Emergent Design

Top nine 2020 🥳 It's been awhile since I jumped on the bandwagon. But here are my top nine post this past year. This was lesson for me to post more WIP's since my girl with the Dragon tattoo got 900+ ❤️, which at the time was about twice my following 🤯 I am annoying in the way that 2020 has really been my year, both as an artist, at work and at home. I know that isn't the reality for everyone and I really sympathize with those who have had a tough time. Remember this is a safe place to talk, I'm here for all my little beads. Here on Instagram I have gotten to know some of the most wonderful people from every walk of life. I've gotten to know amazing emergent artists, talked to my heros in illustration and something I never thought at the beginning of this year is that I would make so many connections from the cosplay community. The Wednesday Tribute Train is rolling on into 2021 and more and more people is riding along, contributing and commenting. The best feedback I can get is from people who have used the passed trains in my highlights as inspiration for both illustration, cosplay and beadwork. It really warms my heart. Thank you for all the love 💜 #topnine #topnine2020 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/37GSByu

Pink Panther 💗 It's so nice to just sit down and do a piece in just one sitting. Made this one for one of my closest friends who grew up loving The Pink Panther. So will I do more small things? Yes. When? I have no idea, I am swamped with huge projects at the moment 😅 The design is by @longblackfingers who if you are wondering is the guy who made that design you saw on Pinterest. If you feel unsure it's probably his. Very talented bead artist. Would you like to see some smaller projects in the shop as well? Tell me in the comments 💜 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2VP8BZN

New piece available in store 🏳️‍🌈 ⠀🌸Link in bio🌸 "Raising the rainbow flag" Made as a variant of the iconic photo "Raising the flag" by Joe Rosenthal. The original photo with the star spangled banner is in many ways considered a symbol of American superiority and national pride. But the bigger they are the harder they fall, and fallen they have. Increased violence against minorities, profit before human lives and the obliteration of diplomatic relationships decades in the making, and that's just to name a few. I wanted to take this symbol and turn it into a beacon of hope. By replacing the original flag with the rainbow flag it can now symbolize hope and another kind of greatness. Aside from being a symbol for LGBTQIA solidarity, compassion and pride, the individual bands on the common rainbow flag have meaning: Red for Life, orange for Healing, yellow for Sunlight, green for Nature, blue for Harmony and purple for Spirit. I argue that the outgoing administration have failed it's people, the environment and the global community in all of these respects and gave instead focused on short term economical gain, consolidation of power and creating an environment of fear by pinning communities against each other. With this piece is I pledge my allegiance to the the rainbow flag. For equality, community, pride and the planet we live on. "Raising the rainbow flag" is mounted on 90x90 cm deep edge canvas. Share this post and receive a 10% storewide discount valid untill the end of 2020. Don't forget to mention me so I can send you the discount code. (Or just share because you are awesome) Love you all my little beads 💋 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/39DtiA1

Raising the rainbow flag 🏳️‍🌈 My finished variant of the iconic photograph "Raising the flag" by Joe Rosenthal 📷 I started this piece prior to the US election and previously posted it as a work in progress. In that caption I wrote at length about what this piece represents to me. I highly recommend you scroll down and read it. But to boil it down: "How are you doing America? I'm worried about you." 💋 Truth is I wrote a long political speach for this post as well, but IG does not save drafts like it used to. What's up with that? 🤷‍♀️ This piece really means a lot to me and I am very happy with how it turned out mounted on 90x90 cm deep edge canvas. The piece will go up on my webshop later this week 💜 Reshares and saves are greatly appreciated. But leave a comment down below and let me know what you think 😘 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3lp9lir

Black Friday deal 🎁 Normally I am firmly opposed to commercial holidays, but these are strange times and I've been thinking. If I could keep even one people from going to the mall, due to the exponential spread of covid19, I could potentially save lives. So 2020 you win this round, you bastard. BLACK FRIDAY it is! 🖤 From now until Sunday I'll be giving a full 20% off all my artwork. And kind souls who share this in their story will like before revive a code for an additional 10% on top off that. Don't forget to mention me so I can send the code 💜 Shop from home this season, support small businesses and stay safe 😷 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3fD3NQl

The store is live! 🎆 And we're live! The Emergent Art webstore is up (link in bio). All hours of tweezer work and melting has lead up to this point. I finally have a platform to share my passion projects with little beads all over the world 🌍 This has always been the goal but at times it seemed so far away. I have learnt a lot, not only about e-commerce but also about myself as an artist 👩‍🎨 As I've said before I will use the store like a pop-up going forward. Somtimes it will be themed content, sometimes mixed. At this launch I focus on things that have inspired me as a person and an artist. Things like community, feminism and science. Hope you like my work 💜 Like with my previous post, if you share this in your story you'll receive a 10% discount code valid for the launch week. (Don't forget to mention me if you want that code sent to you). Thank you so much for all the love, and I promise you, The best is yet to come 💖 https://ift.tt/3pW6m4w — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3kWIDxA

800 little beads 💖 I am so thankful that for all of you and so many people from different countries, of different ages and amazing personalities like my art and the content I put out. It really makes me feel more confident in my artistry 👩‍🎨 I'm not going to give you the whole speech this time, you know I love all off you. Instead I'm going to tell you about what's going on within me with regards to tomorrow's grand opening of the webstore for my art. Honestly guys, I'm freaking out a little bit right now. To go from commissions only to be selling the kind of art that I am truly passionate about is huge. The anxious little bitch living inside me is telling me you'll hate it. But I know what I do is not for everyone. I've posted my heart and soul into the four pieces I will start off with. They all mean alot to me and represent different field I find fascinating or important ✊ You can which ones they are now in the Instagram guide which will function as the program for this very Covid appropriate vernissage 👀 I am almost finished with writing my big article and will be able to go back to more art very soon. This feels amazing, I have at least three major pieces that I will get to right away 🎨 Tonight I'm also going to start a new weekly segment that will join #thetributetrain on Wednesdays and the Friday Q&A. I'll sit on this Sunday secret a bit longer but check out my stories later tonight 🤐 Thank you for being here and being the beast group of people one could wish for 💜 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2J00C90

Store Launch 🥂 The Emergent Art's webshop will open its doors to the world on November 23 at noon (UTC+1) 🥳 It will follow the pop-up store concept, meaning that I will save up a few pieces before uploading to the store store. I will announce each happening in advance and it's first come first served to my one of a kind pieces 🥇 The launch will be a humble one with only three pieces (maybe four). But they are some of my favorites which have been previously featured on @emergentbeads on Instagram 🖼️ As it stands now pieces ordered soon should reach you well in time for Christmas, not accounting for any corona or customs delays that might affect your region 🎄 Sharing is caring. If you share this post either in your story or your feed you can ask me for a 10% discount code valid for the items available on launch. So tell your friends 😯 That's it, if you end up buying or not doesn't matter, I love y'all equally anyway. But remember to support small businesses and artists for the holiday season. We were struggling as it were, even before the world broke 🛒 Link to the store will be available in my bio at launch 👩‍💻 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3kTgSFX

Back to the lab again 🕶️ ⠀ I just finished a huge chunk of what will be my article. So I treated myself to a beading session. I've missed beadwork so much so it feels amazing to sit down and do a little. Starting today I will try to do one board per day even if I'm writing on my article 🤞 I'm starting something new. The pattern and the beads have just been laying there, aging like a fine wine (because of that's how plastics work). It is another tribute piece for an artist who's work is second to none. I think it will ultimately will require me to bring out the painting skills again. GOD I LOVE MAKING ART 🥰 And soon I will also release my webstore. It has become my very own 'Chinese Democracy' by now. Good things come to those who wait 😅 Thank you for sticking with me through this down time. You are the greatest little beads ever 💜 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3kDGOFs

Covid season 3 🍂 It's late autumn my little beads. I first hung this sign in April and even cracked a little joke. Little did I know then that this little coronavirus would be dominating our lives month later 😟 Like I said before, the sign stays up as long as there are restrictions left about how and what you can do in your daily life ✊ A lot of people has joined me since April and I now have people on every continent (except Antarctica. Note to self: Appeal to more polar scientists). Anyway, I really wanna know who all of you are. Your likes and dislikes, favorite foods and great books you read. But I also wanna know how the pandemic has effected you, where you are. Tell me anything and especially how the pandemic has effected by you. My DM is always open to all of you💜 Are you doing alright? 💕 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/351fiNy

Breast cancer awareness month 🎀 It's October again which is when we are supposed to spread awareness for breastcancer. Somehow I have been really unaware this year because of me staying home a lot more because of covid-19 😷 So this is my last minute contribution too all Wonder Women out there whom survived this decease, are living with it or to the family members and friends who might not be with us anymore 💗 Google is your friend when looking for a charity for supporting the fight in your country and worldwide. Fighting breast cancer takes everyone and every ribbon helps 🎀 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3kLErSd

Happy Wonder Woman Day ♀️ It's Wonder Woman Day, which is just an amazing thing to have. She is the quintessential hero, feminist icon and all-around badass ✊ Since this must be celebrated, I have an announcement. This pixel beadart piece of Wonder Woman will go on sale when my store premieres in November. So if you want a chance to get this one of a kind Diana beadart on 60cmx80cm canvas, save some of that Christmas shopping for then 🎁 Follow me @emergentbeads for news about the grand opening 🍾 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/35eSNDW

It's that time again 🌸 My little beads, you are so precious to me. The amount of feedback and love I receive from you on a daily basis is truly amazing. When I started this journey I was extremely insecure and anxious. I simply did not think that anyone would care what I did with my plastic beads 😳 Instead I found not just a wonderful community of bead artists, but also illustrators and cosplayers from all over the globe. Many of you I spend hours with talking shop, exchanging ideas and get to know on a very personal level. The rest of you are really engaged in much of what I'm doing. Whether it is suggesting characters for the Tribute Train, sharing my art in your stories or sending me love in comments. Thank you so much, I couldn't wish for a better group of friends 🙏 Things are happening fast right now. I post these big round number post so often now. Some of my recent pieces have really spread far and wide. I really can't believe the almost 900 people who double tapped my Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 🐉 Perhaps most excitingly is my brand new partnership with @hobbygaraget.se , who is really the nicest person. I have been shopping my Artkal beads there for quite some time and you really get that small vendor hospitality and personal connection that makes you wanna come back. So if you want to take that Artkal leap, support a small business and me, the discount code "@emergentbeads" will be active until further notice 💜 Lastly I will address the elusive Emergent Design online store. Something I prematurely teased a while back. It will be a real thing where I'll sell some of my favorite pieces. I just want it to be perfect before launching. I have one maybe two pieces more that I want to be available at the unveiling 🎉 Thank you from the bottom of my heart Here's to you my little beads 🥂 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3jz5I9v

Acquiring a new skill 🎨 I am many things, but a painter I am not. I have since long been mounting my larger pieces on fitting surfaces such as plexiglas, wood, metal and most recently canvas. I have been kind of intimidated by this blank, stretched piece of cloth because it symbolizes "real art" to me 😓 But over the last two years I have really found my way and streamlined my creative process, so now after the success of Wonder Woman being mounted on canvas I am ready to add canvas to my list of material 🖼️ I also realize my anxiety was holding me back and what I've been doing all along is "real art"... just with an unhealthy dose of imposter syndrome. But no more 💪 Dont let anyone give you shit about your creative outlet! Don't compare yourself to others, but to your own earlier work and the sky is the limit. Bead art has literally changed my life in major ways. Embrace your weird! 👩‍🎨 Really hope you are going to like this one 💋 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2SgVAX8

Artist tribute #wip 🎨 I have come to the point in the process where I assemble the piece for the first time. It is always my favorite part of the process. To see that piece, that used to be just a map of color codes, emerge in all its glory. This is of course why I picked Emergent Design as my artistic handle on social media 🧩 I draw inspiration from all over for my pieces, and sometimes that perfect one just is there in front of you. This one is an homage to the latest piece by the incredibly talented Sam Youn. When I first saw this one I quickly changed my schedule and stopped taking commissions right away. Because I knew I wanted to build this NOW 😍 I still have final touches which is an important part because the pattern is never 100%. After that I will mount her on canvas painted red in the style of the original. But I couldn't wait to show you, my little beads. You deserve a look behind the scenes 💋 Tell me what you think and check out the original inspiration over at @samuelyounart 🙏🏼 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3kKGw09

Work in progress 🎨 This is my latest passion project. The reason I only write about these is because I am taking a break from commissions right now to focus more on myself as an artist and the things I love. This is an adaptation from another of my very favorite artists. However because I like the suspense, I will tell you whom that might be once the piece is finished. As always I will properly credit the original artist because it's something I believe is very important. If you absolutely want to know who it is send me a DM and I will hear your case 👩‍⚖️ I have many things happening in parallel right now. Too many for my tiny little workspace, so I have moved an additional desk up beside my secretaire just to fit it all in one place. Can't imagine this will be as delightful for everyone in my house, but I say go with your gut 🤷 I can tell you as much as this will go on painted canvas this time 🖼️ Do I have your attention? 😉 What do you think? 🤔 And, who is your favorite artist? 🖌️ Let me know in a comment 💌 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2FPYP4R

Work in progress 🎨 This is my latest passion project. The reason I only write about these is because I am taking a break from commissions right now to focus more on myself as an artist and the things I love. This is an adaptation from another of my very favorite artists. However because I like the suspense, I will tell you whom that might be once the piece is finished. As always I will properly credit the original artist because it's something I believe is very important. If you absolutely want to know who it is send me a DM and I will hear your case 👩‍⚖️ I have many things happening in parallel right now. Too many for my tiny little workspace, so I have moved an additional desk up beside my secretaire just to fit it all in one place. Can't imagine this will be as delightful for everyone in my house, but I say go with your gut 🤷 I can tell you as much as this will go on painted canvas this time 🖼️ Do I have your attention? 😉 What do you think? 🤔 And, who is your favorite artist? 🖌️ Let me know in a comment 💌 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2FR7TXc