From March 7-10, the International Bead Bazaar hosts 130 vendors selling beads from around the world at Sweeney Convention Center, La Fonda, and Inn at Loretto. An array of today's most accomplished glass bead artists present free demonstrations throughout the bazaar. The Center for Bead Research, Society of Bead Researchers, The Bead Museum, and other professional organizations offer educational programming. Workshops are held Wednesday through Monday. Recursos de Santa Fe is a nonprofit, educational organization that has produced the Bead Expo since 1992.
Expo proceeds benefit education and research programs.
Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bead Society. Lindly Haunani is a world-renown polymer clay artist. She began teaching polymer clay workshops in 1990 and enjoys traveling to teach and lecture. Lindly has taught hundreds of workshops and is considered to be one of the best polymer clay teachers in the country. The use of bead rollers, rods and molds will allow you to make dozens of basic components in a short amount of time including cubes, bicones, tubes, pillows and worms.