| This video demonstrates how to make Sculptural and Off Mandrel Beadmaking Techniques.
This DVD showcases four lessons demonstrating shapes and skills for new & intermediate beadmakers.
Included lessons: Fish beads,Two part pendants,
Off-mandrel hearts,Tribal mask beads,
Each of the above demonstrations provides step by step instruction in skills needed to go beyond the basic bead. Instructional techniques include the use of enamels, silver leaf, metal punties, fusing two bead parts together, and a host of other great ideas for creating art.
Challenge or enhance your own skills through more complex shaping and designs.Brad sees beads "as a template" that allows him to "explore texture, pattern, and color within a framework that is limitless." His current work "draws inspiration from many diverse cultures such as Tibetan prayer wheels, ancient writing and Celtic designs," to name a few. As Brad points out, "in most parts of the world, beads hold a great spiritual and cultural significance. I have tried to hold the viewer’s attention on a very small object by instilling some of this spirituality and mystery into my work. I view each piece as a miniature sculpture that retains its core function as a bead."
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