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My love of glass, color and light
goes to my core; the way that color in glass is transformed by
light seems magical. The jewelry I make reflects these passions,
and is inspired by my gardens, the ocean, the marshes, and the
ever-changing light on Cape Ann. Handmade multi-colored lampworked
glass beads with tiny 24 karat gold granules fused into the surface
are then etched to a soft satin finish, combined with contemporary
fine metal beads and wirework to create classic pieces of understated
elegance. The resulting work is very tactile, dimensional, invites
touching, and is -above all- very wearable. - Beth Williams
Exhibitions
- 1999 – 2004, “The
Beautiful Bead / Annual Bead Invitational” November; Symmetry
Gallery, Saratoga Springs, New York
- 2004 - “Double Rainbow”;
juried glass bead jewelry show, Gallery 33, Portland, Oregon
- 2003 - 2003 Hsinchu International
Glass Art Festival, Hsinchu Park, Taiwan
- 2003, August – “Hand
in Hand”; juried glass bead jewelry show, Welles Emporium,
Lowell, Massachusetts
- 2002, August – “The
Right Chord”: juried glass bead jewelry show, Arts Afire
Glass Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
- 2001, June - “Passing the
Torch”: curated by Milon Townsend in conjunction with Glass
Art Society Conference, Corning, New York
- 2001, June - “A Revolution
in Jewelry; Art Glass Beads and Metal”, Lexington Arts and
Crafts Society, Lexington, Massachusetts
- 2000, “Bullseye Connection’s
Third Bead Annual Exhibit”; Portland, Oregon
- 2000, “Designer’s
Showcase” / Bead Expo; Recursos, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 1999, “Designer Showcase”;
Society of Glass Beadmakers 7th Annual Gathering; Mind’s
Eye Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
- 1999, “Jewels of Glass:
A New Look at the Versatility of the Handmade Glass Bead”;
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
- 1999, Featured Artist / Valentine’s
Day Show; Arts Afire Glass Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
- 1998, N.W. Barrett Gallery Invitational
Show; Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- 1997, “The Crash of Glass
and Metal”; Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
- 1997, Glass Beadmaker’s
Invitational; Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts
Publications:
- 2003 – “Beads of Glass;
the Art and the Artists”; Cindy Jenkins
- 2002, Fall; American Style Magazine,
Style Spotlight
- 2001, May; AJM Magazine; Working
Glass; Six Bead Artists Share Their Craft
- 2000, March; The New Mexican;
What’s in a Bead?
- 2000, January; The Gloucester
Daily Times, Weekender; Local Jeweler Fashions Beads by Hand…
- 1999, February; The Boston Globe
Magazine, Hot Lines; Hearts of Glass
- 1999 – revised issue: 2003
“More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Glass Beadmaking”;
James Kervin
- 1998 – The Society of Glass
Beadmakers Juried Exhibition Catalogue; Rockwell Museum, Corning,
NY
Professional Affiliations:
- Member of International Society
of Glass Beadmakers since 1994
- President, International Society
of Glass Beadmakers / Boston Chapter, 1999 to 2003
- Beadesigner International, the
New England Bead Society; member since 1990; treasurer from 1993-1996
- Glass Art Society (GAS); member
since 1994
- Society of North American Goldsmiths
(SNAG); member since 1990
- International Guild of Glass
Artists (IGGA); member since
1995
- Cape Ann Artisans (CAA); member
since 1987
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