The Rewards of Tenacity

At last the summer heat has subsided and fall temperatures, even though sometimes in the 80's, are a welcome change. Another welcome change is that Tina's Sedona has rebirthed a shopping cart after a break of several years. I trust you will feel welcomed to shop our full line of beaded artistry from earrings to necklaces to bracelets. When you visit you will find a special offer on any piece that you admire!

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Greetings From Tucson... I'm feeling great about upcoming seasonal opportunities to sell my beaded artistry!  I will be at these upcoming events just in case you plan to be in Arizona this fall and want to know dates and locations. That said, I guess this is a good time to announce that online shopping at Tina's Sedona is once again possible. Important details in a minute.

But first, here is some of my artwork to be sold at several local events.

FIBER ARTS TUCSON 2025

It will be “a first” to sell French Beaded sculptures & jewelry at this Fiber Arts Guild event. These artists are my "tribe".

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VENTANA GALLERY  This is a juried show where Tina's Sedona bead artistry will be available through January 2026.

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As This Season Unfolds... I am excited about attending- of all things- a tatting workshop on October 6th. The only thing that concerns me is going off in another direction with a good variety of 5 want-to-do's already holding my interest. I will just have to live to be 100. After a final remodel in our home which included my studio, I am ready to ditch technology and get back to working with my hands.

For Your Convenience... So my website shopping cart is once again operational after a few years without one. Here are a few of the newest additions to Tina's Sedona. I'm preparing to add My Necklaces soon.

A Final Word...

My interests are so diverse that I need direction from my customers. If you have purchased from me before and you would like to see more of the same, please let me know. I don't mind focusing on what people want to see out there. The holidays are coming and I would love for you to shop at Tina's Sedona.  For an indefinite period - to get purchases rolling-  Tina's Sedona's customers are getting an automatic 10% price reduction off their total online purchase if at least two items are selected.

Until Next Time… Let me know what kind of work or play you are currently doing with your hands. My hand "play" works wonders for me.

 

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An Unusual Summer

My sabbatical of 15 months has at long last ended and it was worth every moment that I stepped back. I have pittered and pattered the past few months.  But all summer long I have felt as if I was preparing for "something" and then, in late July, the deluge began.  And it wasn't rain from Tucson's monsoon season.

The thought had occurred to me that I should prepare a traveling exhibit of sorts to include all of the French Beaded florals that I have been creating for the past few years. (The Asiatic Lily pictured in my last blog post finally got planted!) I offered the Exhibit and it was accepted by the Cactus Wren Art Gallery & Nest in Tubac to begin in early August. While I finished the pricing of my annual delivery of wearable art jewelry to the Tubac Center of the Arts, I was also mapping out the Exhibit for the Cactus Wren space with hope of delivering to those two locations on the same day. As it happened, just as I have for past three summers - I delivered a collection including some new, original designed beauties, to the Tubac Center of the Arts.

I installed the The French Beaded Floral Art Exhibit just a few days later and it opened on August 5th. The first sale happened within 48 hours!  Visit my Instagram to see which one sold. This Exhibit has since been extended until August 28th.

In the midst of those adventures, I was invited, along with three other artists, to demonstrate my artistic process at CATALYST SAACA Creative Collective in Tucson.  They were hosting a special evening of cultural exchange with a delegation of visiting artists from Kazakhstan, in partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage,  the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, and Chevron. Seriously? How does one say "no" to that? So I dropped all preparations for Tubac and prepared a demo to display and explain my work with raw stones including wire wrapped pendants and, of course, my story necklace "Desert Transition".

Several visiting artists from Kazakhstan 

My reward was a wonderful evening communicating through interpreters as well as experiencing up close the awesomely unique artistry of these international ambassadors. We came together one on one with heart warming smiles and handshakes that honestly stirred emotions of unity and connectedness. The kind eyes said it all!  

Lastly (well maybe), the icing on the cake from that evening included another invitation, one to apply for a juried gallery exhibit that will begin in September and last four months. I'm awaiting a decision on my entries submitted.   There are still 11 days left in August.  What more can happen?

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