Saturday, April 13, 2013

               Bead Soup Blog Party 2013- Reveal 
Welcome Guests and Our Hostess Lori Anderson!
Special Thanks to my Partner Linda!
Linda will be revealing her design in the 3rd reveal here...
Please follow my blog, I will be doing a give away for my next Bead soup Reveal! 
Fossil Feud Necklace
When I was working with my Bead Soup from Linda I began thinking of the Wild West because of the  leather and colors of the beads.  The handmade ceramic focal pendant looks like a fossil unearthed.  This caused me to do a little research.  I ended up learning about the great Fossil Feud which was during the Wild West Days of America.  My first piece is a tribute to the 2 men behind the story.  I hope you enjoy reading it.

Here is the story....

It's the Wild West, in the late 1800's.  The days of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Buffalo Bill.  It's also the  days of cattle drives, and the last of the buffalo hunts. The great land ownership quest is going on all along the western frontier with white settlers taking advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862.  The California gold rush and the wagon trains on the Oregon trail and others are over.  The fights among the white settlers and the Native American Indians were raw and happening all across the west.

Another fight was going on in the late 1800's that I had not heard of, maybe you have.  The big feud, is now the famous feud of 2 men, and is called The Fossil Feud.  It was between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. They were paleontologists, who amazingly discovered 136 new species of dinosaurs in North America. Previously scientist only new of nine.

                                    

The extinct animals that Cope and Marsh introduced to science include many dinosaurs commonly known today, such as Triceratops, Allosaurus, Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus. They also named and cataloged innumerable, long-vanished species of mammals, fish, and birds. Today, more than a century after their great discoveries, the names Cope and Marsh–like Lewis and Clark or Stanley and Livingstone–remain linked together in history books. Unlike these other famous duos, however, Cope and Marsh hated each other with a passion. Cope and Marsh clashed for 20 years as the discoveries of dinosaur and extinct species intensified.

Marsh discovered a site in Como, Wyoming, where there was a mother lode of dinosaurs from the Jurassic Period, a stage in the Mesozoic Era that ended 135 million years ago. In the first year of digging alone, Marsh’s men shipped 30 tons of bones east, including those of Allosaurus, Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, Camptosaurus, and many others.

Although the 2 men were known for their hatred of each other, they amazingly discovered so much in a short period of time. The digs were difficult, with harsh climate conditions, and often there were Indians that would would have to be fought off. It's a shame they are known more for the feud between them, rather than the amazing fossils they found, unearthed and showed the world.

Marsh and his crew


Fossil Feud Necklace
I used the blue ceramic rounds, focal pendant, leather and clasp, and a shell bead from my soup.
Can you find the shell bead?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Gorgeous leather and pendant from my sweet partner Linda!
                                           
I created 2 components to go with the soup Linda sent.  I took a donut shell bead (from my bead soup) and made it into the vintage looking text bead with the word, " nature".  I also made the glass tube bead that holds the "fossil finds" (chip beads from my soup) of Cope and Marsh.

                                               

I was determined to use the leather, since I dont know what I am doing when it come to working with it.  The leather Linda sent was really a nice grade, easy to knot and work with.
I chose the blue beads because they were the only ones with large holes...ah, easy decisions, this is good!
     


Fossil Feud Necklace BSBP 2013
Laura Guenther-Linda Younkman

Impressionism Bracelets

The term Impressionism is derived from 
Claude Monet's painting, Impression Sunrise.   
I love all of Monet's many paintings.  I really love his painting, 
Poppy Field in a Hollow near Giverny I decided to use it as inspiration
 for these bracelets, because of his lush display of natural colors.                                                                     

Poppy Field in a Hollow near Giverny by Claude Monet-1885

For these bracelets, I used the pale green faceted stone beads, the red faceted beads, and the braided leather.  I purchased a magnetic clasp for the wrap bracelet.  Again, this leather is gorgeous, which you can not appreciate from the photos. These look really cool together when worn.  Thank you Linda!!!




I decided to keep this bracelet simple, and I must say
it does really look great on. I am very happy with the 
results.  You can't tell from the picture, but it is a really cool bracelet.
I made the connector to go with the beads from vintage brass, tin
patinas and  mica.




Love this leather!




Thanks for visiting BlueAntiquities!  Enjoy the party!  Be sure to check back for the third reveal.
My partner Linda will be revealing what she created and I will be revealing another bead soup!



44 comments:

  1. Laura I love all your pieces and the colors beautiful work.

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  2. Great work as always!! Loved the story too! Big hugs

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  3. Laura I love everything you made, the designs and colors beautiful.

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  4. Love your inspirations and what came out of them !

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  5. I love all your pieces... I love your style and how you describe your jewels.
    I'm using a lot the beautiful bookmark I won last BSBP :)

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  6. all pieces are perfect, but the bracelet with rose is the best!

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  7. What an inspirational story! I will never look at fossil beads the same way again. Beautiful creations, too!

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  8. Love the work, and the soup. And your stories are icing on the cake.

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  9. Love the pieces and the stories behind them

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  10. I love the fossil feud story that inspired the first piece! Gorgeous necklace and the two beads you made are incredible. I'm hoping you'll do a tutorial or if you already have (since I'm new to your blog) maybe a link to a previous post? They're really amazing. I also love your interpretation of the Monet painting using leather. Not the obvious choice but so refreshing and original!

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    1. Coffee Addict, The tube beads you can find in recent issues of Belle Armoire Magazine...Just wrap your wire around your pliers first a few times, then begin wrapping it on the tube, coil down the glass and finish on the other side. I have done them before with heavier gauge wire than this one here, and it looks nicer. Send me your email address to lkguen@comcast.net and I will try to find which magazine issue the tube beads were in, for you. Thank you for your comments!

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  11. I love how your pieces have a history, they turned out great!

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  12. Very pretty soup your partner sent and you made some beautiful jewelry from it! I really like that bracelet!

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  13. I love all designs and the way you've written this post. Great work.

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  14. When I read your post first, I thought you mean Freud.... and asked myself, how you could confuse the names ;0) The necklace is so warm in colours, I like it very, very much. But you're a talented author and art interpreter too! Great items, dear Laura!

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  15. Love the pieces and especially love the special touches you added to your bead soup like the glass fossil tube bead and bracelet connector - how cool! Super job all around!

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  16. Love your soup and I really really LOVE both bracelets!

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  17. So much thought went into your pieces, it shows! They are lovely. The colors and inspiration pictures are great :)

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  18. Great story, great jewelry! Bravo.
    kathy

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  19. Very, very nice pieces...I really must try to use some of that leather I've been collecting LOL!

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  20. I love that each piece has a story. I have to admit a partiality to the first. Those little vintage bits really make the necklace special. Super job! - Julie

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  21. All your pieces are simply stunning. Your creative twist really made these jewelry pieces beautiful wearable art.

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  22. My favourite is the bracelet but I specially love the stories behind every piece!

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  23. ~truly fascinating post and pieces you have created...i love the earthy feel to each and the clasp with the capsule...love...much love light and blessings~

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  24. Thanks everyone, you all are so nice!!! I am going hopping now!

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  25. Terrific post and amazing jewelry pieces!

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  26. I love where you went with your soup - very interesting story and cool pieces! I especially love the little vial and the decorated washer:)

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  27. You did a really great job with your soup! I love the story behind the pieces! The pieces really are beautiful!

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  28. Laura, I really enjoyed being your partner and you certainly did not disappoint with your use of the beads I sent. I love that you tackled the leather and made beautiful pieces. The fossil necklace looks great and I love what you did with the shell beads. The bracelet with your metal focal is to die for. I really do have to learn how to work with the mica and metal. I think that you can safely say you have conquered leather. So happy that I got a change to know you and I hope that I do your beads justice in next weeks reveal Would love to know where you go the magnetic clasp you used in the braided leather piece. Hugs to you.

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  29. I skipped ahead so I can come see what you made :) Beautiful creations as expected Laura! Your attention to detail is so inspiring! Love what you created with Linda's soup!

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  30. Well, I am not at all surprised that your jewelry is beautiful - all of what I have seen in this Blog Hop has been beautiful - but what I didn't expect was a history lesson. I really enjoyed that. I love your Fossil necklace and had to chuckle at how you chose the blue beads. Most of my designing decision are made by the beads and components I am trying to use rather than me directing any kind of a design. Great job!

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  31. Awesome pieces! I loved your story. How appropriate!

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  32. I just loved both designs. They are truly wonderful but what really sets your blog apart is the history lesson. I can hardly wait to see what you do in the next part and I admit to kicking myself for not doing my reveals on separate days.

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  33. Loving all the leather. The components you made to complement make these designs totally seemless. Beautiful work

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  34. I really love your feminine (despite the use of leather) bracelets!

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  35. I really like all of your pieces. When you asked about the shell bead, my thought was that it was indeed the donut. I adore the way you altered it into something a little different. In all your creations are beautiful!

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  36. Your pieces are absolutely gorgeous, I love each piece, the combination of materials is wonderful, great job!

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  37. Your post is interesting (I always like to learn something new from history) and your jewelry is beautiful.

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  38. Stuning designs! Love your necklace - the focal is gorgeous and the colour of the beads and ribbon is perfect. Your bracelets are gorgeous - especially like the bracelet with the connector. Love the patina!!

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  39. Your pieces are lovely, and it's such a treat to have insight into the inspirations behind each of them!

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  40. Thank you for the history lesson. It's refreshing to read something new. Love your beautiful creations. I'm in the 3rd reveal so please drop by.

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  41. Your pieces are beautiful! I just love the components you made. I really enjoyed your blog post..very interesting story.

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Thank you for your comments! I love to hear from you! Laura