October 7, 2017

Music to My Eyes Blog Hop: My Playful Pachyderm


A few of my best beady buddies decided to do a blog hop with the theme of "your favorite song".  I love the inspiration of a hop so I signed up, but when I tried to decide what my favorite song is, I hit a wall.  Apparently, I don't really have a favorite song.  It's more like a favorite song of the moment, depending on my mood and the situation. Mostly I like songs that make me feel happy and the song I chose is a perfect example of that.  Baby Elephant Walk:


Okay, so I realize this is probably not a typical choice for a favorite song, but it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and never fails to bring a smile to my face (I mean, seriously, what kind of monster doesn't love baby elephants?) so that's my final answer.  For today, anyway.  

Baby Elephant Walk was written by Henry Mancini for the film Hatari.  I remember seeing the movie on television at my grandparents' house when I was a little kid and it takes me back to a kinder, gentler time.  I had such a good childhood.  My mom was always the best (she used to surprise me with little things like a new nightgown she made for me or a bag full of "groceries" for my play kitchen) and my grandparents were exactly what grandparents should be.  They also got cable television (hey, it's a big deal if you live outside of town and only get two channels, and that's if the weather is good and the rabbit ears are in the perfect position).  I remember watching Daktari at their house, too, probably around the same time.  Oh, and Born Free!  I'm not sure why these shows all appealed so much to my young self, but they sure did.  And The Baby Elephant Walk just seems to sum all that up perfectly.


One of my favorite lampwork artists, Mary Bush of Honey Bear Beads, recently made the perfect bead for a piece inspired by my chosen song - it's an elephant!  She added some floral accents to the bead so I pulled those colors in the micro macrame knotting.  I played around for a long time trying to frame out the bead without overpowering it.  I made three different versions of the petal pattern at the bottom before deciding on this overlapping one in raspberry with yellow gold accents.  I think it achieves a sort of exotic vibe.  Once I had that nailed down, I just repeated that motif at the top and added a coordinating knotwork strap with beads and Bob's your uncle! 


Since the elephant can turn within the circle, you can even catch a glimpse of his adorable little elephant tail.



This project was a lot of fun for me as I tried to step out of my comfort zone and I can't wait to see what the other participants made.  Here are their links - I hope you'll join me:

Sherri Hartman Stokey - that's me!


14 comments:

  1. Sherri, as always, I love your design! It makes me giggle that you picked this song...I love it! Your piece makes me think of Indian elephants all dressed up for a parade. Thank you so much for joining the swap!

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  2. Love this, Sherri. Your song definitely brought a smile to my face. The motif and color choice, not to mention, the focal bead, all bring visions of India. Well done!

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  3. That is one of your best because its beautiful and it makes me laugh. What a talisman of joy!

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  4. What an adorable bead and I love how you framed it!!

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  5. your work becomes more exceptionally gifted and lovely!
    ¡Bueno!

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  6. What a perfect little elephant! I love the colour scheme you picked out, it reminds me of the rich colours and the shapes too of the decorations that the maharajahs would use in a parade of elephants!

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  7. Sherri, you have really outdone yourself. This is an exceptional creation, it is beautiful. Beautiful bead and just perfect.

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  8. Panel Çitin montajının kolay oluşu ile görüntüsünün diğer çitlere göre çok daha güzel olması en önemli tercih sebeplerindendir. Görüntüsünün yanında dayanıklı oluşu da ayrı bir artı özelliği olmaktadır. Panel çitli tellerin kaplaması için galvaniz üstü statik boyayla yapılır ve dikmesinde kullanılan kaplama ise elektro galvaniz üzeri yine statik boya yapılmaktadır. Çitin en büyük artılarından biri de istenilen renkte yapmaktayız. Satın alacak kişilerin ne renkte isterse istesin yapılıyor. Panel çitlerin yüksekliği 50 ve 250 cm. arası değişen panel çitlerin çift telli oluyor. Montajında gerekli olan plastik klipslerin âdeti panel çitin yüksekliğine göre değişiklik gösterebilir. Örnek verirsek 50 cm olan panel çit için 1 adet plastik klip yeterken 120 cm Bir panel çite 2, 200 cm Bir panel çite ise 3 plastik klips gerekebilir. Şapka adı verilen plastik kapaklar montaj esnasında her dikme için kullanılarak görsellik bütünlüğü sağlar. Dekoratif, renkli, dayanıklı, kaliteli olan panel çitler gerek duvar üzerine gerekse de toprağa monte edilmektedir.


    Tel örgü
    Panel çit
    Panel çit Fiyat
    Tel Çit
    Çit
    Panel tel çit

    Ankara ve tüm Türkiye geneli satış yapan firmamız Tel örgü ürünleri ve bahçe çiti - panel çit - jilet tel - kafes tel satışı yapmaktadır.

    Bahçe çiti ve teli siparişleri alınır ayrıca Sincan Tel örgü ve çim çit - kafes tel - jiletli tel - bahçe çiti ürünleri burada

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