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Maria Rypan and Ukrainian beadwork in Chicago
This looks good! Maria Rypan is giving a presentation on contemporary beadwork from the Ukraine at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago on June 2nd at 7pm. There will be examples of beadwork and bead books from four recent trips that she took to the Ukraine. This blog post has more information, and there’s a…
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Joyce Scott
Land of Odds has a blog post (with pictures) today about Joyce Scott, and the Frist Center Gallery in Nashville backing out of her showing 2-3 years ago because of the issues raised by her beadwork: race, violence, sexuality, etc. I remember when this happened, and I do think there’s a place for controversy in…
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German bead crochet
I keep meaning to post about this — a group of German bead crochet artists (Perlenhäkeln) has an excellent website and forum. Even if you don’t register, there’s pictures to enjoy, and I believe registration is free. There are patterns and instructions, and I believe an online magazine for members? I know a few words…
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Cindy’s beadwork
I’ve posted in the past about the Mystery Image Project that Cindy McCornack began, and members of the Bead Art forum completed. This previous post has more information. Cindy was best known for her beaded art dolls, which she documented and taught in her self-published book (no longer available). I was lucky enough to have…
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Bead blogs!
And again, more blogs: Szilu Perlenfieber LIV-LenaIvanova Marcsi