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| Valerie's jewelry designs are widely published. Here is a partial list: "Valerie Hector," by Deborah Krupenia. American Craft, Vol. 61, No. 2, April/May 2001, pp. 62ff. "The Very Fiber of Her Being," by Lynda McDaniel. In Lapidary Journal (ital), Vol. 53, No. 3, June 1999, pp. 26 ff. http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/feature/699str.cfm "Exhibition in Print," Metalsmith Magazine 1994, Cover. The Year of the American Craft, 1993 Abrams Desk Diary. The New Beadwork, by Kathlyn Moss and Alice Scherer. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1992. Ornament, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1990, pp. 8-9. |
| "The Charms of the Peyote Tube", Lapidary Journal, June, 1999. "Sharon Donovan's Framed Bead Weaving," in Beadwork, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 1999, pp. 18-21. "Doubling Up: South African Double-Faced Stitches" (co-authored with Alice Scherer) in Beadwork, Vol. 1, No. 3, Summer 1998, pp. 22-26. "Master Class: Polygon Weave and its Variations," in Ornament, Vol. 21, No. 2, Winter 1997, pp. 67-70. |
| "The Maturing of a Medium: Contemporary Beadwork In Europe and North America" by Valerie Hector. In the Spring 2003 issue of Surface Design Journal (Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 6-11) This article is reproduced with permission from the publisher. For more information see www.surfacedesign.org. Please click on the image below to view the entire article full size. |
| "Prosperity, Reverence and Protection: An Introduction to Asian Beadwork" in Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, Vol. 7 (1995), 1997, pp. 3-36. |
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