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Phineas T Beadd Director National Bead Society
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Default AD-Mebane, NC Sept. 20-21, 2003 Piedmont Intergalactic Bead Festival

Piedmont Intergalactic Bead Festival
Mebane, NC
Sept. 20-21, 2003
10AM - 5PM Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21 - Mebane Arts & Community
Center - 622 Corrigidor Dr., Mebane, NC 27302 From I-85 Exit 153 east on NC
ST RT 119 (5TH St.), north on Holmes Rd., east on Third Street Extension,
north on Corrigidor Dr. Follow signs. Vendors with a dazzling array of
ancient, antique, vintage, and modern handmade beads for sale. Also bead
identification & appraisal, bead making demonstration. Open to the public.
Admission $8.00 Saturday $5.00 Sunday. For more information (888) 729-6904
or www.beadshows.com

Forty-two vendors from fourteen states with an extraordinary display of
ancient, antique, vintage, and modern handmade beads for sale. Also,
beadmaking demonstrations, identification and appraisals. Admission: $8.00
Saturday $5.00 Sunday BRING THIS LISTING FOR $1 OFF ADMISSION - 12 years old
and under free
For Festival Information, 888-729-6904, www.beadshows.com



If I can provide additional information or answer any questions please do
not hesitate to contact me at the below address.


Thanks,



Christopher England

Intergalactic Bead Shows

44 Tusculum Heights Dr Ste B

Greeneville, TN 37745

(888) 729-6904

(423) 638-1651 FAX

www.beadshows.com



PRESS RELEASE FOR PIEDMONT INTERGALACTIC BEAD FESTIVAL

Mebane, NC The Piedmont Intergalactic Bead Festival will take place 10AM-5PM
Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21. Forty-two vendors from fourteen
states will show and sell their wares of ancient to modern beads, bead
books, beading supplies, and finished beads, at the Mebane Arts & Community
Center - 622 Corrigidor Dr., Mebane, NC 27302 From I-85 Exit 153 east on NC
ST RT 119 (5TH St.), north on Holmes Rd., east on Third Street Extension,
north on Corrigidor Dr. An interesting mix of history and art, this bead
extravaganza will feature over one hundred ten tables representing the
country's finest bead vendors.
The fascination with beads is not a new one. People have been admiring,
wearing, and praying with beads for over forty thousand years. According to
Christopher England, the man behind Intergalactic Bead Shows, "Beads are not
a passing fancy. In fact, in the many years we have been hosting bead shows,
beads have only grown in popularity." When asked why he thought that was,
England's reply was noncommittal. "Perhaps it is because of the satisfaction
that comes from applying time and concentration to a small vial of beads to
create a three-dimensional piece of jewelry or sculpture. Or, it could be
the instant gratification found by stringing a collection of beads into
something unique that you can wear that evening. Maybe it is the inspiration
one gets from seeing other people's creativity come alive. Or, as one who
has attended an Intergalactic Bead Show can tell you, it may simply be the
experience of seeing so many colors, textures, and patterns together in one
arena that lends itself to the bead frenzy. Attending our shows is like
entering a room full of potential." Indeed, this weekend's Piedmont
Intergalactic Bead Festival will be the premier place to harness the
potential of antique and modern beads of every size, description, and
material. The festival will also feature bead artists and shops as listed
below.
Lampwork glass beadmaker Janie Jones, Grammy Glass, Matthews, NC, will
demonstrate her craft for show attendees this weekend. Her passion and
appreciation for the light reflective qualities of glass combine with her
love of vibrant color. This dancing light makes her work a "constant source
of joy and discovery" for her and her clients. Jones makes her lampwork
beads by using a gas burner (called the lamp), which produces a narrow,
steady, and powerful flame. Holding a glass rod in one hand, she holds the
tip of the rod in the flame, melting it into a honey-like state. At the same
time, she holds a special metal wire in the other hand and winds the molten
glass onto the wire by constantly turning it. The bead is then shaped,
either free hand using metal tools or by turning it in a metal mold.
Attendees at the festival will be mesmerized as
Jones demonstrates her expertise and age-old techniques while creating
captivating beads in a rainbow of colors.
Even after twenty-eight years of doing business, local bead distributor
and retailer Catherine Newton, Bearoness of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, is still
enthusiastic about beads, and she doesn't hesitate to share her extensive
knowledge of beading with her customers. Catering to all levels of beaders,
Newton offers festival attendees a wide selection of items from her 11,000
square-foot warehouse. Her booth is like "one-stop shopping", and customers
will find a tremendous selection of beads, tools, and prepackaged wires and
findings to help them complete their projects. Newton also carries a
complete line of craft kits, offers bead-making classes, and welcomes
special orders. And the best part is how knowledgeable and helpful she is.
If Bearoness of Raleigh doesn't have what customers need, she is happy to
refer them to someone who does.
Bead shows are a family affair for Lisa and Tony Blackwell of Zoa Art,
Tryon, NC. Although the Blackwells have been making and selling their beads
and jewelry for less than two years, their fresh style and organic inspired
merchandise already has a following. Tony is the glass beadmaker in the
family, working with Italian Moretti glass in a nature-inspired palette of
hues. His color combinations are a unique blend of blues and reds with
neutrals, and he often adds silver foil to create a subtle sparkle and depth
to the beads. Lisa is a self-taught silversmith. She adds her touch to
Tony's beads by wire wrapping them into pendants, adding hand riveted silver
caps, or fashioning them into custom bracelets and necklaces. Lisa also
enhances her jewelry with glazed and unglazed clay beads, handmade silver
chains, and Precious Metal Clay beads and embellishments. Ashleigh, the
Blackwell's daughter, gets involved in the family business by creating
beaded hemp bracelets that are a beautiful compliment to the other pieces.
The artists in the Blackwell family blend their individual styles into beads
and jewelry that are an amazing combination of natural colors, textures, and
inspiration.
Glass bead making for the modern artist is the creative melding of
Old-World knowledge with the artist's own unique eye for color, theme and
design. As with any art form, once the technique is mastered the only
limitations are in the mind of the creator. Among the noted participants
this weekend will be the 2002 NBS beadmaker of the year Patti Cahill, Dyed
in the Fire, Mars Hill, NC. Cahill, a member of the World Beadmakers Guild
(WBG), has spent years devoting herself to honing her craft. She utilizes
her multitude of skills every time she creates a bead, and this vast
experience combines with her modern eye to make her beads individual works
of art. Each of her lampwork beads may require the attachment of a hundred
dots or threads of molten glass to a core at temperatures exceeding 2,000
degrees.
Visitors to this weekend's festival are sure to find something to
delight them from the beads ranging from historical to modern, handcrafted
to mass produced, natural materials to the newest in synthetic technology.
Along with beads and bead-making supplies there will be numerous finished
pieces to choose from, including beaded bracelets, pendants, necklaces, and
earrings. The various artists, vendors, and collectors brought together by
The Piedmont Intergalactic Bead Festival will be bringing Mebane the best
selection of beads in the galaxy. Let the creativity begin!
####### End #######


--
"IF IT IS GOOD FOR BEADS, IT IS GOOD FOR THE UNIVERSE"
WORLD BEAD DAY September 28, 2003
** The Day To Wear Your Beads ** or join others beaders at an bead event
near you. http://nationalbeadsociety.com/worldbeadday
Visit the pages of the best bead vendors on the Web and the Intergalactic
Bead Shows at http://beadshows.com
SHOW ATTENDEES may contact the below for show newsletter.
CHRISTOPHER ENGLAND
INTERGALACTIC BEAD SHOWS
44 TUSCULUM HEIGHTS DR STE B
GREENEVILLE, TN 37745





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