So we have reached the end of Round Three......

The battles in round Three went pretty much how I thought they would except for The Group C Linda Roberts/Helena Tang affair. 

As much as I like Linda's "Crystal Volcano" I thought  Helena's  "Phoenix Collar"  would win the day.What I found particularly interesting about the voting for this battle is how close the voting was from the invited judges/participant pool. Seems like  a number of the voters were swayed by the seemingly more frequent potential opportunities to go out wearing something like "Crystal Volcano".  

Congratulations to both Linda and Helena on a job well done. Beady warriors through and through........

  

ARTISTS OF THE BOTB

The Artists That Make the Battle Of The Beadsmith Go

Olga Orlova, Russia (2013)

"Queen of the garden"

Techniques used: Beadwork, weaving, pearlwork, golden embroidery.

Materials used: boulder opals, larimars, Swarovski crystal, Swarovski pearls, natural 

pearls, Preciosa, Miyuki delica: silk, 24K, assorted. Miyuki seed beads 15/0, TOHO seed beads, chezh

seed beads, curl cord, natural silk velvet ribbons.

Size:32х43 cm.

Fabrication time: 2 months.

THE BATTLE IS UNDERWAY

  

Well the Battle Of The Beadsmith has finally launched with all the battle of group C posted over at our Facebook group.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/419636224777912/  

For those of you without faceboook I will try to give you the opportunity to follow along the best I can. Just aren't enough hours in the day.....

Well enough moaning from me there are battles to be waged. 

BATTLE OF THE BEADSMITH 2013

Group C Battle 32 karen D'Andrea vs Edit Peng

KAREN D"ANDREA "WARRIOR PRINCESS"

Tropicalkaren Design by Karen D'Andrea

My artistic style is clean, simple, experimental and above all, wearable. 

I love working with tiny seedbeads because of their colors, textures and the vast potential they have for original design. I decided to make a vest because I had never done one (and probably will never do one again, lol).

1. Name of piece - Warrior Princess 

My vest was inspired by the idea of mythic princesses and goddesses wearing armor with "bling". 

2. Stitches used - Bead Embroidery, vest and belt are original patterns by tropicalkaren

3. Products used - size 11/0 Aqua and Blue Japanese seed beads, Swarovski crystal (rivoli, flatbacks and bicones), 100% premium black wool (felted), Fireline, silver belt buckle.

4. Size of Piece - 35" wide and 18" long.

5. Time to complete - 200 hours.

 
 

 Edit Peng: Bluebird In Eden

I met beading accidentally in 2007 - and I wasn’t able to leave it any more.
Internet articles and videos helped me to start, I studied some books of beading techniques, then I found beading courses in Budapest.
I made friends with a couple of nice artists. We laughed a lot while I was learning a lot.
I’ve used different creative techniques, nowadays soutache is my favourite one.  

Techniques: soutache

Materials:

Swarovski Elements: 

caboshon: Pear 24 x 12 mm

Rivoli 12 – 14 mm

Navette 15 x 7 mm

pendant: Teardrop 24 x 12 mm

Hearts 14 x 14 mmMini pear 10 mmbicon 3 – 4 mmmargerita flowers

Czech glass beads: dagger, farfalle, crystal bicon 4 mm, firepolished beads 3 – 4 – 6 mm,

pressed glass beads, pearls 10 – 6 – 4 – 3 mm,

Super Duo

Mineral bead: purple jade 14 x 8 mm

Seed beads 8/0, 15/0

Miyuki delica 10/0

Lacey 

Soutache threads

Monofil sewing threadLeather backing

Size of piece: front part measures 22 x 32 cm

Time to complete: 80 hours (+ many sleepless nights - tossing and turning in bed)