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2024, Jewelry (Precious Metal)Bio:
My jewelry features beaded beads that are individually hand woven by me using peyote stitch and glass seed beads. Then I either string them solely or combine them with gemstones and sterling silver to make a variety of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.
With needle and a nylon thread, I take tiny glass seed beads and weave them into a rectangular piece that I then roll up and sew together. Use of the peyote stitch allows the ends of the rectangle to interlock when I sew them together, then repeated passes thru the beads reinforce the whole. I use a variety of gemstones, lampwork beads and sterling silver findings that I have purchased over the years to enhance and complement the beads that I have created.
I have been weaving beads for 23 years with no formal training other than how to articles and a few books. At first, all I made were beaded beads, fascinated with the process, and then I began incorporating them into jewelry. I have been making jewelry with the beads for 20 years. Recently I have been branching out in my designs to include beaded balls and discs also created using peyote stitch and glass seed beads.
I enjoy using my eye for color and the interesting gemstones that I find to create unique jewelry pieces with my beads. I love jewelry of all kinds and hope that my pieces will become classics that the buyer will come back to time and time again.
I am a member of Tennessee Craft and the Arts Council of Williamson County, TN. I have participated in the following shows in 2022: Tennessee Craft Fall Craft Fair (Nashville, TN), Berea Craft Fair (Berea, KY), St. James Art Show (Louisville, KY), Monte Sano Art Show (Huntsville, AL), Summerfair (Cincinnati, OH), Winterfair (Columbus, OH)
Artist Statement:
My jewelry features beaded beads that are individually hand woven by me using peyote stitch and glass seed beads known as Delicas. I then either string them solely or combine them with gemstones and sterling silver to make a variety of necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
With needle and a nylon thread, I take tiny glass beads and weave them into a rectangular piece that I then roll up and sew together. Use of the peyote stitch allows the ends of the rectangle to interlock when I sew them together, then repeated passes thru the beads reinforce the whole.
I have also begun to weave flat disc pieces and ball pieces using a variation on the above technique. I use a variety of gemstones, lampwork beads and sterling silver findings that I have purchased over the years to enhance and complement the beads that I have created.
I have been weaving beads for 23 years with no formal training other than how to articles and a few books. At first, all I made were beaded beads, fascinated with the process, and then I began incorporating them into jewelry. I have been making jewelry with the beads for 20 years. Now I enjoy using my eye for color to create unique jewelry pieces with my beads.
I love jewelry of all kinds and hope that my pieces will become classics that the buyer will come back to time and time again.