It was Reshma who wanted beads with a decidedly Indian twist and she requested beads with paisley designs. Back when I was in college and high school, paisley was all the rage! I still remember all those wonderful Indian bedspreads we had all over our dorm rooms with the colorful paisley designs. But that was quite a while ago and I hadn't really thought about paisley since then. But Indian design still uses lots of paisley. I had a small paisley design stamp that came with one of my stamp sets but it was really too tiny. I wanted something a bit larger. So I found a set of rubber stamps that had a mix of designs and cut out just the paisley part I wanted. I cemented it to the end of a dowel and it worked perfectly. I added some floral stamps to the design and they really look nice as you can see from the photo.
Reshma also has a very different color vocabulary from mine and so she really took me out of my comfort zone with both design and color combinations. I am really happy with the work that has come out of this collaboration from her custom orders and I always look forward to working with her!
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Thank you for this mention Roberta! You have such wonderful designs in your store and your new verdigris creations are simply outstanding! I really look forward to working with you as well!
Es normal que se usen tus cuentas para la joyeria, esta y todas las que haces son preciosas. Besos
What a beautiful bead! I love the paisley and the vibrant colors.
This reminds me... somewhere in the studio I have a little suitcase FULL of stamps I found at a thrift store. I'll have to hunt it down. :)
Wow, I like the color schemes you regularly use, but it's so cool to see your work in some shades outside of your comfort zone!
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