<i>Jewelry Artist</i> Podcast Live: Unmasked with Bead Artist Melissa Grakowsky-Shippee

✓Join us at Maker Festivals Pennsylvania, the ultimate crafting extravaganza in Lancaster from July 31-August 3, 2024, and we will once again be bringing our fiber artists with us! Our festival lineup will have thousands of fiber artists, and jewelry makers!

On June 6, 2021, Jewelry Artist podcast went live via Zoom for an inspiring conversation with Beadwork magazine’s featured bead artist Melissa Grakowsky-Shippee.

ABOVE: Queen of Atlantica by Melissa Grakowsky-Shippee in Beadwork Summer 2021.

Melissa is known for her elaborate masks and intricate yet ethereal beadwork. An award-winning designer, Melissa has written books, taught internationally, and was a 2017 Beadwork Designer of the Year. Melissa draws in beaders with her methodical approach to artistic designs. In this first-ever video podcast episode, we were able to talk about Melissa’s art, business, and creative life–while seeing her and her stunning beadwork.

If you missed the live event, you can watch and enjoy it here. Be sure to subscribe to Jewelry Artist Podcast wherever you like to listen to podcasts so you never miss out on another episode!