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Susan Lomuto | Jun 15, 2007 | Comments 8
kelly russell’s website is aptly named ‘beadfuddled’ and that is just how i felt as i scrolled through the pictures of her fine silver beads, looking for a picture to accompany this post. too many beautiful beads. not enough space for me to show them all. oh my.
during a pmc class with celie fago in 2003, russell experienced one of those ‘aha!’ moments that often mark a new direction for an artist and this time resulted in a body of work that catapulted russell to the top of the pmc beadmaker’s heap. with beads in four books out this year, it just keeps getting better for this talented artist.
combining the pmc with semi precious stones, 24k gold, porcelain, buttons, and polymer clay, her one-of-a-kind, reversible beads sell out in record time. the bead archives quickly illustrate that the rich variety of patterns, textures, patinas and shapes make russell’s beads a collector’s dream. my favorites? the fragment and keyhole beads shown here. they resemble time-worn chunks of history and suggest hushed experiences, unfinished stories and secret promises.
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I sat across from Kelly in a class at Bead & Button last week. She’s very fun and all her pieces are truly one of a kind. She’s got a couple of fun pmc & polymer pieces ina pmc article in the latest isuue of Ornament magazine. She’s a real inspiration.
That’s. Just. Gorgeous.
All of it.
Add me to the list of her fans. Just fabulous work.
I am a big fan of Kelly and Kelly’s beads. The most beautiful things I have ever seen. Really.
Hi Susan,
I have been going through your older blogs to fill what my friend, Christie Friesen calls “The Well”. I have two pages of other artists to go peek at and then to come across my website, what can I say?? What a thrill! It is always nice to hear what other people think of my work. If you get a chance, you may like the new polymer pieces I just did. I made frames of PMC and filled them with pre-baked pieces of mokume-gane and some fun decals I made using liquid polymer. I even thought that I was the only person crazy enough to use diamonds with polymer and then I saw your bit on Cynthia Toops’ necklace. Oh, well, at least I am in good company….LOL….
I have had the pleasure of meeting and re-meeting Libby….great work herself…and Judy Dunn’s shibori work clay makes me jealous! Ponsawan has been coming to see me at the Bead and Button shows and is so sweet! And Marlas pieces are great.
Thanks for including me on your blog….made my weekend!! Kelly Russell
Hi All,
I am trying to get to the Beadfuddled website but having an issue with the server that is hosting it. All I can find is the beadfuddled blog page. Could someone direct me to Kelly Russell or her email. I am trying to find out what books to purchase that would have her beads in them. I am especially interested in what process she uses to get that antiqued/patina look she achieves. Please tell her she has a new No.1 fan. Thank you for your help. Carol Merry
Hi Carol,
I passed your comment along to Kelly – with your email address. I’m sure you will hear from her soon!
Hi Carol, I have closed my website. You can drop me a line at KellyRussell@cablespeed.com. Or leave a comment on my blogpage. I can’t e-mail you since my Mac is not set up for outgoing e-mail unless it is a reply. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks again, Susan. Take care, Kelly