Tag Archives: art inspiration

Gift #1165: Art Journey #4

Posted on July 28, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today was the end of the Art Bead Challenge #5 and I was preparing to blog about it when I remembered that I never blogged about Challenge #4! That ended right as I was getting ready to travel and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art beads, art inspiration, dreams, handcrafted jewelry, Handmade, jewelry, odilon redon, symbolist | 2 Comments

Gift #1159: Art Journey #3 – Meet the Bees

Posted on May 13, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

For our third installment of Art Journey, Art Bead Scene blog brought us the fabulous work of Jessie Fritsch. She employs encaustic painting in her art – this is a technique where the artist paints with hot melted wax, mixing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art beads, art inspiration, bees, flowers, grubbi ceramics, Humblebeads, spring | 3 Comments

Gift #1156: Art Journey #2

Posted on April 7, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

“Once upon a time…” – are there any words that are more exciting? Just hearing that phrase makes me tingle with excitement knowing that a story full of adventure, trials, travels, magic spells, and happy endings is sure to come. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art beads, art inspiration, Art Journey, fairytales, forest, Handmade, illustration, jewelry, Virginia Sterrett | 6 Comments

Gift #1153: Art Elements February Challenge

Posted on February 28, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

After the excitement of having the moon for January’s theme, the Art Elements blog is back for another inspiring challenge – this time it’s birds of prey. I was excited by this topic from the outset and spent some time … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art beads, art elements blog, art inspiration, Artisticaos, ceramic beads, grubbi ceramics, handmade jewelry, jewelry design, nature, owls, seasons | 24 Comments

Gift #1152: Of Moths and Moons Part 2

Posted on February 16, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

After a long hiatus, the Art Bead Scene blog is back with their monthly challenges! Except now they’re not monthly challenges, but six week challenges so that we have more time to create – these are now called art journeys. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art inspiration, Artisticaos, design, Handmade, Humblebeads, jewelry, moonlight, moths, nature, nocturnal | 4 Comments

Gift #1136: September Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on September 29, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

It’s coming along fall in my neck of the woods now – my favorite season. The weather has cooled down to the 60s-70s and it’s glorious. Trees are showing glowing patches of color at random intervals in the landscape. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art inspiration, artbeads, Crafts, grubbi ceramics, Handmade, Humblebeads, jewelry, jewelry design, nature, seasons | 2 Comments

Gift #1130: May Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on May 30, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

And here we are at the ending of another month. Though it was late, Spring was rather fleeting ( a week or two) and we suddenly found ourselves in summer this month. May was filled with a flurry of flower … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art inspiration, creativity, handmade jewelry, jewelry design, jewelry making, medieval art, renaissance art | 1 Comment

Gift #1124: Art Bead Scene March Challenge

Posted on March 28, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

As we near the end of March (who can believe it?!) it’s time to show you what the inspiration for this month was and what I created with it. This month’s painting was warm and vibrant and full of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art inspiration, botanic art, hand-crafted, jewelry, Kew Gardens, Marianne North, water lilies | 11 Comments

Gift #1120: February Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on February 21, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

In a brief, brilliant display of “getting my act together” I’ve managed to create my jewelry for this month’s challenge before the very end of the month. Mark this down because I can pretty much guarantee it will be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art bead scene, art inspiration, forest, Handmade, Humblebeads, jewelry, jewelry making, winter | 1 Comment

Gift #1119: We’re All Ears Challenge

Posted on February 19, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

Since it has been several months since I participated in an “We’re All Ears” challenge, I’ll briefly explain. This is a jewelry challenge organized by the Earrings Everyday blog. Erin Prais-Hintz provides us with a monthly theme that we use … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art inspiration, chandeliers, earrings, earrings everyday, Handmade, jewelry, we're all ears | 3 Comments