Visit the 2007 BJP member pages, a gallery of completed work by members who have finished 8 or more pages.
"Ways of Seeing" by Robin Atkins
About the 2007 Bead Journal Project
We are 241 women and 1 man who are dedicated and committed to creating 12 bead journal pages, one per month, for a year, starting June 1, 2007. We live in 13 different countries, including 37 states in the USA. Our primary goal during this process, is to stretch our creative and technical limits. The BJP is all about visual journaling using any media and techniques, as long as it includes beading. We are free to structure our bead journal pages any way we want, as long as all 12 are the same size. Through this blog, we intend to support each other in process, techniques and design. Until September 1, 2007, we will not post pictures of our finished journal pages. Many of us have our own blogs or websites (links below) where we may post pictures sooner.
Here is my June page. I had a rather detailed description of it to send but when I went to publish it I received an error notice and lost everything. Until I get time to find the lost post or re-write it I'll just send along my June page which is as yet unmounted. It's approximately 6"x6". It is worked on Silk Dupioni with cotton and silk thread and ribbon embroidery for the rock garden area background. The foreground rolling grassy area is worked in beaded back stitch with size 11 Japanese seed beads. The original looks way more lush than in this image.
I hope everyone will click to enlarge so they can see your exquisite embroidery and silk ribbon work. Bullions are so fabulous, and what about those woven leaves... Wheeee! You did a great job of integrating the beaded ground too. By the way... what I wouldn't give to get into your stash of silk ribbon and flosses! Thanks for posting...
4 comments:
Oh my, this is beautiful your embroidery is impressive!!
Lovely embroidery -- the finished page will be worth waiting for.
Kathy V in NM
love the colors as well as the quality of workmanship. Silk is so much fun!
I hope everyone will click to enlarge so they can see your exquisite embroidery and silk ribbon work. Bullions are so fabulous, and what about those woven leaves... Wheeee! You did a great job of integrating the beaded ground too. By the way... what I wouldn't give to get into your stash of silk ribbon and flosses! Thanks for posting...
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