The Best Bead Show

***TUCSON GEM & MINERAL SHOWS***
***The BEAD Shows*** ***There are four shows devoted to hand made glass beads and ceramic bead jewelry.***
*Best Bead Show* *Kino Veterans Memorial Community Center* [ STILL THE BEST BEAD SHOW IN TUCSON - 2010 ] ***** 5 STAR SHOW
[2004] View of the Veterans Community Center where the Best Bead Show takes place. Notice the weather in the background...snowing on the mountains! If you attempt to visit this show on it's opening day, be prepared to do some creative parking. I usually wait till after lunch. This show is unsurpassed for the type and variety of creative lampwork artist. [2007] I was impressed with Jared De Long from Trinidad California. Unfortunately, he does not have an Internet site so you can view his work.
[2003] There are about a dozen outside vendors at this show selling both retail and wholesale. A lot of art glass jewelry such as paper weights, push-on art glass bracelets and rings, art glass beads of all kinds, etc.
[2005] Push-on Borosilicate glass bracelets and rings.
[2010] Cheryl purchasing a Borosilicate glass bracelet...
[2004] Inside the main building you can see the handmade beads strung together on short display rods.
[2004] Here is a whole table full of Dichroic glass pieces. Prices ranged from around $1.00 to $1.25 per gram for the dichroic glass and sometimes a lot higher for the art glass beads. I really believe that the most talented bead artist sell at this show!
2007
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2007
[2006] For 2006 . . .Two new tents. This year the promoter of this show has combined his smaller second show with his big one. The tent on the right contained dealers of glass supplies and equipmant. The tent on the left contained more glass artist as in the main building and some of the smaller tents. [2010] Same set-up as in 2006....
[2010] BEAU TSAI - Flamework Glass Artist. Truly a master artist in glass!! www.beautsai.com
[2010] A couple of Beau Tsai's Creations in Glass!
[2006] Dealers of glass supplies and equipmant.
[2006] All the colors of the rainbow!
[2006] Various types and sizes of gas tourches for lampwork.
[2006] More glass artist in this second big tent.