Susan Mandel DesignsSusan Mandel Designshttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2012-02-09T00:23:01ZSquarespaceNew in My Etsy Beadweaver Shophttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2012/2/8/new-in-my-etsy-beadweaver-shop.htmlSuzyQ2012-02-09T00:22:43Z2012-02-09T00:22:43Z]]>Giant Ringshttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2012/2/7/giant-rings.htmlSuzyQ2012-02-07T17:58:09Z2012-02-07T17:58:09ZCheck out my Giant Rings on Etsy!

]]>Happy Holidayshttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2011/12/26/happy-holidays.htmlSuzyQ2011-12-27T04:27:44Z2011-12-27T04:27:44ZGood Enough?http://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2011/10/15/good-enough.htmlSuzyQ2011-10-16T01:21:40Z2011-10-16T01:21:40ZI often feel like I am trapped in my own distortion of reality. Do I show the world my work or do I keep it to myself?

Consider Vivian Maier. She was a photographer who packed all her work into boxes and kept it packed away for her entire life. It wasn't until an auction in 2007 that she was discovered and this was after her death. 

Thank you Louise, for sharing her story with me. It brings to the forefront the question an artist faces every single day: Am I good enough? Will anyone care about my work when I am gone?

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]]>Arte Poverahttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2011/8/21/arte-povera.htmlSuzyQ2011-08-22T01:32:28Z2011-08-22T01:32:28ZArte Povera is a modern art movement. The term was introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance. Artists began attacking the values of established institutions of government, industry, and culture, and even questioning whether art as the private expression of the individual still had an ethical reason to exist.  Italian art critic Germano Celant organized two exhibitions in 1967 and 1968, followed by an influential book called Arte Povera, promoting the notion of a revolutionary art, free of convention, the power of structure, and the market place. Although Celant attempted to encompass the radical elements of the entire international scene, the term properly centered on a group of Italian artists who attacked the corporate mentality with an art of unconventional materials and style.

From: Wikipedia: Arte Povera

]]>Discoveringhttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2011/2/26/discovering.htmlSuzyQ2011-02-27T00:51:34Z2011-02-27T00:51:34ZI continue to work in various ways with paper.

]]>More New Workshttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2011/1/30/more-new-works.htmlSuzyQ2011-01-30T20:00:10Z2011-01-30T20:00:10ZContinuing to explore bead embroidery...

]]>New (Old) Guide: How To Thread A Needlehttp://www.susanmandel.com/journal/2011/1/4/new-old-guide-how-to-thread-a-needle.htmlSuzyQ2011-01-04T22:56:24Z2011-01-04T22:56:24Z

I've added an updated guide to my Learn To Bead page. 

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I've added a new feature to my webpages. Check it out on the menu bar above. It's called "Learn To Bead". Enjoy!

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