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      <image:title>Valerie Hector's Blog - The Pearl Carpet of Baroda - The Pearl Carpet of Baroda has often been called “the most luxurious carpet ever made.” It was commissioned in 1865 by the Maharaja Gaekwar Khande Rao. Allthough Khande Rao was a Hindu, he had Muslim subjects, which might be part of the reason he wanted to gift this carpet to the tomb of Mohammed in Medina, Saudi Arabia, along with four other sumptuous objects, including a Pearl Canopy. But the items never left Baroda. When Khande Rao died in 1870, work stopped and the pieces passed down to his descendants. After being auctioned by Sotheby’s in 2009, the Pearl Carpet of Baroda was acquired by the National Museum of Qatar, which conserved the carpet and published detailed photos online such as the photo at left. Experts estimate that some 1.5 million pearls are stitched to the carpet’s deerskin ground, along wth rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds set in gold bezels. Venetian glass beads in shades of pink, red, blue and green brighten the carpet - which will surely never be walked upon.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Zulu Sangoma (traditional diviner or healer) with a beaded headdress or wig. South Africa, ca. 1970s. Photo credit: Jean Morris. From South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (CapeTown: College Press, 1984), Fig. 248.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This photo was taken in South Africa, probably in the 1970s. It appears in South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984), Fig. 236. Photographer unknown.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This photo shows a young woman apprentice sangoma in South Africa, ca. 1970s. From South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984), Fig. 235. Photographer unknown.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This male apprentice diviner was photographed in South Africa, probably in the 1970s. From South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984), Fig. 243. Photographer unknown.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Valerie Hector's Blog - Zulu Beaded Sangoma Headdresses - Two Young Zulu Women Training to Become Sangoma</image:title>
      <image:caption>The serious expressions on the faces of these two young women apprentice sangoma are consistent with the weight of their responsibilities they’re learning to face as they adapt to their lifelong role. From now on, they’ll devote much of their life to seeking guidance from ancestors who can help living people deal with issues, problems and challenges. Only a few beads appear in these young ladies’ hair. Presumably, more beads will be added in the future, as they gain additional experience. Photographed in South Africa, ca. 1960s or 1970s. Photo credit: Jean Morris. From: South African Tribal Life Today, by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984), Fig. 253.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At right, a Zulu sangoma stands by the roadside on her or his way to a meeting with other diviners. While most of the beads in the headdress are white, a few are yellow, a color symbolizing wealth and fertility in Zulu culture. Note the inflated goat bladders worn atop the beaded headdress and the large whisk or switch, traditionally made from the tail of a wildebeest. Like the beaded headdress, the whisk symbolizes the sangoma’s profession. Photographed in South Africa, ca. 1970s. Photo credit: Jean Morris. From South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Valerie Hector's Blog - Zulu Beaded Sangoma Headdresses - A Zulu Woman Sangoma Wearing Bunched Chicken Feathers Atop her Head</image:title>
      <image:caption>The white beads in this sangoma’s hair are “worked into the cotton-bound, elongated strands of her hair.” Note the shell-bead bracelets on her wrist and her multicolored bead necklaces. Her headdress is topped with chicken feathers. Photographed in South Africa, ca. 1970s. Photo credit: Jean Morris. Photo and quotation from South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984), Fig. 233.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In addition to wearing white beads in her hair, the woman wears a wide beaded necklace. The expression on her face may stem from the seriousness of her duties as an intermediary between the realms of ancestors and mortals. As noted above, Zulu people associate the color white with the spirital realm. Photographed in the Tugela Ferry area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ca 1960s or 1970s. Photo credit: Aubrey Elliott. From Sons of Zulu by Aubrey Elliott (London: Collins, 1978), Page 25.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Valerie Hector's Blog - Zulu Beaded Sangoma Headdresses - A Sangoma with Multicolor Beads in her hair, Ca. 1972</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Zulu woman sangoma with large plastic beads in her wig or hair. Why did she opt for muticolored beads? Did other sangoma of her clan also style their hair in this way? Or did her location in Durban - a large city - influence her choice of beads? A beaded necklaces and a wide beaded belt complete her beadwork ensemble. Photographed in Durban, South Africa, in 1972. Photographer unknown. From Speaking with Beads: Zulu Arts from Southern Africa by Jean Morris and Eleanor Preston-Whyte (New York: Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1994), page 41.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This Zulu sangoma wears a beaded headdress made with red and white beads. In traditional Zulu culture, red signifies strong emotions, while white, as mentioned above, is associated with ancestral realms. Note the switch or whisk in her hand, another symbol of her profession. Photographed in 2016 at Lesedi Cultural Village just north of Johannesburg in South Africa. It is unclear whether this woman is merely dressed as a sangoma for the benefit of tourists, or whether she’s a sangoma in real life. Photo credit: Jane Rix. Courtesy: Shutterstock. Reproduced with permission.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Zulu bride sitting on the floor of a hut during the 3-day wedding ceremony. She wears a beaded face covering or veil that signifies respect for her husband and father-in-law. The beaded face covering forms part of a larger set of hlonipha customs governing gender relations and more in traditional Zulu society. A band of intricate beadwork also encircles the rim of her hat. Location: South Africa. Photo credit: Aubrey Elliott. From Sons of Zulu by Aubrey Elliott (London: Collins, 1978), page 183.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Zulu sangoma wearing spectacular beaded regalia and other traditional symbols of the sangoma profession. These traditional symbols blend easily with the sangoma’s Western-style garments and belt. Photographed in South Africa, ca. 1960s or 1970s. Photo credit: Jean Morris. From: South African Tribal Life Today by Jean Morris and Ben Levitas (Cape Town: College Press, 1984), Fig. 248.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo of a horizontal wood lattice high above a doorway in the courtyard. On the lattice, three Chinese characters are shown on a diagonal grid. The central character represents shou or longevity, a very common motif in Chinese decorative art. The other characters are harder to decipher. Bright lights a few inches above the characters introduce unwelcome glare. Photo: Valerie Hector.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Valance made of Chinese glass beads plaited with a knotted natural fiber thread (ramie?), featuring auspicious flowering vase motifs flanked by paired Chinese characters. China, ca. 1900-1940. Private collection. Photo: Sanders Visual Images.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Detail of beaded valance showing flowering vase motif flanked by four Chinese characters. The “shou” character appears above and to the right of the flowering vase. Photo: Sanders Visual Images.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Small pendant or pei-jing made of silver, Chinese glass beads and amber (?), ca. 1900. Image courtesy Artist Magazine, Taipei, Taiwan. The hollow beaded sphere is a dodecahedron.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Detail of small hollow beaded gourd made in China, ca. 1900 AD, of Chinese glass beads strung on wire to form a complex, symmetrical geometric structure.  Photo: Valerie Hector. Image Copyright Valerie Hector 2015. All rights reserved.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A "quasicrystal" from The Beaded Molecules website. Image courtesy The Beaded Molecules.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Taiwanese publication featuring the work of Professor Jin and his students.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beadwork sandals of King Tutankhamun (ruled ca. 1332-1323 BCE) showing lotus, papyrus and dom palm motifs. While the technique is probably peyote stitch, the materials are faience beads and leather. The sandals are preserved at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo as Catalog General No. 85 a-b. Image courtesy Egyptian Museum, Cairo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Above - one of the beaded hassocks found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, yielding the earliest known renderings of the human figure in beads, ca. 1332-1323 BCE.  A common motif in King Tut's day, the figures represent the African and Asiatic enemies of Egypt - one of the earliest surviving examples in beadwork of thematic content, in this case, of a sociopolitical nature.  The technique looks to be one- and two-drop peyote stitch. The hassock is preserved at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Image courtesy Egyptian Museum, Cairo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Remains of the beaded cobra skullcap on the skull of Tutankhamun, made of faience beads, linen (now largely distinegrated) and gold cartouches. Image courtesy Griffith Institute, Oxford.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-04-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The apron of Senebtisi at Lisht, ca. 1850-1775 BCE, preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Accession No. 08.200.29a, d–f. Image courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Detail of the beaded tail on a different apron preserved at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo as Catalogue No. 11206.  Image courtesy Jolanda Bos.To visit Jolanda's website, www.ancientbeadwork.com, click here. Jolanda also maintains a second website, www.wearableheritage.com (click here), and a Wearable Heritage Facebook page (click here).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The beaded broad collar of Senebtisi (ca. 1850-1775 BCE), made to fit the nape of the neck thanks to 2-dimensional contouring of the sort already present in Egypt by ca. 2500 BCE. Made of gold, carnelian, turquoise and faience, the collar is preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of New York as Accession No. 08.200.30. Image courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Detail, bead-net dress and broad collar whose remains were found during excavations of the tomb of a female interred at Giza during the reign of King Khufu, ca. 2500 BCE. Both pieces were reconstructed by Millicent Jick (1928-2010), a volunteer gallery instructor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  The cylinder and disk beads are Egyptian faience. The pendants on the broad collar are made of gold. Image courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The bead-net dress and broad collar as reconstructed by Millicent Jick. The objects are preserved at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as Cat. No. 27-1548.1- 2. Image courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  For more information, please click here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The beaded belt of Prince Ptahshepses, dating to Dynasty 6 (ca. 2323-2150 BCE). Because the beads were strung on gold wires, the belt survived the millennia intact. The beading technique is likely to be what we would call peyote stitch.  Image courtesy Egyptian Museum, Cairo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beaded girdle found over the knees of the male corpse in Grave 592 at Mostagedda in Egypt, ca. 4000 BCE. While the small beads are glazed steatite, the spacers are bone.  The girdle is preserved at the British Museum as Cat. No. EA62150. Image courtesy Trustees of the British Museum.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beaded spacer plate bracelet of Sithathoriunet of Lahun, made of gold, carnelian, turquoise beads and enamel, ca. 1830 BCE. Image courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beaded spacer plate bracelet of Queen Ahhotep (died 1515 BCE), made of gold, carnelian, turquoise and lapis. Image courtesy Egyptian Museum, Cairo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The reconstructed ornaments of Puabi of Ur, ca. 2550-2450 BCE, made of gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and shell, preserved at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, as Objects Nos. B16692 a,b; B16693; B17709-12; and 98-9-9 a,b. For more information, click here.  Photo courtesy U. Penn. Museum.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-04-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Remains of what might have been a shell bead cap atop the skull of a man buried at Arene Candide on Italy's Ligurian coast. Archaeologists refer to the man as "The Prince." Radiocarbon tests indicate that he flourished ca. 22,000 - 21,000 BCE.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-04-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Shaped and perforated marine shell beads found at Abri Castanet rock shelter in southwest France. The beads date to ca. 30,000 BCE. Photo courtesy Randall White.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The skeleton of a man aged 60 covered by mammoth ivory beads, found at at Sungir, an archaeological site dating to 26,000 - 28,000 BCE, near present-day Moscow, Russia.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.valeriehector.com/blog/2015/5/14/decoding-an-anomalous-gujarati-chakla-1</loc>
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      <image:title>Artist's Statement - I’m a bead artist at heart…and a scholar of beadwork history. I’ve followed these two paths for 30+ years. Each teaches me about the other and makes me want to learn more. In 2023, I added a third path that I love: creating videos for my YouTube channel, “Valerie Hector Beading Globally.” I offer beading tutorials, artifact appreciations, and interviews with other beading artists. The learning curve has been challenging - but rewarding. To my surprise, making videos has been just as fulfilling as creating in the ways I mentioned above. Please click these links to learn more about my: Studio Jewelry Designs / Research Publications / YouTube Channel - “Valerie Hector Beading Globally.” As always, I’m happy to answer your questions. Just fill out the quick form box, below. I’ll respond as soon as I can. Thank you for stopping by. I hope you leave feeling inspired. — Valerie Hector</image:title>
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      <image:title>Publications - In addition to my full-time digital design practice, I continue a part-time scholarly practice I started in 1995, focusing mostly on the history of beadwork in Asia, especially the beadwork of China. Documenting ideas from other artists, cultures and eras brings new ideas for my jewelry designs…while fulfilling my need to explore, connect and preserve. Below, a partial list of publications I’ve written or co-edited over the years, followed by publications written about me or my work. Thank you for your interest. —Valerie</image:title>
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      <image:title>Publications - Left: Cover of Beads 34, featuring a Dayak beaded baby carrier panel plaited with European glass beads and pineapple fiber (?) thread. Image courtesy Karlis Karklins.</image:title>
      <image:caption>"EVOKING THE ASO’: DAYAK BEADED BABY CARRIER PANELS WITH DRAGON-DOG MOTIFS” by Valerie Hector A close study of eleven beaded baby carrier panels - including nine previously unpublished examples - affirms the Dayaks’ artistic genius while leading us to question received wisdom. In Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 34 (2022), p. 3-21.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Publications - Right: Antique Chinese beaded tobacco pouch inscribed "ru yi” or “as you wish.” European and Chinese glass beads, leather, cotton. Photo: Copyright Valerie Hector.</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Chinese Beaded Tobacco Pouches, ca. 1875-1925” by Valerie Hector A brief introduction to a minor genre of Chinese textile art, this article describes two tobacco bags netted with Chinese glass beads and four embroidered with European glass beads. In Bead Forum 81 (Autumn 2022), p.9-20.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Paradigm Shifts in Peyote Stitch: Joyce J. Scott as an Agent of Change” by Valerie Hector American artist Joyce J. Scott has revolutionized “peyote stitch,” a bead-netting technique possibly originating with the ancient Egyptians of the mid-to-late-3rd millennium BC. “Paradigm Shifts in Peyote Stitch: Joyce Scott as an Agent of Change” is one of five essays featured in Joyce J. Scott Messages, an exhibition catalog curated by Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, MA and published by Arnoldsche Art Publishers (Stuttgart, 2022). The catalog accompanies a traveling exhibition of Scott’s work organized by Mobilia which opens at the Iowa State University Museum in January, 2023 and concludes at the Crocker Art Museum in San Francisco in June of 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"A Beaded Hair Comb of the Early Ming Dynasty” by Valerie Hector Perhaps the first piece of mainland Chinese beadwork to be subjected to scientific testing, this hair comb is embellished with Chinese-made glass beads united in a Chinese beading technique dating to the late 13th century or before. In Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 33 (2021), pp. 27-33.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Tampan Maju in the Thomas Murray Collection” by Valerie Hector. In Indonesian Textiles: The Thomas Murray Collection. Prestel, 2021, pp. 110-115. (Available in Hardcover Only - No Excerpts Available Online)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Review of Marsha C. Bol, The Art and Tradition of Beadwork, by Valerie Hector Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers Vol. 30 (2018), pp. 78-80.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Bead Netting and Plaiting Techniques in the Peranakan World” by Valerie Hector Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers Vol. 28 (2016), pp. 66-91.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Craftspeople in their own words Edited by David Bacharach, Valerie Hector, Ken Girardini, and Susan Levi-Goerlich. Cokeysville, MD: Craft Community Press, 2016.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Review of Beads from germany: Idar-oberstein, lauscha, neugablonze by Valerie Hector Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers Vol. 28, 2016.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Chinese Bead Curtains, Past and Present” by Valerie Hector Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers Vol. 25 (2013), pp. 40-71.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Twentieth Century Chinese Glass Bead Curtains” by Valerie Hector In Borneo Bead Conference Journal. Kuching, Sarawak, 2013, pp. 79-100.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Review of Zhu Xiaoli, Zhongguo gudai zhuzi (Chinese Ancient Beads ) by Valerie Hector Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers Vol. 25 (2013), pp. 101-104.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design by Valerie Hector Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 2005.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“The Maturing of a Medium: Contemporary Beadwork in Europe and North America” by Valerie Hector Surface Design Journal 2(3) [2004], pp. 6-11.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Publications - “Prosperity, Reverence and Protection: an Introduction to Asian Beadwork” by Valerie Hector Beads: The Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 7 (1995), pp. 3-36.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Publications</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Master CLASs WITH VALERIE HECTOR: POLYGON WEAVE AND ITS VARIATIONS” by Valerie Hector Ornament Magazine 21(2) (1997), pp. 67-70.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Tank on a Tear," by Valerie Hector. Brooch of sterling silver hollow form elements; sterling silver beads; vintage European gilt plastic charms; vintage enameled metal badge from China's Cultural Revolution era; Chinese water caltrop seed pod beads.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Sinology" Series Brooch, ca. 2001</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Bonfires at Kirti" by Valerie Hector. Brooch of sterling silver; vintage European gilt plastic charms; vintage enameled badges from China's Cultural Revolution era.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Bamiyan" Brooch, 2009</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Words to Starve By," by Valerie Hector. Brooch made of antique Chinese wood carving; sterling silver; vintage plastic badges from China's Cultural Revolution era.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Thistle" Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Bodhi" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Cinnabar Lotus" Brooch/Pendant</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Valerie with her "Great Wall of Beads," 2000 / Photo by Michael and Karen Delott</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Cinnabar Spiral" Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Cinnabar and Sterling" Lariat</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Cinnabar and Sterling" Chain Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Swallows" Brooch #1</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Rust Lotus" Necklace, 2003</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Winter Wheat" Necklace, 2024</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"China Spring" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Confetti" Series Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Celestial Spheres" Series Bracelet</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Confetti" Series Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Acorn" Necklace, 1989</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Still Life" Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Double Layer Sterling Lotus" Necklace, 2006</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Fiesta" Necklaces, 2024</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"I'm Speaking" Necklace, 2024</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Flower Ball" Earrings, 2024</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Thistle" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Lattice" Earrings, 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Lattice" Earrings, 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tassel Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rust Cube Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Confetti" Series Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Veneration" Brooch, 2007</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Lotus Alhambra" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Lattice and Wheel" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling Bezels on Soldering Board / For "Lotus Alhambra" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Elements" Necklace, 2008</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Confetti" Series Earrings in 14K Gold \</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Removable Sterling "Charm" Necklaces</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Ladder" Bracelets, 2001</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Sterling Double Layer Lotus" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Reversible Cantilevered Alhambra" Necklace - Periwinkle Side</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Reversible Cantilevered Alhamabra" Necklace - Lime Green Side</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tubular Polygon Stitch Necklace, 2002</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Cagings" Series Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Rust Cityscape" Brooch, 2003 Photo by Larry Sanders</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Golden Moon" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"3-D Sterling Lattice" Series Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Detail, Various Beaded Necklaces</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Valerie Hector Studying Antique Chinese Hair Ornaments, 2019</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Rust Lotus" Brooch, 2003</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Rotating Cylinders"Necklace in Autumnal Colors</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Cinnabar and Snow" Necklace Elements</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Confetti" Series Necklace, 2001</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Moonlit Night" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"The Very Fiber of Her Being" - Profile of Valerie Hector by Lynda McDaniel</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Seaside Village" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/3728db13-b4bc-42e4-8dac-d355db51c5da/Silk+Road+Necklace+%2322+Image+12.png</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>"Silk Road Series" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"China Spring" Necklace, 2006</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Valerie Hector with Her "Wall of Beads," 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Reversible Cantilevered Alhambra Necklace in Cinnaman and Cerise</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tapered Brooches, 1992</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Charm Necklace, 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Complex Three Layer Sphere" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tubular Polygon Stitch Rope Necklaces</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Layered Leaf" Pendant</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Swallows" Brooch #1</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Accordion" Bracelet, 2006</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>'Mosaic Harlequin Leaf" Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rotating Cylinders" Necklace in Desert Rose</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Tubular Polygon Stitch" Series Necklace, 60"</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Seafoam and Apricot" Necklace of Valerie's Vintage Beaded Beads, 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Mosaic Harlequin Flower" Earrings, 2024</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Heaven on Earth" Necklace, 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Detail, "Citron and Fuschia" Lariat Necklace, 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Profile of Valerie Hector in American Craft Magazine April May 2001</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two Spirals with Complex Sterling Sphere</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Mirah" Earrings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Spiral Earrings in Sky Blue and Black</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Red Star" Brooch, 2002</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling Tapering Spiral Necklace Element</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beaded Bead Necklace in Amethyst and Sea Green, 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Sinology" Series Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Tubular Polygon Stitch" Series Necklace, 40"</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Triple Spiral" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Cobalt and Periwinkle" Necklaces, 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Sterling Spirals" Necklace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sterling "Fish Bubble" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Dreamscape" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Abacus" and "Festive Triangles" Brooches</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Spirals and Kite" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Link to MJSA Podcast Featuring Valerie Hector / September 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Rectangle" Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Windowpane" Brooch / Pendant</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Back of Sterling Bezel for "Windowpane" Brooch / Pendant</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Red Ribbon" Necklace, 2002 Photo by Ralph Gabriner</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Hua Ping" (Flower Pot) Brooch</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/645ffc52-2f32-455b-b4cf-245076cf85b3/Red+Ribbon+Necklace+Entire.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Red Ribbon" Necklace, 2002</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Polygon Weave" Necklace in Red and Brone</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/2b551238-3eaf-47c0-8061-ca1f877009c8/Still+Life+Ring+5+detail+b.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sterling "Still Life" Series Ring, 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/3a9de2fb-3fa1-4b11-9e35-73dbf5998866/Kite+Earrings+in+18k+Gold.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>14 Karat Gold "Kite" Earrings, 2025</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two "Zig Zag" Series Necklaces</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/51b7410c-3ce4-47e9-b0f7-9e46cc71fad6/Ship+of+Transition+Brooch+on+cover+of+Metalsmith.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Link to Metalsmith Magazine's 1994 "Exhibition in Print" with Cover Featuring Valerie's "Ship of Transition" Brooch.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/568eb9ac-8e2a-4562-b4ab-f29b1e23a99b/Spherical+Sterling+Ring+Image+1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Mini Sterling Sphere" Ring, 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6fababf9d824a2c78be01/f31f3f8e-efff-4b1a-9155-6fa1edcdc12c/%2522Celestial+Spheres%2522+Series+Necklace.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Celestial Spheres" Series Necklace, 2004 Photo by Larry Sanders</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trio of Beaded Elements Necklace Photo by Larry Sanders</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Why Classes and Kits? Here’s a short answer: To share the joy I used to feel as a kid every time I opened a new beadwork kit. My world seemed to expand. I loved the act of making with beads. Now, I’m sharing my joy with other creators. My people, my tribe. For a longer answer, please read my comments below.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Let me begin at the beginning. By the time I was 5, I loved playing with beads. Here I am on Halloween Day in 1965, ready to go trick-or-treating. I remember my father, Louis G. Hector Sr., taking this photo of me outside our mint-green bungalow in Park Ridge, IL. I was proud of my cowgirl outfit with its bright, shiny tin sheriff badge. My older brother, Louis G. Hector Jr., accompanied me as we went, dressed as a cowboy of course.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My first beads were large and made of colored wood. They came packed in a cylindrical cardboard Playskool container dated 1965. (I still have it - my mother saved it.) I used to sit and string them…and unstring them…and string them again in a new pattern. I loved the shoelace that came with them because it looked like a candy cane. I carried my beads with me wherever I went. My obsession grew to the point where my my mother became concerned. Was something wrong with her daughter? Should she call a psychiatrist?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The same beads form part of my earliest self-portrait, also from ca. 1965. In fact, I embodied myself in beads, drawing a big oval Playskool bead for a torso, and a small round bead for my neck. My eyes are wide open with love above my very broad smile. If I’ve got my beads, I seem to be feeling, then all is right with the world. Fortunately, my mother didn’t call a psychiatrist. In time, my obsession with beads calmed down, as she sensed it probably would.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My Playskool beads figure in this crayon drawing as well, ca. mid- 1960s. I seem to be in a universe filled with colorful beads floating in space - a map of my cosmos with me at the center, represented by “Val,” my family nickname. Today, this childhood drawing brings to mind Indra’s Net, the imaginary, glittering web connecting all entities in the cosmos in a bejeweled, 3-dimensional net, an idea first formulated in India in the first millennium BC. Many artists have imagined what Indra’s Web looks like - as this Google image page shows. It’s a wondrous thing to contemplate, especially in light of recent photos of distant galaxies newly captured by the James Webb Space Telescope,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then, in 1971, when I was 11, my love of beads returned to stay, thanks to a book my parents gave me. On the few, modest pages of Simply Beads: An Introduction to the Art of Beading from North and Central America, Africa, and the Middle East, by Betty J. Weber and Anne Duncan, I met pieces of beadwork from around the world, plus diagrams of simple bead netting techniques. I was thrilled. Here was a way to discover the world while doing something I loved. For the first time, I discovered that other people loved it too. My people, my tribe. I felt like we spoke the same language.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Shop Beading Patterns - I began teaching myself how to do the netting and weaving techniques in the book. Soon, I began riffing on them, seeing what my beads could do. To this day, I remember how happy I felt while beading on the floor of my childhood room - and the joy each discovery brought. The hours flew by. I sensed infinite potential, along with profound inner peace. I didn’t have the words to say this back then, but beadwork is by nature a meditative endeavor, harmonizing body, spirit and mind while inviting the soul to expand, the imagination to wander.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Realizing that my love for beads was still very real, my parents began giving me more books - and kits! For making French-style beaded flowers like the one shown here, which my mother saved for so many years. No matter how trivial these early pieces look to me now, they held great joy for me then. Occasional trips to the local craft store were marvelous days in my life. I found many beading kits to desire at Tom Thumb Hobby &amp; Crafts on David Street in Evanston, IL. In fact, it was still a beader’s oasis when it moved to Niles, IL in 2014. One of these days, I’ll go for a visit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And I made beaded Christmas ornament kits, several new kits each year. Some had sequins under the beads - so shiny and festive. The minute I finished one kit, I began wanting another. Again, I salute my mother for saving these humble creations for decades, until I could realize how important they were in my creative development as part of my earliest training. They taught me to love working with my hands as they challenged my mind.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I also made safety pin jewelry, following the instruction books of the day - like the one shown here, dated 1973. To stock up on kits, beads and safety pins, my Mom and I made many trips to Leewards, a craft store founded in 1947 in Elgin, IL. In 1994, it was purchased by Michael’s. Leewards had a very large bead department, with countless colors to choose from. A place I wanted to be.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>However kitschy they seem to me now, the kits I made in my youth were part of my growth as an artist. Part of how, many years later, a dozen or so of my beaded beads were include in the “River of Beads” that graces the dust jacket of Lois Sherr Dubin’s famous book, The History of Beads from 100,000 BC to the Present (2nd Revised &amp; Expanded Edition, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2009). My work appears inside the book too - and in its famous Bead Time Line.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Those childhood kits also prepared me to make pieces like this. In this “Swallows” brooch, I combined sterling silver, glass and Chinese water caltrop seed pod beads with forms I fabricated from sterling silver sheet.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And pieces like this “Lotus Alhambra” brooch, which combines sterling silver and European glass beads.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And this “Bodhi” Brooch in sterling silver.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Several things set my kits apart from other kits in the world. In the first place, I like to provide historical context for the structure I’m teaching. Nothing intense, just basic background, situating the structure in time, culture, and space. For example, the structure I call “The Frieda Bead” originated in China in the early 21st century. I believe it’s important to credit the original creators. At left, the two plastic bead ornaments I found in China many years ago…that taught me the structure I now call “The Frieda.” By the same token, when I offer kits based on structures I’ve invented myself, I explain my creative process.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Second, because I’ve spent 30 years as a professional art jeweler, I favor professional findings and finishing touches. Even if they’re a bit more expensive or labor intensive. I believe they are worth it. I also believe in giving you design options when possible. For example, you can design your Frieda Earrings to be long, as shown at right, or short, if you prefer. You know what works best for you.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Third, I like to name my structures after a woman artist or writer, such as architect Zaha Hadid. Seeing what visionary women have accomplished - and how they’ve lived their lives - inspires us all, I believe. They become our heroes, our mentors-at-a-distance. When I feature images such as the one at left in the instruction pages of my kits, I always secure formal reproduction rights first, which often redound to the artist’s estate.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fourth, I make sure my kits stay true to my standards and visual aesthetic, which have set me apart as a jewerly artist on the national scene for the last 35 years - and helped me win prestigious awards. I insist on the highest quality beads and findings. I believe you appreciate the best I can offer. That you’re open to new shapes and ideas. Also, to working in sterling silver beads like the ones in the Zahah Earrings at right. I realize they might cost a bit more. But I think you’ll agree. If you’re going to spend hours making a kit, the result should be worth all the effort.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fifth, each kit comes with a link to a step-by-step video course lasting an hour or more. My mentor in this process is Laura McCabe, who’s generously shared her process with me. Laura’s students love her video courses, in which she acts as their guide. We both know what it feels like to wish for a guide when we start something new. I’m happy to be your guide. You’ll be looking over my shoulder, watching each step as my hands slowly construct each form, one or more beads at a time. As I proceed, I explain, offering tips and advice…and solving problems in real time, showing you easy solutions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sixth, I take the hard out of learning. Your video class includes printable, step-by-step instructions and diagrams. With each round of my pre-publish edits, the steps get clearer and easier to follow. Just ask Shannon Test, my ace beta-tester - she knows! So does Carrie Iverson, my longtime graphic designer. (To view their profiles, scroll down the About page of this site.) The three of us keep editing until your success is ensured. You’ll find the same high quality of instructions in my Classes and Kits that I offered in my 2005 book, The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seventh, when possible, I let you choose between sterling silver and glass beads. Both types of beads have advantages. Sterling silver beads emphasize the beautiful FORM of the structure you’re making. Plus, sterling beads rarely split! Glass beads come in glorious COLOR. But glass beads can split when they’re too full of thread. You can avoid this dilemma by never forcing a needle through a bead that’s already full. Not sure whether you’re more into FORM or COLOR? Maybe you love BOTH? Double your enjoyment - order two kinds of kits.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Eighth, I believe in attractive packaging. You deserve it. Each time you order a kit, it’s like you’re gifting yourself. Enhancing your creative potential. Advancing your personal growth. Not to mention, your sense of adornment. The kind that your friends will notice on you - as they compliment you on your style. Who knows? New conversations might even begin, with people you’re happy to meet.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ninth, I’ve made my website easy to use. It’s easy, placing an order. If you ever have an issue, just send me a note. Most days, I respond pretty quickly. If I can’t fix it, my webmaster, Angela Reeder, will. In the blink of an eye.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Why Classes and Kits? For the joy they bring to our lives. The meaning they bring to our world, to our everyday conversations. I look forward to connecting with you. To smiling at the thought of another new kit…just as my model and friend Cassandra Nelson is smiling here, while wearing her Frida Bead earrings. Subscribe to my Class &amp; Kit Updates below, if you’d like to keep staying in touch. You’re also welcome to send me a note - by clicking on “Contact” at the top of this page.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Know what else? Learning new things is good for your brain! Learning forms new connections in your brain - which enriches your power to think. So, when you do one of my kits, you’re stimulating neuroplasticity, which is important at any age - but becomes even more important with every passing year. The internet offers many articles on this fascinating topic. Here’s one from Psychology Today. As I mentioned above, beading settles us into a meditative state, calming the mind, body and soul. It’s a wonderful break from our ever-more stressful world. Which is also good for our brains! In short, beading is good for you! Left: this is your brain on beadwork!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A few more words before I go. After you complete one of my Classes and Kits, you’re free to make other versions of the same structure. Incorporate them into your designs. Sell them if you wish. You’re also welcome to invent your own variations, even design totally different kits of your own. So don’t overthink it. Start now. Jump in. Place your first order here. You’ll be so glad you did. Where will it lead? To positive things. A challenge, mastered with pride. An ever more beautiful you. With more possibilities in your world. More ways to express who you really are - and connect with your tribe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Not sure if my designs are right for you? Not to worry. Take your time. Meanwhile, enjoy these bon mots from Iris Apfel, style icon extraordinaire and all-around beautiful lady - the lady we all want to be when we grow up! “Never be afraid to stop traffic.” “More is more and less is a bore.” “Fashion you buy. Style you possess.” “I don’t dress to be stared at. I dress for me.”</image:caption>
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