Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Got some catching up to do!

Well, first of all - THANK YOU EVERYONE - who voted for me in the August "Art Deco" beadweaver's challenge. To my absolute delight, I was awarded THIRD PLACE in the competition - which I think is a very respectable result given this is an international audience! So thank you!!

The moon must be favoring me right now, because I also entered a fun competition with the New Mexico Bead Society and won FIRST PRIZE last evening at our monthly meeting. Every year, Opera Southwest has a musical fund-raising event that is tied to an opera. This year, the opera is Das Fledermaus, a light-hearted comedy that takes place at a masked ball. In the spirit of this opera, Opera Southwest provided NMBS members with "blank" eye masks and encouraged us to adorn them with beads (or whatever other little goodies we keep in our stashes). Our masks will be donated to the event and worn by the gala attendees at the September fundraiser.

Well, here is my mask...Isn't it fun? Trust me when I tell you - that's ALOT of tiny beads.


2 comments:

Melissa said...

Oh my goodness that really is lovely. I could see someone who collects masks, putting that on their wall. Makes me wish I was going to a Halloween party, that would be so cool.

ClinkscalesArts said...

Wow! That mask is stunning! Congrats on first place!

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You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents, beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

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