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Profiles glass bead creator Stephanie Sersich of Portland, Maine. Impact of her parents' occupation on her creativity as a bead maker; Educational background; Skills and lessons she learned form the workshop with bead makers Sage Holland and Tom Holland in Arkansas; Process involved in the signature technique of Serich; Materials that she uses that resembles the art of flower arrangement; Series of specific shapes of bead motifs.

Features the Archaic effigy beads discovered in the Native American Southeast. Bead types and sizes; Areas of concentrations; Techniques and steps in creating sculpted beads; Quality of the beads; Precursors of animal effigies.

Presents an art activity using beads and polymer clay at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. Art teacher Susan Lynch's approach to teaching beadmaking; Student-created bead necklaces and earrings; General instructions for working with polymer clays; Craftsmanship; Color tips.

In this article, the author reflects upon the popularity of bead shows and bazaars in the U.S. in the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Particular focus is given to the Bead Society of Los Angeles Bazaar in Los Angleles, California. Several individuals involved in the Bead Society Bazaar are also noted including Joan Eppen, Hilary Whittaker and Paul Johnson.

A calendar of arts and crafts events is presented, including the 18th Annual Southwest Indian Art fair at the Arizona State Museum in Tucson from February 19-20, 2011, the biannual Bead Bazaar at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Los Angeles on October 24, 2010, and the Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios Event at several studios, workshops and galleries in Berkeley from November 27 and 28 and December 4 and 5, 2010.

Features Salai Roesler, owner of the Bead Goes On/Beadniks, a retail and wholesale bead store in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. History of the store; Business philosophy of Roesler; Examples of her products.

Announces the holding of the Bead Expo 2000 exhibition on March 22-27 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bazaar and pre-conference workshops; Discussion of sacred and secular uses of beads; Lectures on bead collecting and its effects.

Features the bead trade shows in Tucson, Arizona. Dates and venues; Backgrounds of the principals of the shows; Vendors participating in the events.

The article offers information on several art craft shows to be held in the U.S. in 2010, including the San Francisco Bead and Design Show in San Francisco, California on May 21-23, 2010, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 11-14, 2010 and the Bead and Button annual show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 6-13, 2010.

Features beading supplies. Bead Buddy container; Bead kits in different colors; Three-in-one jeweler's tool; U.S. retail prices; Ordering information.

Profiles Paiute Indian artist Jennie Dick from Eastern Sierra in Bishop, California. Career influence; Family background; Methods used in beading.

Focuses on the bead show by the Embellishment faculty of experts in Portland, Oregon. Introduction to bead making by Embellishment; Standard for bead activities; Influence of hands-on-techniques.

Focuses on beadwork. Definition of bead; How beadwork occurs; Beadwork in America; How students can make their own bead; Ways on how to make beadwork more appealing for the students; Beadwork as an artistic craft; Useful picture-file categories.