The beginning and a bit more
I spent a day, many hours, trying to put the face in a head. The beads were disagreeing with me — the white beaded bits are just a few of the false starts. The white domed circle was the top of the head, and it looks like a top of a head, but the white…
Brilliante Weblog award
Kat gave me this award, thank you!! Her blog, Oranges and Peaches, is a play on the library reference question where someone comes in and asks for Darwin’s Oranges and Peaches — what can happen when you lack a piece of so-called common knowledge that makes the answer nearly impossible to find. I hereby award…
Beadwork on commercial products
The most recent product I know of which employed a beader to make the packaging art is Celestial Seasonings. Heidi Kummli did the beadwork for Tropical Grapefruit Tea. I also have read that Jo Wood was commissioned by Kimberly-Clark to do artwork for a Kleenex box in 2000. I have yet to find any image…
Carol Wilcox Wells – Masters: Beadweaving
Lark Books is releasing Masters: Beadweaving this month, and they have an interview online with Carol Wilcox Wells, the curator of the book. Included with the interview is a slide show of about 10 pieces. I live in the same area as Laura Leonard, and she shows at local fine craft shows — I always…
Remembering Cindy
Cindy McCornack was a friend and mentor to beaders, in person and online. She lived in Alaska, but had friends all over the world through the online beading community, especially the Bead Art forum. Among the things she left for beaders was her book, Exploring Beaded Art Dolls, full of instructions, inspiration, and photographs of…