Beading it...

...another work in progress...:) 

These are my 2 pages

in Paulette's Maruman Japanese fold sketchbook.

Paulette's theme is "Womens Accessories"

and as you can see above

by the time I received the book many options

had already been chosen.

This is when my latest copy of the Chico's

catalogue gave my Muse

some wonderfully beaded inspiration

and
I was off to begin the rough draft.

Once I had my idea...work in the actual book began.

The chain strap was the first thing

to be inked in...

followed by seemingly thousands upon thousands

of beads.

 

 Color play then followed...a rough draft first...

then some

serious painting in the book itself.

I added a crystal bangle for a little extra bling

and to also provide a nice lead in

for Barbara

the next, and final, artist in the exchange.

(Please click on any image to enlarge for better viewing.)

Above is the final scan of my two pages...

complete with an art club badge and a few art accessories.

Our own books will return home to us

at our final art exchange/wine party in January.

Hmmm...

What more might a girl want???

"Try to be inspired by something every day.

Try to inspire at least one person

every day."

 ~Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi