Category: Artists

  • Jerry Ingram: Storytelling through beads and regalia

    Jerry Ingram is an award-winning artist of Cherokee and Choctaw descent, who started doing beadwork to improve the accuracy of his paintings. His work is on display from April 20th to July 21st at the Pueblo of Pojoaque Poeh Museum Gallery in Santa Fe. Read more about Jerry on the museum’s Facebook page. Jerry is…

  • Valerie Hector at the St. Paul American Craft Council Show

    I just took a stroll through the artists who will be showing at the St. Paul American Craft Council Show, and I see Valerie Hector will be there! The show is next weekend, April 20-22, at the St. Paul RiverCenter. I’m looking forward to seeing her work again. It’s beautifully precise, and her colors appeal…

  • More bead blogs to enjoy!

    I have a saved list to go through, so I thought I’d get to a few: Amy’s Treasure Las Joyitas de la Tita (music plays) Szikati oldala LovelyStone – LOVE her pendants! I’m in a bit of a spot as far as posting is concerned — I have the new Beading for a Cure kit,…

  • Joyce Melander-Dayton at the Textile Center of Minnesota

    Joyce Melander-Dayton currently has a solo show, Constructions in Concert, at the Textile Center of Minnesota, on now through April 14th. Above is a partial view of the gallery; there is much more of her work to be seen. Joyce is an accomplished painter, and is now exploring textile techniques using silks, cottons and beads.…

  • Beading for a Cure auction time!

    I’m sorry, I’ve been remiss — the auctions have begun for Beading for a Cure! Beading for a Cure is a project where beaders purchase the same kit of beads, sight unseen, and create something using at least one of every bead, plus only one added bead (but added non-beads are fine). All proceeds after…