Category: Artists

  • New bead links

    Here’s some more I’ve added to my feed reader and this blogroll: Träume aus Perlen Zsógyöngye Pelantura ANABE

  • Judith Bertoglio-Giffin at the Bead Society of San Diego County

    I attended Judith Bertoglio-Giffin’s talk recently at the Bead Society of San Diego County. She talked about her beadwork, the history of bead crochet, and about bead crochet today. In the 1850’s, crocheted beaded bags were a cottage industry. 1905 was the first instance of a printed beadwork instruction, and beads came roaring back in…

  • Beading for a Cure auctions!

    The auctions for Beading for a Cure began last week. It is an annual beading challenge dedicated to raising money for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association in honor of beader Layne Shilling, who lost her battle with colorectal cancer in November 2002. The basic idea is this: all beaders purchase the same kit of…

  • New blogs to follow

    Here are a few more that I’ve added to my roster: Betty Stephan Beadwork Mein Perlentraum Bead Circle

  • Craft in America season 3 includes Joyce Scott

    I was flipping pages in Ornament, and inside the front cover of the current issue is Joyce Scott’s work, stating that she is one of the featured artists in the upcoming season of the PBS show Craft in America! I couldn’t find much online, but there is this press release from last April stating that…