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Geisha and Other International Characters

Posted by Tracy Jerrell Akhtar on 7/4/2006

I love geisha! I began with tribal people, African American, Indian women wearing sari and geisha. I was trying to develop an individual style that really stood out as my own and began adding faces, inspired by my kokeshi doll. These also led to my sumo beads.

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~* Cho *~ Cho means butterfly in Japanese. So far, she is my most favorite and I think probably my best geisha yet. I added floral details on the sleeves of her kimono and tried a new hairstyle. 364 x 350 px (24 KB) 0 Comments		Candy Corn Geis I am working on a series of Holiday Geisha, this one being my first for Halloween (sold). She's carrying a little pumpkin bucket to hold all the candy she'll be collecting. ;) 350 x 350 px (36 KB) 0 Comments
Cherry Moon Gei A special order, they wanted rubino flowers and a moon. She's sitting on a small display stand I make specifically for my 1 piece collector dolls. 350 x 324 px (42 KB) 0 Comments	~Asami~ Asami means "morning beauty". I tried something new with her kimono and decorated it with raised florals similiar to my 2 piece geisha pendants. 300 x 374 px (37 KB) 0 Comments	Geisha Gals These were my early geisha from 2005- no faces yet! I thought the hairsticks were unique but worried they may break so stopped using them. 640 x 480 px (40 KB) 0 Comments
~Riko~ ...or Jasmine Child. I made this one for myself. I love that pineapple sparkle glass! 467 x 350 px (58 KB) 0 Comments	"Angry Geisha" I wish I had kept this one, she even has eyebrows! One of my earliest geisha with a face. 250 x 299 px (16 KB) 0 Comments	"Orange Blossom I made this one as a gift for a friend-as you can see, I've dropped the eyebrows from the face. 187 x 250 px (9 KB) 0 Comments
"Kumiko" I have also developed a 2 piece, more jewelry friendly geisha bead. This one even has eyeshadow! 275 x 352 px (19 KB) 0 Comments	"Turquoise Bell Early 2005 bead, did I mention I love tribal dancing? I had to place coins along her top of course- cha-ching! 350 x 432 px (27 KB) 0 Comments	"Island girl" She's still a design in progress and about 1.25 inches tall. 200 x 225 px (17 KB) 0 Comments
"Koi Pond Geish Hard to tell from photo but the lily pads and river rock are layered underneath the fish which swim around her body. 350 x 452 px (27 KB) 0 Comments	"Egyptian" Finally! A man! Once again, one of my earliest sculptural beads. I liked the clear heads and hands in contrast with the opaque clothing. 206 x 275 px (11 KB) 0 Comments	"Man with Staff He was made around the same time as my Egyptian man. Spring/Summer 2005 206 x 275 px (11 KB) 0 Comments
"Hotaru" Hotaru means "firefly" in Japanese. Her kimono is colored to represent a sunset and lanterns. I made a tiny lantern bead and attached it to a fine silver "staff" for her to hold. 350 x 406 px (43 KB) 0 Comments

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Artist: Tracy Jerrell Akhtar

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I've been drawing since I could hold a crayon, thanks to my mother who is also an artist. It wasn't until I began working with hot glass May 2005 that something really sparked inside of me. As a self-taught glass artist, I hope my beads are just the beginning of a long and adventurous career into this astounding medium.

Interested in purchasing my work? Check out my website TracyBeads.com

Tracy Jerrell
Armory Arts Village
Jackson MI
http://www.TracyBeads.com

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