Fairbanks – Bead Art by Deb McQueen

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!

Great Show

Fairbanks Arts Association just took down the Members Show. There really are a lot of creative/talented members. Here are a few pics. I am staying busy working on this new piece:

December

Pictures taken in my yard, North Pole and Fairbanks. Just a typical December day.

It was a beautiful afternoon, much too nice to be inside. I put aside my beads to go for a walk. We headed to the Chena Lakes – River area. We walked across the flood control area and around the lake. It was cool when we started out at the flood control area. The pondContinue reading “Too nice to stay indoors !”

64th Parallel Juried Art Show

Here are pictures of all the Art that was accepted into the show. There were 221 entries, 64 were chosen for the show. Congratulations to all of this years artists!

New Bead Art for B.C.D.C. Alaska

I delivered my piece for “the 14th Annual Gala Affair” today. It is a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Detection Center. They seemed pleased. Artists were given the acrylic display and asked to do art for the Auction. I will try to get pics of the other art pieces. Randall Compton and Barbara Lavallee are aContinue reading “New Bead Art for B.C.D.C. Alaska”

More from “Abstract Beading”

Here are a few more photos from my show. It will hang at Alaska House Art Gallery for the month of June.

One bead at a time.

I have been beading up a storm! Getting ready for a new show is always exciting, and messy. Here are some photos of what I have been doing. My piece,” There is Music in the Air” was in the juried art show” Whimsy”. It was a fun show. Lots of talented artists in Fairbanks! IContinue reading “One bead at a time.”

Rolling hills and mountains!

I have completed the hills and mountains, starting to bead the sky! I’m going with a summer blue, evening sky but…. check out this photo from our sky last night! I will probably use this for reference on another piece.

Summer Days in Alaska

It has been 10 days since my last post. Our summers are short, but oh so busy in Alaska! Gardening, yard work, fishing, ball games…. so much to do. With all the fun things I get to do I have not been spending as much time on my beading. I got the water area completed,Continue reading “Summer Days in Alaska”

New Bead Art

Getting ready for summer. I will be one of the Artists in Cabin 13 again this summer. This is a small cabin in Pioneer Park, a lovely tourist stop in Fairbanks. The cabin is sponsored by Fairbanks Arts Association, artists bring in their work and man the cabin one day a week. It is aContinue reading “New Bead Art”