August 7, 2009

Book Report: The definitive history of beads gets a makeover for new, expanded edition

Bead authority Lois Sherr Dubin is re-issuing her book, The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present ($75) through its original publisher, Abrams Books.  The History of Beads was first published as a hardcover coffee-table book in 1987 and became the definitive reference. Since then, its coverage of 40,000 years of bead history [...]

August 7, 2009

DVD Report: Beadmaking with Kristina Logan

Beadmaking with Kristina Logan Corning Museum of Glass Master Class Series VII $19.95 Beginning students and professional beadmakers alike find themselves knocked back to square one when they compare Kristina Logan’s dot-festooned creations with their own.