s challenge, especially because I struggled with
inspiration for this one
I was stuck on the red in
the slippers, chair and carpet. I didn't want to use red this month but couldn't seem to see beyond it, until I took another look at the colour palette
suggestions and finally saw past the “red”
Here is what I made based
on the inspiration:
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| Beyondinto Blue |
The beautiful blue and
earth toned coloured beads in this bracelet are handmade Polymer Clay pieces,
made by Tree Wing Studios. The various
shades of blue place the focus squarely on the flashes of blue in the rug and
the deep blue in the background. The
earth toned coin and “beehive” bead draw their inspiration from the branches
and leaves in the rug and from the side wall of the image
I added small natural white
shell chips to honour the background of the rug and to keep the mood of the
bracelet lighter. Instead of having the
two flower coins dangling from the bracelet, I decided to add antiqued brass
jump rings to top and bottom of the coins and attach both ends to the
bracelet. Keeping with the antiqued feel
of the whole piece, I used antiqued gold clasp and components to complete the
bracelet
Check out what everyone
else has made here
