Ok , so I've totally ignored my blog since January - it's unexcusable. But I'm back now and will do my best to keep things current. The item that snapped me out of my fog was the current Etsy Beadweavers' Challenge for August 2009. You HAVE to visit their page to see all of the beautiful creations and to start narrowing down the candidates for your vote as "THE BEST" (voting begins on August 9th). Visit our blog and scroll through the entries...they are one of the best crops ever! Click here.
Next, The Wooden Cow Gallery is gearing up for another fabulous show this evening - called "Word Play" - we've got some great pieces on display (I made some cute mis-matched earrings from sterling silver). I'll post photos. Click here.
Next week, I am starting a metalsmith class with a wonderful local artist, Lauren Tobey. She is the visionary behind Meltdown Studios here in Albuquerque. Not only does she teach, but she makes her studio equipment available to practicing metalsmiths. She says it's "like a gym membership" ... pay by the day, week, or month. Wow - so I don't have to buy it all and put it in my garage. Don't you love that? Click here to visit her studio.
Then, as if I don't have enough on my plate...Lodi's Beads called me yesterday to say that they are offering their next "master purse" class this fall (I've been waiting over a YEAR to get into this class). The instructor, Casey Case (from Tucson, AZ) will be guide the lucky participants thru the design, construction, and finishing of a beaded tapestry using her patented Pattern Perfect technique. I wish there were photos to share of completed projects (including her own wonderful Petroglyph purse that she carries around)...but alas, no such luck. If you're a seed beader in the area, this class shouldn't be missed. Call Lodi's and sign up before the seats are sold.
Oh...let's see...what else. Oh, I submitted a fun piece to Scarlett Lanson's "Use the Muse II" contest (but I don't know if I'm allowed to post a photo yet because the "Muse" is a secret). Check back to see what I submitted. I think the "Use the Muse III" contest will launch this month - so I can't wait to see what she has in store for us!
Fall is almost here...and that means it's time to keep checking Jeannette Shanigan's website for her next beaded quilt block project to support breast cancer awareness. Here are the quilts we made for 2009. The generous beaders in the Albuquerque area are featured on Quilt #3 (yay!).
So - like I said - lots going on. Be sure to check back. I'll do a better job of keeping you posted!
Linda
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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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