Now Mallory, aka Rosebud101, (or as I think of her "the Divine Ms M"!) suggested we have a personal challenge each week & we take turns in choosing. I suspect that Mallory had an ulterior motive.....
Let me put it this way - if I were a basketball team the Divine Ms M would be my #1 cheerleader & coach all rolled into one. She knows when my lampwork mojo is flagging, & when I'm stuck in a murky quagmire of not knowing where to start - friend, confidant & motivator all rolled into one ...& boy does that lady know how to get you going back on track again without you realising what she's doing until after it's done!! Sneaksy, tricksy lady - in the nicest possible way of course!!
Ok - back to the Challenge.
This challenge came about as the Divine Ms M is a tutorial ho (sorry sweety. there's no other way to put that) - we chat of what she's tried & what the results are like.
I, on the other hand, am one of these people that look at something in a bead (& many other area's of art & craft) & my mind instantly breaks it down & tries to figure how it was done & in what order. Sometimes that works, often it doesn't - usually,in the case of beads, not until I've wasted an awful lot of glass.
The worst part is that once I have mastered something - I very rarely try it again. I think it's the working through & figuring it that is the challenge to me, rather than mastering a technique to where it is as perfectly executed to the original. (I need to work on that!!)
So for the first few of our challenges - I asked Mallory, while we were talking, to briefly outline in her words how some of the tutorial beads were made & we'd see how close I could get to it.... & hey I think it's going to make her try a few more of those tutorials she has bought.
I got to chose the first one & I chose the Jennifer Geldard window beads - Here are my results
OK The Divine Ms M - your turn to choose!! Be prepared to do a good amount of hand holding & walking through ;o)
ETA: Ahhhhh.... the challenge has been 'issued' on Ms M's blog - see my post below for more information ;o)
4 comments:
Deb, what fun riffs on the original bead. I love seeing all the different ones. Can't wait to see next week's.
Marcy
Nice beads, Deb, I especially like the last one! Well done!
Beautiful!!!! I love the colors, remind me of a rainbow all mixed up! So pretty!!! What talent!
Deb, you and Mallory are such fun! I love the Friday challenge idea, and I love seeing both your takes on a tutorial bead. My fav of yours today is the deep red #4-- the colors in the window are mesmerizing against that rich red.
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