I have another incredibly talented beadwork artist to share with you this week. Peggy Dembicer is an experienced mixed-media fine artist with a body of work that includes elaborate tapestry and paper weaving. But what really attracted my attention was her large-scale loomed beadwork. (Thank you to My Owl Barn, of all places, for helping me discover it.)
This wonderful vintage chip bag design is beadwork stitched entirely on a loom. It consists of 12,412 seed beads and took about 45 hours to design and weave. Its dimensions, unframed, are 7 by 10 inches. I love it!
Another of Peggy's loom designs is a tribute to Tim Burton's Mad Hatter character. Here's some detail:
The beads in each row, of course, had to be picked up one by one, in a very specific order based on Peggy's design. Look how the subtle variations in colors blend together to create the image. It's really a fine art painting done with beads.
I find Peggy's work amazingly inspiring, and I'd like to thank her for allowing me to share it here on About. Please take a few minutes to learn more about her work elsewhere on the net.
More Dembicer beadwork on Flickr:
- Homage to Michael Jackson - loomwork
- Sgt. Peggy's Lonely Hearts Club Band - loomwork
- Le Reve Reversed - bead embroidery
- Dear Antler - peyote stitch
Videos:
You can also visit her entire online gallery to see Peggy's mixed media work.
Which piece is your favorite?
Images courtesy of Peggy Dembicer
Comments
I spent a long time trying to find a project I could do with beads, but DID NOT want to make jewelry.
After attending various bead shows and getting an idea in my head I then had to find a suitable tapestry, again it took a while and I have at last done a picture of an old man, I am now doing a picture of various shaped and colour fish. Yes it is time consuming but the sense of accomplishment when you see it grow block by block is so rewarding. I looked everywhere to find some sort of advise on completing this sort of work, but nothing. I find it amazing that after all this time somebody has been doing it for obviously some time and has made a name for herself by doing it. Well done. I hope you get such pleasure from doing this as I do, very therapeutic as well. Lets see some more of her works.