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From Caves to Castles: If Beads Could Talk
Ancient beads are the subject of this exhibit at the Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona. It covers Prehistory (early hominids) until the end of the Islamic Period (1400 AD), and explores why beads can help us understand human culture. Major events in history are explored from the perspective of beads.
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Shiny is my favorite color, part two
Here’s the second installment of pictures from this show, just ended at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. These are Jo Wood’s works. She expertly creates these detailed beaded scenes on handmade wool felt. I have always loved Wood’s beadwork, and her use of color and stitch placement and direction makes beautiful art. …
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Read My Pins
I am looking forward to seeing this book about Madeleine Albright’s pins, subtitled Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box. Even better than that would be to visit the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City to see more than 200 pins, “many of which Secretary Albright wore to communicate a message or a…
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Shiny is my favorite color, part one
I took pictures of this show, just ended at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Nine area artists showed their interpretations of “shiny” in a mixed-media exhibit. The exhibit features more than 70 works ranging from metal and glass (beads!), to art books and textiles. I will be covering this in two parts…
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Liza Lou
Deitch Gallery in New York City has images of Liza Lou’s work online. In the “Selected Works” are photographs of some of her bead-encrusted works, from people to crushed beer cans to the inside of a trailer.