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Featured Site of the Month

I had planned to feature Robert Otey's "Masks of God" site, but it has disappeared. Instead I am including several links that will at least give you a sampling of the spectacular beadwork of the Huichol Indians of west central Mexico:

Huichol Indians Background info on the Huichol with photos of them beading and examples of the various kinds of beading and art they create.

The Huichol Page
This page is mostly about the Huichols, their culture, religion and current plight. It contains a number photos of superb masks and other brilliant beadwork.

The Huichol Web of Life: Creation and Prayer. A tutorial prepared by Paul Hillman for the Bead Museum in Glendale, AZ.

Sailing Traders Huichol Art Gallery
A gallery site that includes illustrations of traditional beadwork, beaded ironwood carvings, Christian-influenced beadwork, contemporary beadwork, specialty items and yarn paintings. The latter would make beautiful beaded wall-hangings.

Asian Art Mall
A gallery site that includes illustrations of traditional beadwork, beaded ironwood carvings, Christian-influenced beadwork, contemporary beadwork, specialty items and yarn paintings. The latter would make beautiful beaded wall-hangings.

Tribal Art Online: Huichol Indians Another gallery site with a page about the Huichols and separate pages for jaguars, masks, yarn paintings, figures, animals and tiny bead animals.

Singing Shaman Traders
Online catalog of various Huichol beaded objects and scultures.

If you have a candidate for next month's featured site, please send the URL to Judellen.

Major Bead-Related Sites

  • The Bead Site
    "The Bead World meets here." Home page of the Center for Bead Research, founded by the late Peter Francis, Jr., noted bead researcher and author of many articles and books about beads. A particularly good site for serious students of beads and their history, it includes many quality links. There is a chat/bulletin board section and, in the works, a Bead Auction page, where bead artists can sell their work.

  • Bead Fairies
    A long-standing site, maintained by its third owner, Debra Santaniello.

  • Beadwork on About.com
    Collection of bead-related websites, with commentary, put together by Emily Hackbarth, who has also contributed her own content in the form of tips and how tos. Beware the pop-up window commercials. (Note: used to be called the Mining Company)

Local and Regional Bead-related Sites Quick Access to Handy Sites
  • Bead Expo. Info on the 2003 Miami Bead Expo is not available yet. But you might like to check out the stuff from the 2002 Santa Fe one that is is still available on this site to get an idea for next year.
  • GraphPaper
    Graph paper for many different stitches that you can download and print.
  • Glossary of Bead Terms
    A sub-section of the Bead Fairies Site. After you've looked up your bead term, you may want to browse other parts of this popular site.
  • Just Beads
    An online auction site just for beads, supplies and finished work. Includes an events calendar.

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