CONTEMPORARY
BEADS |
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CAROL WEBB. Appearing elegantly simple, Webb's metal
beads actually involve a great deal of technique. Copper and either fine
or sterling silver are eutectically bonded, sometimes involving three
layers, such as the bead of copper over twenty-two karat gold which is
over sterling silver (left bead 1.6 cm diameter). The designs are photo-etched;
then the bead halves are domed, soldered and finished with sand-blasting.
All perforations are sleeved, like ojime. Center bead is copper over fine
silver, 2.2 cm diameter. Most metal beads now on the market involving
handwork are foreign-made. |
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CAY DICKEY. Known for her baroque dichroic beads, Dickey
started making glass beads before many of those currently working in
the field. The knobbed bead is 1.65 cm high. |
 DOYLE LANE. These low-fired ceramic beads are made in a variety of shapes, sizes and glazes, with the crackle, crawled and double glazes especially attractive, 2.4 - 3.4 cm diameter. Lane’s beads express an appealing quality about glazed ceramics, the effect akin to wearing miniature pots. Courtesy of Doyle Lane. |
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