Beadwork books at the American Craft Council library
The ACC library has a new library catalog, and out of curiosity, I entered “beadwork” into the search box at the top. The 76 results don’t include many of the how-to books of my very extensive public library, but do include some interesting historical and cultural titles. I see titles on Yoruba beadwork, Navajo beadwork,…
Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 3
I’ve had just a bit of beading time, so I want to show the progress I’ve made on this bracelet: I’ve really not picked a good project for limited time. I modified the straight layered right angle weave bar of beads I made earlier to create this double-ended arrow shape, and I successfully made the…
Mary Tafoya teaching in Boulder
Colorado beaders, check out the great classes you can take from Mary Tafoya at the Handweaver’s Guild of Boulder! Mary is teaching mixed media embroidery, color theory, and beading with sequins. The classes are coming up soon, November 14-15, so register soon if you can go. I know she’s an excellent teacher, so this is…
A quick Q&A – with me!
Here’s a brief Q&A that I did for one of my jobs, library assistant for the American Craft Council: Five Questions With Dulcey Heller. This is the necklace that I’m wearing, which I made over two years ago: I’ve found that I like wearing this necklace with the clasp (flower) off-center, but that doesn’t work…
Joyce Scott in New Orleans and Baltimore!
If you’re near either of these cities, please consider these two possibilities: as part of Prospect.2 New Orleans, which bills itself as the largest biennial of international art, Joyce Scott is exhibiting. She is going to be at the Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University, paired with fabric sculptor Nick Cave. Those show dates are…