Linda Landy is known for her unique approach to bead embroidery - sculptural, three dimensional and textured.
According
to bead embroidery guru Sherry Serafini, “Linda marches to her own beat
which is nothing short of fabulous. Her designs are all her own. In
my observation classy with a touch of ‘off the wall’ craziness allowing
her uniqueness to shine thru making her stand apart from the crowd!”
Her book, Textured Bead Embroidery, which
debuted in October, 2014 offers a new perspective on bead embroidery.
Linda explains how to use drops, daggers, hexes, triangles, Czech glass
and more in uncommon orientations to create works that are sculptural,
three dimensional and very textured. Step-by-step instructions are
provided for 12 unique earrings, pendants, brooches, bracelets and
neckpieces. There’s also a bonus CD with six patterns from the book.
- Radiator Road
Linda
has been teaching bead weaving since 2001 and has earned a reputation
for clear, concise instructions; tremendous patience and a superb sense
of color. She offers classes in South Florida both privately and under
the auspices of the South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild. She also teaches
at the Bead&Button Show, Bead Fest and in bead stores.
Linda
won first prize in the finished jewelry division of Bead Dreams 2012
with a bead embroidered collar entitled Tilt!. She was a 2010 Bead
Dreams Finalist and is a 2014-15 Starman Trendsetter. Linda is a
contributor to Bead&Button Magazine and Beadwork Magazine and has
projects in The Big Book of Patterns and Creative Beading, Volume 7. Her
beaded box, “Under the Really Big Top” is showcased in the Miyuki
Gallery in Hiroshima, Japan.
- Tilt!
- Pemaquid Sunset
Linda's Bead Story:It
started in 1972 when as lonely college freshman far away from home she
wandered into a shop named The Bead Shaman. A Shaman is a witch doctor
and there is no doubt she cast her spell. Beautiful little beads in
every shape and color call out, and Linda was immediately captivated.
Fast forward and the lonely new wife of a medical student who studies 26
hours a day fills her spare time creating and selling southwest Indian
style jewelry in a relative’s pharmacy.
Marriage, a
marketing career, two wonderful children and family responsibilities
intervene for decades. It is now fall 2000 and circumstances find her in
a panic, suddenly with absolutely nothing to do. Linda opens her
mailbox to find a catalog offering a new class in jewelry making. It was
no coincidence. Beads once again come to her rescue. Her Shaman was
watching over her.
- My Captain
- Sakura
INSPIRATION
I
can't tell you how many times I was asked what inspired me to do one of
my creations. I usually laugh. While I always strive to create
something that is a little whimsical and a lot outside the box, every
project has a different inspiration. Most were inspired by cabochons or
beads that “spoke to me.” I know it sounds a little unusual, but I often
pick up a bead or component and immediately know what I want to do with
it. I don’t know where the ideas come from. I just follow their lead.
- Splendor In The Grass
One
of the projects in the book named Unleashed was originally created
after I received a cabochon with an unusual drusy void as a gift from
Laura McCabe. As soon as I opened the box, I knew exactly what I wanted
to do with it. It took some time, research and trial and error, but the
result was exactly what I imagined.
- Unleashed
Saw
this image in an American Way inflight magazine article about the
pinball museum in Seattle. I usually do my best work on airplanes.
- Photo by Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Inc./ Corbis
Started sketching immediately...
Here is the result:
- Tilt!
Spent
a few hours in my eye doctor's office. I was sitting there for a very
long time waiting for the doctor and looking at that machine they use to
determine your prescription. Looked at this thing (whatever it is
called) long enough and out came my sketchbook. I'm thinking spinning
dials.
A
bracelet called Take a Spin was created. This one took even more
research and trial and error, but I love to play with the spinner on the
bracelet.
- Take a Spin
To see more of Linda's work please visit her website at
LindaKLandy.comYou can also subscribe to Linda's blog directly from this link:
Textured Bead Blog[hr]
CLASSES 2015
March 21-22
“The Other Side of the Moon”
Beads Etc
110 N Orlando Avenue #5
Maitland, FL 32750
http://www.beadstoreorlando.com/ April 17-19
“Textured Bead Embroidery Workshop”
“Iconic Bead Embroidered Earrings”
“Unleashed”
Beads FX
19 Waterman Avenue #2
Toronto, ON M4B 1Y2, Canada
(416) 751-1911, ext. 223
http://www.beadfx.com/ April 25-26
“Textured Bead Embroidery Workshop”
Centre Street Arts Gallery
11 Centre Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 442-0300
www.centrestartsgallery.blogspot.com June 3-6
“The Other Side of the Moon”
“The Right Spot”
“Tiny Dancer”
“Take a Spin”
Bead&Button Show
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 17-19
Burke Gems and Beads
9415 A Old Burke Lake Road
Burke, VA 22015
www.burkegemsbeads.com[hr]
Beading Publications:
Textured Bead Embroidery, Kalmbach Books, October 2014
Heads or Tails?
Bracelet Bead&Button Magazine February 2011
Creative Beading Volume 7, Kalmbach Books August 2012
Are You Kidding Me?
The Challenge, Beadwork Magazine, February/March 2012
Frank Lloyd Right-Angle Bracelet
Bead&Button Online Featured Pattern May 2010
Bead&Button Big Book of Patterns January 2011
Beaded Dreidel: peyote stitch
Bead&Button Online Free Project November 2009
Commissions:
Under the Really Big Top - Miyuki Bead Work Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan