Louise Hill

Serendipity and Vitrail Serenade shown at the Tokyo exhibit in the first two photos, the Hakone exhibit and Osaka exhibit. Serendipity and Vitrail Serenade placed as finalists in the Bead and Button Bead Dreams contest 2006.

Lana May

Lana May won second place in the Bead Dreams competition 2006 for this necklace called "Antiquarian Silver Choker". The photos above were taken in Japan but online you can view her necklace at the Bead & Button online site under the Seed Bead Wearable category.

Elfleda Russell

Elfleda Russell lives in Canada. This last year's Bead Dreams 2006 she won third place for her beadwork piece called "Starburst Necklace" in the seed bead category. The other beadwork design shown above is called "Janus For The Toucans".

LIAT LIECHTMANN

The Japanese host was very gracious to send the participants photos of the exhibit. I am going to be showing the photos under the names of all the participants that I have pictures of their work.

First is the wonderful work of Liat Liechtmann of Israel. She has made a great piece called "Bird Scroll".

THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Masami Sato- 2006 BEST IN SHOW- Cherry Blossoms
Yoshie Marubashi 2005 BEST IN SHOW- The Bag Story

Doris Coghill
Kelly Angeley
Kym Longhi
Louise Hill
Katherine Crowley Peckham
Phyllis Dintenfass
Mary Lou Allen
Sandra D Halpenny
Nancy Cain and Met Innon
Marcia Laging Cummings
Angela Plager
Lana May
Elfleda Russel- Canada
Liat Lichtmann- Israel

INVITATION TO EXHIBIT

I was very happy to recieve an invitation to exhibit in Japan. The Japanese Association of Leisure and Cuture Development organized an bead artsit show introducing American artists to Japan.

The dates and location were:
March 14- 20, 2007 Daimaru Department Store
Shinsaibashi, Osaka
March 24- April 1, 2007 The Hakone Open-Air Museam
Hakone, Kanagawa
April 4-10, 2007 Matsuzakaya Department Store
Ginza, Tokyo


Daimaru Shinsaibashi is an upscale Department Store located along the main street of downtown Osaka.




The Hakone Open-Air Museum is the most famous museum authorized by the Japanese government featuring a pavilion of Picasso only exhibit space.


Ginza Matsuzakaya is an upscale Department Store located along the famous Ginza Avenue in Tokyo.