Buyer beware. As fads go, this one promises to be fleeting. Beads and bead work have been around for a scant 102,000 years. As yet, there is no sign they’re gaining any traction in the culture. A memo ...

SANTA CRUZ — Sue Mahan said she”s hoping for intervention, divine or otherwise. After 25-plus years in business, Mahan said she needs “some kind of miracle” to keep the doors of her retail store Bead ...

This is a column about two Rachels. First up is Rachel Nelson Smith, a master bead weaver, although, she admits, the term “bead weaver” is a misnomer. “I use beads, but they are not actually being ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It was a Friday afternoon in early May, and the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Native Fashion week was ...