CONTENTS
ORNAMENT MAGAZINE • VOLUME 36, NO. 2
CONTRIBUTORS
WEARABLE ART AWARDS
8
12
Ornament inaugurates a celebration of craft jewelry
and clothing awards for the year 2012.
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS
14
QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
16
We query the strong-minded and vocal Northwest
jeweler Nancy Worden about her art.
THE ORNAMENT BOOKSHELF
20
Reading publications on jewelry, clothing and craft
keep appreciation for the written word alive.
ORNAMENT NEWS
22
Find out about the latest exhibits and events involving
wearable art around the world.
FIBER ARTS
30
Our Coeditor reminisces about the formal qipao his
late mother designed and wore as a diplomat's wife.
GLASS ARTS
70
We examine the evolution in the glass jewelry of artist
Joel Bloomberg.
BEAD BAZAAR
74
Bead societies, like the Bead Society of Los Angeles, are
still numerous and active; most hold annual bead bazaars.
ADVERTISING INDEX
78
POSTSCRIPT FROM THE EDITORS
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32 DANCE IN THE CITY by Pierre Auguste Renoir (French,
1841-1919); 180 x 90 centimeters, 1883. Collection: Musée d'Orsay.