From time to time, I like to explore the notion of inspiration.
Recently, I came across a blog post by Patrizia Tager. In her post, she cites one of my favorite sources of inspiration: Sherry Serafini, who is one of the 15 featured designers for Bead&Button’s 15th anniversary issue. Not only did working on Sherry’s piece inspire me to create a new necklace of my own, but I’ve been exploring other techniques as an offshoot of that original inspiration.
My next goal is to combine my newfound love of bead embroidery with the stunning ambition of Mieko Ogura’s Bead Dreams 2008 entry, Caribbean Beach, pictured. I want to make something similar to these, but I want to wear them, too. I think I’ll find some slides and then bead embroider them. Thankfully, there are enough beaded shoes in the world that I can draw plenty of inspiration from for my own design.
Who or what has inspired you to create your latest design?
—Tea Benduhn, Associate Editor, Bead&Button