Lady in Red

Lady in Red
by

Trish Whitecloud

Seriograph on Card Stock

www.apachebluegirl.com

GSBG 05 Gulf Relief Beaded Tapestry

I belong to an internet group of women who share a love for making artwork with glass seed beads. We are planning to take this talent and use it for help with hurricane gulf relief.

We are currently making a 3'x4' beaded Tapestry (quilt) that will be auctioned on eBay over the Easter holiday with the proceeds going to the Habitat for Humanity Gulf Relief. The name of our group is: the Glass Seed Beaders Group. The Tapestry is: The GSBG 2005 Gulf Relief Beaded Tapestry.

Beaded squares measure 4"X4" and are being done with looming, brick, applique and the peyote stitch's. Everyones doing something different.

It's a very exciting and awesome project. We have an internet photo album showing the beaded squares in plannings, process and completion that is generating a lot of public interest.

I am the Tapestry project manager. The 20 of 300+ members working on this Tapestry have all types of lifestyles from homemaker to artists to therapists to librarian. We are young to old and range from west to east coast. Two women are in Canada! One gal working on this Tapestry took refuge at the Super Dome and has returned to her "wobbly" home in New Orleans. This wonderful group of women are doing an amazing job.

This is an awesome "grass roots" endeavor that began on the internet. Who knew that the internet could be call "grass roots"?

There are 48 4"x4" beaded squares sewn to a 6"x6" black felt backing. On the backside of the felt is a signature and explanation from each beadworker about their piece.

We are all Self Representing Artists on eBay and met through the eBay forum discussion threads. Unfortunately we've never met in person!

Our goal is to raise some big bucks for Habitat for Humanity Gulf Relief.

Our Motto: To Recover, Rebuild and Remember - BeadCause We Care

I'm the lucky one who get's to actually have her "hands-on" the Tapestry before it goes to auction. I will put the Beaded squares together and make the final product. We have contacted the Martha Stewart show asking for her help and suggestions as to the finishing of this project... I really hope she decides to do this. It would be a big boost to bringing this charity auction to public awareness.

I'm hoping that Scott Umstattd, marketing manager for Habitat for Humanity put our logo and information about our tapestry on their homepage. It might fly.

We have emailed the Oprah and the Ellen show, hoping they'll show interest in it too

To get a more clear idea as to what we beadworkers are doing, you can find links to the Tapestry by going to my ME page on eBay. Do you ebay? If you do you know ebay provides each seller with a mini website. Here's the link:

About me: (good pic's of the Tapestry): http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=trish_whitecloud

You can also see more about this project on my website: www.apachebluegirl.com and you can see the photo album on-line at:
GSBG Beaded Tapestry Photos: http://photobucket.com/albums/v68/22irishlass/GSBG%202005%20Gulf%20Relief%20Beaded%20Tapestry/

I belong to a group of beadworkers called the Glass Seed Beaders Group. We sell our Self Representation Beaded Artwork/Jewelry/Supplies on eBay. We have many members from all around the world, and the gulf coast. Our group had jokingly been discussing doing a work of art consisting of seed bead work. After the hurricanes we got serious and are now planning to make and auction off to charity the proceeds made from our project. Our project is going to be a Glass Seed Bead Group 2005 Gulf Relief Beaded Tapestry. Our goal is to Recover, Rebuild and Remember - BeadCause We Care.

We are a relatively small group on eBay. However, there are 19 Fabulous Women working on this project. We span the USA from California to New York and have two ladies in Canada participating in this wonderful, beautiful, heartwarming, gorgeous, artistic, long living and certainly long lasting 3 foot by 4 foot Seed Beaded Tapestry. We plan to have the GSBG Tapestry ready for auction on Easter Weekend

We are a very caring group of many different lifestyles/careers who have come together via the marvelous internet to find each other and make this most wonderful item for help in the Gulf Coast. Many of our members have already sold separate items, from their eBay stores, for various charities. ( We are also already debating doing another project! )

You can visit our photo album to see pic's of some beaded squares ideas and progress of some work at: http://photobucket.com/albums/v68/22irishlass/GSBG%202005%20Gulf%20Relief%20Beaded%20Tapestry/Proposed%20Patterns/ Wow that's a mouthful!

Thanks very much for your time!

Trish Whitecloud

GSBG for Charity

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