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Ubuhle Women at the National Czech & Slovak Museum
At the end of last summer, I took a road trip to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library for the sole purpose of seeing this exhibit, “Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence.” From the Ubhule website: “What started as a humble project, using traditional skills to create independence and give rural…
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Some of my favorite beads
I really like these colors, and have used this combination of vintage Czech and French beads before (sometimes with an olive khaki green). These beads all have a little variance in their colors; the pumpkin orange is not all exactly the same color, and it’s easy to see that is also true with the rich…