Bead Fest was two weeks ago?! Where has the time gone? Don’t answer that – I know: packing, unpacking, sorting. Sleeping, fondling beads, visiting with friends, art camp, field trips… More on the latter soon.
So here are the hightlights, and the loot.
1. Bead Fest is social! Hanging out with Staci and Linda on Wednesday, the annual AJE dinner! So much fun!
2. Bead Fest is colorful and diverse. My display is for sure! I always bring a few tiles as they run parallel to my Mythic Nature pendants. Sold a few too!
3. Bead Fest is preparation – for me! So much to pack and remember for display, class, swaps… This was my class room still life from set up. Even though it was early Sunday morning – it went so well! And everyone had a great time, it seems.
4. Bead Fest is learning. Teaching. Creativity. Exploration. I was thrilled to teach at my first Bead Fest. I taught a mixed media class that incorporated quite a few techniques – that I am confident the students will apply in their work moving forwards. Here you see student work-in-progress, my concentration face, and class samples below.
Beadfest is shopping. Art beads. Glass, clay, metal, polymer, gems…
(Diana/Suburban Girl, Anne Gardanne, SueBeads, Jen/Glass Addiction, Humblebeads, HMB Studios)
(Sue beads, Caroline/Blueberri beads, Karen/Starry Road, Kristen Stevens, Melissa Meman, Diane Hawkey, Staci Smith, Lesley/THEA designs)
(Caroline/BlueBerri Beads, Mary/White Clover Kiln, Basha Beads, Kristi Bowman, Staci Smith, Green Girl Studios)
Jenny Davies-Reazor 
It was great to see you at Bead Fest. Love the pendants that I purchased from you too. Note to self; get to JDR’s booth on Friday as her art beads sell fast! You sure did return home with a lot of wonderful bead treasures. It really was a fun weekend and I am looking forward to next year!
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I loved my first Bead Fest and yes – your class was both fun and informative…in fact I am using my jet lag phase to shop online for supplies to put it into practice for myself. Thanks for everything Jenny.
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