So I was tagged by the always amazing
Andrew Thornton on his blog the other day, but honestly I am not feeling the meme love today. But it did prompt me to sit down and blog today, and I think that's one of the points of those memes, so here we are. It also reminded me that in my recent and sudden disappearance from blogland, that I never finished my thoughts on a series I was working on, which actually has to do with Andrew and his family. So go figure! Here is the completion of my thoughts from the Steamy Spotlight series:
The final supplier that I used as a resource for my article on Steampunk in beaded jewelry for Beadwork Magazine is one of my very favorite bead studio of artisans: Green Girl Studios. I met Cynthia of Green Girl many years ago, at one of my first bead shows out of state. I fell in love with her carving style and her handcrafted pewter beads, and I have been following her work ever since. We share a love of folklore and fairytale, and because of this, we share many of the same customers. I love to see designers use our works together, because they are great elements for telling stories through jewelry.
In recent years, I have met more of the Green Girl family, including Andrew, who is Cynthia's brother. He is an incredible wordsmith and artist and blogger, and a friend as well! Andrew helped me with some incredible and magical quotes for the Steampunk article, as he is well versed in fiction and storytelling and mythology. His quotes added some very thoughtful and poetic elements to the article, and I thank him for them. And his text was a perfect match when mixed with the examples of the Green Girl beads I used for the article, shown above. I chose the series of hearts above, which to me, have a steampunky quality, with the keyholes and rivets and aged look. Since i wrote the article, Green Girl has come out with even more steamy beads, like a skeleton key and a keyhole pendant, both of which I adore. Check out all the delightful pewter and silver and bronze goodies that they have to offer on their
website
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With all the running around I have been doing, I almost forgot to post about my newest piece of press! I am in the special issue of Interweave's Beads 2009, out on bookshelves now! I have some beads in the editors' picks for Steampunk, and a full project as well! The piece above, Gears of Elegance, is in this issue, and it looks amazing. The photo is gorgeous (not the one above... that is the one I took) and I am very pleased with it. I created this necklace for myself for a very special event last fall... an elegant chocolate party which just happened to be on my birthday. I am very pleased that it made it in print, and it makes it extra special to have my personal memories intertwined with it, for all to see. It is always an honor to be apart of this special issue, and this year it is especially touching.
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