Jewelry & Beading

February 28th, 2008

Artist Profile: Tina Koyama

Transformer 2 Bracelet
Photographer: Greg Mullin
Artist: Tina Koyama
Location: Seattle
Website: Tina Koyama
e-mail: tina@tinakoyama.com
Tina, your work is obviously very organic. How do you describe it?
My current focus is on self-supported sculptures using off-loom beadweaving stitches. My work is probably most closely related to contemporary basketry: 3-dimensional forms made from flexible materials. I like to keep an open […]

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February 27th, 2008

Bead & Button Show, June 1-8 2008

The countdown has started!!  Online registration is open, and hearts are all a-flutter over what is planned to be the biggest, baddest bead show ever!  You can get all the information and even complete your registration at the Bead & Button website.
One of the special events planned this year is the first ever Flame-Off, held […]

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February 22nd, 2008

A trip to Tucson!

Since I didn’t go to Tucson this year, I enlisted the aid of a spy…my good friend Wendy Van Camp! Wendy (whose artist profile you can read here) went to Tucson as a first timer, and I asked her for her impressions. If you’ve never been, but plan to some day, maybe some of […]

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January 7th, 2008

Is anyone going to Tucson?

If so, will you stick me in your suitcase? I know, I know…you can’t…you need all the extra space for the beads you’re going to bring home. {sigh}
For anyone who’s not familiar with the Tucson phenomenon, let me just tell you that all the big bead shows and bead makers and bead suppliers […]

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December 10th, 2007

Women’s Caucus for Art show

Make Art Monday 
My local chapter of the WCA is sponsoring an art show themed Faces. My piece called Chardonnay was juried in and is now on display until the beginning of January. The central cabochon was created by making a mold of a vintage piece that I have. I’m pretty satisfied with the […]

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October 14th, 2007

October Bead Fesitival!

Big Apple Glass Art & Bead Festival
SHOPPING: October 19-21, 2007
Radisson Martinique on Broadway
49 West 32nd St, New York, NY 10001
Show Times: Friday 12pm-7pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
Juried show of 45+ exhibitor spaces
Beads, gemstones, findings, collectible glass art & jewelry
A truly exciting EAST COAST shopping Extravaganza
Shopping presented by Soft Flex® Company
An Entrance Fee of $5.00 will be donated […]

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August 1st, 2007

Beads 4 You Contest is Ova

The Beads4You contest held by a bunch of Etsy.com members is officially over. You can see all the entries on their flickr page. Winners are announced here, and Victoria also has it posted on her blog along with some excellent images of the winners.
Prizes were furnish by me (two of my books of course):

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May 27th, 2007

MJSA Trade Show for Jewelry Making

In the United States, the tiny state of Rhode Island is known for its big influence on the jewelry making industry. Over the years, it has struggled to keep this identity, but I’ve heard through the jewelry grapevine that things are looking up in RI, and this new show coming up in October is one […]

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May 26th, 2007

Halstead Bead Grant!

It’s back! The Second Annual Business Development Grant from Halstead Beads:
Halstead Bead, Inc. is now accepting entries for its Second Annual Business Development Grant for new designers entering the bridge jewelry trade. The grant will be awarded to a winning candidate in August. The winner of the 2007 Grant will receive $6,000 in cash and […]

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May 11th, 2007

2 for 1 Bead Show Coupon

If you are planning on attending any of the up coming Gem Faire shows, you may want to take advantage of a deal they are offering on-line where you can get a coupon for two admission tickets for the cost of one.
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