ABS March challenge.. Finches and Bamboo

Finches and Bamboo, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

Emperor Huizong (1082–1135, r. 1101–1125) Chinese

Handscroll; ink and color on silk; 11 x 18 in. (27.9 x 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John M. Crawford, Jr. Collection, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981

My original though when I saw this piece was that it looked like it was painted onto Dichroic glass so that's what I used!   I made one large focal and a number of smaller beads in assorted shades of topaz and dichro with 'bamboo' leaves painted onto the bead with a stringer...  With the exception of a couple of copper plated clay Mykanos beads everything in the necklace was made by me!

To see other entries in this challenge check out the Art Bead Scene April Challenge post


One World One Heart

This is the fifth and final year of One World One Heart.... The Blue flameworked/lampworked heart above is what I am giving away this year. I am making one draw... random number generator ... please only leave one comment!

For every 100 comments I receive I will add another bead to my winners prize stash! A picture of the extra bead(s) will be added to this blog!

I will notify the winner on Friday Feb 18th that they have won, The winner has 24 hours to get back to me with their mailing address, If I haven't heard in 24 hours I will generate another winner! Good Luck!

SORRY A LINK WOULD BE USEFUL! OWOH

and here's a link to the particpants

Friday Feb 18th 2 pm Atlantic time....  I just put 1 -131 through Random.org and got #15 which is Fat Dormouse from the UK... she will be getting the heart bead and one or two more beads... providing she answers my email... I actually picked 4 numbers!  Thanks for participating in the final OWOH!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

You really don't need the papers I'm sitting on to do your income tax do you?

** Note Canadians have until the END of April to file their income tax...