Featured Teachers at Beads On The Vine Retreat


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TEACHER FEATURE

Beads On The Vine features internationally recognized bead instructors and original bead designs. We are pleased to present a stellar line-up of teachers to enrich your knowledge and beading expertise. Enjoy a beautiful vacation while beading with others who share your passion.

	CYNTHIA RUTLEDGE Cynthia is a contemporary artist and teacher focusing on beadwork as her medium. She specializes in peyote stitch and off-loom weaving techniques with an emphasis on developing sculptural unsupported shapes in beadwork. Her work has been exhibited in national and international shows and has appeared in Nicolette Stessin's Beaded Amulet Purses, Carol Taylor's Creative Bead Jewelry, and Carol Wilcox Wells' Creative Bead Weaving: A Contemporary Guide to Classic Off-Loom Stitches. You can learn more about Cynthia at www.cynthiarutledge.net
	CAROL WILCOX WELLS Artist, teacher, and author - left a successful career as a graphic artist to become a major presence in the field of beading. Her work has been collected and exhibited internationally, and featured in numerous publications, including Ornament, Lapidary Journal, Bead & Button, and Beadwork magazines, as well as in several books. She has taught basic and advanced bead weaving techniques to hundreds of students across the US and England. Carol’s 1996 Lark Book, Creative Bead Weaving, is a best seller. Her newest published book, The Art & Elegance of Beadweaving is quickly becoming a bestseller. Carol lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she pursues her creative spirit. You can get Carol's beautiful beadwork kits at www.schoolofbeadwork.com
	LAURA MCCABE Laura McCabe makes beadwork fit for queens with glitter and glamour. She is a primarily self taught beadweaver with an education in historical costume reproduction and restoration, and anthropology. She produces elaborately beaded body adornment that combines Native American, African Zulu, and Victorian beadweaving techniques with modern materials and color schemes. She exhibits her work in national and international beadwork exhibitions, and sells at boutiques and galleries throughout the United States, as well as through her website: www.justletmebead.com. She maintains a working studio in Noank, Connecticut, and works part time as a bead researcher for Connecticut’s Public Archaeological Survey Team (P.A.S.T.). You can learn more about Laura at www.justletmebead.com
	MELANIE POTTER Bonus Workshop Instructor Melanie Potter left a long-time career in the software industry to combine her creativity and business skills to further the art of beading. Her Arts & Crafts background began with training in couture sewing at the age of twelve. With an experienced eye, Melanie brings her sense of color theory and design to developing ways of using beads in unique, contemporary jewelry. The possibilities of producing three-dimensional structural forms from a variety of bead types, shapes, sizes, and colors are endless and offer a wonderful creative challenge. Melanie appreciates that beads are also highly portable and allow for flexibility in selecting a work location unlike couture sewing. Melanie's desire to share her knowledge and passion through workshops and retreats led her to form School of Beadwork to offer just such opportunities. School of Beadwork develops fun and exciting opportunities to bead in unique environments. It also serves students and teachers by nurturing the expression of human creativity, encouraging the cultivation of community spirit, and educating in the art and discipline of beadwork. You can learn more about Melanie at www.melaniepotter.com