Contemporary Beadwork
This contemporary beadwork workshop will teach you the basics of off-loom beadweaving using needle, thread, and seed beads. Teresa will teach beading stitches and concepts with a pattern for a small piece of jewelry (ring, pendant, or earrings). Previous beadweaving experience is not required and any experience with hand sewing, cross stitch, or embroidery will be beneficial.
All supplies will be provided for a $10 supply fee.
Teresa Shelton Bio
By integrating mathematics and physics principles with tiny seed beads, I create sculptural and wearable art. With every stitched bead, I incorporate structure, form, movement, and color into my artwork to achieve bold statement pieces with unexpected surprises.
In the 90’s, I wandered into a bead shop and bought a book on Native American beadweaving techniques and a few tubes of mixed seed beads. That was enough to start my love of beadweaving. Over the past ten years, I have become passionate about geometric beadweaving, and my occupation as a printed circuit board manufacturability engineer inspires the geometric style in my art and allows me to easily merge the technical with the creative. I currently live in Orofino with my husband, some crazy chickens, and a demanding feline overlord. Learn more at www.teresashelton.com