Sacred Threads http://www.sacred-threads.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:51:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 © anne@stariel.com () anne@stariel.com() Just another WordPress weblog anne@stariel.com No no http://www.sacred-threads.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Sacred Threads http://www.sacred-threads.com 144 144 New: And the Dead Shall Rise http://www.sacred-threads.com/2011/09/new-and-the-dead-shall-rise/ http://www.sacred-threads.com/2011/09/new-and-the-dead-shall-rise/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:54:06 +0000 admin http://www.sacred-threads.com/?p=881

…And the Dead Shall Rise

Silk and metallic thread, 1.35 ct citrine, approx .35 ct iolite, both prong-set in silver; gold-plated findings and 4 coral beads; glass beads.

2011  Anne Beversdorf

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Angels Turn the Earth

Silk, Metallic Thread, approx 1 carat garnets, prong-set in silver, 16 synthetic opal beads, antique glass beads.

2011

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March 3, 2011; 6-8 pm at the Unitarian Church Gallery; 4700 Grover Avenue; Austin, TX

Featuring Thirty Five Miniature Tapestries by Anne Beversdorf  (including five brand-new ones).

Please come to this modest reception, bring your friends, nibble and drink, and enjoy the first opportunity anywhere to see ALL my unsold works in one place!

These tapestries, are made of silk and metallic thread and embellished with beads, faceted gemstones, and freshwater pearls.  They depict sacred images adapted from medieval imagery and other sources from Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and Hindu traditions.  Each image is smaller than a piece of typing paper and takes an average of 400 hours to make, with over 500 stitches per square inch.

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My favorite silk thread store had e-reader covers in red, camel, and black leather, with a spot prepared for a piece of needlework.   This is the result.

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Archangels Michael and Gabriel

Michael and Gabriel introduce the Gospel of Matthew.  Silk and metallic threads, .30 carats aquamarine, glass beads.

7 1/4 ” x 7 7/8″

2010

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Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Visions

Silk and metallic threads, .25 carats citrine, .45 carat sapphire, 4 gold-filled beads, glass beads.  7.14″  x 8.15″.  2010

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Archangel Gabriel with John the Evangelist

Silk and metallic threads with approx. .70 carat peridot and .4 carat citrine, antique and modern glass beads.  6 1/4″ x 8.5″

2010

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The Hand of Fate

Silk and metallic thread, 1.34 carat garnets, 24 freshwater pearls.  7 1/8″ x 9″     2010

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ANGELS OF ABRAHAM

Retail Price: $2493.00

Anne Beversdorf, 2009

Silk and metallic thread; .29 ct pink tourmaline; .20 ct green tourmaline; .13 ct apatite; 1 ct garnet, all faceted and prong-set in sterling silver, with 4 freshwater black pearls and antique glass beads on 22 pt canvas. 24 x 19.5 cm.

Adapted from painting by Andrei Rublov, c. 1411; original in Trinity Church of the Sergiev-Troitsa Monastery near Moscow. Original 142 – 144 cm.

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ARCHANGEL GABRIEL: ANGEL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR

Anne Beversdorf, 2009

Silk and metallic threads;  4+ carats garnets, faceted and prong-set in sterling silver; 15+ carats hessonite rondelles on 22 point canvas.

Adapted from 12th century Russian icon, Rumyantsevsky Museum, Moscow/Leningrad Russian Museum.

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