Beading and more at the Minnesota State Fair 2010
Here’s a gallery of photos of beadwork I enjoyed at the State Fair in the Creative Activities building – as well as a gorgeous piece of slumped glass (looks like a Jo Wood piece), a knitted deer head (really!), Minnesota’s most famous canned meat, and more. I’ll be heading back later in the Fair’s run…
Marsha Wiest-Hines wins first place in the Fine Arts at the Minnesota State Fair!
I was delighted to read that Marsha won in the new category, Art Jewelry. It is very hard to even jury into the Fine Arts competition at the Minnesota State Fair (something like 15% of entries were accepted last year); the competition is fierce. Congratulations to Marsha of Haute Ice Beadwork for winning! She also…
Jewelry inspiration and more Perakanan beadwork
I enjoy browsing jewelry books of other time periods and cultures for inspiration. Most recently, I checked out The Jewelry of Southeast Asia by Anne Richter from my library. There’s some great stuff in here, gorgeous gold and silver, strung beads — some imposing and heavy, some light and airy. There are a couple pictures…
Beaded doll, complete
I decided to keep the hair tidy and neat – it’s a small looped fringe topped by Swarovski. I made a heavy thread loop on the back of the head in case it ends up on a wall.
Borneo International Beads Conference
I was browsing for Peranakan beadwork (I wrote about it first here), beadwork done by immigrant Chinese in Indonesia and Singapore, and Malaysia, I believe. A series of clicks led me to the Borneo International Beads Conference held October 9-10 in Malaysia. Experts will speak on heirloom beads of the area, Nyonya beadwork (the name…