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My raised-texture beading
technique is basically a free-flowing beading form. My
free-form design is a new adventure for me, culminating
and evolving over the last four years, where I allow the beads
and form to take place though my creative soul; I let
the beads talk to me.
Once I choose the focal
bead or beads, the creative process begins. I add other
elements as the design flows, thus creating its own
life. Nothing is ever drawn or planned ahead of time. My
Art-Worth pieces come to life through my hands while the
beads talk to me.
My journey began with
appliqué stitch when I was a teenager and my grandmother
taught me how to embroider. My first success,
Button Box Jewelry, was published in “Bead & Button
Magazine’s” April 1997 issue. Many of the stitches I use
have been around for years, appliqué, brick, peyote and
fringe; however I’ve also created some new stitches
which I share in my classes. Although I have been
inspired by other bead artists throughout the years, I
believe I’ve created something new and exciting in the
bead world. I have never seen this form before and I am
excited to have created something new and different.
In the future I plan to
write a book featuring my raised-texture beading
technique.
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