Bejeweled Art

It was a great pleasure to meet Kristina Skillin at her incredibly beautiful Museum of Beadwork. I think you would love what she has created. About Kristina: Kristina Skilling MSc, Director and Co-Founder of the Museum of Beadwork, is an artist, archeologist and historian who traces the human narrative to connect historical practices to the development of technologies and products throughout humanity's history. As a professionally trained artist and scientist, she engages diverse audiences through the creation of art and adornment, microscopy-based research, and by co-founding the Museum of Beadwork; one goal of which is to show the connection of peoples through the common human practice of ornamentation and design. She holds two B.A's in Metals and Jewelry, and Classical Languages, as well as an M.Sc. from the University of Aberdeen in Archeology. The Museum of Beadwork is the collaborative vision of Heather Kahn and Kristina Skillin. Its purpose is to create a...