{"id":4065,"date":"2009-05-13T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2009-05-13T17:01:44","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T00:01:44","slug":"my-bead-style-singing-opera-in-a-biker-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/my-bead-style-singing-opera-in-a-biker-jacket\/4065\/","title":{"rendered":"My Bead Style &#8211; Some Say It&#8217;s Like Singing Opera in a Biker Jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-05\/13-pirate-theme-pillow-bead-2009-04-19-014-(011-3).jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pirate Theme Pillow Bead\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">What Do You Think?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">One thing I often ponder, as many of you probably do too, is personal style. Who you are as a polymer clay artist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Developing a unique artistic voice allows your friends, followers and\/or customers to<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> recognize you through your creations. But this process can take some time to happen. So don&#8217;t worry if you are still in discovery mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;d have to say that my artist&#8217;s voice is definitely still in development. It&#8217;s a diverse collection of styles. One part hippie chick. One part urban skateboarder. One part tea drinking herb gardener. One part martini girl. One part minimalist. One part antique collector. One part over achiever. And one part slacker. Talk about a strange mix!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I still often wonder if all of my diverse parts will ever unify into a single style. I&#8217;m kind of all over the map.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For example, on my work table this very minute, are:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Rustic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/dog-tags-jewelry-for-boys-personalized-names-faux-stone\/4041\/\">faux stone dog tags jewelry<\/a> beads;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> An elegant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-alcohol-inks-crackled-gold-leaf\/4051\/\">crackled gold leaf<\/a> pendant, vibrant with rich colors from just a few drops of concentrated alcohol inks&#8230; and;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some funky graffiti style mokume gane beads that I&#8217;ve just developed using a technique which no one has even seen yet (except for Doug, my dh, and kids).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I mean&#8230; just look at the pirate bead in the photo at the top of this post <em>(which I just love)<\/em>.\u00a0 And then go have a look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/making-polymer-clay-flower-beads-spring-jewelry-projects\/2626\/\">trumpet flower bead<\/a> <em>(which I also just love)<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some might say this contrast is a little like singing opera in a biker jacket. Do I appeal to younger teenagers and youth? Or is it more of a mature audience? Hmmm&#8230;. wondering, wondering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Maybe my style is ageless. The voice of a woman who sits outside the box. Free to be just whoever she feels like being. Maybe I&#8217;m a little bit Country AND a little bit Rock and Roll! OMG&#8230; that was Donnie and Marie Osmond!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To tell you the truth, I kind of like having the range. Getting to know everyone&#8230; younger, older, wild and tame. I&#8217;m happy to teach all of you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Perhaps you could help me out here. If you were describing my style or my artistic voice to someone&#8230; maybe someone who doesn&#8217;t really know me yet&#8230; what would you say? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Does your perception match what I described above&#8230; or do you see something that I may not be seeing. Very curious! You have my permission to have some fun with this at my expense if you like (smiles).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Do You Think? 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