Attention bead lovers ages 9 – 18! Love making jewelry for friends? Now you can trade bracelets and letters with “Bead Pals” halfway across the world! Join Annie Lightbody from DadaDesigns and local artists Becca Van K and Nkoula Badila to discover world-class craft by the Maasai people in Kenya.
Dates/Times: Mondays, July 13 – August 10, 1:30 – 2:30pm
Location: Hudson Area Library Teen Room
Registration: Registration required and space is very limited. Please email youth@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101.
Supported by the Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation.
DadaDesigns founder and director Annie Lightbody founded DadaDesigns to support local crafters and young women who aged out of support programs, giving them access to funds while they begin the long, arduous process of securing a job.
Becca Van K is a mixed-media fiber artist based in Greene County. She has exhibited widely in the Hudson Valley and Capital Regions, and firmly believes in art as a conduit for community support/engagement.
Nkoula Badila is a Congolese American multidisciplinary Artist and creator of her jewelry business Nkodia, established in 2012 after her travels in Mexico, Belize and Congo. The wonderful landscapes of the land and the craftsmanship of the locals Inspired her to tap into beading meditation as a way to process the transition of her father. “Beading is a meditation, one by one we add a part to the whole, creating a beautiful timeline of our growth.”