My Favorite Bead Art Links!
Akiko Ishida
Dustin Wedekind
Bead Cave
beAd Infinitum
Bette Kelley
Marcie Stone
Yael Krakowski
Lone Beader Blog
Karen Paust
Rebecca Brown-Thompson
Wendy Ellsworth
Judy Walker
Tamuna Lezhava
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Beading on a loom,
has been a part of my life and feelings,
since I was very young.
Now that I am in a different aspect of my life,
I realize I have always been drawn
to the serenity and meditative qualities
of this medium.
I find a calm, which cannot be defined other then through my 'exhale' of satisfaction, when I consider another creation 'complete'.
---Erin Simonetti
Please feel free to send me an email
erin@simonetti.com
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I share my looming thoughts frequently on my Blog,
"A Bead Looming Intervention"
The right 'Intervention' can help,
so commenting, on my blog posts, will help us all learn more about bead looming!
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My "Spring Has Sprung" cuff was awarded
1st PLACE WINNER,
Bracelet Catagory
in BEAD ARTS 2009.
This same cuff, is also awarded
"BEST IN COMPETITION"
in BEAD ARTS 2009
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"FMG Features My Beadwork in Their Advertisements!"
One of the largest and finest jewelery and bead suppliers, Fire Mountain Gems, highlights a few of my "Wearable Art" pieces in their ads. The four samples above, are 'shells' of what is actually published in many 'beadwork' and 'jewelry' magazines.
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"Published in Beading Books"
My Beaded Necklace, "Flutterby", is published in one of Bead & Buttons beading books, "Beadwoven Jewelry". Highlighted on the 'introduction' page, my work introduces the book's selection of many beading techniques and patterns, from other published Bead Artists.
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"I also share my "Wearable Art",
at Local Coffee Shops"
I created display boards to display my Artwork, which includes not only my Seed Beads Works, but also Sterling Silver and Copper Earrings, Bracelets and Necklaces. Each board has a custom 'Needle Felted' Doll, which wears my jewelry and offers every
Coffee Shop Customer a 'smile'!
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"Mad City Coffee House, of Columbia Maryland"
One of my 'favorite display sites', located at
10801 Hickory Rdg Rd, Columbia, MD 21044. Visit for the wonderful in-house roasted coffees, weekend entertainment schedules and friendly atmosphere. Stop by often, because I change out the display board, regularly. There is always something new to share and I love giving the feel of
an 'Art Festival' to their Customers!
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When I was twelve years old,
my Great Aunt made me a wooden bead loom, much like was seen in Native
American Publications. With some beads and string, I found my self
beading, any and every chance I could get.
Since there were no books readily available, as there are today, to give
patterns and teach techniques, I had to devise ways to utilize all the
little strips of beads I loomed! My idea of 3-D beading came to light! This then created another dilemma of
deciding how to secure my creations, decrease and ascend rows to
accomplish particular shapes. I also purchased a lot of graph paper to
plan out my designs and color them accordingly. |
I always enjoyed graphing large scenes and designs depicting flowers,
birds and butterflies. My first three dimensional necklaces were
completed early in these times, but today I have proven finer
techniques. My goal was always to use glass seed beads, 11/0, 15/0, 22/0 and smaller,
create a realistic design, and mold them like clay to make wearable art.
Some people have commented that my work looks like painted fabric and
not beads! Lately, I find as much satisfaction from building in a three dimensional form as I do graphing a pattern, in a 2-D format, showing depth of a 3-D picture.
My College days found me a student at the Maryland Institute of Art,
majoring in crafts. Again, there was no outlet, at that time, for beads,
so I confined my interests to stained glass and painting. Later, hosting
a stained glass class in the evenings for interested friends. |
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I have been married for over 31 years, living on a 10 acre piece of property in
Howard County, Maryland. Together, my husband and I own two businesses,
'Content Contracting' (repairs to any and all household goods) and a
'Personal Property Appraiser' with the ISA. Through this time as well, I
continued to perfect my "mind's eye" of beading.
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My husband and three children, ages 16, 19 and 21, have been very supportive
of my "constant beading". Introducing myself to
the 'beading and festival' communities had been a perfect way to meet others, also interested in creating art through the medium of beads. In this light, I have met many
"bead lovers" who feel as passionate for beading as I do. I have shown my work, as a vendor, in many 'jury selected' art shows, been published in magazines and books.
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Please feel free to contact me,
any time, for questions
or comments.
I'll probably be working in my studio!!
erin@simonetti.com
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"Copyright:
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Erin Simonetti
All rights reserved
No part of this site is to be reproduced for sale,
or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of the artist."
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If you have any questions about my beadwork
or art, e-mail Me!!
erin@simonetti.com
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