This is the first (and hopefully annual) beadweaving battle for beaders from around the world. The battle was the brainstorm of mastermind Steven Weiss of the Beadsmith/ Helby company. They distribute beads and beading supplies to bead stores all over the globe. What better way to inspire the love of beads than getting 80 beaders from around the world to create some beading masterpieces?
If you are on facebook, you can read more about this contest and get to know the participants as well as see some fabulous beadwork HERE.
While the name implies a fierce fight to the finish, it is really a celebration of beads and beaders everywhere. The 80 participants from twenty-two different countries have been paired up with another beader (names were drawn out of a hat by the Weiss kids). All participants will secretly create a beading masterpiece (gulp!!) and send pictures to the Beadsmith in early July. The judges (all participants, plus an extra panel of judges) will choose between the two matched participants. So in the first round, 40 beaders will be eliminated. The remaining 40 beaders will then be matched in pairs and voting will eliminate 20 of these. And so on until only the champion remains standing. What a proud moment that will be for the last beader standing!!
The participants who will battle it out are (by country)
Australia:
Patrick Duggan
Melissa Ingram
Joanne Browne
Neva Brown
Lauren Macgregor
Maryanne Villalba
Karyn Healey-White
Noel Wyres
Karyn Healey-White
Noel Wyres
Belgium:
Laurence Dethier
Belgrade/Serbia:
Ella Des
Canada:
Jacquie
Champion
Czech Republic:
Lea Palickova
Katka Vaclavikova
Marta Koudelova
Denisa Kangas
Iva Jar
Dominican Republic:
Edgar Lopez
Disenos
France:
Anneta Valious
Mouna Marini
Georgia:
Tamuna Lezhava
Germany:
Elke Leonhardt Rath
Olga Haserodt
Hungary:
Annie Hatvani
Eva Dobos
Eva Dobos
Orsolya Füzesi
Ibolya Ingesné Barkóczi
Éva Csizmadia Lajosné
Katalin Budainé Nagy
Ireland:
Anastasia O'sarantseva
Israel:
Ann Braginsky
Miriam Cielo Shimon
Italy:
Eliana Maniero
Japan:
Guzialia Reed
Mexico:
Sigifredo Contreras
Netherlands:
Sandra Dokter van Esveld
Russia:
Irina Chikineva
Nella Moskvichjova
Julia Turova
Alla Maslennikova
Olga Shumilova
Ekaterina Kalinina
Marina Nosova
Sweden:
Olga Petterson
Misan Tejre
Nausikaa Dahllof
Anna Lindell
Singapore:
Helena Tang
Ukraine:
Alla Vizir
Katherine Gezey
Anna Bystryk
United Kingdom:
Heather Kingsley Heath
Jill Thomas
Lynn Davy
Lynn Davy
USA:
Linda Roberts (me) :)
Sharayah Sheldon
Nancy Dale
Cynthia Newcomer Daniel
Marsha Wiest Hines
Carol Dean Sharpe
Christina Neit
Sue Horine
Alexandra Sydorenko
Alexandra Sydorenko
Betty Stephan
Callie Mitchell
Christian Rodriguez
Kinga Nichols
Mikki Ferrugiaro
Amy Katz
Kassie Inman
Dini Alves
Jennifer Chasalow VanBenschoten
Rosita Pisarchick
Rosita Pisarchick
Roxan O'brien
Christine Boyer Maj
Kathy King
Kathy King
Susan Brackett
Hannah Rosner
Terri Richards
ARachel Nelson Smith
Ulyana Rakcheyeva Seryankina
I am fully prepared to do my best and also to be eliminated in the first round. lol
Stay tuned for future posts about the judges and the piece I will be making.
