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Nancy Cain
Bead Artist and Instructor

The endless array of beads and the infinite way of combining them are what most excite me. Beads have an incredible history from (but not limited to) the sacred, the healing, the price to insure an afterlife, as currency, as well as simple to elaborate adornment. Beads have been used by nearly every culture since the arrival of modern man and are an inherent part of our heritage.

The process of working with something as simple and basic as tiny glass beads has for me, evolved from simple hobby in 1991 to making wearable works of art. I've always considered myself a ‘hands on’ artist and worked for 13 years as a graphic artist. In 1993, I left the graphics industry to raise my two children. While at home, my interest in beads grew and started teaching in 1995 for ‘bead money.’

I am currently working with the beads in my home studio and travel the country on the national circuit teaching technically detailed 3-D sculptures and jewelry. In October of this year, I have the honor of teaching at the KOBE Bead Art Show in Kobe, Japan. And then July 15 - 25, 2008, I will be the instructor on a cruise through the historically rich Baltic Sea. Traveling such ports as: Tallinn, Estonia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; as well as Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

I love developing new pieces for teaching and for my own artistic expression.

Originally from Los Angeles, I live in beautiful Colorado with my husband of nearly 20 years, and my son and daughter.
 

Bead & Button Show Instructor
2005
2006
2007

Competitions
2005 Bead Dream Competition finalist:
Dragonfly B. C. - an oversized sculpture

2006 Bead Dreams Competition finalist:
Beads in Motion ©2006
A collaborative piece with Met Innmon

Publications
October 2005 - Bead&Button Magazine

October 2006 - Bead&Button Magazine

August 2007 - Bead&Button Magazine

2008 - Promotional Ad For Bead&Button Show

Exhibitions
March 14 - April 10, 2007
Piece: Beads in Motion ©2006
Collaboration by Nancy Cain & Met Innmon.
Hosted by the Arts J. Crafts Executive Committee
and the Japan Association of Leisure and Culture
at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Hakone, Japan,
the Daimaru Department Store in Shinsaibashi, Osaka,
and the Matsuzakaya Department Store in Ginza Tokyo.