[Jewelry making - Article 00226] - Re: [Orchid] Top 25 Beaded Jewelry Designers?

[Miachelle DePiano]

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Vivek,

    I waited a few days to see if anyone else was going to respond to
    your question. Let me tackle your question in different segments. 

    First, on the simple answer, as far as I'm aware of, there is no
    magazine that produces a "Top 25 Beaders". I've been making
    beaded/bridge jewelry for about 5 years now, and have a pretty
    extensive mag collection. I don't subscribe to Niche, that may be one
    that does it-I don't know. 

    Second, I'm not sure how a Top # list could be compiled. If it were
    purely by sales, then that artist probably already appears in mags
    like Accessories. The question begs do sales equate to great
    artistry? 

    There are also a lot of genre's of beaded jewelry. I don't mean just
    the simple strand beads on a necklace and voila! You have people like
    Sherri Serrafini (forgive my misspelling of her name) and her
    fantastic beaded collars, or other who take more than just beads and
    create jewelry with other media to make incredible pieces of artwork. 

    It would be a challenging and tough job to create a Top # list. 

    I had hoped more people would have responded to this question-it is
    an interesting one, and regardless of whether it's about beaded
    jewelry, bridge jewelry, or fine jewelry, it's a very good question. 

Miachelle
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