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hand-made sterling chain and vintage trade beads

Witness Hand-made Chain, a Joyful Bead Evolution at Fall Tour

I find the pounding and forming of each chain link mesmerizing. In addition I’m drawn to playing with focals that range from natural stones like pyrite and rhodonite to Herkimer diamonds and kyanite. In the past ten years, I transitioned my jewelry from stringing and bead embroidery to hand-crafted chain of sterling silver. The process …

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Celebrate Summer with Local Artisans at Silk Road Connection

Creativity is in the air and on display, June 24-25, 2022 at Silk Road Connection in The Promenade Shopping Center, Eubank at Spain NE. We invite you to a one-of-a-kind event Mary Ellen & Friends at Silk Road Connection. Join Mary Ellen and six friends who are part of the creative jewelry/metalsmithing community of Kristin Diener Studio, where artists …

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Virtual Tour Highlights Hand-Made Chain

Each piece of jewelry is personal, meaningful.  My unusual treatment of ordinary elements creates pieces that beg to be worn. The work is detailed, sometimes whimsical, always one-of-a-kind, and frequently a conversation starter. The following creations are specifically profiled for the Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour, a virtual tour September 12-13, 2020 due to Covid …

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Trunk Show Ramblings

Inventory. Pricing. Signage.  Show specials. Display. Even though these details command my attention (in all caps, in my mind), the muse can’t be denied. My hand, tidying the workbench, happens upon a tiny bag of wooden beads. Spontaneous necklace. Then, another slightly more colorful. Graceful earrings of oxidized sterling seem to form themsleves. The trunk …

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Mary Ellen Beads Albuquerque shows the mixed media art project that will benefit OffCenter Arts.

Mixed Media Group Art Project benefits OffCenter Arts

This particular mixed media group art project started on a whim: “Of course, I’ll submit a house.” Just that easily I committed our creative group to producing an entry for the 2018 Albuquirky Little House Silent Auction. It so happened the opportunity presented itself just as our members had discussed “Meaningful Creativity” and re-commited to …

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Linda and Chuck Young who produce Art Unraveled, a mixed media retreat, talk with Mary Ellen Beads Albuquerque.

Year 15 for Phoenix Mixed Media Retreat Benefits Children

Art Unraveled turns 15; retreat organizer looks to the future  “The medical profession has come a long way in recognizing the healing benefits of art. My hope is that someday the arts will be considered as significant in everyone’s lives as breathing fresh air, eating clean foods, and performing physical exercise.” ~ Renée Phillips Linda …

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