Rowena Art

Rowena Tank - Jewelry at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery

Beads and Vintage Buttons are so much fun to collect and wear as adornment. Being a member at Arts Prescott enables me to work with them each day. Here are but a few of the many beads I have in my case at the gallery. Prescott Rocks!  

Beads Donated to Burn Camp Cantina Night Prescott - The Gurley Grill - June 6, 2010

  Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Burn Camp Cantina Night

JOIN THIS FUND RAISING EVENT FOR CAMP COURAGE, AZ CHILDRENS BURN CAMP, HELD LOCALLY EACH YEAR. BURN CAMP CANTINA NIGHT WILL BE HELD JUNE 6TH BEHIND THE GURLEY ST. GRILL STARTING AT 4 PM. COME DANCE UNDER THE STARS.

Donated to Burn Camp Cantina night: "Nesting In Prescott"

Necklace created with Kumihimo Braiding and adorned with Vintage Czech Button and Beads from all over the world by Rowna Tank.

Patricia Brockert Bead Design - Won at the PAWS Auction

Here is a fun wire work design by my sister Patricia Brockert. She used an Omega Wire Necklace to create this one-of-a-kind piece. The large lampwork bead is one of my beads I created several years ago. Semi-presious stone beads are sprinkled through Patricia's creation. 

This was one of the donations offered at the Prescott Women's Shelter Tea last Saturday. Here is some information on how you can help the Shelter with a small donation...or maybe a big one. Life is Good for us!

Prescott Area Women's Shelter. If interested in help, please contact Erika Stone at 928.778.5933 or via email at: [email protected]'

MORE ABOUT PRESCOTT WOMEN'S SHELTER

PAWS would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their support:

City of Prescott Home Repair

Northern Arizona Behavioral Health Association

Ed and Elaine Pattermann

Bill and Kathy Doyle

The Daily Courier

PAWS Wish List

The shelter is always in need

of the following items:

Paper towels, Toilet paper, Trash bags

Laundry detergent, Lysol spray/wipes

Coffee, Milk, Sugar, Creamer

Pens, Paper, Stamps

Phone cards

Rolls of quarters

Wal-Mart Gift Cards

Volunteers

Monetary Donations

 

 

Kahlua, Agate and Baltic Amber - Beaded Brooch

PAWS Tea at Tis Gallery and Beads

Here I am with Mary Kaye O'Neill. Both of us are Jewelry Artists and we sure enjoyed checking out all of the beads and jewelry all of the artist donated for the fundraiser for the Prescott Area Woman's Shelter.

My sister, Patricia Brockert is on the Board for PAWS and she was instrumental in getting us great tickets to the tea.

We all enjoyed checking out the Prescott Art Beads at the Tis Gallery. Mary Kaye has her bangles and beads at Tis as well.    

Collectable Beads at Arts Prescott - Georgene Lockwood's Beading Projects Book

Inside the glass cubes next to my jewelry case at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery - Heart of Whiskey Row. 

Off Loom Bead Weaving Hat next to 2 flat peyote cuffs.

Note Georgene Lockwood's "Beading Projects" Book displayed showing so many new beading projects. One of my projects is featured in Georgene's book. This book can be found at Arts Prescott or in any fine bead shop. Check at the Bead Museum Bead Shop in Glendale!

Also displayed are some of Prescott Art Beads found throughout Prescott in several of the Art Walk Galleries. Here are my Wine Bottle Beads which fit all of the modern European bracelets which are worn and collected today. 

The Joy of Sharing Kumihimo

Yesterday I taught Katie, soon to be in Junior High, Kumihimo.

Katie learned the art of Kumihimo in a flash. She took to it like a fish swimming in fine water.

Sharing art forms is a great gift to give and yesterday was a prime example. What a fun afternoon. 

Wikpedia defines Kumihimo:

Kumihimo is a Japanese form of braid-making. Cords and ribbons are made by interlacing strands.

Kumihimo cord was first created by a form of finger-loop braiding. Later tools such as the marudai and the takadai were employed to make more complex braids in shorter time. The most prominent historical use of the cords was by samurai as both a functional and decorative way to lace their lamellar armour and their horses' armor (barding). Kumihimo cords are now used as ties on haori jackets and obijimes, which are used for tying on an obi (kimono sash).

A modern kumihimo disk made of firm but flexible foam plastic with notches can also be used as a portable marudai. The disks have 32 notches that create the tension that is usually created by tama on a marudai. The disks are convenient but are not as versatile as the marudai. On a marudai, any thickness or amount of string can be used, but on a disk only 32 or fewer strand braids can be made. Also, marudai can make many types of braids, such as flat, four sided, and hollow. There are also rectangular foam cards, especially suitable for making flat braids.

Merlot, Of Course - Ear Rings and Cross in Sterling Silver

Merlot is one of my favorite wines to drink. Of course, when it comes to lampworking with recycled wine bottle glass I do have a lot of special Merlot bottles to work with. 

Pictured: a pair of Merlot Ear Rings adorned with Sterling Silver Hearts. 

This Sterling Silver Cross on a chain is adorned with a Merlot Lampwork Bead.

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Karen Livingston Showing on Whiskey Row in Prescott - Sterling Silver Jewelry

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery is privileged to have Karen Livingston in the gallery. Karen creates Sterling Silver jewelry which depicts her personality.

Karen's necklace pictured was created using cold connections. This is one of my favorite pieces Karen has in her case in the gallery.

Check by Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery

134 South Montezuma Street

Historical Whiskey Row

Prescott, Arizona

Don't forget the 4th Friday Art Walk in Prescott - Pick up your Art Walk Guides at Arts Prescott!

Kahlua and Kumihimo - "Wheat Harvest"

Kumihimo Braiding and Hand Dyed Cotton Mock Chenille makes a great cord for my "Wheat Harvest" Series. I found this fine hand dyed yarn at Fiber Creek in Prescott.

"Wheat Harvest"

This necklace is created using a vintage Czech Glass Button. It is difficult to see the Geese in flight on the button. With the Kumihimo Cord and this button the first of my "Wheat Harvest" series was created.

Kahlua lampwork beads are among the adornment fringe of beads around the vintage button. At the top are crystals of agate which I found at Arizona Gems in Prescott Valley.

The closure on this "Wheat Harvest" consists of a Sterling Silver Cap made in Israel. These caps can be found in all finer bead shops.

"Wheat Harvest and Hearts of Kahlua"

On this Kumihimo Cord you see the neck of a Kahlua Bottle which I formed using the lampwork process in the flame.

The recycled Kahlua Bottle Neck hangs on a brown glass heart which is adorned with Baltic Amber, Agate faceted bead, Fresh Water Pearls along with other glass beads.

This is a bold statement and only the adventurous can wear such a piece of jewelry.

"Wheat Harvest" can be found along with all of my work at:

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery

134 South Montezuma Street -- Heart of Whiskey Row

Prescott, Arizona 928-776-7717

www.artsprescott.com

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Recycled Merlot Wine Bottle Brooch - Whiskey Row - Prescott, Arizona

Lampworking with Italian Glass and making beads has been a passion of mine for the past 20 years.

Now, using recycled wine bottle glass and glass from many facets of art glass that are no longer in use has sent me a into a path of seed beads and lampwork. This keeps me busy not only on the torch but designing off loom bead woven pieces.

This Merlot Brooch, "Merlot, On Whiskey Row" can be seen at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery along with all of my bead work.

Check out the beads created to fit all of the popular European Bracelets where you collect beads and charms from all over the world and wear them on your own bracelet. You can call Arts Prescott at 928-776-7717 and order a Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Kahlua or Pinot Noir. I will pay shipping costs on these charms. Add a Recycled Wine Bottle Bead to your Pandora, Chamilia, or Biagi Bracelet. These lampworik beads fit!

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Brooch of Kahlua - Vintage Button and Baltic Amber

This brooch along with all of my jewelry design can be found at:

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery

134 South Montezuma Street

Prescott, Arizona

Heart of Whiskey Row

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merlot Recycled Wine Bottle Glass - Necklace on Kumihimo

This Kumihimo Cord was created using 100% Cotton Yarn purchased at The Good Yarn in Prescott.

The Focal Bead is a pendant bead made with recycled Wine Bottle Glass "Merlot, Of Course". The pendant is adorned with a Merlot Lampwork Bead and a Vintage Button.

The back of this necklace has round fringe with beads.

This necklace along with all of my work can be found at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery on Historical Whiskey Row!

The Bead Museum - Glendale, Arizona - James W. Lankton

Renowned historian and author of "A Bead Timeline", James W. Lankton will be at The Bead Museum on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.  Come meet him at a reception that starts at 5:30 PM. Lecture to start at 6:00 PM in the Bead Annex. With a deep passion for beads, bead technique and bead history, Lankton is one of the top bead historians in our country today.  A former Medical Doctor, he retired from active practice to obtain a degree in Archeology.  Since then he has become best known for his interest and knowledge of the technical aspect of bead making.  He has authored the book  “A Bead Timeline – Volume 1: Prehistory to 1200 CE” which can be found at The Bead Museum gift store.  He will autograph copies that evening.

Mr. Lankton’s talk will be about contemporary beadmakers in the village of Ledok Ombo, East Java, who have mastered the art of making remarkable reproductions of gold-glass and millefiori mosaic (Jatim) beads, two important bead types dating to the mid-first millennium CE in both Southeast and Northeast Asia.  He will have these hard to find beads with him and is donating them to The Bead Museum to help us raise money. They will be on sale at the lecture so come early so you get the best pick.

The 2010 BSNC Bead Bazaar May 15th

Stop by The Bead Museum booth at the 2010 Bead Society of Northern California (BSNC) Annual Bazaar and see our former store manager, Thomas, who will be working the booth for us. Shop at over 120 vendors selling ancient/vintage/modern beads, beadwork, finished jewelry, buttons, books, tools and supplies. This is a show not to be missed.

Centrally located at the Oakland Marriott Civic Center 10th and Broadway, Oakland, CA.

Go to the BSNC website beadsocietyofnorcal.org for more info.

Breakfast At The Bead Museum -  "Prayer Beads"

Don't miss our second "Breakfast at The Bead Museum" Wednesday, May 26 at 9:00 AM.  This month's guest tour guide will be Master Docent, Julie Steinberg.  She will focus on one of her favorite topics, the Prayer Bead and Rosary exhibit.  Cost is $5 for members and $10 for non members. Mark your calendar now for every fourth Wednesday of the month and don't miss this unique and intimate way to enjoy the Bead Museum.  

 

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5754 W. Glenn Drive Glendale, AZ 85301

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Collector Steiff Teddy Bear Donated to "PAWS" Tea Fundraiser by Susie Brady

SusieSusie Brady is a Dealer for German Made Steiff Bears. Collectors have searched for these bears for years. Check at The Merchandise Mart located next to Murphy's here in Prescott on Cortez!

Picture is "Margarete's Teddy Bear" which Susie donated to the "PAWS" Tea this month. I will be bidding on this Teddy Bear!

"Margarete's Teddy Bear" is made of finest mohair Ros'e, jointed, surface washable. Teddy is a limited edition of 3,000 pieces worldwide with growler and embroidered silk ribbon and gold-plated "underscored button".

2009 was a very special year for all friends and collectors of Steiff products, because 2009 was all about Margarete Steiff, the Steiff founder and "mother of all Teddy Bears and toy animals", as it will be the 100th anniversary of her death.

To honor this extraordinary woman and successful business woman, the Steiff designers have created wonderful new Teddy Bears, which rekindle the positive energy and passion of their creator with their incomparable radiance. 

You can alway tell a Steiff Teddy Bear. Check of the "Knopf Im OHR" or button in ear...

This is special that our town, Prescott, Arizona has a Steiff Dealer! Check them out or be sure and buy a ticket to the "PAWS" Tea...I will be there!!!!

Susie writes, "I have been a dealer since 2005 and they can be found in the Steiff case and booth 180 at the Merchandise Mart, 205 N. Cortez. Look for the Steiff Dealer sign in the window!!! Thanks again and see you at the tea!"

  

"The Kahlua Bottle Neck" - Recycled Glass - Rowena Tank Kumihimo

Kahlua Recycle Bottle Glass! A focal bead adorned with off loom bead weaving. It's Peyote Stitch!

Kumihimo Braid created using 100% cotton yarn. "Fantasy Naturale" purchased at The Good Yarn in downtown Prescott. This cotton yarn comes from Brazil and it is so perfect for Kumihmo.

Dan Ryan - Prescott Jewelry Artist Now at Arts Prescott

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Fiber Creek Opening - Prescott, Arizona

Carma Koester opens Fiber Creek located inside The Good Yarn in the Firehouse Plaza in Prescott, Arizona.

I dropped by the opening yesterday and took a couple of photos. I hope everyone supports this Spinning and Weaving venture here in town.

  Great Fiber deals!

Cute photo of Deb and Jeannie at A Good Yarn...enjoying the Open Knitting morning on Saturdays and the crowd checking out Fiber Creek.

  

Loves Chardonnay, Loves To Dance - A Lampwork and Kumihimo Necklace

This was a fun necklace to make. I began with the lampwork pendant which is the bottle neck of a great Chardonnay Wine and then created a Kumihimo Braid using 100% cotton Yarn which I purchased at A Good Yarn in Prescott.

The recycled wine bottle glass pendant is adorned with off loom bead weaving, chardonnay wine bottle bead, fresh water pearls, and a vintage glass button.

The closure on the Kumihimo Braid is actually wirework. I just used sterling silver wire and wound it around the end of the braid. I first used bead thread to sew the braid in place at the end and finished closure adding a sterling silver clasp. I always give the advice to all kumihimo artists to use sterling silver closures. The work of creating your own Kumihimo Braid takes a lot of time and you want to finish it off in style.  

This necklace can be seen at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 South Montezuma Street, Heart of Whiskey Row in Prescott, Arizona. 928-776-7717