Beverly Ash Gilbert

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Morning Mist

Frosty spring mornings
Hats, scarves, mittens
Shed bit by bit
As warm sun rays melt the earth

NEW! Verdigris Seed Bead Soup Collection

... and a Bead Soup to go with it!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Value of Texture - Adding Pizazz to your Monochromatic Palette

We've all been there. Hours of work (beadweaving, painting, pulling together a room decor, or an outfit, or a collage...) But the result is dull, boring, lifeless. What's missing?

To answer this, we first need to figure out WHY it looks dull. And for most of us, this is the hardest part. If you'd like to see what I do in this situation, then come peek over my shoulder while I work my way through the steps of adding pizazz to a monochromatic palette.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What Colors Speak to You?

Autumn

Spring

Winter

Summer

Do you love saturated or pastel? Warm or cool undertones? Take a peek at the photo groupings above - which one calls to you?

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- Excerpt from Dip Into Color

Wild Pear Blossoms

A scrubby tree crowded out by older, bigger, more majestic ones
But luckily in bloom during that early March 19 years ago
Now it is the harbinger of spring
And framed by the round window tower my husband built

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Adding a bit of Sparkle

A sprinkle of 'Spring Garden' (Seed Bead Soup Collection) adds dew-drop like sparkle to the felt flower pin

Bead soups are a bead artist's equivalent of a paint palette. A glorious way to mix colors together for a result that is better than the sum of all parts.

But bead soups aren't just used for jewelry!

Read about some ideas and share yours on my facebook page:
Beverly Ash Gilbert - Eye For Color