When we first talked about the idea of my posting the pieces made in memory of Merle Berelowitz for the Ms. Maddie's Fabulous Florals category of Bead Dreams 2014, I had a clever theme to introduce the photos. I was going to do a play on the Salon de Reufse (exhibition of rejects), an exhibition of works rejected by the official jury of the Paris Salon. Most famous was the exhibit of 1863 when the works of such artists as Edouard Manet and Camille Pissaro were rejected by the Salon.
I was going to say something about being anxious to see the fabulous pieces done in the spirit of Merle that beat out our efforts. Having seen the finalists in the Ms. Maddie's category of Bead Dreams 2014, I will only say that here are pieces that were made as a tribute to Merle, her medium of acrylic flowers, and her aesthetic by people who knew and loved her. They are presented in alphabetical order.
First is a very sweet macramé bracelet made by Judith Bertoglio-Giffin using acrylic flowers and leaves, fire polish beads, seed beads, and fiber.
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| Judith Bertoglio-Giffin |
Next in our tribute is Marlene Brady's entry made of right-angle weave, bead embroidery, and fringe.
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| Marlene Brady |
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| Back view, Marlene Brady's entry |
Next is Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah by the supremely talented Diane Hyde. It is made of Lucite flowers, seed beads, crystals, and a separating zipper that really works. The technique is bead embroidery.
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| Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah by Diane Hyde |
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| Close up of Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah |
Pat Kraemer made a fun entry using acrylic flowers and seed beads.
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| Pat Kraemer |
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| Close up of Pat Kraemer's bird |
Then there is my entry entitled Miss Morticia Beads her Garden. Prompted by the black plastic flowers and lime-green, plastic hearts that I found at
CJS Sales, I envisioned a mostly black and white necklace beaded by Morticia Adams as she waits for the endless snow to melt so that she can see her real garden. What can I say? It was a long, cold, snowy winter.
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| Adele Rogers Recklies |
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| Adele Rogers Recklies |
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Adele Rogers Recklies
Thus ends our beady tribute to our sweet Merle. If anyone else has an entry to the Ms. Maddie's category that I didn't find or if you just have a beadwork tribute to Merle that you would like to see included, just let me know.
If you would like to see all of the finalists of Bead Dreams 2014, you may do so here: Bead and Button. You can even vote for 1 favorite entry. |
Oh Adele, this is just a wonderful tribute to Merle! Thank you so much for doing this post. I feel fortunate to see the other pieces. I doubt I would ever have the chance, so thank you. I am honored to be included.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Marlene; I was happy to show how much Merle was chaerished. I hope that maybe some of the other contestants will see the post and contribute photos of their entries.
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