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Lectures |
Lectures: 1 hour lectures with slides. All lectures include: slides, actual samples, and time for questions |
| Bead Creative Art Quilts Nancy will chronicle
the steps and multi-year process of creating, designing and publishing her book Bead
Creative Art Quilts. Follow her as she collaborates with 6 international quilt artists
adding her new textual beading discoveries to their diverse art quilts. Let the foremost authority on fabric beading show
you how to create incredible works of art. Your preconceived notions about beads on art
quilts will be blown away as you view quilt masterpieces on which hand beading is a
primary design element. This lecture will
delight the eye, and inspire the hands!
Beads Make the Quilt Beads
can add color, texture, sparkle and interest to quilts. Beads can also transcend their
customary role of mere embellishment and become a primary element of the quilt design.
Expand your understanding of fabric beading as you explore a plenitude of possibilities by
numerous well known and lesser-known art quilters who explore diverse beading/fabric
techniques and subject matter. European Influences on Contemporary Quilts Slide
presentation of Beady Eyed Visionaries, Expressive Beadwork ArtistsIn-depth
study of 5 contemporary beadwork artists who use diverse non-fabric beadwork techniques to
express their view of self and society. Learn how they work, what draws them to
beads, and their artistic struggles in this emerging art form. A great lecture for those who want an insight into
the infinite possibilities of exploring with beads.
Antique Beaded Bags
Antique
beaded bags are popular with collectors of art, antiques, and beadwork. Explore the
history of beaded bags circa 1820s-1950s. A collection of 50+ beaded bags will
be documented with slides and research information. You will accumulate clues in
identifying the date of these beaded treasures as you examine the progression of bag
styles; patterns, motifs, frames, and the diverse beading techniques employed in the
construction process. |