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>Custom Hammered Gold Crosses

> Yesterday, I went to Beaucoup Beads in Scituate Harbor, MA to pick up a special order. Custom hammered gold metal crosses for my beaded St. Mark’s Basilica! These were made by my friend Erin Meagher.  Erin has done custom work for … Continue reading

>Drowning in Freeform Peyote Stitch

> Believe it or not, I’ve actually been busy beading during the past week. Working in freeform peyote stitch, I’m creating small strips of beadwork measuring 4-6″ long. These will be the ripples in the water which floods St. Mark’s Square … Continue reading

>Blue Painted Venetian Windows

> Long time, no post! If you have been following me on Twitter, you’ll know that I have been pretty busy this week. I was busy working my regular job; I volunteered at the Cambridge Art Association one day; I … Continue reading

>Semi-Painted Buildings

> For the past couple of days, I have been working on my sinking St. Mark’s Square painting. I took Denise‘s advice and decided to leave the water as it is for now. Instead, I began working on the buildings … Continue reading

>Painted Sky

> I am super shy about showing the progress of my painting on canvas, but here goes anyways… Above, you can see that I masked off an area to the right of my beaded Campanile. It is my intention that this … Continue reading

>Canvas Sketch of St. Mark’s Square

> Last night, I set up my easel for painting on a 24″ x 36″ stretched canvas. The canvas may seem slightly large but the beadwork I will be stitching to it measures approx. 12″ x 18″ tall. This size … Continue reading

>Campanile Cubes

> Yesterday, I was busy! I went to First Class Pack & Ship in Weymouth to send 3 of my largest beaded artworks to 18 Hands Gallery in Houston, TX!  (Now the walls in my studio are bare!) Very expensive … Continue reading

>Beading & Bricklaying

> I’m sure you’re wondering whether I’ve been beading my sinking St. Mark’s Square painting or not, and the answer is YES!  Even though I haven’t blogged about it in awhile, I have actually made quite a bit of progress … Continue reading

>Deteriorating Beaded Campanile

> Here is a quick pic of my latest progress on my beaded St. Mark’s Square painting. Using size 15 Japanese seed beads, I outlined all of the displaced windows. I have also begun to bead what I believe will … Continue reading

>Czech & Venetian Glass Accents

> This week, I have been working on my beaded Campanile. This will be the bell tower in my beaded St. Mark’s Square painting. I normally use a lot of seed beads in my work, but I wanted to do … Continue reading