I create bejeweled pieces of three dimensional art. I recycle everyday ordinary objects and adorn them with Swarovski crystals, assorted glass beads, plastic beads and buttons. I am also a mosaicist.
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 | | In this gallery you will find my most recent completed pieces of work. |
 | | In this gallery you will find a political piece named Taizhou. |
 | | Working with small beads and crystals is my passion. |
 | | More pieces of my passion for beads.
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 | | 13 items |
 | | Here you'll find a collection of boxes I have created over the last decade. |
 | | These heels weight about 5 pounds. They are filled with a cement compound to keep the shape of the shoe.
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 | | This plastic replica of a baby skull has approximately 8000 Swarovski crystals attached to it. The femur bone belonged to a woman named Clair. She was a 74 year old from Canada. |
 | | I was inspired by an artist named Sharon Von Senden. She created the mosaic that covers the walls and floor at the St. Louis Museum. |
 | | 10 inch by 10 inch mirrors. |
 | | I tried my hand at something a little more commercial.
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 | | This gallery is for adult related works. |
 | | I have been inspired to create a very unique piece of art. I am taking Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and recreating it on a 30' x 40" canvas. I'm using #2 glass bugle beads. |
 | | A talented photographer friend of mine, Grahame Perry borrowed some of my art to create some wonderful beautiful art of his own named "Art Is Real". |
| | www.michaelstaleydesigns.com
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518-A Sanchez
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States
| I was born in Fremont California in 1967. After spending time in southern California as an adult I moved to San Francisco in 1987. Shortly thereafter I was inspired by a jewelry box in a boutique. It was so beautiful I thought that I could create something similar. I did! My first piece is called "Inspiration". It is in the Bejeweled Boxes section of this site. From there I would create boxes for friends and family as gifts. I discovered that my work required focused concentration. I am very passionate about my work. I usually work on several bodies of work concurrently. At times I can have up to four works in process at once. It’s exciting to have variety in what I do. I’m never without something to work on. Most recently I discovered the art of mosaic. I was challenged by a mosiaisist by the name of Sharon Von Senden. She encouraged me to step out of my symmetric comfort zone and reach as an artist. After a few attempts I was inspired to create “Hand in the Flame”.
Life inspires my work.... |
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