Posted by Annalee Beer on Oct 6, 2016 in All Portfolio Items, Beaded Sculpture | 0 comments

I really appreciate Christmas. I don’t have cultural access to very many large festivals, and Christmas is one of the few, and certainly the one I enjoy the most. I mean, one of the ritual aspects of Christmas is decorating a tree. I love decorating things! So this floral sculpture has a Christmas feel about it. I enjoy the idea of it as an heirloom sculpture, pulled out year after year as part of a Christmas table centerpiece. Incorporated into family ritual. The...

Posted by Annalee Beer on Oct 5, 2016 in All Portfolio Items, Beaded Sculpture | 0 comments

This is a picture of the first bouquet that I ever made. It was created while I was still working as a software developer, I made as a practice in mindfulness meditation to calm myself down in the evenings. I find it relaxing to be in the moment, focusing on the physical aspects of creation. I was teaching myself how to make these, and this being the first one it was rather inefficient. Since I created this piece I’ve learned a lot more about creating them faster and...

Posted by Annalee Beer on Oct 1, 2016 in All Portfolio Items, Beaded Sculpture | 0 comments

This is one of my very special pieces. Every flower and leaf in this piece was created out of seedbeads with my own two hands and then arranged the way a floral designer might into a stunning heirloom sculptural piece. I spent some time looking into floral design and popular bouquet and floral choices for weddings before diving into this work. While working on this piece I taught myself a pattern for creating beaded calla lillies. I estimate that I spent between 35 and 40...

Posted by Annalee Beer on Sep 30, 2016 in All Portfolio Items, Beaded Sculpture | 0 comments

Created in 2016 this is one of my gorgeous hand beaded sculptures featuring a number of beautiful blue flowers. This is an intricate piece of work. I create each petal by hand and form them into flowers, I form each leaf by hand and form them into greenery. After making each element using tiny seed beads I then arranged them into this bouquet. This sculpture made of glass and wire has the ability to last for generations, as a gorgeous piece to be passed down through a...

Posted by Annalee Beer on Sep 6, 2016 in All Portfolio Items, Beaded Sculpture | 2 comments

For a long time I’ve been incredibly attracted to the sweet soft palette of pastel colours, and they’re so perfect in a bridal setting. This is one of my earlier beaded sculptures and a piece that I am incredibly proud of. Every flower and piece of greenery is hand beaded by myself and then arranged together the way a floral designer might into a gorgeous heirloom sculptural piece. This piece has a touch of extra luxury in that is it bedecked with stunning...