BEADED JEWELRY MAKINGMatch your outfits and create gorgeous, themed, sparkling beaded jewelry with great materials such as crystals and iridescent beads, charms, silver and netted beading. The first part of the semester you will make a set of earrings, a bracelet and necklace. Following that the students will choose his or her desired project(s) and receive more individualized instruction. Each year this artist travels to the best and largest national bead expo in America to collect the most unique and beautiful beads. As a student, you will have the incredible opportunity to be able to pick from these amazing beads when you make your own unique creations.
 | The Instructor: Catherine Valle has been artistic since childhood. Her stunning work has won several awards and she has received college and other continuing education in many aspects of fine arts and craft making. She is a professional jeweler, “fairy artist” and fiber artist. Her work has been shown in national festivals and commercial galleries. She travels widely to collect the most sensational beads and materials for the creation of her marvelously beautiful and unique jewelry pieces. |
