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Jeri Warhaftig
My mother always
believed that it could be fatal for a child to go even a single day without an
art project! She instilled in me a fascination for the arts, and a love of beads
and jewelry. Over twenty-five years ago I earned college spending money selling
beads at folk festivals and crafts fairs. (And now my 17 year old son sells
macramé hemp necklaces with my lampwork beads!) My interest in lampworking
evolved from my work with African American porcelain dolls and my pursuit of
historically accurate reproduction beads. Shortly after that, porcelain dolls
were “out” and the torch was “in”! About 6 or 7 years ago I decided to concentrate
solely on lampworking and teaching. I sell my beads at area bead shows and I
teach workshops in my studio. My work frequently involves pushing the boundaries
of a bead through the use of metal inclusions or surface treatments such as
enamels. Tom
Holland, a renowned bead artist, provided me with guidance that is in the
back of my mind whenever I begin to create a new bead. Essentially, he teaches
that a bead should offer something for the viewer to enjoy when seen from a
distance (such as on a necklace or in a display), when it is examined closely in
one’s hand, and when it is viewed under close, magnified scrutiny. This is a
very high standard, and one to which I aspire
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