Mona Hair of The Jewelry Connection graciously created this video after my interview on her program on July 12, 2009. She was so right about realizing the potential of sharing my work through social media!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBGFCs8xb_s

Mona77401 | July 18, 2009
Maria Rypan of Toronto Canada appeared as guest featured artist at The Jewelry Connection! Maria is a designer, teacher, lecturer, and recognized expert in the field of Ukrainian beaded design work in wearable art. Her website is www.rypandesigns.com where she offers kits, instructional publications, and more! Thank you Maria, for your wonderful live interview! It was a pleasure sharing your work with the audience!

Karen Ferrante of CreativeJewelryMaking.com filmed a brief interview about the featured article and my beadwork kits, patterns and books at Bead Fest 2009 in Philadelphia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Cx9zb_KDo

TheCreativeJeweler | August 27, 2009
http://www.creativejewelrymaking.com - A brief interview with Maria Rypan who has a feature article in the next Oct/Nov 2009 issue of Beadwork about Netting Ukrainian-style beadwork. Maria is a wonderful individual who is really fun to talk to. She has incorporated her culture and desire to teach people the joy of beading into her work and her easy to follow patterns.

“Maria Rypan’s Ukrainian-style Beadwork”
An in-depth 15-minute TV programs features Rypan’s “Beadwork in Ukraine” slide presentation and Opening Night of her personal beadwork exhibit at the Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, IL.

Halyna Hrytsak, reporter; Mr. Hrytsak, videographer, UZIR-TV, Chicago, IL, June 23, 2008

UZIR-TV. Chicago: June 2, 2009.
Ivan Hrytsak, videographer.