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Maggie Roschyk is an accomplished beadwork and jewelry artist who teaches jewelry making and publishes articles about designing jewelry. She loves teaching aspiring artists and seeing the "aha" moment in their eyes. Her goal is to inspire others to look beyond the empirical moment and strive to create beaded art that reflects their individualism.
Posted by maggieroschyk · February 26, 2010
Peyote pendant, 1982 Do you spend time reading beaders’ blogs? I admit that it’s one of my guilty pleasures. There are some fantastic beading blogs out in cyberspace. The level of talent ranges from experienced bead artists to fresh, new beadwork made by people who are just coming into this craft. Beading blogs give me insight into other artists’ creative processes. I especially enjoy seeing pictures of studios and reading beaders’ comments about...
Posted by maggieroschyk · February 11, 2010
Can you believe it’s February – already?! This year is zooming by in the fast lane. Here in the bead world, things are heating up with lots of new, exciting products being brought to market by bead and component vendors, new and old alike. So it’s time to start giving my beloved blog readers the latest scoop on cool, new stuff. As I write this latest installment of Maggie’s Musings, I’m both exhilarated and exhausted. Exhilarated because I just returned...
Posted by maggieroschyk · January 19, 2010
Well, here we are, smack dab at the beginning of a new year and a new decade. Since we’re all anticipating what comes next, I wonder, where are you on the beading continuum? Are you new to our world? If so, welcome to a truly amazing and beautiful way of creating jewelry! As we start the new year, I’d like to share some things I hope to accomplish. I’m not one for resolutions, so let’s work around that term. (After existing on a diet of Stollen and...
Posted by maggieroschyk · December 17, 2009
Hi everyone, I’ve been receiving some very nice comments in regard to my blog, "Part Two – Color Choices." I thought I would share them with you along with my part of the dialog! Here’s a question from Lady Elbinine: "So I’ve got to say, it is good to know that I am not the only one who makes a big pile of choices and then slowly narrows them down. Now my question is, with all these colors before you, how do you settle on what color...
Posted by maggieroschyk · November 18, 2009
How do you avoid beader’s burnout? I like to read forums about beading. They help me stay connected with other beaders and hear the latest news in the bead world. From time to time, I read a post by a person who is selling an entire bead stash. Other times, people write to say that after experiencing beader’s block they’re leaving beading and moving on to another interest. Reading these posts makes me introspective. I wonder what would I do if I became...
Posted by maggieroschyk · October 25, 2009
In my last blog, I talked about designing the necklace "Tidepools Reflecting Prometheus," which I made for the 2009 Convergence competition held by Bead&Button and the International Society of Glass Beadmakers. The instructions for the necklace are in the new special issue Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads . Let’s move on to choosing colors in beaded necklaces, or, how I chose the colors for this necklace. A while ago, I came across...
Posted by maggieroschyk · October 12, 2009
I just received an advance copy of the new special issue Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads , and seeing the instructions for my necklace "Tidepools Reflecting Prometheus" led me back to reconstructing just how I arrived at the design. Where did this design come from? How did I take a vague idea into a finished piece? How did I keep from losing my mind while stitching 32 components together?! Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads goes on...
Posted by maggieroschyk · September 17, 2009
One of my favorite joys in life is seeing how other artist create things. When I’m surfing the Web, I like to visit artists’ blogs and read about their creative processes and projects. When I’m looking for inspiration for color combinations or shapes for my beadwork, I often go to textile artists’ or silversmiths’ Web sites. Lampworkers and polymer clay artists romp around with color and provide me with color "aha" moments. Knitters and...
Posted by maggieroschyk · August 30, 2009
(Scene from Bead Obsessed Anonymous meeting) "Hi, my name is Maggie and I’m a bead-fiend." Small group of people answer back "Hi, Maggie." If you’re reading this, it will come as no surprise that I’m rather taken by the allure of sparkly beads. Thankfully, it seems that I’m in good company with many other like-minded beady people. One of my other obsessions happens to be culinary arts. Yes, I’m a foodie! Recently, I was watching...
Posted by maggieroschyk · August 17, 2009
Recently, I purchased some of the newest colors of Delica size 11 seed beads being offered by Miyuki. This latest set of colors is tres, tres chic. It’s called Satin Silky but don’t be lulled into thinking that these new colors are like some of the Silky Delicas of the past, in pale, pastel shades. The new Satin Silky Delicas are lusciously rich shades. The numbers range from 1801 to 1818. Ask your bead store to stock these colors. Please be aware...
Posted by maggieroschyk · July 26, 2009
Summer is such a busy time for beading folk, as vacations take us away from our usual haunts. Traveling, whether to the nearest town or across the country, gives one a perfect opportunity to check out museums, art galleries, and, of course, bead stores. When I go somewhere new I keep an eye out for bead stores. I never know what treasures I’ll find. Not that I need to buy more beads, but just in case … Taking a portable bead stash is mandatory; how...
Posted by maggieroschyk · July 9, 2009
Have you seen the Welcome page in the latest copy of Bead&Button ? Take a look and you’ll be able to follow along! I’d like to share my experience of creating a somewhat larger-scaled bead embroidery project — the Bead&Button logo now pictured in the August 2009 issue of the magazine. I’ll share the joys of stitching thousands and thousands of beads and the tips and techniques that are born from mistakes. Oh, yes, mistakes were made — but...
Posted by maggieroschyk · June 29, 2009
Now that the Bead&Button Show is over for 2009, it’s time for me to spread out the goodies that I purchased. This year, I found myself holding back on purchases and tried to buy items only on my shopping list. When a strand of faceted rhyolite drops caught my eye, I reminded myself that I have a strand that closely resembles it at home. I walked away from some purchases but did make progress ticking off items on the aforementioned list. Now that...
Posted by maggieroschyk · June 14, 2009
The 2009 Bead&Button Show is complete and it feels like the week after a major holiday! Even though the show staff, teachers, and exhibitors organize everything — make all the food and wrap all the presents, so to speak — hosts and guests alike are still winding down. Monday morning found me barely able to lift my coffee cup. Why? Because I TALKED TO A JILLION PEOPLE! This was my third show. I lived in the Southwest until recently moving to Wisconsin...
Posted by maggieroschyk · May 29, 2009
Getting out of the beading comfort zone. Spring has sprung here in Wisconsin and I have been longing to get out and go places. So, I took a little road trip down to Paoli in southwestern Wisconsin, to visit polymer clay artist extraordinaire Laura Timmins . Here’s the backstory. I met Laura when I wandered into her booth at the Morning Glory Fine Craft Fair , held every August in Milwaukee . Laura’s work is stunning (her beads on a necklace are shown...
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