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Penny Zobel, Sea Meets the Shore Best of Competition Visual Impact. Originality. Design. Craft. These are the criteria used to select our annual Bead Arts Award winners. As in previous contests, this year's submissions amazed and inspired us, and we thank our illustrious judges for what was surely a challenging task. Read more about our panel of judges - David Chatt, Alice Korach and Nancy Tobey - and find out how to enter next year's contests online at www.lapidaryjournal.com/contest. Forms and information are available for The Bead Arts Awards, The Jewelry Arts Awards, and The Gemmys. We're very proud to present the top 2005 Bead Arts Award winners, and offer our congratulations to all who entered for reaching towards the highest levels of creativity and technical expertise. Leslie Rogalski, Editor-in-Chief Step by Step Beads Entrants submitted pieces in seven categories - "Clay" Bead (including metal and polymer clays, or other moldable products), Glass Bead, Other/Mixed Media Bead, Bead Bracelet, Bead Necklace, Other Bead Jewelry, and Beaded Object, which included both functional (other than jewelry) and nonfunctional objects. A separate Best of Competition piece was chosen as well. Pieces were judged by an independent panel of judges (see "Our Esteemed Judges") on the basis of excellence in design, visual appeal and impact, originality, and execution. More work by our winning bead artists is featured in the Lapidary Journal Designer Gallery section! To enter the 2006 Bead Arts Awards, 2006 entry forms can be found online online. Maybe next September, your design will be gracing our cover!

David Chatt David Chatt is an artist, educator, and a pioneer in beadwork as a fine art medium. Based in Seattle, Washington, David travels the world sharing his groundbreaking technique of transforming small glass seed beads into sculpture and jewelry. His work is in the collection of Museum of Art and Design, NYC; the Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI; and the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. He recently completed a showing of new work at Mobilia gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is preparing for a solo exhibition that will be hosted by the Bellevue Art Museum. This show will chronicle the first 20 years of his career and will open in Spring 2005. David's work is featured in the new Lark Books publication, 500 Beaded Objects and Watson Guptill's The Art of Beadwork by Valerie Hector. He is also writing a book of his own about his work and the techniques that he has developed. For more information, visit www.davidchatt.com.
Alice Korach Founding Editor of Bead & Button, Alice Korach started beading at the age of 8 with her "Indian Bead Loom." Alice has always been active in a variety of handcrafts including knitting, spinning, weaving, embroidery, needlepoint, sewing, quilting, and sculpture. She earned a Ph.D. in English literature and taught on the college level for 13 years before becoming an editor at  Threads Magazine. Upon leaving Threads, she and her ex started Bead & Button. Alice now works as a freelance writer, designer, and editor in the world of beads. She also creates one-of-a-kind pate de verre glass sculpture. View her glass at www.lostwaxglass.com. You can contact her by e-mail at lmk467@earthlink.net.
Nancy Tobey Nancy Tobey has been making glass beads since 1996. Though primarily self-taught, she studied lampworking techniques in August 1997 with Bandhu Scott Dunham, a nationally known glass artist. Because education is never ending, Nancy takes advantages of workshops whenever possible. To date she has participated in workshops with Kristina Logan, Heather Trimlett, Sally Prasch, and Beth Williams. Nancy teaches glass beadmaking at several venues including Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program; Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA; Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT; and MoreFire Studio in Rochester, NY. Nancy is a member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers, serving on the Board of Directors from 1999-2002. Nancy's work is offered in bead and art galleries including Handworks American Craft Gallery, Acton, MA; Arts Afire, Alexandria, VA; and Kitrell Riffkind Gallery in Dallas, TX. Nancy's work can be seen online at www.nancytobey.com, or e-mail her at beads@nancytobey.com.

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