Jan Anderson, a local
beadwork designer, has taken second place in the first International Juried
Jewelry Design Competition, “Celebrating Beads, the journey of…..” at the Bead
Museum Washington, D.C. Her entry shown
here won in the seed bead category of the competition and will be on display at
the museum from now through December 31, 2008.
Her piece titled “Time is a
Perception” is a series of three 3-dimensional faces embellished unto bead
covered “hand mirrors”. They reflect the same woman progressing through the
different ages of her life – from youth, into the prime of life, and then
aged. The last item in the display is a
vintage hand mirror in which the viewer is presented with her/his own
reflection. The faces are beaded with a
combination of peyote stitch and right angle weave, using size 15 Japanese seed
beads.
Jan completed NanC Meinhardt’s Master Class Project in 2007. Her work has been shown at the San Luis Obispo Art Center and at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Her jewelry and wearable art is sold in galleries in Arizona and Montana.