Ugly necklace voting!
Land of Odds sponsors an Ugly Necklace contest every year. “Our respected judges evaluated these creatively-designed pieces in terms of hideousness, use of materials and clasp, the number of jewelry design principles violated, and the designer’s artistic control. Extra points were awarded for artists’ use of smaller beads, because it’s much more difficult to do…
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…
A quick visit to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
I love the MIA, its collection, its proximity to me, and the fact that it’s free — which means I can visit briefly if I don’t have a full half day to enjoy it. I recently went to their Art in Bloom (post here), but it was too busy at that time to see these…
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…
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…