bead embroidery – Page 6 – Bead Art by Deb McQueen

We had a great evening at the “Party”. It was a fund raiser for Fairbanks Arts . 25 artists were asked to make art using a donated paint brush. This evening all of the artwork was auctioned. I was very worried that nobody would bid on mine. Things were going great, lots of people, goodContinue reading “Charlie’s Party for the Arts”

Red Dragon

Pretty straight forward, this is a dragon, a Red Dragon ! I think I will bead a few more of these. I just have to draw them… Drawing is a challenge for me, beading seems to come naturally.

Busy Beader

Wow ! This has been a busy few weeks. I have had the honor of being a Guest Artist , selected as 1 of 64 artists in a juried show and asked to do a fun charity art event. A huge thanks to Dianne Renee’ Shilling for having me as the Guest Artist in herContinue reading “Busy Beader”

Entries for 64th Parallel Juried Exibit

These are my latest embroidery pieces. Been working on the ptarmigan piece for a month! I really am happy with it. I am going to enter them into a juried show for October. Stay tuned, I will post if they get accepted. Wish me luck!

“Hamsa” protection

This is a Hamsa , Hamesh or Hand of Fatima. It is an apotropic amulet of protection . It is believed to protect one from the envious and/or the evil eye. The word Hamsa means 5, refers to the digits of the hand. I thought it was a very nice amulet that needed to beContinue reading ““Hamsa” protection”

First Friday

Doug and I just got back from the First Friday opening at the Bear Gallery. What a great show. Lots of talented people in the Fairbanks area. I tried to get Doug to stand beside his art for a picture. That did not happen. I am very glad I got him to put some of his penContinue reading “First Friday”

Blue Goddess is finished.

I completed this last week…forgot to take pictures and post. She sure is Blue! Trying to come up with my next project….

What is she beading now?

I wanted to work with Blue. Don’t know why, it is not what I consider one of my favorite colors. I like “Spirit Dolls” & “Fairies” so, I have combined the two. This should be interesting.

How I did at the Art Show

Great turn out. They had 185 entries, narrowed that down to 55 for the show. I feel very lucky to have 2 pieces showing. “Sugar Skull” received Honorable Mention! Here is a pic of it. Did not post about it before as it is/was a surprise birthday gift for a special friend. Here a fewContinue reading “How I did at the Art Show”

Interior Artisans Juried Art Show

I have entered three Bead Embroidered pieces in this show. Just got the call: Two have been accepted! I won’t know how well I did until Friday, May 1st. I feel great just knowing I have two pieces accepted. If you live in the area please stop by for First Friday. It is in the BearContinue reading “Interior Artisans Juried Art Show”

Beading, beading, beading.

The neck was a pain to get done! I was trying to make it look as if the viewer was seeing it from an angle…. this will have to do. I changed the dress also, instead of one shade of turquoise I am using a mix of three. It helps add texture. Still thinking aboutContinue reading “Beading, beading, beading.”