Remember yesterday when I said this beading thing could be addictive? Well, here is another beaded project. Originally the flower was supposed to be pink but the yellow seemed to work better. For now it is attached to a headband but that may change to a brooch. While I was photographing the subject of this post, it reminded me of a cruise that we went on. The ship was the Carnival Conquest and until we got aboard the ship, I was unaware that the decor was all impressionist artist influenced. Just wandering around and looking at the decor was like being in a floating gallery. Why this post reminds me of the cruise, the gigantic sunflower in this atrium! Here is a picture of it. Yes, another item influenced by Van Gogh, go figure.
When I was a kid, my mom used to take ceramic classes, it was a popular thing to do in the seventies. This type of statue called the smiley were everywhere and came in every theme possible. Most of the statues were of a sports theme and people painted them for high school grads and for sports fans in the appropriate team colors. There were also ones depicting different professions or hobbies. This statue is a housewife and definitely not a modern portrayal of women now days. This one I found at the Goodwill awhile ago partially painted. Originally I was going to just paint it in normal colors but the other day a better idea came to mind. The idea was to paint it in a random pattern but I wasn't sure what would work. After painting it in a solid color, I decided to use Van Gogh type of brush strokes. It is very different and I don't think that anyone in the seventies would have come up with this for their smiley.
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