Andrew Cuomo Beaded Portrait

ANDREW CUOMO Beaded Portrait!!!!!!!

We the PEOPLE..............

Good morning sea creatures of the deep!

I love her!

Tall, Dark and Handsome ;)

Bead embroidered GIRAFFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bead Embroidered Sea Star

WOW!  That was FUN ;)

The Heron

Bead Embroidered Manatee

                  This floating manatee is in a 11 x 14 inch mat.......Beads, felt, thread and paper.

SHARK bling bling!

Its getting crazy here!

Seed Bead Embroidered Tide Pools with Pearls

Interior mat window measures 3.5 inches square.

LOVE LOVE LOVE doing abstract work!  

Seed Bead Embroidered Coral Chorus

I wanted to name these Reef Balls but I think Coral Chorus is more elegant :)

Each piece is 2 inches in diameter.  Seed beads, felt, fabric and thread.

Seed Bead Embroidered Sea Star

Simplicity!  

Seed Bead Embroidered Star Fish, on faux seaweed.  Mat dimensions are 10 x 8 inches.

Seed Bead Embroidered Portrait

Seed Bead Embroidered Portrait with Coral.  9 x 11.5 inches.  Seed Beads, paper, fabric and canvas.

I have no words...........except....OMG!

Seed Bead Embroidered Portrait in Progress..........

Combining my two loves, texture and portraiture.  Lets see what happens!!!!!!!!

Seed Bead Embroidered Blue Hamlet

An old piece that I have rediscovered and falling back in love with!

Seed Bead Embroidered Sea Star

Sea Star.  5 x 5 inches.  Seed beads, thread, felt and fabric.  I could make these forever.  I love it!

Seed bead embroidered sunflower seastar

Sunflower Seastar  10 x 8 inch mat.  Seed beads, thread, fabric and felt.

My kids have been both so ill.  As I nursed them back to life this week I made this Sunflower seastar which might also look like the virus that took over this household!  

Seed Bead Embroidered Gopher Tortoise

Gopher Tortoise.  20 x 17 inch mat.  Seed beads, pearls, fabric and felt.

This Tortoise will be part of the Florida Craftsman show at the Tampa Airport.  

I am beyond excited.  Blood, sweat and tears!

Gopher Tortoise in Progress......

I've been invited to participate in a Florida Craftsman exhibition at the TAMPA AIRPORT!!!!!!!!

This Gopher Tortoise will be the largest piece I have made so far.  This photo is only a section.  I've used my son's 5 year old hand for some sense of scale......:)  TAMPA AIRPORT here we come!

Coral Reef Textures and Sea Star

Coral Reef Textures with Sea Star.  5 x 7 inches.  Seed beads, felt, thread and fabric.

Commissioned Sailfin Tang

Sailfin Tang.  12 x 9 inches, beads, thread, felt and batik.

This piece challenged my ability to believe in my own artistic process.  There were so many components of colors and lines, that I wasn't sure if I would make it. But I did!!!!