Tribute to SLAVKO

A few days ago I found out with deep sadness that Slavko passed away. Storque published a Story by VickiDianeDesigns:

"Our very dear and cherished, very popular artist here on Etsy, Slavko, sadly and tragically passed away on June 2nd 2009. His death has stunned and shocked not just those who *knew* him. It is a great loss to Etsy and his many devoted fans and friends..." (read the whole story here):

http://www.etsy.com/storque/etc/in-memory-of-slavko-4137/

Then, on Slavko's page it was this announcement , written by his wife, Maida:

"DEAR FRIENDS,

UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, OUR DEAR SLAVKO DIDN'T MAKE IT. HE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY MORNING FIGHTING THE TERRIBLE ILLNESS. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST. HE WAS TRYING TO STAY SO DESPERATELY, BUT HE COULDN'T DO IT.
PLEASE KEEP HIM IN YOUR MEMORY AS A WONDERFUL MAN, UNIQUE TALENT AND ARTIST WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND GENTLE HEART".

I only knew Slavko from his picture on Etsy. He reminded me of a wise man from the Balcans. He is from Bosnia, I am from Romania. I fell in love with his incredible work and I admired his unique personality, his creativity, his spirit, reflected in his fabulous paintings and superb ceramics. He was generous, kind, supportive, a sweet man. May his soul rest in peace!



Like many other Etsians I took pride in featuring his work in some of my treasuries.






I am the proud owner of "Picasso face", one of his one of a kind ceramic pendants. I will have a little piece of Slavko's art that I will cherrish for years to come.



Today I made a Treasury as a tribute to Slavko: This is Art. It will be live until Sunday, June 14, 9:41 am. You can visit and comment here:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=64267





I visited again today Slavko's page and I found this note from his wife and step-daughter. I would like to share it with you:

"DEAR FRIENDS,

YOUR SUPPORT, PURCHASES, EMAILS, WISHES AND LOVE HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMING. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS. WE KNOW SLAVKO IS HAPPY THAT YOU ALL HAVE A PIECE OF HIM AND HIS REMARKABLE ART.
WE WILL KEEP THE SHOP OPEN WHILE WE HAVE SOME OF THE ART WORK THAT WE ARE OK TO PART WITH. PLEASE PASS THE WORD ABOUT HIS GREAT ART, HIS GREAT SPIRIT AND WAYS THAT HE TOUCHED YOUR LIVES. YOU HAVE TOUCHED OURS IN WAYS THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK POSSIBLE AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE,

MAIDA AND MIA"

Etsy BeadWeavers' June Challenge - Humor

This is my entry for the June Challenge, HOUSE for RENT with Garden View


The Story:
The Spider is looking for a place to live and she found this inviting little house. She is going to be happy here, since there is a colorful garden around it.

I made this beautiful brooch using a gray agate cabochon, framed with a bezel made with 2 mm red coral beads and size 15 seed beads from Japanese Miyuki in shades of lime green.

The Characters:
The Spider is made with genuine gray pearls and seed beads. The House is a stunning iridescent found shell. The Flower is beadwoven with 2 mm genuine pearls and orange-red seed beads. It is accented with small beaded leaves in dark olive green.

Here are all twenty-one entries for the challenge and they are spectacular! Please visit each entry to read their story, in order to find out how each of these pieces relates to the theme.

If you click on the item in the list below the mosaic you will be taken to the Etsy Shop listing of each entrant. Please visit the Etsy Beadweavers Blog:

http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

and vote for your favorite June 9th through the 15th!



1. Adios Pollo - BeadazzledofOregon


2. HOUSE for RENT with Garden View - enchantedbeads


3. Jolly Jester - ArtfulAr


4. WEED Necklace - HauteIceBeadwork


5. Riot of Color Sparkly Rope Necklace - roseworksjewelry


6. Curly Black Rock Bacelet - SpringColors


7. inside jokes - thebeadedlily


8. Clown Fish Join the Carnival - beadsandblooms


9. Where's Waldo - Oops... I Mean Where's Lizard - fashionsfrome


10. Tartan Scottie Dog beaded cuff - Crownrosegems


11. Gone Fishing---Cat and fish bracelet - vanishingpearl


12. HERE'S LOOKIN' AT YOU Blown Glass Eye Pendant Set - caraway


13. Curiosity killed the Toilet Paper - LiciaBeads


14. Where Is My UFO - binkaminka


15. NOT My Mother - PfordCustomJewelry


16. Money doesn't grow on trees Necklace - CieloDesign


17. Harlequin - Free Form Beaded Cuff - ThreeFatesDesign


18. Punch-Line Bracelet - FrancescasFancy


19. Pond Frog Bracelet - savoystudio


20. Harlequin - jmackgems

SECOND ANNUAL YART SALE

News from

http://teamesst.blogspot.com/

The “2nd Annual Yart Sale” will be held from Wednesday June 10th-Sunday June 14th, 2009. This year the “2nd Annual Yart Sale” will be sponsored by the Etsy Supply Street Team (Team ESST). Although not an official Etsy event, it is Etsy supported as evidenced by the Storque article.

A “Yart Sale” is an artistic spin on the traditional Yard Sale: Art + Yard Sale = “Yart Sale”. There are many art museums, artists, and groups that have Yart sales annually to raise cash.

All Etsy shops are invited to participate. Choose to participate in your Handmade Store, your Supply Store, or your Vintage Store. If you have more than one shop you can participate in all of them.

To join the sale, simply post the following Yart Sale Announcement in the Shop Announcement section of your Etsy Shop and please include a short description of how you will be participating in the sale:
“I am participating in the Yart Sale on Etsy sponsored by Team ESST”.

Team ESST invites you to come, post, chat and shop on the “Official Yart Sale” thread in the Promotions Section of the Etsy forums. A new thread will be posted daily at 7:00 AM EDT beginning on Wednesday June 10th by the Etsy Supply Street Team with the forum title:
SECOND ANNUAL YART SALE sponsored by Team ESST- June 10, 2009-Wednesday

Participating in the daily forum thread is a way that shoppers can find your shop. Simply post what you are offering. You could also encourage visitors to search “Yart” in handmade, supplies, or vintage. Even if you are simply offering a discount, it would be to your advantage to place Yart somewhere in at least a few of your titles or tags in your shop to draw those searching for items to your shop.

If you are interested in changing your avatar to reflect the Yart Sale you can create your own, or use one of the following. This year fellow Team ESST member Misosoup has created two which are available for your use:





We look forward to your participation in the Yart Sale. It is a fun event with much enthusiasm, energy and creativity! So get ready and we will see you there! If you have any questions please feel free to contact Team ESST!

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Enchanted Beads
www.enchantedbeads.etsy.com
and Enchanted Bitz
www.enchantedbeas.etsy.com

will be participating!