The ABS blog inspiration for
this month’s challenge was this beautiful watercolour piece, Haida Totems,
painted by Emily Carr while she was off alone on a momentous six-week trip, going
through Alert Bay, to the Tsimshian villages of the coast of northern mainland
British Columbia, to the Gitxsan villages in the interior, and ultimately to
the even more remote settlements of the Haida people on an archipelago then
called the Queen Charlotte Islands, now known as Haida Gwaii.
Haida Totems, 1912 By Emily Carr
Watercolor on Paper, 76mm x 55mm
BC Archives, Canada |
The art chronicles of her journey
were made using pencil and watercolor. Her art took on bright hues and bold
brushstrokes of the Fauvist paintings she saw in Paris in 1910.
I was very inspired by the colours
used in this painting and put together many pairings of art beads and
supporting beads, chains, cording, etc., however ran out of time. I was
participating in the Fusion Bead 30 Day Bead Challenge and vastly
underestimated how much time was required.
Haida Flower Earrings |
The pretty porcelain flower charms
were created by Diana Ptaszynski of Suburban Girl Studio. I paired them with pretty Freshwater Pearls in medium peacock
colours. The pearls are strung on Sterling Silver wires and everything hangs
from lever back Sterling Silver ear wires.
On my plan but not completed was a necklace
based on a beautiful Lampwork bead by Sue Kennedy of SueBeads.
Sue named this focal “Earth & Ocean” and it is the perfect name. I have
everything laid out on my table and will be putting it good use soon. It will
be fun!
Now please check out what everyone else made here.
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