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Allerton Park & Retreat Center

Beaded Jewelry

with Billie Theide

$80

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn to work with 11/0 glass seed beads at Beaded Jewelry from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 6 in The Studio. In this workshop led by Billie Theide, participants will focus on making a pair of beaded earrings. The same techniques can be applied to jewelry that functions as brooches, bracelets and necklaces. Participants will explore design process and color theory strategies. A variety of techniques and finishes will be presented and students will receive a folder of printed handouts.

$80/person. Register by June 29. All sales are final.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Billie Theide is a former chair of the Crafts Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she was a Professor Emerita. Theide is a metalsmith, jeweler and ceramicist. Her work is in public art collections around the world including the Smithsonian, Museum of Arts & Design in New York City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Racine Art Museum, among others.

  • Jul 6th, 2024
    from 12:00 - 4:00 pm

Studio Space

217-333-3287

501 Old Timber Road
Monticello, IL 61856 Get directions

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