Vintage Lace Pendants by Laura Beth Love
all arwork & images copyright Laura Beth Love 2009
Thank goodness springtime is right around the corner! The change of seasons always seems to offer just the right gentle push I need to leave behind the old and begin some new projects. I look forward to the refreshing & soft palette of spring — and to the longer days it affords! I created these pendants with pieces of antique lace & glass. Enjoy!
Laura
MOSAIC
I will bring my hammer down on you hard
And for that brief second close my eyes
(believe me, this hurts me more than you')
All of your beauty '
Shattered with one swift swing
And cleaning up the pieces '
A messy job.
But I must admit ' I thought of you,
In that particular, sentimental way
before I did you in
Oh, the beautiful company you've held,
The admiring eyes,
The groping hands once all over you,
Fingertips touching and feeling
Your every sleek curve and smooth'
Patience is the key now
To give the mastic time to dry before
Mixing just the perfect hue of grout
to complement your new assemblage
Oh wedding vase, anniversary plate,
Knick-knack cat, teapot lid.
-Laura Beth Love
1999
Mosaic bird's nest bowl made from broken china
Wedding Vase
Anniversary Plate
Knick-knack cat
Royal Winton Chintz teapot and lid
Below: Necklace I made from same chintz pattern shown above
poem copyright 1999 Laura Beth Love
Musikfest 2010 Bethlehem PA
Nancy Wilson of Heart
It's festival week here in the Lehigh Valley PA with Bethlehem's Musikfest! This ten day festival runs August 6 th through the 15 th , and boasts over 300 performers! During Musikfest the streets of downtown Bethlehem are closed and 14 stages host a huge range of local to nationally known musical performers.
Musikfest is presented by ArtsQuest, a nonprofit arts organization, and all proceeds from the festival help support The Banana Factory (ArtsQuest's community arts center and gallery in Bethlehem, PA) as well as other local nonprofit groups.
I'm a huge music fan and really look forward to Musikfest every year. Last night I got to see Heart, which was a long time coming for me, as I've been a huge fan for 20+ years and this was my first time seeing them live! The previous night I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd, another long awaited show ' and both concerts were just outstanding. Here are a few photos I took at each concert!
Heart Musikfest August 10,2010
As beautiful as ever!
Lynyrd Skynyrd Musikfest August 9,2010
Musikfest website: http://www.musikfest.org/
ArtsQuest website: http://www.artsquest.org/
KISS at Montage in Scranton PA
Thanks to a friend, I was able to see KISS in Scranton PA on the following Sunday, August 15th. They were awesome, as usual. The best was that we didn't even know we had front row seats until we got there....the tickets said "row C" so we assumed we were third row....until we got there and found out the rows started with C!
all photos copyright Laura Beth Love 2010 and may not be used without permission
I'm Kind Of A Big Deal...
artwork and photo copyright Laura Beth Love
I'm excited to offer a new category for Limited Edition Art Jewelry on my website. This category encompasses those one of a kind creations that don't quite fit in any of my other categories and in a nutshell can be described as a little bit of this and a little bit of that!
Here is where you will find unique and unusual jewelry designs that incorporate vintage photos as well as some vintage advertising art, plus some mixed media and altered art jewelry. Some of the items included in this section are early designs that I made a while back but never had the time to photograph until now! Be sure to stop in and take a peek!
