Beadwork Inspired by Art

When we came up to Modesto in the beginning of April to look for a house, I was having a really tough time with the fact that we couldn’t find anything. So I took myself for a little date to my favorite craft store to see how it was doing in my time away.

I came across this great book and since I’ve had beading on the brain, I knew it was just the thing to drown my sorrows in.

This is the project that sold me this book. Is this gorgeous, or what?

I absolutely loved the format of this book, and I’ll be sure to hunt down any others in the series. Each piece was directly inspired by a work of art reflecting the theme. That vase comes from a painting, this pendant comes from architecture, other projects are inspired by a doorknob, a fence, a building, or advertisements. And each one is just exquisite.

Seed beads are one of my favorite mediums to work with, but I so rarely find a design I like. Sorting all these projects out by the style of one art movement makes it so that every single project in this book is calling to me.