Bead Art by Deb McQueen

Hunting

New bead art. An Ermine, hunting in the deadfall. Approximately 7 x 9 in. Seed beads, hedgehog quills, horsehair and a rock from Thompson Pass.

My latest bead art. The small scene is done in 15/0 seed beads,15/0 true cuts & 24/0 seed beads. The Lynx is done with a brown mix of 11/0 seed beads. The background is mix of white 11/0 seed beads, 6/0 crystals and 8/0 seed beads. I use Czech seed beads and Vintage Italian seed beads.

I am trying to decide between making another scenic animal or starting another historic building…

I guess I will clean my bead room and watch birds out the window.

Arctic Fox

This is my latest bead art piece. The center scene was fun to do, some of those beads are tiny! 8in. X 6in.

Beading History

I am starting a new beading project. I love all of the historic buildings / landmarks in Alaska and I love beading. I will work from photos for reference, Each piece will be approximately 9 x 11 inches. I hope to incorporate a stone or piece of mineral from each location into the bead art. I have completed two pieces: Kennecott Mines Historical Landmark and Circle Hot Springs.

November in the Gift Shop —

Gift Shop Artist of the Month Deb McQueen Featured: November 6–27, 2020 Gift Shop Hours: Monday–Friday, noon–6 pm Deb McQueen is an award-winning Seed Bead Artist residing in North Pole, Alaska. She is self-taught and has studied the beadwork and bead-making styles of many cultures, both historical and current. Deb is a master of many […]
November in the Gift Shop —

November

Gift Shop Artist of the Month

My Bead Art will be in the Bear Gallery Nov. 6 – 27. Monday – Friday ,noon- 6pm. Put your mask on and go enjoy some art.

Thank You to all the great people at Fairbanks Arts Association

Skys cleared, walked part of Granite Tors Trail

Signs of Autumn

Doug and I went for a walk this evening at Chena Lake Rec. Area. Sprinkles of rain, colors and smells of early fall. I love this time of year. Hopefully we will get a few warm,sunny says to enjoy before ☃️

It has been awhile…

Update on my beadart.

It was a busy Spring!

I made new beaded pieces for my show at Alaska House Art Gallery for May. Lots of new wearable art neck pieces! Show is held over for the month of June. I beaded a crop of new earrings and a few new necklaces for The Bear Gallery. I beaded lots of new art and earrings for a new adventure… Monday Markets at Pioneer Park. Between all of the beading I took time to go out and enjoy Alaska’s beautiful Spring .

Juried Show

I dropped off two bead embroidered pieces for a new show today. I will not know until Tues. 4-2-19 if they are accepted. I will keep you updated!

Late Winter Trip to Denali

It has been an exceptional March as far as weather goes. We decided to take a drive down to check out the park. We did not see much wildlife, however we did get to experience some fast changes in the weather. The temperature was 41 degrees when we got there, the skies were overcast but, the sun was trying to shine. One hour later… snow/sleet, 35 degrees and the wind was picking up. We had lunch in our car and waited to see if the weather would change. Yep, sure enough the sun came out again so we took a short walk. It was back to snow/sleet and wind gusts before we made back to the car. It does not matter, the park is a beautiful place in any weather! We also stopped to check on the Tri-Pod in Nenana.