Bead Museum Arizona needs help
The Bead Museum in Arizona has a serious shortage of funds. Below is a letter from Alice Scherer to the bead community, asking for help. To read how the Bead Museum has strongly influenced one person’s life, read Andrea Adams’ post. I was planning a trip within the next year or two to visit for…
Polymer clay in AmericanStyle
The April 2009 issue of AmericanStyle magazine features polymer clay in its Arts Focus. Most, if not all, of the images are available online! Take a look if you’d like — my favorites are the Nudibranch bracelet from Melanie West, “From The Sea,” a shell by Jana Robers Benzon, and “Horizontal Hibiscus” by Kathleen Dustin. …
More bead blogs to enjoy
Here’s some more I’ve added to this blog and to my feed reader: Fákó.Orsi gyöngei Cent perles et moi MadDesigns (Marcia DeCoster)
Herringbone commas
Messing around with herringbone — these are interesting curves, but won’t work for my intended use (sort of a “ray” from a centerpiece); too big. I’ll play again with this sometime, maybe use 15s. They’re interesting though.
Pearl Carpet of Baroda sold
Sotheby’s reports that it sold for $5,458,500 U.S.! I wonder if it will end up in a museum, or in a private collection?