April 1 – May 3, 2015 Beadlust With Robin Atkins
Artist Reception, Workshops, & Exhibit Tours
The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum is pleased to present the work of Robin
Opening Reception:
Akins in our Landmarks Gallery. Robin
Wednesday, April 1,
enjoys all types of beading. However, she
2015; 4-7pm. Free Event
especially loves to sew beads on cloth.
Meet the artists of our
Currently her two passions are designing
new exhibits! Denise
wall art using her eco-dyed fabrics with
Miller and Nancy Ryan
bead embroidery, and combining bead
(Impressions in Fabric)
embroidery with bookmaking to create
their fabric landscapes
bead-embellished journals. Traveling
are reminiscent of
widely to teach, lecture and research
the pointillism of
beadwork for over 25 years, Robin Atkins
the neoimpressionist
is a nationally known bead artist. She
painters; Robin Atkins (Beadlust) her two
has authored eight beading books,
passions are designing wall art using her
including her latest, The Complete Photo
eco-dyed fabrics with bead embroidery,
Guide to Beading, published by Creative
and combining bead embroidery with
Publishing International, and numerous
bookmaking to create bead-embellished
magazine articles. She is excited to see the
journals.
development of beadwork in the past two decades, as it has shifted from the world of craft toward the world of art.
116 fabric vine 2015