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2021 ABQ Fiber Arts Fair

Entries due March 1, 2021

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Don't forget the Virtual Whole Bead Show!

Facebook Live July 10-11 from 11am - 6pm Pacific Time

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Wild Things Beads

Guy (owner) needs our help...

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North CA Bead Society Facebook site

Member projects during self quarantine... wow!

  Claudia Ross, graduate of New York Institute of Art and Design, original design, her first work with beads on leather including a focal peace and beautiful wire work.

 Owl Family in the Twilight Sun by Elizabeth Sands.  featuring and owl and her family below a tree with the sun and stars in the background. It is surrounded with decorative fireflies.
The beads are sewn through  a decorative piece of metal and has backed with leather and a decorative button pearl. I used beads from size 24 through 11s. Techniques used include peyote stitch, free-form embroidery, CRAW and netting.

      Amethyst Flower Bracelet with Hibiscus Charm & Black Tourmaline Art Deco Necklace by Sally Moore.

              Turquoise on Turquoise & Wire work pendant & additional earrings and necklace by Deb Cole.

 Teresa Kenyon, Bead Society Webmaster, has been enjoying her new job with Facebook these past 2 months.  Lots to learn and trying to balance that with finding time to be creative outside work.  This is a pendant she is working on.  Her favorite beading is 'just to start and see where the beads take her'.

  Fran Hahn's lamp work beads, wire, black spacers (purchased) with sterling components.

        Pam Troutman worked on a 6 by 6 inch square for a display in the Museum of Beadwork in Portland, Maine.  She has also finished a few pieces from her Bead Cruise this past February, modifying the designs to make them unique. The Cacti Dragonfly is a variation of Sherry Serafini’s NOVA pendant using beads and materials in Pam’s stash. The burgundy necklace is from the class Montasery Windows by Kinga Nichols, but instead of making a bracelet with 5 matching components, she made a pair of earrings and this pendant.

        Jerry Steed has been been busy beading and working for Desert Rose. Desert Rose will close the end of June and reopen in September 2020.  Jerry you did a beautiful job on her magnificent Melanie Potter bracelet along with the mask and other beautiful earrings.

A few member projects recently

   MaryEllen Merrigan

Pam Troutman   

  Teresa Kenyon

Fran Hahn   

   Julie Fear

Claire Sweeney   

   Barbara Rosen

Berna Woods  

  Patti Farley

Deb Cole  

 Pat Verrelle

Liz Reisinger .

   Indea Sanchez

Jill Bartel 

Check out the link below for the details of the Beaded Square Project

https://www.museumofbeadwork.org/pages/beaded-square-project

Click on the image to check out the podcasts!  Artists sharing their knowledge.  How cool is that!!!

The Whole Bead Show is VIRTUAL!!! July 10 & 11, 2020

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Click and check out the 2020 Saul Bell Design Awards!

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business members!