Dulcey Heller

Category: Not beads

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • More duct tape wallets!

    About a year and half ago, I made Bruno a duct tape wallet to replace an earlier one, which I’d also made.  It’s in this earlier post, with a few pictures of the process.  His has worn out, I made two more.  I sent him the purple wallet, and the blue wallet in the earlier…

  • Jo Wood at the Grand Hand

    I just saw Jo Wood’s work on display for the Minnesota Botanical show, on now through August 30th at the Grand Hand in St. Paul, MN.  I didn’t bring a camera (I haven’t asked if it’s allowed), but let me describe the seven pieces that were there. The Iris Triptych is three panels perhaps 4…

  • Pearls, toothpicks, rubber, and wire

    I wanted to do something little and fun.  I came across some half-drilled pearls, a gift from a friend, and remembered seeing something like skewers with pearls glued on the end.  Kelly helped me remember that the cover image below is what I was remembering: I checked this book out from the library a while…