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5/26/11

Art Bead Scene Monthly Challenge for May

This month, the inspiration for Art Bead Scene’s monthly challenge is Berthe Morisot’s “Hide and Seek”:

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You can find more information on the artist and the painting at the Art Bead Scene  blog.

I love the color palette – the warm clay tones in particular - for this challenge, and decided to make my jewelry piece based on that:

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I used a simple bangle design and covered the heavy gauge copper wire with coiled copper wire and handmade lampwork beads from Firebabies and Gardanne Beads.

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I decided to spice up the design by wrapping long strands of copper wire with balled-up ends over the beads and coils, again bringing in the deep pinky-clay colors from the painting.

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Take a couple of minutes to check out the other beautiful entries at Art Bead Scene’s Flickr group.

* If you are interested in purchasing this bangle, you can find it in my Etsy shop.
THEAjewellery (lesley) said...

That's a lovely design Molly. i really like the simplicity and the warm earth tones with just a zing of spice!

Pretty Things said...

Those are gorgeous!