Kate Boyan's Gallery: July 2014

Sunday, July 6, 2014

TIME IS SHORT

LESS THAN A MONTH AND I'LL BE IN JUNEAU! Annie Dennis and I will be getting together to wow them with our work at:http://www.anniekaills.com/events/index.htm
The first friday opening is August 1st. It's right downtown Juneau. ( 244 front street)

I understand they serve wine at these openings, that always helps with the show opening jitters. Hope to see you there!

THE BLUE BEAD

Can an old trade bead find new life in print? Could the saga of an 18th century blue Bohemiam bead be a book that will hold interest for children and artist alike? This book "The Blue Bead" is a fictional account of a young beadworkers experience with the gift of an old trade bead and how it finds its way into her life in present day Alaska. It is based in part on historical fact. Where a bead has been and who its previous owner was often remains a mystery. The 25 illustrations were laboriously beaded, each taking over 200 hours to complete, some much more than that. "The Blue Bead" has taken 10 years to finish and is an exquisite labor of love by author/illustrator Kate Boyan.