Jennifer VanBenschoten of VanbeadsJennifer has been creating art as long as she can
remember and the artist has been playing with
beads, buttons, and other shiny things since she
was four or five years old. She and her sister
traded them; they made necklaces, earrings, and
bracelets out of them; and sometimes they just ran
their fingers through them for the delightful feeling
of metal and glass.
When she was in high school, Jennifer started
charting her own patterns and at the same time,
she was teaching herself how to string jewelry and
make earrings out of beads, while finding
inspiration from daily routine and then sketching
jewelry design ideas.
After she finished college, Jennifer started
exploring other beaded forms. She invested in a
few books, some MAPP gas, and took a basic
flame working course. Her husband took the
project of turning half of the family garage
workshop into a fully-equipped glass lampworking
studio for her
She creates handmade bead-embroidered jewelry
and handmade glass beads from her Adirondack
based studio and is now spending time designing,
beading, and mentoring others in this fabulous art. |
