Yay! I finally finished it! Or maybe I just quit. Hard to tell: I could see going on and on, adding more and more and more (because, of course, I kept adding to the bead stash the entire time, finding more Just Perfect beads; if I'd sewn on all the beads I had set aside/accumulated-during for this project, it would have weighed 30 lbs. At least.)
Finally I just had to quit, though. I got tired of working on it every day; I have all these other projects lined up and want to work on them. I like to alternate stitching (embroidery) with beading with appliqué, and with this, I had to do beading All Day Every Day.
So here it is. The photos aren't fabulous: I was taking these photos just now during a break from working when the camera shut off and said it needed a new battery. I got the other battery and put it in, and the camera refused to power on. I'm hoping that means the battery had lost its charge (because it hasn't been that long since I switched it out) and that putting it in the charger will fix everything, but with my luck with the batteries for this camera, I'm not holding my breath. So I'll post what I took before the battery ran out--I think you can see enough details, along with what you could see
here, that it will be OK.
All of the circles are now beaded. The larger ones also have sequins.
On the smaller stars, I added a second row of bugle beads. The larger stars now have beads and sequins on the inside.
And there it is: Galaxy in Grey.
Yesterday I made Red Cross Sweater, and as soon as I have a camera battery charged and ready to go, I'll get photos of that. I *did* remember to take a couple photos before I started:
This is a
Pure cotton sweater. I got it second hand, and I love it. But I couldn't wear a plain black sweater with--gack!--clear plastic buttons down the front (I suspect the original owner removed the buttons and kept them, subbing in these before she sold it). I had some re-fulled red wool felt and some "vintage" red buttons, so~~
I'll get photos of the finished sweater--I did the whole thing yesterday evening. I may add a little more later--I have to wear it and think about whether or not it's worth (aieeeeeee) beading. Oy. Beading, I am so tired of you right now. . . .
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15 comments:
absolutely gorgeous!! Amazing!!
Can't wait to see the sweater!!
Enjoying your beadwork and these great photos. It's nice to see the stitching up close and see how you anchored the sequins.
Rice ~ I love this piece! You have done an excellent job of it. It would be great to see you put your creations in book some day. Really!
Thanks, y'all! Thanks for looking and for commenting. I would LOVE to do a book about altered artwear--different from the one I did ten years ago, for sure!
Galaxy in Grey truly amazing! xo
Beautiful work! The only problem with this is, if I were to wear it, I would constantly need to be gazing at my own back with admiration...
"Galaxy in Grey." Great name, great look, great job. Stunning piece of clothing. And a book, as LindaKay suggested, is an EXCELLENT idea. Hope you're feeling very proud of yourself, because you should be.
Thanks! The problem with a book is that you don't get to do one unless there's an audience, not unless you want to self publish, which I do not. So if there's ever enough interest in SoulWear, then I'll push for a book, but I'm not holding my breath. Teesha Moore and I have talked about how you'd think there would be more people interested in stitching and working with fabric, but that just isn't the case when it comes to art retreats (ArtFiberFest) and books (my first one, "New Techniques for Wearable Art"). Big sigh.
I think this may be my most favorite of all! It is just beautiful!
This turned out nicely. I imagine you are quite tired of beading!
WOW!!! beautiful!
Galaxy in Grey is simply fabulous....
In a word...Stunning!
BTW. Zom is working on her first bolero, and I have done two so far, and am working on a beaded piece done on a sweatshirt. We were talking about the boleros when you posted the first picture of Galaxy in Gray. I sent her a PM saying, "I think Rice just blew our little bolero projects out of the water." LOL I said this in a joking way, not really serious.
And yes, a book of your work would be wonderful.
I'm glad you weren't serious, because it's certainly not true. Stuff like this can never be a competition; for me, it's got to be about finding your own style, finding what SoulWear means to you. Not very many people would wear heavily-beaded stuff on an everyday basis, so spending time making something like this would be silly for most people: you'd do all this handwork and then wear it maybe once or twice, only to Fancy Events.
Beautiful beading, wow I want to do some, but as you sat it's not highly practical, hmm, have to think of a practical place to put lots of lovely beads....
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