Cheyenne Faulkner is taking life one bead at a time. After sharing her beadwork on social media, the second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student said she transitioned from ...

In indigenous communities across North America, beadwork artists often gather at community centers to work on their latest pieces. These beading circles, as they’re called, are more than just a social ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The stories told through the work of Native American beadwork and cornhusk weaving artists are the focus of a workshop at the Yakima Valley Museum from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Miles R.

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Karen Ann Hoffman connects with her Oneida heritage through Iroquois beadwork. Stevens Point resident Karen Ann Hoffman is both a student and teacher of Iroquois raised beadwork. It’s an ancient art ...

Haudenosaunee artists and historians reflect on how raised beadwork evolved through time. Haudenosaunee raised beadwork flourished as a tourist trade in the Northeast starting in the 1800s, after the ...

In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork, there ...

On cold, frigid nights, the women of Tuscarora stayed warm inside working on their beadwork projects. Beautiful creations of beadwork items often called “whimsies” were made on the reservation and ...

Two new exhibits, displaying beadwork from cultures on opposite ends of the globe, open this month at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. “Plateau Pictorial Beadwork: The Fred L. Mitchell ...

Designers are again embracing a style that dates back to antiquity. By Libby Banks With its bows, tiny shells, and glass flowers and hearts, Yona Kohen’s beaded jewelry requires a shift of aesthetic ...