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Above all other characteristics, the true fascination of beads lies in their sheer diversity. Given that a bead can be, by definition, anything with a hole through it, the work produced by bead artists in the modern age is breathtaking in the many different beautiful, exotic, unexpected, and downright weird ways that "bead" is interpreted. Beads of stone, beads of glass, of metal, of clay - and of metal clay - beads taken one by one, or strung into a necklace, or woven into a complex tapestry. No matter how different the work, the artists are all working with and creating beads. The roster of winners for the 2004 Beads Arts Awards, sponsored and organized by Step by Step Beads and its sister publication, Lapidary Journal, puts on display the amazing breadth of possibility encompassed by the single word "bead." From lampworked beads to seed bead weaving, inlaid intarsia beads to intricate metal constructions, we're proud to present the winners of our second annual competition as representing the best of the world of bead artists. Entrants submitted pieces in seven categories "Clay" Bead (including metal and polymer clays, or other moldable products), Glass Bead, Other/Mixed Media Bead, Bead Bracelet, Bead Necklace, Other Bead Jewelry, and Beaded Object, which included both functional (other than jewelry) and nonfunctional objects. A separate Best of Competition piece was chosen as well. Pieces were judged by an independent panel of judges (see "Our Distinguished Judges," below) on the basis of excellence in design, visual appeal and impact, originality, and execution.
To enter the 2005 Bead Arts Awards, entry forms can be found online, Maybe next September, your design will be gracing our cover! |
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Gordon Uyehara, Honudream |
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Diane Flynn, Flynn Glass |
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| ROBERT K. LIU
Trained as an ethnologist/icthyologist, Robert K. Liu received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he worked on experimental gerontology and immunology in the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine. In 1975 Liu left biomedical research after founding The Bead Journal, which changed its title in 1978 to Ornament, a journal of personal adornment. Self-trained as a jeweler and photographer, Liu has written extensively on ancient, ethnic, and contemporary jewelry and personal adornment, as well as in his scientific fields. |
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| KIM Z FRANKLIN Kim Z Franklin was a graphics illustrator for 16 years prior to becoming a full-time beadwork artist and instructor. In the past 11 years her multimedia sculptures, which are a combination of beadwork (off-loom techniques), ceramic, and metalwork, have earned her many awards and honors, which most recently include being published in The Best of Contemporary Beadwork 2002, Lark Books' newest beadwork publication 500 Beaded Objects, and acceptance into Bead International 2004, where she won the title of "Most Innovative." Her teaching credentials include authoring articles for Step by Step Beads and Lapidary Journal magazines, and instructing at Bead Fest and other symposiums. She also provides private lessons in her studio located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She can be contacted at (610) 431-4372 or by e-mail at zwell@comcast.net. |
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| JIM KERVIN Jim Kervin has been making glass beads since 1992 but he is mainly known for his authoritative text on glass beadmaking, More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Glass Beadmaking. For all of his work to promote the art of glass beadmaking, he was chosen in 2002 as the first inductee into the International Society of Glass Beadmakers' "Hall of Flame." He has also recently written a series of booklets on select beadmakers and how they work their wonders. Artists included in the series are: Sharon Peters, Leah Fairbanks, Jim Smircich, Kate Fowle Meleney, Heather Trimlett, Pati Walton, and Bruce St John Maher. For more information about his books, contact GlassWear Studios at glasswearstudios@comcast.net. |
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More work by our winning designers is featured in the Lapidary Journal Designer Gallery section! For information on entering your jewelry in the next competition, click here! |
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