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Mary Tafoya
☀I write, I art, I blog. 8-)
☀I teach classes in beadwork, bead embroidery, and mixed media surface embellishment. I also lecture and facilitate workshops in color theory for artisans.
☀I work full-time as an Instructional Systems Designer (a fancy name for curriculum materials development), specializing in online learning solutions.
☀Recently, I earned my Master's Degree in Community and Organizational Educational Leadership, with a focus on Distance Learning. Whew!
☀My beadwork, art and jewelry have been juried into many local, regional and national exhibitions, including Bead International, where I won Best of Show in 2004.
☀I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with my family. Which doesn't adequately describe my life at all, but there you have it.
☀I looooove Etsy and maintain a unique supply shop there called seriousbeader , with lots and lots of:
- Unique, vintage & handcrafted items for the discerning craft F A N A T I C.
- Vintage sequins by the strand
- Vintage rhinestones & crystals
- Artisan batches of vintage nailheads, beads, and buttons
- Trade beads and world treasures
- Select vintage trims and fibers
☀I have a complete resume around here somewhere and can provide it upon request...
Don't Take My Word For It :-)
- Here's an article I wrote for Beadwork: Ethics in Beadland
- Here's a short profile of me on the About.com Beadwork site: Mary "Aunt Molly" Tafoya
- And here's a longer profile by Cindi Lavin on her Beading Arts blog: Artist Profile: Mary Tafoya
My Squidoo Lenses: info, inspiration, links and free lessons on some of my favorite topics
- Bead Embroidery: Awesome Artists
- Twisted Wire Earrings (a free tutorial)
- Easy Bookbinding Tutorial (also free)
- Joseph Cornell, Artist
- Mystical, Magical Beadwork
- Beadwork Books
- My Bead Embroidery
- Seed Beads: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers
