McPaul Bead Scenes
Cinnaminson, NJ
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I became interested in seed bead weaving in 2015, as I prepared to retire from a career as a statistician. Initially I started with bookmarks and simple bracelets. The challenge for me was to create more realistic images using the beads. I gradually expanded the size of my tapestries and improved my ability to create patterns that result in realistic images. I have utilized my computing skills to create my own suite of tools to create bead patterns.

I am particularly fond of images that begin as scenes I have personally experienced. Many of my bead tapestries originate as photographs I have taken. The artistic challenge is to transform a high resolution photograph with almost infinite color variation, into a low resolution bead image using a fixed palette of bead colors and finishes. And once a pattern is developed, then the tapestry must be woven.