I'm back

I've been away for the past week on a fun filled trip to Sydney catching up with family and friends not to mention visiting the Harry Potter Exhibition, lots of sight seeing and even catching a Picasso exhibit.

I've had a really busy week which resulted in me getting absolutely no beading done and even though I offered a few weeks extension to the reveal date for Beading Babes...I have still managed to fall behind and am now frantically trying to get my pieces done!

Of course, like I've always said, there is no pressure to get your pieces completed by the reveal date but as the group organiser I figure at least I should have my pieces completed on time!

So I better hop to it.

Ok perhaps not right now seems it's 11.13pm.

But tomorrow!

For all of you Harry Potter fans I'll be posting some pics from our trip in the next few days!

♥

Thank you Mr Kandinsky and Mr Leger

The Australian Beading Forum of which I am a member of is currently running a "swap" in which you are assigned a partner and you are required to make something for each other. The theme of the last swap I took part in was Morocco so I was even more excited to learn that the theme of this swap was 

"Art Inspired" 

Back in 1992 I visited Masterpieces from the Guggenheim at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Ohhh what an amazingly wonderful exhibition. I had studied many of the artists on display - Picasso, Dali, Kandinsky, Leger, Chagall and Klee just to name a few. 

I have to admit that my favourite artist is the one and only Pablo Picasso and to see his paintings up close was an experience I will never forget. I can still remember the excitement of seeing his painting, The Studio, painted in 1928 it was sadly showing every year of its age with the paint looking very cracked and fragile.

Having a theme like "Art Inspired" really is a treat. I have so many favourite artists who inspire me, who I adore and who I aspire to be like. As much as I adore Picasso I was drawn to the energy and colour of Kandinsky and Leger.

So without further ado here is my piece

Art Inspired 
by

Deep Brown
by Vasily Kandinsky

and 

Men in the City
by Fernand Leger

The gorgeous glass fused cabochon was made by my very talented husband. He has a way with glass and creating mosaic style pieces like this - I guess unlike me he has the patience when piecing the little tiny pieces of glass together which is quite funny as unlike me he has absolutely no patience with seed beads!

I have to be modest here and admit that I adore this piece. I love the colour, I love the cabochon and I love the memories it brings back of my visit to Guggenheim. Ahh to visit New York one day - what a dream!

I hope my recipient likes it as much as I do otherwise I just might have to get her to send it back!