Icy Flowers

Master Class Off-Loom

Contest Year: 
2010
Artwork Description
Specialties: 
Peyote, netting, coral, right angle weave stitches, Russian leaves of different designs, looping, fringing, stringing, embroidery, free-form.
Materials: 
Japanese Toxo and Czech seed beads (sizes 11/0 and 15/0) of five types, bugle beads, teardrop beads, clear quartz chips, freshwater pearls, glass leaf accent beads, Czech clear glass faceted beads, antique Czech clear glass faceted button.
Background Information: 
I spent my childhood in the Urals, in Russia, where the winter has lasted for a few month. Every year I had a great opportunity to travel to the Ice Kingdom. In the realm of the Ice Queen everything is made of snow and ice, there inthe ice gardens grow ice flowers.The free-form necklace is made up from many woven elements: leaves and flowers accented by clear quartz chips and many glass beads. As a closure I used antique Czech clear glass faceted button I received as a gift from the friend of mine.
One of a kind: 
Yes
Artwork
Complete Picture: 
Icy Flowers
Close-Up: 
Icy Flowers