I am very pleased to announce that the beads from one of my favorite artists, Joan Miller, are now available for sale on my website! I first met Joan Miller and was introduced to her amazing beads three years ago in Tucson at the Best Bead Show. WOW! After 10 years of collecting, this was a pinnacle for me! Being a detail fanatic, as you may have noticed by my own designs, I was drawn to the way Joan could capture Detail and Texture in porcelain that is just not possible in glass.

Joan has a BFA from the Maryland Institute of Art and has been working as a full-time professional craftsperson since 1989. She maintains an in-home studio on 13 wooded acres in Eastern PA where she lives with her husband, two dogs, a cat and a frog. Her work is done primarily in porcelain, using body stains in porcelain slips. Her detail work and use of color and pattern are exquisite! Nature is her best source of inspiration as frogs, fish and other small creatures are frequent subject matter. In recent years she has concentrated on art beads. Joan says, “To me beads take on a life of their own, just like the little critters portrayed on them. A good bead can stand on it’s own as an individual work of art, but is just as comfortable being incorporated into another piece of art.”

Below is an offering of Joan’s beads, some of which we will have regularly to combine with some of my pieces as shown and others are just special one-of-a-kind delights that you don’t want to miss!!

Please join her mailing list and we will let you know when new items are available.
Also, please see her schedule for an opportunity to visit her in person.
I also encourage you to visit her website to see her own jewelry designs and other objects d' art!