Beaded Glass Art
Madelyn Ricks
The KIMONOS Gallery
Unique and very appealing weaving
The five available Kimonos are in the 3 top rows
Link to: Madelyn Ricks – Kimonos – Hummingbird & Sunflowers
Hummingbirds & Sunflowers
2023 Kimono 20.5″ high, 16.5″ wide
$17,000
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Link to: Madelyn Ricks – Kimonos – Turandot
Turandot
a 2021 Kimono, 18.5″ high, 14″ wide
$8,800
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Flamingo & Egret
2022 Kimono, 20.5″ high, 16.5″ wide; $17,000
SOLD June 2022 to art glass bead collector in San Francisco
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Link to: Madelyn Ricks – Kimonos – Chrysanthemum on Green
Chrysanthemum on Green
2018 Kimono, 20.5″ high, 16″ wide
$17,000
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Hearts,
Broken, Scattered & Mended
Glass beaded, 16″ high, 12″ wide
$7,700
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a 2021-2022 Kimono
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Autumn with Scattered fallen leaves & twigs
Autumn with Scattered fallen leaves & twigs
a 2011 Kimono, 21″ h, 12″w
Current Price (February 2023) $20,000
SOLD February 8, 2023
Bead Art Collector (DT), San Francisco, CA. When she received Autumn, she wrote:
It is absolutely stunning! It is so beautiful, the pictures do not do it justice.
I placed it on my kitchen table for now so my husband and I can admire it.
I spend a good part of the day at the kitchen table.
We love how the beads shimmer in the natural light.
And the gradual changes in color from the top of the kimono to the bottom is amazing.
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Uchikaki
a 2012 Japanese Wedding Kimono
Glass beaded, 30″ high, 21.5″ wide
Current price (February 2023) $40,000
The plexiglass stand is 31.5 x 20.5″;
The base is 8″ deep
This is Madelyn’s largest and most elaborately beaded Kimono
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original Wedding Kimono that inspired Uchikaki
Link to: Madelyn Ricks – Kimonos – Water Lilies & Butterflies
Water Lilies & Butterflies Kimono
Glass beaded , 16″ high, 12″ wide
$7,700 SOLD, June 19, 2020
Beaded Glass Art Collector, San Francisco, CA
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Owner Testimonials:
“The Kimono is stunning.
The pictures do not capture the iridescence of the beads. I love the drape and feel of the beaded glass cloth.”
Link to: Madelyn Ricks – Kimonos – Orchid on White
Orchids and Butterflies, on White Kimono
Glass beaded, 21″ high, 12″ wide
$16,500 SOLD, June 20, 2020
Ricks’ Collector, San Carlos, Bay Area, CA
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Owner Testimonials:
“It is absolutely stunning with the different colors and types of orchids & butterflies. It’s a mix of so many things we love – and loved the detail of the butterfly wings extending over the kimono opening. We admired it in our living room, oohed and aahed over the details and colors…
We then placed it in our dining room, where the light is slightly darker. The colors became deeper and more vibrant. The oranges were on fire.”
Link to: Madelyn Ricks – Kimonos – Beauty 2020
Beauty 2020
This Kimono was commissioned by a San Francisco Collector of Glass Beads Art
It is 11″ high, 11.5″ wide; $4,100
The Collector saw Beauty 2005 that Madelyn had created for the Exhibit, ABC of Glass Art & wanted one in the same spirit
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Weaving Glass Beads
It is the art of interlocking beads together with thread is both ancient and universal. Madelyn’s designs are a mixture of many different cultures and times. The technique is peyote stitch named by the Native Americans in the US. A very strong multifilament nylon thread is used. The square glass beads are a high quality glass manufactured in Japan using novel techniques. Many of the beads are plated with precious metals such as 24K gold, rhodium and palladium. Also used, are lot of silver-lined colored beads to create a lot of sparkle, making the finished piece look like small dots of colored light woven together. There are very few artists that work with beads this small ( about 300 per square inch), or create pieces with such intricate patterns and colors.