When Heather first approached me a year ago to create color palettes from art beads, I was super excited to have an excuse to window shop. There are so many fabulous bead artists that I'm never at a loss of source material, which makes these monthly posts incredibly fun to do.
So imagine my delight when I came across
Carolyn Saxby Textiles. Carolyn's a mixed-media textile artist, and tucked away in her shop are beautifully textured, sculptural beads that she shapes from Tyvek. Talk about true little pieces of art! They look like little bits of fabric and lace, and remind me of an elaborate gown or costume.
Carolyn sticks to monochromatic or analogous palettes for her beads, which I like; it allows the lovely textures to stand out more, don't you think? Which colorway is your favorite?
To see more from Carolyn, visit
her shop, or stop by
her blog and
Facebook page.
11 comments:
Incredible! And wonderful color inspiration!
These are absolutely fabulous!
Gorgeous! I actually bought a book a few weeks ago about making beads from fabric. I shouls get to work!
These are all amazing colour palettes, Brandi. I have to confess my faves are "Green Sunflower Leaves" and "Peeling Boat Paint". I wanted to check out Carolyn's lovely beads on Etsy, but not surprisingly they have already sold!
Carolyn makes the most gorgeous beads! I own quite a few. I agree that analogous schemes work best - there is so much going on texturally, they don't need busy colour schemes as well.
I love these color combinations - I can usually get two colors right, but panic if I try to add one or two more. Thanks!
Holy moly those are gorgeous! Thank you for showing us new art bead artists to love! Enjoy the day. Erin
WOW! Carolyn, so nice to see your beads here - and such gorgeous colors !!
Beaditi
Thank you so much for the feature on my beads. The colour palette thingies are a great idea ... I would love to know how you've created those from my beads :o)
I will have new beads in my etsy shop this coming weekend for anyone who may be interested. Many thanks for looking
www.etsy.com/shop/CAROLYNSAXBYTEXTILES
CAROLYN SAXBY TEXTILES
congratulations to Carolyn on this fabulous feature of her beads. She is one talented lady.
Lynn Holland (big fan)
Oh my, I am going to dig through my pile of fabric now!
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