I can’t believe that a week has passed since we closed the doors of Craft Boston Spring 2019. What a terrific show! Below are just some of the pieces that found new homes as a result of the show. (By the way, looking at these, I’m forced to wonder if there was a “Buy all of the red, black and silver pieces!” memo that I didn’t get…)

Thank you to everyone who made this such a wonderful experience – the friends who hosted us; the extraordinary show artists, so friendly and inspiring; the show attendees who gave us their time, attention and so many kind words along with those who fell in love and took work home; and last but certainly not least, the hard working, professional and supportive staff of The Society of Arts & Crafts. A show like Craft Boston is a huge endeavor and they made it look easy. Trust me. It’s not! I hope I adequately expressed my appreciation to all.

More good news as a result of this show coming in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned!

Pinch me! It’s official. I’m thrilled to share that my work has been juried into Craft Boston Spring 2019. This show selects only 90 artists from a national submission pool across all disciplines. And I am one of them! The show takes place in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts from April 12-14. If you’ll be in the Boston area at that time, please stop in. I’ll share more in the weeks leading up to the show. But for now, you can see my page in the Artist Directory and get an early look at the event website here: Craft Boston Spring 2019   Beantown, here I come!

Not a fan of brightly colored beads? You’re in luck! I’m also bringing more neutral colored bead ball necklaces as part of the Limited Edition Collection I’ve created especially for Vogue Knitting Live NYC. Next weekend! Jan 25-27. Big thanks to my friends at Kreinik Threads. It’s their gorgeous Silk Serica you see in 6 of the 7 pieces shown here. Please stop by Booth 601, right outside the 5th floor Marketplace entrance, and say hello. (It’s also close to the restrooms, so you can kill two birds with one stone! Just sayin’…)

As promised, check out just some of the pieces in the new Limited Edition Bead Ball Necklace collection I’ll be bringing to Vogue Knitting Live New York from Jan 25-27, 2019. I’m in booth 601 in the prefunction area on the 5th floor of the Marriott Marquis. Along with my one-of-a-kind work, over 20 of these new pieces will be available and no two are alike. The various new spacer elements – including lots of borosilicate glass, vintage recycled bottle glass, African ebony beads, turquoise – make each necklace unique. Hope you’ll come see me and check them out.

I’m very excited to share that I will have a booth at Vogue Knitting Live in New York City from January 25-January 27, 2019. I’ll have lots of my one-of-a-kind and limited production jewelry to sell as well as copies of my book, Betsy Beads: Confessions of a Left Brain Knitter in both hard copy and digital format. This will be a unique opportunity to see, touch (we knitters LOVE to touch knitted stuff, am I right?), try on and (hopefully?) buy this unique work. Outside of the Gravers Lane Gallery that carries my work here in Philadelphia, it has been quite awhile since I have shown the volume of work I’ll be bringing to Vogue NYC. I may also have a limited number of kits and patterns to make some of my designs. More details will be forthcoming as we get closer to the show. For additional information about all that is available to show attendees, follow this link: Vogue Knitting Live NYC 2019 I hope to see many of you there. (Can you tell I’m excited?)

Gravers Lane Gallery 8405 Germantown Ave Phila., PA 19118 215.247.1603

I am thrilled to share that I have secured gallery representation at the wonderful Gravers Lane Gallery in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Gallery Director, Bruce Hoffman, has chosen to showcase the five necklaces shown below beginning this summer. I am very proud to have my work alongside the gifted artists currently showing work at Gravers Lane. To see my work on the gallery website, click HERE. If you live in the area, please stop in, take a look around, enjoy the wonderfully eclectic collection of Paintings, Fiber and Glass as well as Jewelry and have a chat with Bruce. Among his many areas of expertise, he’s an incredibly knowledgeable fiber enthusiast and I am thrilled to have his support.

Meander II

Inside Track

The Long of It

Myra

Andromeda