Art Bead Scene Challenge - Feb 2012 - Conference of the Birds

I made 2 pieces for this month's Art Bead Scene Challenge.   Below is this month's art inspiration:

The Conference of the Birds by Habiballah

Page from a manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds) of Farid al-Din `Attar

 ca. 1600; Safavid Iran (Isfahan)

For a larger image of the painting, history of the artwork, and information about the artist, please visit the Art Bead Scene page for the Feb 2012 Challenge.

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The first piece I made was the "Conference of the  Birds" Necklace:

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Focal:  "Rustic Bird Pendant" by Nan Emmett 

of Spirited Earth Ceramics.  

In addition to the bird pendant, the necklace is comprised of objects with the colors and textures of items in the painting. 

The river running through the painting is represented by the antiqued brass chain with variable size links.   At some points, navy blue pearls dangle, also a part of the river in the artwork.

Gemstone nuggets in light blue and light green, light blue Czech glass crystals, and shells in light brown, reflect the colors found in the landscape.   

Birds are found not only in the pendant, but in the white pearls and the swatches to fabric attached at 3 points--birds ready to take flight and begin their journey.

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The 2nd item I made was the "Conference of the Birds 2" Pendant:

Handmade Lampwork Glass Mini Beads 

in Dark Raku from Art by Lisi.  

In addition, the pendant includes a large "mood" bead with design beneath that changes colors from greens/orange to blues/purple, representing the peacock's colorful feathers.   There is an elongated green glass bead, light blue Czech crystals, assorted brass and copper accent beads, and an antiqued copper chain with a clasp handmade by me.  

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Close-up of top part of pendant, including

Handmade Lampwork Glass Mini Beads in Dark Raku

 from Art by Lisi. 

On Wed., Feb. 29th the ABS Feb bloghop will begin.   You will be able to click here to link back and see the other art-inspired works!

Thank you for visiting!  

  

Sharyl

Sharyl's Jewelry

P.S. I kept being annoyed by how blurry and pixilated  the photos looked. I finally realized that taking them from the Flickr page to the blog was the problem. I've redone them taking directly from my files to the blog and (while they could still use improvement), they are clearer now. Sorry to everyone to viewed the blurry version!