Jan 31, 2012

The start of a Marigold flower


Last weekend I took 2 workshops with Bead Master Huib Petersen. He's a genius! He can bead every flower, every critter you can think of. We were supposed to bead an Anemone.
I finished the leaves (very challenging piece of beading!) and started the flower (2-drop peyote). I soon got stuck with my first leaf and Huib asked me if I knew how to read the diagram. "Uuuh, obviously NOT".
Well, I finished half a leaf. I'm happy.

The second day's project is called 'Talons' and these are kind of a dragon tail links.
What a brain challenge!!
3-Dimensional Right Angle Weave. I think this is the most challenging piece I've done ever. Squares, triangles attached right, left, up or down. What is this man thinking!

After spending 9 hours at the workshop, I finished one whole link and another half.
I hope to finish it somewhere this year. But I learned more from Huib than I imagined when I signed up for these classes. Thank you Huib!

The main reason I took the anemone class was.....I needed a Marigold flower for my mask. And see, here's the start....



Happy Tuesday!

2 comments:

  1. HI Gabriƫlla,
    Mooi werk, dat kleine ding (bloemetje?) krijg ik niet uitvergroot en kan het jammer genoeg niet goed zien. Leuk zo'n les van een Nederlander.
    Marianne

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  2. Wow! This is going to be some awesome beading. I'm so happy you're enjoying!

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