Too much??

[Toi Ama]

I agree with the person who posted that in the old days, it wasn't possible to match everything. I'm currently working on a regalia for a Lakota doll I was commissioned to do and I'm going for authenticity in not matching all the beadwork, working as though it's evolved over the years and using beads that kind of coordinate in some respects, but not totally matching, if that makes sense. Also, items may have been passed down and have great personal and sentimental value to the person wearing them but were made in a time when matching the beads today would be impossible------I love seeing regalia that seems to have been put together from inherited items as well as new ones. I think that's great. Much more meaningful that way. And regalia is such a personal and hopefully spiritual thing that, rather than look with a critical eye, I prefer to just take a non-judgmental attitude and appreciate the work and care that's gone into whatever anyone else wears.

I do agree that chiffon and plunging necklines and obvioulsly missing the point of what regalia is all about makes me flinch, but most of the regalia I see is not of that category.

As for fully beaded shawls, in the High Desert museum here in Oregon I saw a fully beaded shawl done in what look to be about size 18's that's nothing short of exquisite and awesome. I wouldn't hesitate to wear it if it (carefully, reverently, and for only very special occasions) were something handed down to me.

[Toi Ama]

Oh, I moved to Oregon. I was in California when I signed up here. Just noticed my location listed when I posted that.

[Lakota winyan]

aren't you curious to ask, if sometimes these people w/alot of bead work are competing for who has the most elaborate outfit. I do mine and my children's and I work f/t and school f/t and I add pieces as I go and sometimes they might not match..the background color. It does take a lot of patience and time to bead whole outfits that match..etc.

[spottedeagle]

I think a fully beaded truck cover would be just too much~!;)


by the way I have an GMC extended cab, if anyone has one:D

[wyo_rose]

Quit bragging, Spotted Eagle. And I know you're stringing up a massive loom and working on that beaded truck cover right now. jks :p

I can see if someone is working on a period or museum piece to be all worried about which beads were available at the time and what colors and how much and the rest of the particulars.

But nowadays at powwows, it's all about the dancing and looking good while doing it!!

[spottedeagle]

I already have it built wyo, now I just gotta find some big azz needles, some cool crow beads and some sinew. Didn't think I was gonna bead something that dang big using seed beads did ya???:p

[Blackbear]

* looks around to see if anyone's listening* Psst... hey.. why not just paint beads on the truck bed cover.. make it look like it's beaded with giant beads????? save ya some time and cash and would'nt weight so much ROFLMAO

[spottedeagle]

:Quiet :Quiet :Quiet :Quiet LMAO

[wyo_rose]

Yeah, use puffy paint. Everybody does imitation beadwork with that!

And I know what you mean about the crow beads. Ima make a cowboy statue in town a hatband with them for 4th of JuLander. The trick will be getting it on his hat that's like 10 feet off the ground.

[spottedeagle]

Hope yer not afraid of heights!!!!!

Serious not, contact the electric company and see if meybe they can help you out. They got all the trciks with the bucket lifts. Or the fire Department.

[wyo_rose]

I'm trying to do this sneaky-like. It's a big bronze statue of a cowboy on a horse and there's 3 huge steers that he's herding ahead of him. Every other Christmas, some decks them out with wreaths, or lays out hay for the steers. Sometimes it's goofy stuff. And it's all done in the dead of night.

Noone's done anything in awhile, so I was thinking about doing the headband thing and maybe bands around the horns of the cattle. But I gotta do it late at night. It's probably actually vandalism or something. :p

[spottedeagle]

:JawDrop :JawDrop :Quiet

[wyo_rose]

I'll post a pic when I do it. Either one of the accomplished deed, or one of me in handcuffs. :p

[Blackbear]

LOL I dont' think the city would convict you of vandalism for a beaded hatband... MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A PIC!!!!

[wyo_rose]

Yeah, they probably wouldn't charge me, just embarrass the hell out of me. :p And I will take a pic. Look for it around 4th of July.

And if anyone wants to check it out, I posted a pic of my friend whose Fancy outfit is practically fully beaded. Everything except his apron, that is, which I put together for him.

I hope this is how you do a link:http://www.powwows.com/galleries/sho...cat=500&page=1