...I may have to steal some of her ideas on how to cope with some of the thicknesses of the ribbon -- I was going to cartridge-pleat all the thicknesses together, but I think the sort of half-cartridge pleating she does (cutting each loop and then sewing them all together) might work better -- perhaps I'll put a crystal in between each one as a spacer for the ribbon thickness... And I like her idea of tipping up some of the loops! :)
Disappointing, or just typical?!
Shhh...
Your work is unique....
While the technique is similar, your work is unique...and innovative.
I know what you mean, though....I spend months working on what I thought was an innovative piece only to then have someone comment that it looked just like someone else's work (who I had never seen before). Turns out my pieces and hers share some similar techniques, but on close inspection are very, very different...as I am certain your peacock piece will be.
BTW, I saw a similar technique in a Swarovski inspiration book, the Designs from Brazil and Russia, but that had folded ribbon, and used glued flatbacks. Love the idea of using ribbon for quilling, though and adding crystal...I think you should run with that as far as it will take you!
Sparkles and smiles, Diane
Disappointing, or just typical?!
So, the project I'm working on now is an idea I got after seeing a Prince Dimitri pendant that was called Peacock, in Vanity Fair magazine. (File attached of pendant.) So I did some sketches (two files attached with my sketches and the center motif ribbon pinned and drying), bought the supplies, and thought I'd bring in lots of color and texture by using ribbon -- usually, I would try this by wiring or by using a setting, but this time I thought it would be nice to do something totally different and use a textile. I was going to use silk ribbon, but couldn't find any heavy enough, so ended up with polyester ribbon.
I figured I'd use a few techniques in manipulating fabric: cartridge pleating, maybe some ruching, and glueing. I thought about a kind of quilling process on the ribbon, basically. I figured I'd include some pearls, some crystals, and the nicest teardrop pendant I could find.
I haven't found the right bail yet -- I'll be looking for silver or copper, most likely a Bali or Indian design, preferably very heavy with a good sized crossbar, so I can sew the ribbon to it securely.
For later projects, I thought maybe I'd do something with a silver-grey color ribbon, and something else with a copper colored ribbon -- I thought something like a lace motif would be nice.
So I thought I'd take a look around to see what else was out there, and was gobsmacked to find Katherine Wardropper's website ( http://www.katherinewardropper.com/designs8.html ) : her gorgeous work is very heavy and large, but also very similar to what I'd planned on doing!
Don't you hate that? You think you're doing something reasonably original, and bam! -- it's still always true...there's nothing new under the sun!
I'm comforted that at least she hasn't used a teardrop Swarovski pendant...yet! 
Zina