rose wreath

edith piaf - la vie en rose (1954)

a bead made on one of my new big hole mandrels. you can get these high quality, fun mandrels from Moretti & More.

a core of some odd lot yellow that i never knew quite what it was... it has a opaque yellow core with a partially transparent yellow outside. sort of like a filigrana.

the leaves were made with various transparent greens and pea green over a white core. they were made first, one at a time, and set aside on a graphite marver. each one was gradually reheated and applied to the yellow base bead.

finally i added a big blob of dark red, shaped the edges like petals and pressed the center with a rivet setting tool.

grace jones - la vie en rose (1983)

(forgive me, i am on a total grace jones jag)