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2007 Bead Journal Project
Visit the Bead Journal Project website!
Visit the 2007 BJP member pages, a gallery of completed work by members who have finished 8 or more pages.
"Ways of Seeing" by Robin Atkins
Actually, Christy finished her BJP pieces for this year quite a while ago and is now working on the current year's BJP. Finally, I got around to photographing her last four pieces and put them on my blog, here.
Christy and I worked together to prepare her 12 pieces for framing. Thinking our process might be useful to others in the BJP, I wrote a tutorial about how to do it. It's the second half of the post (here.)
Great work, Christy!!!!! Thanks for allowing me to share it with the group!
Robin A.
For those of you in the Seattle area, I'll be doing a PowerPoint presentation featuring BJP work from our first year for the Northwest Bead Society! Guests are totally welcome!
Date: Thursday, May 21st
Also, I just posted a Blogiversary Giveaway on my blog here!
Hi all,
I took one month away to bead a pair of ballet slippers for an exhibition. Now, I'm proud to say that I finished my December BJP and have started my January BJP. I hope to catch up before the month of March. In the mean time, here is my Dec. page.
This beautiful bracelet is what a customer created from my Double Heart Bracelet wire wrapping tutorial.... It's wonderful!
2007 Bead Journal Project
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BJP Website!
Visit the Bead Journal Project website!
Visit the 2007 BJP member pages, a gallery of completed work by members who have finished 8 or more pages.
"Ways of Seeing" by Robin Atkins
About the 2007 Bead Journal Project
We are 241 women and 1 man who are dedicated and committed to creating 12 bead journal pages, one per month, for a year, starting June 1, 2007. We live in 13 different countries, including 37 states in the USA. Our primary goal during this process, is to stretch our creative and technical limits. The BJP is all about visual journaling using any media and techniques, as long as it includes beading. We are free to structure our bead journal pages any way we want, as long as all 12 are the same size. Through this blog, we intend to support each other in process, techniques and design. Until September 1, 2007, we will not post pictures of our finished journal pages. Many of us have our own blogs or websites (links below) where we may post pictures sooner.
Robin Atkins BJP Coordinator
Robin Atkins BJP Coordinator
Rules for Participation in the BJP
Here is a post which lists the official rules for participation in the BJP.
BJP Flickr Site
Members are welcome to view and post photos of their completed BJP monthly pages here on Flickr.
It's amazing to see them all at once. Like in an exhibition, you can see each person's unique style. Awesome!!!
Robin Atkins, BJP Coordinator
It's amazing to see them all at once. Like in an exhibition, you can see each person's unique style. Awesome!!!
Robin Atkins, BJP Coordinator
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Friday, September 10, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Finished!
At long last, I whipped together my final two BJPs for the first year.
Click here for "April Showers ...." and follow that with this click to see
I am so proud that I finished my commitment to myself with these BJPs as I have struggled with starting my third series before finishing either of the first two years of BJPs! But now, one year is complete ... onto my Portraits series for 2008 BJP series .....
Click here for "April Showers ...." and follow that with this click to see
" ... bring May Flowers"
(detail above)
I am so proud that I finished my commitment to myself with these BJPs as I have struggled with starting my third series before finishing either of the first two years of BJPs! But now, one year is complete ... onto my Portraits series for 2008 BJP series .....
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Christy H Finished and Framed Her 12 Pieces!
Actually, Christy finished her BJP pieces for this year quite a while ago and is now working on the current year's BJP. Finally, I got around to photographing her last four pieces and put them on my blog, here.
Christy and I worked together to prepare her 12 pieces for framing. Thinking our process might be useful to others in the BJP, I wrote a tutorial about how to do it. It's the second half of the post (here.)
Great work, Christy!!!!! Thanks for allowing me to share it with the group!
Robin A.
Labels:
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
BJP Presentation ~ Seattle ~ May 21
For those of you in the Seattle area, I'll be doing a PowerPoint presentation featuring BJP work from our first year for the Northwest Bead Society! Guests are totally welcome!
Visual Journaling with Beads, Fibers, Threads and Fabric
View over 200 beaded journal pieces by 42 artists participating in the 2007-08 Bead Journal Project! Compelling and inspirational, this unique beadwork tells stories, reveals emotions and follows important events in the lives of the artists who create a visual journal each month during the year-long project. In this presentation, you will see the best of the best!
View over 200 beaded journal pieces by 42 artists participating in the 2007-08 Bead Journal Project! Compelling and inspirational, this unique beadwork tells stories, reveals emotions and follows important events in the lives of the artists who create a visual journal each month during the year-long project. In this presentation, you will see the best of the best!
Date: Thursday, May 21st
Time: 7 pm
Location: Greenwood Masonic Lodge
7910 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle (driving directions here)
If you are in the area and participated in the BJP last year or are participating this year, PLEASE COME and bring your BJP pieces for show and tell!!!!
Location: Greenwood Masonic Lodge
7910 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle (driving directions here)
If you are in the area and participated in the BJP last year or are participating this year, PLEASE COME and bring your BJP pieces for show and tell!!!!
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Also, I just posted a Blogiversary Giveaway on my blog here!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Hi all,
Morwyn, I'm excited to see that your BJP '07 piece will be in the Beaded Book exhibition. Congratulations! Our group from two years ago will be well represented. I've got a new (post BJP) piece that is also in the show. It's called "Metaphorically Speaking" and it's a beaded cigar box inspired by Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth" (and Mary Oliver's book of poetry "House of Light"). I wish I could see the show in person but will look forward to seeing it in print in the June/July issue of Beadwork. Are there other BJP'ers in the show?
Morwyn, I'm excited to see that your BJP '07 piece will be in the Beaded Book exhibition. Congratulations! Our group from two years ago will be well represented. I've got a new (post BJP) piece that is also in the show. It's called "Metaphorically Speaking" and it's a beaded cigar box inspired by Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth" (and Mary Oliver's book of poetry "House of Light"). I wish I could see the show in person but will look forward to seeing it in print in the June/July issue of Beadwork. Are there other BJP'ers in the show?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Update on the Beaded Book Competition
I'm in! My journal, Wheel of the Year, will be touring with the Interweave Bead Expo! Here's my blog entry about it. Thanks again to everyone in the BJP for all their encouragement and support.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Elemental Water - complete!
Elemental Water is finally done! All I have left is Elemental Earth and the whole series will be done and ready for Bead Dreams! Check out the full panel here.
Kassie
Monday, February 16, 2009
December is finally finished
Hi all,
I took one month away to bead a pair of ballet slippers for an exhibition. Now, I'm proud to say that I finished my December BJP and have started my January BJP. I hope to catch up before the month of March. In the mean time, here is my Dec. page.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
January Page Completed
I finished my January page over this past weekend. It's my 'change' page and it's here.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
The Beaded Book Competition
Hey, guys - don't know if anyone still stops in here - but I wanted to share an update concerning my beaded journal. I entered it in Beadwork's Beaded Book Competition and I just got the news that it's been selected as a finalist! Now I just have to deal with the trauma of sending off to a bunch of strangers for a few months (insert deep breath here).
Many, many thanks to all the 07-08 BJP gang and especially Robin, who shoved us all down this rabbit hole in the first place., encouraging us to put beads to cloth, expressing ourselves in ways both familiar and strange, stretching our creativity and learning so much together and as individuals. The experience remains one of the richest in rewards - both personal and professional - I've ever known.
Many, many thanks to all the 07-08 BJP gang and especially Robin, who shoved us all down this rabbit hole in the first place., encouraging us to put beads to cloth, expressing ourselves in ways both familiar and strange, stretching our creativity and learning so much together and as individuals. The experience remains one of the richest in rewards - both personal and professional - I've ever known.
However this turns out in the end, I'm already a winner.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
See Six BJP Pieces by Christi C!!!
Christi C. is still working toward completing this project. She has finished June - October, and is nearly done with November. Since Christi doesn't have a website or blog, I've taken pictures of these beautiful pieces and posted them here on my blog for your viewing pleasure! Here's a peek...
I've also posted pictures of pieces by Christy H. who just finished her last piece for the year! You can see them here.
I am so very proud of these two gals (and many others unknown to me) for their perserverance!
Robin A.
I've also posted pictures of pieces by Christy H. who just finished her last piece for the year! You can see them here.
I am so very proud of these two gals (and many others unknown to me) for their perserverance!
Robin A.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Elemental Water Sketch
Sketch for my 3rd panel, Elemental Water, is posted on my blog.
Kassie - The Beading Butterfly
Labels:
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
March page 2007 BJP
Hi everyone, it has been a very long time since I posted. I finally finished my 8th page, which is for March of 2008. It has been done for awhile but I have had computer problems and was not able to download the picture and then post it. But it is there now if you would like to take a look.
Happy beading,
Nancy K.
Happy beading,
Nancy K.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
What a Customer Created....
This beautiful bracelet is what a customer created from my Double Heart Bracelet wire wrapping tutorial.... It's wonderful!
Labels:
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jewelry,
tutorial,
Wire wrapping
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Slow as molasses in January
Hi,
I finally finished my April page from 2007-08. For the next go around I'm going to make smaller pieces. You can see April on my blog:
nightbeaderatlarge.blogspot.com
I finally finished my April page from 2007-08. For the next go around I'm going to make smaller pieces. You can see April on my blog:
nightbeaderatlarge.blogspot.com
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