Interviews

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Valerie Hector talks about her journey of discovery of Asian beadwork
An interview with bead historian Valerie Hector filmed at the 2007 Bead&Button Show.
Published 10/15/2008
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Suzanne Golden talks about her beadwork
Linda Augsburg caught up with Suzanne Golden for a chat about where Suzanne finds vintage and plastic beads to use in her colorful jewelry. Suzanne talks about her early exploration of polymer clay to her fascination with color. She also talks about the creative process of making her layered beaded jewelry.
Published 10/17/2008
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Hatsumi Oshitani shares her beading journey
Hatsumi Oshitani calls in to chat about how she got started beading. Linda Augsburg also talks with her about being a beadwork designer in Japan. Learn more about Hatsumi's design inspirations which include wind and nature.
Published 10/22/2008
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Laura McCabe demonstrates adding spiky crystal dangles
Watch Laura McCabe add spiky crystal dangles to a seed bead bezel, a technique Laura implements in some of her projects. The technique is similar to the one she uses in the Pearl Orbit bracelet on page 94 of the December 2008 anniversary issue.
Published 10/23/2008
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Lisa Pavelka shares her passion: combining polymer clay with Swarovski crystals
Linda Augsburg caught up with Lisa Pavelka at the 2008 Bead&Button Show. They chatted about Lisa's long history with polymer clay and how she got started incorporating flat-back crystals and crystal beads into her clay creations.
Published 10/27/2008
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Jeff Barber: Satake glass bead artist and instructor
Jeff Barber talks with Linda Augsburg between his Satake glass classes at the 2008 Bead&Button show. Jeff talks about how he went from stained glass to glass beads and about what's different about working with Satake glass using his methods. He also gives us insight on his classes and his style.
Published 10/27/2008
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Diane Fitzgerald shares her current passion: combining Zulu beading with crystals
Diane Fitzgerald breaks new ground in her Zulu beadwork, going from seed bead to Swarovski crystals. Learn more about her experiment, inspired by an invitation to teach in Japan. Plus Linda Augsburg chats with her about how she got started beading and learns more about Diane's other interests--writing instructions and teaching beading.
Published 10/27/2008
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Diane Hyde talks about imagery on metal, inspiration, and the birth of her business
Diane Hyde talks with Linda Augsburg at the 2008 Bead&Button Show about her designs, the various publications her work has been featured in, and her company, Designer's Findings.
Published 12/04/2008
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