For the Camera to Brush show at the Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center. I decided to base my piece off my own photo instead of picking one up. I took this Columbine photo when Alan & I were at a local garden center.
#columbineflower #beadartist #beadedflowers #virginiaartist #williamsburgva
Throwback Thursday to these three pieces that landed in a private collection back in 2009. I remember getting the sale notice and having to double check where I was sending the pieces.
Pictured - The Harvest, Blue, and Time Standing Still.
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Happy to say that Falling Leaves & The Only Flowers I can Grow will be part of The Four Seasons exhibition coming up at the Virginia Beach Art Center. The show will run April 3-26, w/ the opening reception on the 3rd from 6-8.
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I wasn't sure I was going to get this one finished before the entry deadline. I kept rearranging the leaves, sewing them together, taking them apart, trying again, but I finally got there.
"Falling Leaves," (c)2026, bead weaving
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"Melting Ice" at the Virginia Beach Art Center in the Monochromatic exhibit. I left the reception early. It's been a long week & it caught up with me. You know I'm exhausted when I leave an art event early AND I didn't say bye to anyone.
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Working on leaves for a fall-themed necklace. Lots of leaves to go and a looking deadline
#leaves #miyukidelica #beadartist #wips #worksinprogress
Dropping off "Melting Ice" at the Virginia Beach Art Center tomorrow for the Monochromatic exhibit. Artist statement:
We are inundated with the atrocities of ICE across the country. As the heat rises on our leaders, I can only hope that the ice will melt.
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From Death, Life II. Raccoon skull and beaded flowers. Yes yes, I love this series.
#skulls #beadartist #beadedflowers #miyukiround #virginiaartist
From Death, Life I - I'm really happy with how this turned out. I have a second, much smaller one that I finished last night. I need more skulls. I have bones to work with, but I'm gonna need more bones.
#mixedmediaartist #skulls #beadartist #beadweaving #beadedflowers
I'm usually looking for needles on the floor, so at least I wasn't doing that 🤦🏼♀️
#artlife #beadlife #beadartist #beadingproblems #sendhelp😂
Yup, this is in fact what I do when showing off my work at home.
#beadartist #flowers #beadartist #mixedmediaart #artlife
I'll be shipping "The Wood Between Worlds" off to Washington State soon for the Black and White exhibition at the William Scofield Gallery. What an absolutely delightful email to wake up to this morning.
#mixedmediafiberart #narnia #embroideryartist #beadartist #blackandwhite
Shipped "I Dissent" and "Stitched Together" to Grand Forks, ND this week for the "She Holds These Truths..." show at Arts for Vets. Getting into this show meant a lot to me, especially in the current state of affairs of the U.S.
#rbg #womenartists♀️ #artsforvets #jewelryartist #beadartist
Sent "Up, Up and Away" off to Emerge Gallery in Greenville, NC for the DownEast National Indoor Sculpture Exhibition. Excited to be included in the show. The exhibit runs March 6-28, with the reception from 5-8 on the 6th.
#artlife #beadartist #hotairballoon #artgalleries #beadweaving
More beaded flowers. This is a larger scale than I usually work with, as I generally work with 11/0 and 15/0 beads, and these are 6/0 and 8/0. But, since these are for a larger piece, I thought I'd see how they worked. So far, so good.
#wips #worksinprogress #beadartist #flowers #beadedflowers
Playing with the layout as I go.
Today was a DAY, but I had a great time at ECPI teaching a class of vets and their plus ones in conjunction with ASAP, AWP, and VBAC.
Acronyms.
#artteacher #artlife #beadartist #skulls #flowers
Time to work on some beaded flowers for this skull. A little life and death.
Back to listening to Malevolent and making flowers.
#wips #worksinprogress #skulls #miyukidelica #beadartist
Thank you to Juror Truly Matthews for the Honorable Mention for "First in Flight" at the Fabulous Forgeries - The Renaissance exhibit. It's always an incredible show, and I was honored to have two pieces in the exhibit.
#beadartist #davinci #ornithopter #embroideryartist #vibedistrict
Done. The idea came from a name that popped into my head - Crushed Ice. But I'm going with Melting Ice instead.
"Melting Ice," (c)2026, bead woven necklace, glass, crystal and nylon.
#beadartist #beadweaving #iceout #virginiaartist #fuckfacism
Yesterday's progress on my crushed/melting ice piece. I have a few more cross pieces to put on and a little more fringe. Had to stop mid day to run some really crappy errands, but ya know, that's just 2026.
Also,🖕🏼🧊
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Enjoy some progress shots from yesterday as I've done nothing but get tax stuff together today. Because nothing lifts your spirits from a murderous fascist regime like taxes 🙄
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"First in Flight" and "Hope from a Raven" will be included in the upcoming Fabulous Forgeries : The Renaissance exhibition at the Virginia Beach Art Center. The exhibit runs from Feb 6 to Mar 1, with the opening reception on the 6th from 6-8.
#beadartist #embroideryartist #davinci #feathers
#Beadwork #BeadArtist #3DBeadwork #DimensionalBeading#RightAngleWeave #Peyote #WIP A Constellation of Crayola stars - slow but some progress. Attached to silk & buckram for structural support. Building the background, one #SeedBead at a time!
Today, I started working on a piece that I'm doing in the reverse of how I normally do things. I'm starting with a name - Crushed Ice.
#fuckice #beadartist #wips #worksinprogress #fuckfacism
What a lovely night and exhibit at the Virginia Beach Art Center. Please check out the "What's Your Muse?" exhibit. Thank you to Juror Jessica Goldna Ortiz for the kind words and honorable mention for "Wisteria."
#virginiaartist #beadartist #virginiagalleries #virginiabeach #vibedistrict
The opening for "What's Your Muse?" is tonight at the Virginia Beach Art Center from 6 to 8 with awards at 7. I'm thrilled to have three pieces in the show - "Fireworks" necklace and earrings, "Wisteria," and "My Heart is in Your Hands."
#wisteria #lungs #beadartist #barbies #virginiabeach
Little bit of a wall refresh at d'Art today after helping put away Xmas decorations & unpacking the next show.
#artlife #mixedmediaart #beadartist #norfolkva
Base embroidery done, now to cut it out, back it, do the edging, & make it into a necklace. But really most of the work is done!
I love how the piece looks so far. It ended up being larger than I first planned, but that's what I do 😂
#wips #worksinprogress #beadartist #beadembroidery #davinci
Come see me and other artists today from 11-5 and tomorrow 11-3 at the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center for the Hampton Holiday Fine Arts Bazaar! Santa is here tomorrow from 12-2, but we're here the whole time!
#hamptonva #artmarket #artistsoninstagram #beadartist #mixedmediaart #wearableart
I spent part of yesterday applying to shows & then worked on this guy a little more. I don't think I realized the scale of this piece until I started filling in the wings 😭 I'm fine, everything is fine.
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