When Rebekah of Tree Wing Studio posted these hearts – I was smitten. But silvery grey? Or copper? How to choose/ I am usually not so into hearts, but the wood texture on these appealed to my “woodland” inspired self.
Copper it is! So its a dryad inspired piece. That was a given. This popped into my head, almost complete:
That is a stoneware cab of mine, with a polymer leafy surround. I wanted to create a tangle of vines to hang the heart. Should it be wire wrapped or seedbeads? Branch fringe? Seed beads won.
It was all a bit freeform – in other words, I winged it. A drop here, a flower there… It IS a bit off center, but as her face is tilted it didnt bother me too much.
And the back- I drilled small holes along the bottom edge so I could stitch and loop. As of right now she is a focal only, but I have a show this weekend and HOPE to have her finished to take along…
Thank you for stopping by, please let me know what you think! And take a tour of the other blogs – we have several guests and AJE team members participating this month!
Guests
Jenny Davies-Reazor 
Wow! She is beautiful! I am looking forward to seeing her in her new home.
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I really love what you have created Jenny, the face and the heart go together so beautifully, and the way you have added the beads makes it all so seemless!
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Oh Wow, I love your pendant! Seed beads, clay, fairies, forests, so many details to look at.I can’t wait to see the finished piece.
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I love how you incorporated the heart into a larger piece. Really pretty!
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What a wonderful piece! I love it’s off-center symmetry. Would love to see it complete for your show.
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Love it! Please take a photo of how you finished it! Have a great show!
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I love your freeform Jenny and I think this is my favourite so far! It’s beautiful!
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Your use of mixed medias is pure genius!
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I knew copper would be perfect for you Jenny!! I absolutely love the dryad you created—loving trees like I do, I can’t help but adore her! I struggle to incorporate faces of any kind into my work, but always love to see how others use them—beautifully, beautifully done! The free-form, slightly of center design gives her a lovely natural feel… every tree has its own character and that makes her even more special, I think. Thank you so much for joining me in this challenge!
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