| MARIA RYPAN DESIGNS has plenty of beady activities lined up to appeal to every level of beader or enthusiast. There is mail order, as well as workshops, shows in Canada and USA.
Newsworthy items:
- Very excited about visiting the South Jersey Bead Society meeting on Apr. 3 with my slide presentation, “Beadwork in Ukraine”! Still flying high after my recent Ukraine trip and have a lot of new stories... I’ll be teaching three classes on the weekend. Guests welcome.
- Need an excuse to visit Toronto? Plan your trip on Apr. 23 to 25 around the Spring Creativ Festival at the International Centre? Check www.csnf.com and plan to take in a few of my 7 lecture demos (5 topics) on beadwork. Visit Rypan Designs in Hall A, booth #174.
- Kansas City here I come! This time Bead Blast, Bead Society of Greater Kansas City’s annual show, is going back to its original location in Overland, KS on May 3 & 4th. I’ll be teaching a two-in-one class, as well as having a booth. Come on down!
- Back by popular demand, I will be teaching in a three-week Loomwork series on Thursday evenings starting May 8th at Bead Junction, Toronto’s west-side bead store. Working on getting new wooden looms made to make the project easy.
- On the way back from Bead & Button in Milwaukee, I’ll be stopping on June 10th at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago to do a “Beadwork in Ukraine” slide presentation, Trunk Show and have an exhibit of my own beadwork. Two evenings of workshops follow.
- Calgary, I’m coming June 20 to 22nd with classes and the Canadian Bead Oasis show.
- Visit www.friendshipbeading.org for info about the second Friendship Beading Retreat in the Montreal area. Enjoy the camaraderie and Bead BINGO. Sign up for a class or two...
- Visit my Gallery and be inspired! Enjoy the creations, inspirations and stories:
- Check out my NEW kits, including Snowflakes, on www.buythekit.com
- Read about the therapeutic results of beadwork. See how beadweaving “saved Ellen
Long's life over two years ago. Then read Dorothy’s
story on the same topic from South Africa.
- Any ideas of where to find time to sort through 1800+ photos from special family celebrations and extensive bead research in Lviv, around Ivano Frankivsk and Kyiv? I have signed permission to use the beadwork images in publications. July looks pretty clear… could be because that’s when I was planning to visit Ukraine… Can’t wait to share the results!
Looking for bookings for my new Powerpoint “Contemporary Ukrainian Beadwork” show (working title) planned for 2009.
- Check out my Catalogue. For those with a bead stash, patterns are available for most styles. Stop by and visit! Call or email your order...
See Events / USA or Canada for full details of all my shows for 2008:
- USA shows: GLBG Bead Bonanzas in Michigan, Bead & Button in Milwaukee, Bead Fest in Philadelphia, Bead Blast in Kansas City.
- Canadian shows: Fall and “Almost Spring” Bead Oasis Shows in Toronto and Calgary; Spring and Fall Creativ Festival shows and Toronto Bead Society Bead and Jewellery Fairs.
Come, enjoy the galleries. Attend a beadwork workshop or show in your community. Check out the Catalogue for beadwork books, all-inclusive kits or patterns.
Photo
by Ian Kelso, Etobicoke Guardian, Toronto, Canada
Happy beading!
Maria
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