My name is Svetlana Paranina; I was born, I grew up and still live in the Russian Urals city of Perm. I learned about beads in November 2009 and since then I love them as well as everything associated with them. It was then that I started designing jewelry and later my passion aroused interest in many other materials; I wanted to try everything in combination with beads.
About 5 years ago I knew about soutache. To be exact, I saw jewelry of soutache embroidery designers on the Internet and fell in love with this material. Since then, more and more often I mix different techniques and materials in my jewelry. And recently I wanted to try to embroider on canvas. Very often I look with envy at the pieces embroidered with stones and crystal elements!
Last year, I bought several wooden cabochons at the largest fair in my city, they were hand-painted in the Russian style (Zhostovo painting) - as soon as she saw them, the idea was immediately born to create a series of "Russian Tracery". Cabochons had different shapes and sizes, so I created four pendants, one necklace and one pair of earrings in the style of Zhostovo painting. And then I've designed other jewelry in the styles of Russian folk art - Gzhel and Khokhloma.
Jewelry from "Russian Tracery" was very popular, and I decided to create another series. In the past I taught music in school, and even though I no longer work in this specialty, my love to music didn't disappear. Thus the second series was born - "And the music sounds ..." consisting of five brooches, three of which were embroidered with beads, and the other two have been made in soutache embroidery. I'm thinking to make the third series, which one is still a secret...
Recently, I want not only to weave and embroider a single piece of jewelry but also create a themed series consisting from several items. Most of all I love to design jewelry with a certain subject to allow wearer not only to put them on but also to look at them as at the pictures of nature. I'd like these images embodied in the jewelry to look like alive.
So I am very happy that my next themed beadwork Fairy Fish Bracelet made in one of the Fashion Colorworks triad took the First Place in the Beaded Objects And Accessories category and has been awarded the "Best Use Of Color" prize. Honestly, the prizes have become a big and pleasant surprise for me since my work - just a bracelet - is not a time-consuming piece like a handbag or a beaded object, but I like my bracelet.
For me, the Fashion Colorworks contest is not even a contest rather a certain exam, summarizing my creative annual total. Many thanks to the organizers of the competition and the judges! It's a difficult job - to evaluate many wonderful works, especially since many of them deserve high rewards. Every year I see the bead designers grow in their creativity and their style becomes immediately visible in the works.
I would also like to thank the sponsors for their great prizes, thanks to which the desire to create is even stronger! And my special thanks to Zoya Gutina for her great work and attention to all participants, for the kindness and ease of communication, but also for her wonderful, very interesting and informative newsletter. I wish my favorite Fashion Colorworks Beading Contest long life!
My gallery on MyLovelyBeads.com
About author:
| Svetlana Paranina, Perm, Russia | |
| Email: | svetlana-paranina@yandex.ru |
| Online Shop: | livemaster.ru/svetlanaperm |
