about thea
thea at work
thea fine, beading design is wearable bead art.
A product of my heart and art, the work revives a skill I first learned as a child from my maternal grandmother, Rose. Needle, thread and tiny beads kept my tiny little hands busy then. And they still do today.
The work is exacting and methodical. Tiny glass seed beads, crystal, semi-precious stones and found objects are carefully selected. They often 'live together' for a while until I feel they're the precise palette desired. Then, they are just as carefully and lovingly hand sewn together one bead at a time. It's called 'beadweaving' and involves choosing one or more specific stitches that have their roots, sometimes literally, in ancient times. Based on the stitches I select and the outcome desired, the beads may march along in organized lines and geometric forms or they may wander in a freewheeling, freeform manner. The end result is a magical melding of color, tone and texture, achieved with an eye toward the elegant, the unusual, and, on occasion, the quirky.
The Under the Sea collection celebrates a childhood at the beaches on Cape Cod; Circle the Stone is all about capturing an object and amplifying its inherent beauty. A Judaica collection has just emerged and will grow as the other two have. One other collection, Just What the Doctor Ordered, is dedicated to beautifying the often-ugly Medic-alert bracelets by creating custom-made chain maille wristlets in hot or subtle colors.
A product of my heart and art, the work revives a skill I first learned as a child from my maternal grandmother, Rose. Needle, thread and tiny beads kept my tiny little hands busy then. And they still do today.
The work is exacting and methodical. Tiny glass seed beads, crystal, semi-precious stones and found objects are carefully selected. They often 'live together' for a while until I feel they're the precise palette desired. Then, they are just as carefully and lovingly hand sewn together one bead at a time. It's called 'beadweaving' and involves choosing one or more specific stitches that have their roots, sometimes literally, in ancient times. Based on the stitches I select and the outcome desired, the beads may march along in organized lines and geometric forms or they may wander in a freewheeling, freeform manner. The end result is a magical melding of color, tone and texture, achieved with an eye toward the elegant, the unusual, and, on occasion, the quirky.
The Under the Sea collection celebrates a childhood at the beaches on Cape Cod; Circle the Stone is all about capturing an object and amplifying its inherent beauty. A Judaica collection has just emerged and will grow as the other two have. One other collection, Just What the Doctor Ordered, is dedicated to beautifying the often-ugly Medic-alert bracelets by creating custom-made chain maille wristlets in hot or subtle colors.
