Bead Journal Project - April page

I'm a little behind ...
My April page is in pink with a large cabochon and blue flowers.



The close-up

A meme

I've been tagged by Pam Truog and Helène Henderson

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
In 1998 I was working, in Avignon ( France) with 2 architects as secretary-book-keeper and many other things , in fact all what was not pure architectural drawing ...
I lived alone with my daughter who was 17 y.o. in a charming little town named Villeneuve lez Avignon.

2. 5 things on today's to-do list :
- Emptying my suitcase (I came back home yesterday from my trip to the USA)
- Answering the numerous e-mails which came when I was abroad
- Up-date my blog
- Set the washing-machine going
- Read the last SAQA magazine

3. Snacks I enjoy:
Black Chocolate
Cold chicken
Smoked salmon with fresh cream and blinis

4. Things I'd do if I were a billionnaire !
- Buy a beautiful flat with a large room for my studio
- Travel to assist to musical festivals like : Salzbourg
- Buy some pieces of textile artists I love
- Travel in Italy

5 . Places I have lived :
- Avignon (France)
- Tananarive (Madagascar)
- Saint-Cloud (France)
- Sanary sur Mer (France)
- Paris (France)
- Montauban (France)

6. Peeps I want to know more about :
- Bead Babe
- Morwyn Dow

If you've been tagged copy and paste the questions and post the answers in your own blog.

I love beading

Even if I'm a stitcher, I love beading !
Beads fascinate me.
You can find beads in almost all my pieces, they add light, glitter and colour.

I discovered heavy beading, years ago, with a book written by Robin Atkins and you'll not be surprised if I tell you that, after the 2007 BJP, I've joined the 2008 one !

To learn more about this great project/journey/adventure, follow this LINK
and come play with us :-)

Shimmering Gardens - Midday

The green serie of the 2007 BJP is finished and here is the first panel of what will be a triptych with the blue and the pink series.

It will appear in my exhibition in Larchmont in June (see below)

Exhibition in Larchmont

I'll exhibit in duo with Valerie de Gaulmyn, who is a mixed media artist, at the Oresman Gallery (Larchmont Public Library) from June 3rd to June 30th.
121 Larchmont avenue - Larchmont - NY 10538

Larchmont Public Library hours :
Monday & Thursday : 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
Tuesday and Wednesday : 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Friday and Saturday : 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

I'll present about 38 pieces of contemporary embroidery.

Fractal of the day

Here is my first fractal all made by hand following the tutorial HERE
and using another gradient.

Fractals

I've always been fascinated by fractals and I've just discovered a wonderful tool which generates fractals : Apophysis
This little program is free and can be downloaded here

Combining Apophysis with PSPX2 allows to create designs which could be further translated in embroidery.

Here is my first try.