Volcano
by Patricia C Vener.
(Hamden CT USA )
Volcano
I’m not really sure where to put this commanding piece. It’s not exactly a necklace, more a neckpiece.
Indeed it is an earlier work of mine that does not fit on my scanner so had to wait until I obtained a digital camera.
It is wearable art created as a band of three rows of open worked Right Angle Weave (with a slight variation in embellishment) and very long mathematically oriented straight fringe.
There are several sizes of seed beads in translucent ruby, silver lined crystal and silver lined gold, and several variations of silver lined ruby red bugle beads.
The color scheme is simple but the play is on texture and shimmer as well as drape. This one never ceases to get a wide eyed “wow!” from people who see it.
Patricia C Vener
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Comments:
Love this dramatic piece!
by: Rena
Ooh, Patricia, this is a stunner.
The color and the dramatic waterfall effect come together wonderfully. I’m sure this piece always attracts lots of compliments and conversation!
I think it photographs better with a camera, as you’ve done here, than it would have done with a scanner. It would be hard to get it to lie properly on the scanner glass (even if it did fit), to show the awesome effect of the cascade.
This gorgeous necklace certainly gets my wide-eyed “Wow!” – just on my computer screen! I can only imagine the impact of seeing it in person.
Thank you for sharing it with us here!
Love the Volcano
by: Elizabeth
This necklace is alive with hot lava and molten ash. So cooooooooooooooooool. It has movement with the fiery red and yellow from the eruption site strands, cascading over the lava.
That is WAY cool.
Thanks for sharing. Love it.
Elizabeth
www.stonesinharmony.com
Blink. Thanks!
by: Patricia
Well, I guess I did pick the right piece to start with here. Thank you both for the compliments and encouragement. I love it when a work is effective!
*grin*
Patricia
Your necklace design
by: Anonymous
Did you plan out this amazing necklace ahead of time, on paper or in your head, or did you just start creating and see where it went?
Response to Anonymous
by: Patricia
Well a bit of in my head and on the fly. This was not one that I sketched out first. That’s actually pretty rare for me unless the design is very specifically exact.
😉
Awesome
by: Joan
This is an awesome piece!
The previous comments made me curious how many designers do sketch out their designs ahead of time? I never do – usually I either don’t know what I’m going to create ahead of time or I have just a vague sense of what I’m looking for. Sounds corny I guess, but somehow the beads tell me what they want to be!
Thanks!
by: Patricia
I knew I picked the right piece to show off! I love this one myself and when it sells I will probably be a little bit sad. But also glad that someone will have loved it as much as I do.
🙂
Well done!
by: Smitherine Designs
intricate piece of work. i’m totally impressed with the patience you must have. how long did it take to make? i agree that gravity is a crucial element in the imaging process… as gravity is a very important element of the design…great job.
Love this neck piece
by: Kathleen Davis
WOW, this one is a real beauty. I can see it being worn over a black sweater. Somehow it would make it come alive with color and shine. I love things that have sparkle and I can see all the detail and work that you put into this. How awesome. Keep up the good work. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT.
Kathleen
More thanks
by: Patricia
Thank you, thank you. I love this piece and it never fails to get noticed when I wear it out.
To be honest, I don’t recall how long it took exactly but it was many, many hours. Draped fringe may look simple but it takes a ridiculous amount of time to work when it’s that long. A lot went into designing this and this is one design that was worked completely in my head rather than on paper, except for one quick sketch of a general idea of the shape.
I love silver lined beads!
