When she was eleven, Anisa Murshed began bead art as a simple leisure time. Little did she know that her hobby would one day turn her into a Guinness World Record holder for the "Longest Thread of ...

Kids have done it since string and macaroni noodles existed on the same planet. Today, you can find it everywhere from dime stores to Bergdorf’s. Beaded jewelry, it seems, never loses its timeless ...

Anisa Murshed is a Bangladeshi bead artist holding 20 years of experience. She took up the craft as a hobby when she was just ten years old and mastered bead art with years of self-practice. On August ...

IT’S FOR THE EYES ONLY. TALK ABOUT A LITERAL REPRESENTATION OF EYE CANDY. SURE. SUGAR BABIES ARE NOTORIOUSLY TOUGH ON THE TEETH, BUT THESE ARE REALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THEY’RE OBJECTS OF ART. THE WORK OF ...

The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum is now showcasing a new collection of beadwork—from beaded goblets to cradleboards—at its Great Basin Native Artists Gallery. The exhibit features ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

"I began as a painter and I walked into a bead store and it was just like a flash in my mind. I just thought, 'My God, that's the most amazing paint I've ever seen," says Liza Lou. She began to ...

This story begins with artist Stephan Wanger challenging himself to double a Guinness World Record. It ends with an art critic's challenge to Wanger. Wanger is Louisiana's premier maker of Mardi Gras ...

You may remember Perler beads from first or second grade; these small plastic beads are placed into a peg board and then ironed to produce a solid multicolored piece of plastic. Recently, Perler beads ...

Bahraini artist Marwa Ahmed recently launched her latest collection of beaded creations, paying tribute to the kingdom’s indigenous architecture. Asl, which translates to ‘origin’, ‘roots’, or ...

MEXICO CITY - A Volkswagen bug decorated with more than 2 million glass beads glued on by hand by Mexico's Huichol Indians is soon to embark on a world tour. "The point is to raise awareness of the ...