PPF Marlene Emmons

Hi Everyone!

Thank you all for the wonderful comments about my eye. They all mean so much to me. 

I promise to get to all of your blogs this weekend 

to catch up on what all of you have been up to.

Today I don't have any art of my own. Rather I am sharing the bead art of  Marlene Emmons

. I am proud to say that she uses my Nicole's BeadBacking.

So in her own words, Marelene Emmons

 

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, I now live in beautiful Gilbert, AZ. My daughter introduced me to sculptural freeform beading about 20 years ago and the rest of my story is history! Although I do all types of beading stitches, sculptural freeform peyote is still my passion, and I teach when the occasion arises. Some of my freeform work was included in Karen William’s latest book, “Explorations in Freeform Peyote Beading”, pg. 23.

I am so fortunate to belong to the Phoenix East Valley Beaders, a group of 55 women, who are “Celebrating 20 years of Friendship through Beads”. There is a small group of women who belong to the “Bead Art Mastery” (BAM) group, of which I am so privileged to be a member. It is from this group that I have learned to push my artistic thinking from only beaded jewelry to other forms of art with beads.

Grandma’s Lace was beaded on 4” x 4” sensuede piece, backed by NBB, and mounted on canvas squares. One of the doilies was made by my Grandmother and I wanted to honor her memory and her ability to crochet. 

Circles of Friendship in my Garden of Life – with this project we had to select an artist that inspired us and I selected Kandinsky since I am drawn to color and movement. The material, made up of many circles in varying sizes, was perfect! Material is backed by a full sheet of NBB, heavily beaded, with added cabochons and flowers then glued to an oval canvas that I painted. The trees, done in right angle weave, were from another challenge in the BAM group and seemed to fit perfectly “in my garden”. The addition of the picket fence and the wording done by my daughter, Kathi Hofferth, on her cricut machine, completed the piece which honors all of the cherished friendships I have gained through beading. 

The Vase – After taking Liisa Turenen’s class of the Jeweled Lotus Necklace, I realized the piece would be perfect as a “top” for a vase and that is how this project started. This vase is about 6” tall and was just a clear glass jar, spray painted and then beaded, starting at the bottom and rounding up to the sides. Stitching for each row was decided as I proceeded, including peyote, right angle weave, and hubble. 

 It was definitely a labor of love and a learning experience. 

Angel Bracelet – This pattern is Regina Payne’s “Mountain Girl Bracelet” and was done on blaccelet” and was done on black

NBB, that had been scored with white pen in ½” sections. Scoring the backing is a perfect addition to symmetrical beading! 

Linking today to Paint Party Friday.

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Eye Update

Hi Everyone!

Yes I have been MIA for a few days. I have been out of town seeing the Neuro Ophthalmologist and other out-of-town business. Soooo, all of the tests are in and they are all excellent. Showing that there is nothing in my brain, eye, or blood work that would cause the problem in my eye. There is nothing in the eye ball that would cause this problem either. The doctor believes that this is an aura that won't go away. Persistent migraine aura without infarction (PMA) It is caused by trauma to the eye or after a migraine. I have had migraines since I was a little kid and most of them on the right side of my head. Over the years I have taken every type of migraine medication on the market. The only thing that ever helped was Relpax that came out in the early 1990s. I did have another field of vision test and I have actually gain a bit of sight back. Hurrraayyyy.... There doctor wanted to put me on a migraine med for awhile but everyone he wanted to put me on I have tried with bad side effects. He offered the newer meds that are injectables that you do at home. I told him I would research those and get back to him. He also said that because the sight is coming back that we can just wait. I asked him, "If this was you what would you do?" He said, "I would wait. But I am not seeing what you are and how much of it can you handle?" I told him I can handle it. So we are giving is a few months and I am praying it will go away. I have done research on this and it happens more than people realize. I am relieved that there is an answer to it, now I can fix it. 

Thank you all so very much for your continual well wishes. healing energy, and prayers. That is part of the healing process and it means so very much to me. 

Nicole/DVArtist
Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Thursday Art Date & PPF

Hi Everyone!

Well it has been a long week with me out of town most of it. Monday a very long day in Coos Bay getting the car it's big tune up. Tuesday, in Eugene getting an hour long MRI. I have had hundreds so I am use to them and actually fall asleep during the ordeal. No, I have not heard from the dr on the results. Wednesday, blood work and today pharmacy and groceries. I just want a day in so I can create. Ohhh it sounds like all I do is go to the doctor. I promise if I didn't have this eye thing going on I don't usually go. Soooo.... What to show for art. These are very old pieces and some of you I am sure have seen them before. 

I am linking these up with Paint Party Friday. 

My favorite piece I will never sell.	A time where I was learning noon light.
The front rocks are made with egg shells. A timely endeavor.	More moon light.
Just strange	These were commission pieces.
Mr Man sculpted leather	This was created for my family who passed.
I just loved the colors	Thinking of AK.

For Thursday Art Date with Rain the prompt is Chinese New Year.

Again no art but I find this interesting.

 

For the year 2020, the main zodiac element is metal, and the animal sign is Rat, and hence, 2020 will be the Year of the Metal Rat. The Chinese year will last from January 25, 2020 to February 11, 2021.

 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

 

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Monday Memories

 Hi Everyone!

Here it is Monday Memories. I have been thinking of my babies, well not babies to anyone but me. LOL  So here they are.

Me with my Son and new born daughter.

 Me with my three nieces.

 

 Me with my great granddaughter and my youngest grandson.

I love this photo. Me, my daughter, my Nan and my Mom.

Me with my daughter

Me with my Son

 

Oh and just me.

I was at a petting zoo. 

 

 Have a wonderful day.

Nicole/DVArtist

 Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Sunday Jan 19

Hi Everyone!

It amazes me how fast this month is going by. Too much going on in the world and in my little part of that world. What I want to say to you today is, thank you to all of you  for the wonderful comments and your beautiful blog posts. Most of all for the emails that have been sent to me with the most personal information. The trust you have put in me to share these things humbles and honors me. We are all going through something, the something that can drop us to our knees. Some keep it close and don't share it. Some, like me write it down for all to see.  For me, writing it, getting it out of me releases the negative that it holds in my spirit. Then, all of you send well wishes, prayers, remember me in ceremony, and that my dear friends is healing in the most crucial sense. It doesn't matter what your belief system is, the power of how you get your message across, that power of coming together and agreeing is the force that gets it done.  Know that every morning I send out blessing to all of you.

Have the best Sunday!

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

More Cabs by Beadwright

Hi Everyone!

Huurraayyyy. I know that creepy prednisone is out of my system because I am full of energy and cleaning the clutter in my art room. LOL If you know me at all you know I am a clean freak and hate clutter.  I also finished up another round of cabochons. (pronounced cab O shawn) For my non beading pals, and I was asked this in a comment, cabochons or cabs have typically been used in jewelry making.  Cabs can be made out of any material but in the older days precious and semi precious stones were cut into all sizes and shapes of cabs.  As the beading world began to explode in the early 1990s cabs began to be made out of any material imaginable. From glass, wood, carving stone, clay,  resin, polymer, digital, tooooo well, if you can name it has probably been made into some type of cab. In my 50 year career in beading cabs were an essential part of my jewelry. However,  I have always used cabs in my leather sculpture and multimedia art as well. You can see more of my cab at beadwright.com where I also hand paint glass cabs. Beaders and artists alike purchase my cabs, and of course the best beading foundation is my Nicole's BeadBacking. OK, I am plugging. LOL

Hope this explains a bit about cabs. 

My new cabs	Molded Resin 3-D cabs
Another type of Molded Resin 3-D cabs	Fused Glass Cab. Beadwork by Me.
Petrified Wood Cab beadwork by me.	Hand Painted glass cab and beading by me.
Hand painted glass cab beading by me. I love this one I actually have polka dot leather for the finish.	Two faced clay cab beading by me.
Floating tea cup leather sculpture by me.	There are two cabs tea fall. Can you find them?

Have a great Saturday.

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.