>Sunday Afternoon Sketches

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Yesterday, I finally had a day off, so I took a stroll over to the Thomas Crane Public Library. I needed a little inspiration, so I glanced through several books depicting furniture styles. I found a photo of the perfect Biedermeier- style love seat. In Central Europe, the term Biedermeier refers to design work in the period between the years 1815 and 1848. This style of furniture most likely originated in France, but similar styles also became popular in Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. Today, this style is simply referred to as Scandinavian.

Here's my drawing of the love seat,

Tawny Bear,

and Julie.

I do most of my sketch work on tracing paper. I like tracing paper because I can layer drawings upon drawings to get a visual idea of how my finished beadwork might turn out.

Here is my final drawing. I layered all of my sketches, and traced over the completed image. Somehow, my sister Julie turned out to be the main subject here. I hope she doesn't mind:) I've never beaded a human image before, so this should be quite an interesting challenge...