Joyce Melander-Dayton at the Textile Center of Minnesota
Joyce Melander-Dayton currently has a solo show, Constructions in Concert, at the Textile Center of Minnesota, on now through April 14th. Above is a partial view of the gallery; there is much more of her work to be seen. Joyce is an accomplished painter, and is now exploring textile techniques using silks, cottons and beads.…
Beading for a Cure auction time!
I’m sorry, I’ve been remiss — the auctions have begun for Beading for a Cure! Beading for a Cure is a project where beaders purchase the same kit of beads, sight unseen, and create something using at least one of every bead, plus only one added bead (but added non-beads are fine). All proceeds after…
Bead blog additions
Here’s a few more, added to this blogroll, and my own feed reader: Beads and me (micromacrame and beads) abalorium2.0 Mina smycken Unintentionally, these are all Spanish beaders….
Tila bracelet experiment
So, here’s some Tila experimenting I’ve been doing. I like the design! Ignore the (lack of) clasp. This makes, I believe, 3 bracelets sitting here waiting for clasp inspiration. Try this image, instead: Looks complete in this one!
Installation at the Weisman
As you enter the Weisman Art Museum on campus of the University of Minnesota, this is what is directly to the left of the main desk: Walk around the wall and look straight right, and you see this: Back up and get a wider view, and this is what you see: Still further back: And…