What a fantastic day to celebrate beaded art. We think jewelry and beadwork enriches the world with culture and folklore. Beads have been
intertwined with the human experience for ages. Beads are a symbol of behavioral modernity - they note a transition when early humans left a life of pure survival and embraced culture and modern thought. They are truly transcendent. Beads have elevated us. B…
Margie Deeb is a master of color. We have previously looked at how colors can highlight or contrast each other in jewelry and loom work. Margie teaches that concordance is the harmony of like colors. Contrast is the clash of dissimilar colors. Both can be used to create stunning designs.
This week, we are looking at patterns. Patterns can be simple or complex. A great pattern is one w…
Color is so important if you love
jewelry. Designing a
necklace is more than stringing beads and gemstones. That is the basic part of our craft. To excel, you need to
understand how a
color beading wire is going to harmonize with the
stones. You need to grasp how a spectrum of beads is going to look as
the jewelry takes shape. You need to see beyond the technical p…
Do you love
color? Do you feel you have
a grasp for color? The beading and jewelry industry thrives on rich,
vibrant
color. The Pantone Color of the Year is something many of us
look forward to. But, some of us have a blind spot when it comes to color.
After Margie Deeb published her first book, she found out that not
everybody had a natural understanding on how color…
