Tue July 15, 2025
Jenny Shuman presents Speaking In Beads: Living Artifacts
at Online - Virtual Event
(6:45pm)
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:45-8:30 pm
via Zoom Meeting, the meeting will open at 6:45pm and presentation will begin promptly at 7pm.
Free to members; $5.00 for non-members, non-members, please pay via the link before you RSVP.
Please RSVP to Judy Sinclair by Monday, June 14, 2025 to register.
Speaking in Beads: Living Artifacts by Jenny Shuman
My beading career began in the mid 1990s while traveling Pow Wows in Michigan. I will take my listeners on a journey into my past and explain how these roots helped solidify my relationship between the ether and the material world as an artist. This will include the way the elders and experienced beaders took me by the hand and showed me all the little tricks of the trade, the meaning of quality beads and other materials, and the importance of intention in all that I create. I will continue the journey into how my work expanded over the years and how it moved into the music industry. It will be fun to share the truth that after 33 years of beading, I am still learning new tricks and refining my work. This applies to both design work as well as technical skills!
Speaker Bio
My name is Jenny Shuman. I have been beading for 33 years now, and was 17 when I purchased my first loom at a Native American Pow Wow in Grand Rapids Michigan. That Christmas, my uncle made my first wooden, adjustable loom, and my thirst to create took on a life of its own! By 1994, I was selling beadwork at local Pow Wows, and by 1995 my daughter Julia and I were officially on Pow Wow trail traveling all over Michigan. Julia would dance all weekend, while I sold the beadwork I had created all week long. The work was primarily barrettes, bracelets, necklaces, and medicine bags.
In 1997, Julia started school and I had my son, Gabriel. Traveling Pow Wow was not as easy. No longer having to build the inventory for a table, I was able to to expand my work to include tapestries and more applique work. My design work grew with the sizes of my looms and soon the lifelike nature and curvature of design came to life in a refreshing way!
In 2006, I made my first stage musicians guitar strap and in 2017, my work took the music industry by storm when Oteil Burbridge of Dead and Company wore the first two of his now four bass straps! I have since created straps for many high profile musicians, including Bob Weir, Duane Betts, G. Love, and Michael Franti, just to name a few. I also work with historic instrument collectors and have created for a few of Jerry Garcia's guitars, Phil Lesh's basses, and other important instruments of high regard.
There are some people who make beaded guitar straps, yet none of them do so with my vision and execution. All my work is done without computers, illustrators, precut material, or sewing machines! I have found a way to tie the ancestral roots of my work into the 21st century with being true to their technique!
In 2023, I self published: Speaking In Beads: Living Artifacts. This beautiful art book takes the reader on a journey through my origins and into my current work.
Website Link: Beadworkbyjenny.net
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via Zoom Meeting, the meeting will open at 6:45pm and presentation will begin promptly at 7pm.
Free to members; $5.00 for non-members, non-members, please pay via the link before you RSVP.
Please RSVP to Judy Sinclair by Monday, June 14, 2025 to register.
Speaking in Beads: Living Artifacts by Jenny Shuman
My beading career began in the mid 1990s while traveling Pow Wows in Michigan. I will take my listeners on a journey into my past and explain how these roots helped solidify my relationship between the ether and the material world as an artist. This will include the way the elders and experienced beaders took me by the hand and showed me all the little tricks of the trade, the meaning of quality beads and other materials, and the importance of intention in all that I create. I will continue the journey into how my work expanded over the years and how it moved into the music industry. It will be fun to share the truth that after 33 years of beading, I am still learning new tricks and refining my work. This applies to both design work as well as technical skills!
Speaker Bio
My name is Jenny Shuman. I have been beading for 33 years now, and was 17 when I purchased my first loom at a Native American Pow Wow in Grand Rapids Michigan. That Christmas, my uncle made my first wooden, adjustable loom, and my thirst to create took on a life of its own! By 1994, I was selling beadwork at local Pow Wows, and by 1995 my daughter Julia and I were officially on Pow Wow trail traveling all over Michigan. Julia would dance all weekend, while I sold the beadwork I had created all week long. The work was primarily barrettes, bracelets, necklaces, and medicine bags.
In 1997, Julia started school and I had my son, Gabriel. Traveling Pow Wow was not as easy. No longer having to build the inventory for a table, I was able to to expand my work to include tapestries and more applique work. My design work grew with the sizes of my looms and soon the lifelike nature and curvature of design came to life in a refreshing way!
In 2006, I made my first stage musicians guitar strap and in 2017, my work took the music industry by storm when Oteil Burbridge of Dead and Company wore the first two of his now four bass straps! I have since created straps for many high profile musicians, including Bob Weir, Duane Betts, G. Love, and Michael Franti, just to name a few. I also work with historic instrument collectors and have created for a few of Jerry Garcia's guitars, Phil Lesh's basses, and other important instruments of high regard.
There are some people who make beaded guitar straps, yet none of them do so with my vision and execution. All my work is done without computers, illustrators, precut material, or sewing machines! I have found a way to tie the ancestral roots of my work into the 21st century with being true to their technique!
In 2023, I self published: Speaking In Beads: Living Artifacts. This beautiful art book takes the reader on a journey through my origins and into my current work.
Website Link: Beadworkbyjenny.net
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:45-8:30 pm
via Zoom Meeting, the meeting will open at 6:45pm and presentation will begin promptly at 7pm.
Free to members; $5.00 for non-members, non-members, please pay via the link before you RSVP.
Please RSVP to Judy Sinclair by Monday, June 14, 2025 to register.
Speaking in Beads: Living Artifacts by Jenny Shuman
My beading career began in the mid 1990s while traveling Pow Wows in Michigan. I will take my listeners on a journey into my past and explain how these roots helped solidify my relationship between the ether and the material world as an artist. This will include the way the elders and experienced beaders took me by the hand and showed me all the little tricks of the trade, the meaning of quality beads and other materials, and the importance of intention in all that I create. I will continue the journey into how my work expanded over the years and how it moved into the music industry. It will be fun to share the truth that after 33 years of beading, I am still learning new tricks and refining my work. This applies to both design work as well as technical skills!
Speaker Bio
My name is Jenny Shuman. I have been beading for 33 years now, and was 17 when I purchased my first loom at a Native American Pow Wow in Grand Rapids Michigan. That Christmas, my uncle made my first wooden, adjustable loom, and my thirst to create took on a life of its own! By 1994, I was selling beadwork at local Pow Wows, and by 1995 my daughter Julia and I were officially on Pow Wow trail traveling all over Michigan. Julia would dance all weekend, while I sold the beadwork I had created all week long. The work was primarily barrettes, bracelets, necklaces, and medicine bags.
In 1997, Julia started school and I had my son, Gabriel. Traveling Pow Wow was not as easy. No longer having to build the inventory for a table, I was able to to expand my work to include tapestries and more applique work. My design work grew with the sizes of my looms and soon the lifelike nature and curvature of design came to life in a refreshing way!
In 2006, I made my first stage musicians guitar strap and in 2017, my work took the music industry by storm when Oteil Burbridge of Dead and Company wore the first two of his now four bass straps! I have since created straps for many high profile musicians, including Bob Weir, Duane Betts, G. Love, and Michael Franti, just to name a few. I also work with historic instrument collectors and have created for a few of Jerry Garcia's guitars, Phil Lesh's basses, and other important instruments of high regard.
There are some people who make beaded guitar straps, yet none of them do so with my vision and execution. All my work is done without computers, illustrators, precut material, or sewing machines! I have found a way to tie the ancestral roots of my work into the 21st century with being true to their technique!
In 2023, I self published: Speaking In Beads: Living Artifacts. This beautiful art book takes the reader on a journey through my origins and into my current work.
Website Link: Beadworkbyjenny.net
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via Zoom Meeting, the meeting will open at 6:45pm and presentation will begin promptly at 7pm.
Free to members; $5.00 for non-members, non-members, please pay via the link before you RSVP.
Please RSVP to Judy Sinclair by Monday, June 14, 2025 to register.
Speaking in Beads: Living Artifacts by Jenny Shuman
My beading career began in the mid 1990s while traveling Pow Wows in Michigan. I will take my listeners on a journey into my past and explain how these roots helped solidify my relationship between the ether and the material world as an artist. This will include the way the elders and experienced beaders took me by the hand and showed me all the little tricks of the trade, the meaning of quality beads and other materials, and the importance of intention in all that I create. I will continue the journey into how my work expanded over the years and how it moved into the music industry. It will be fun to share the truth that after 33 years of beading, I am still learning new tricks and refining my work. This applies to both design work as well as technical skills!
Speaker Bio
My name is Jenny Shuman. I have been beading for 33 years now, and was 17 when I purchased my first loom at a Native American Pow Wow in Grand Rapids Michigan. That Christmas, my uncle made my first wooden, adjustable loom, and my thirst to create took on a life of its own! By 1994, I was selling beadwork at local Pow Wows, and by 1995 my daughter Julia and I were officially on Pow Wow trail traveling all over Michigan. Julia would dance all weekend, while I sold the beadwork I had created all week long. The work was primarily barrettes, bracelets, necklaces, and medicine bags.
In 1997, Julia started school and I had my son, Gabriel. Traveling Pow Wow was not as easy. No longer having to build the inventory for a table, I was able to to expand my work to include tapestries and more applique work. My design work grew with the sizes of my looms and soon the lifelike nature and curvature of design came to life in a refreshing way!
In 2006, I made my first stage musicians guitar strap and in 2017, my work took the music industry by storm when Oteil Burbridge of Dead and Company wore the first two of his now four bass straps! I have since created straps for many high profile musicians, including Bob Weir, Duane Betts, G. Love, and Michael Franti, just to name a few. I also work with historic instrument collectors and have created for a few of Jerry Garcia's guitars, Phil Lesh's basses, and other important instruments of high regard.
There are some people who make beaded guitar straps, yet none of them do so with my vision and execution. All my work is done without computers, illustrators, precut material, or sewing machines! I have found a way to tie the ancestral roots of my work into the 21st century with being true to their technique!
In 2023, I self published: Speaking In Beads: Living Artifacts. This beautiful art book takes the reader on a journey through my origins and into my current work.
Website Link: Beadworkbyjenny.net
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