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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2025-01-26 at 02:57

Setting sun rays

[#]sunset #MyPhoto #UrbanBeauty #SanFrancisco #SFBA #SFBayview #BayviewSF

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2025-01-26 at 00:28

Doggie nose!

[#]Sabadog #MyPhoto #CutenessTherapy #DogsOfMastodon #DogsOfFediverse

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2025-01-10 at 15:50

In case you could use a timeline cleanse.

Rocky Point tide pools in Mt. Tamalpais State Park.

[#]JoyScrolling #waves #ocean #nature

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:14

2 months later (beading diligently, multiple hours per day) I was done!

And now this lamp brings me sunshine and joy every time I see it.

Happy solstice!

7/7

[#]beading #MyWork

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:11

I grabbed a ribbon to anchor my strands and started beading!

6/7

[#]BeadingInProgress #Beading

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:08

With 4 panels total for my lamp, I needed 22,160 beads.

5/7

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:07

I looked into beading techniques (I had never beaded something like this before) and made a pattern.

Each panel had 75 strands of 51-86 beads per strand. 5,540 beads total per panel.

4/7

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:06

I love hummingbirds and calla lilies, so I sought out reference photos to incorporate them in my design.

3/7

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:05

So I started looking online for a replacement fringe. But the fringes I loved were either outrageously expensive or custom pieces that weren't for sale.

I decided to make my own. How hard could it be?

2/7

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 20:04

My lamp has a bit of a story behind it. 

I bought this fringed lamp at an estate sale. But the fringe wasn't quite my style.

1/7

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 18:38

Day 21: Happy solstice!

This beaded fringed lamp is one of my favorite pieces, with a repeat pattern that I designed of a fiery-throated hummingbird sipping from a flame calla lily.

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #beading #MyWork #JoyScrolling

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-21 at 00:46

Here's my painted tole chandelier all lit up! Happy almost solstice 🌟

[#]OilPainting #MyWork

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-20 at 19:19

Before and after photos of the tole chandelier

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-20 at 19:12

Day 20: it's the last day before the solstice! I'm getting ready to celebrate increasing sunlight in the days to come. 🌞

This is a vintage tole chandelier that I painted with oil paints after having removed the wiring and primed the metal with self-etching primer. I adore the profusion of vibrant flowers.

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #OilPainting #MyWork

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-19 at 17:21

Day 19: a stained glass clock I made for our kitchen, portraying garlic, hatch chiles, and onions (all of which are staples in our cooking). It fits perfectly between two windows above our sink.

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #StainedGlass #LeadedGlass #MyWork

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-18 at 16:22

Day 18: For #WIPWednesday, a double-hung stained glass window. My design features flowers that grow all over San Francisco: California poppies, Douglas irises, and angel's trumpets.

The bottom pane is done, complete with soldering and putty in the lead came. I've just started cutting glass for the top pane.

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #StainedGlass #LeadedGlass #MyWork

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-18 at 01:20

"It's like the sky is on fire." – my 9yo tonight

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-17 at 21:24

Day 17: a hand built dish on which I imprinted a palm frond. I love the texture of this one.

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #TextureTuesday #pottery #HandBuilding #MyWork

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-16 at 18:11

Day 16: kicking off my last work week for 2024 – my colleagues and I created this mural during our recent team offsite. We took an amazing graffiti class at the STRAAT in Amsterdam (https://straatmuseum.com/) for our team building exercise, and left a bit of Wikipedia behind. 🌐

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #Graffiti #StreetArt #Wikipedia #Wikimedia

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Written by Kate Zimmerman on 2024-12-15 at 17:26

Day 15: a hand built bowl. The deep green color is from a black copper wash with clear glaze on top.

[#]ArtAdventCalendar #pottery #HandBuilding #MyWork

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