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Bead Walk

I walk through different neighborhoods to find beads and to check out work by other beaders. A recent walk took me to Grand Avenue in the Lake Merritt District of Oakland, California. I found beads in two stores within several blocks of each other:

The Sacred Well

Carries a variety of finished crystal, stone and metalwork pieces as well as loose precious/semi-precious stones, crystals and other magical items. A beautiful exhibit of paintings based on the Tarot adds to the ambience. 510-444-WELL; SACREDWELL.COM

Prices at both stores are affordable. The owners and staff at each store are patient, knowledgeable and willing to share information. .........................................................................................................

FRIENDS ON SITE

Rita N Taylor

Photographer and visual artist, founder of ARTTOGRAPHY, took the original photos of my beadwork for the site. "Leaf Garden" on the Artists Bio page and several other photos were snapped by her. Check out Ritas art and photography at artography.rita@yahoo.com and oaklandunwrapped.org.

Ellis Jones

Founder and editor of the X-Journal, sparked the idea of creating a web presence to display my work.

COMING SOON TO FRIENDS PAGE

I will feature an interview and the work of my friend, Elaine Armour-Word of "Word Has It." Elaine creates exquisite special occasion jewelry using seed beads, precious metals, semi-precious stones and Swarovski crystals.