The Studio recently hosted more than thirty beadmaking experts who volunteered their time to create beads for a very special cause. Tiny sculptural works of art were made for the organization Beads of Courage. Our hardworking and creative volunteers used … Read more →
Kate Fowle Meleney has been making glass beads and jewelry since 1980. She has been the featured artist in Ornament Magazine, Lapidary Journal, Bead and Button and Glass Art magazines, and has demonstrated and taught in numerous venues, including the Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC; Penland … Read more →
In 2009, the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) contacted the Museum to propose that the ISGB gather a group of contemporary studio glass beads to present as a gift to the Museum. With the Museum’s encouragement, the ISGB created … Read more →