Here are a few important links to bead artists, designers and stores that I have enjoyed working with over the last few years:
Geneviève Crabe -
artist, writer, teacher, Certified Zentangle Teacher
Amy Waldman Smith -
glass bead maker, teacher
Bead Junction - west end Toronto bead store
Carol Floyd - beadwork designer, retailer
Diane Reda - jewellery designer, teacher
Crafter's Cupboard - Artisan Centre & Supply
Warehouse
Maritime Bead
Festival - Lynn Thorton, organizer
Helen Breil - polymer clay artist, designer,
teacher
Kirsty Naray - glass bead maker, teacher
Karen Leonardo - glass beadmaker, inventor, writer,
teacher
Mary Ann Helmond - glass bead maker, teacher
Marilyn Gardiner - beadwork & chainmaille designer,
teacher
Needleworkers Marketplace - annual needlework
show, sponsored by Gitta's needlework supply store, Mississauga
Maria Rypan - beadwork designer, teacher
Sharron Weinberger - jewellery designer,
teacher
Maris Weiss - jewellery designer, retailer,
teacher
Jess
Greschner - jewellery designer, owner of the Bead Boutique store, Kitchener
Rosanne Garrido - jewellery designer, teacher,
owner of The Haberdashers bead store, Oakville
Here are links to my favourite groups:
Grand River Bead Society
Guelph Arts Council
International Society of Glass Beadmakers
Ottawa Bead Society
Ottawa Glass Bead Artists
Toronto Bead Society