About the Artist

	Leslie Frazier, of Central California, has been joyously using beads as her primary medium since 1995. The resulting distinctive jewelry designs are easy for the contemporary woman to wear, yet they have a timeless quality. In recent years, Leslie has also developed some unique variations of off-loom beading techniques, including Twisted Ribbon Ndebele and 3-Dimensional Spiraling Ndebele, and several methods of creating a variety of self-supporting Woven Beads. Pinch Bead Pizzazz, a two-day workshop, is the result of her in-depth exploration of different weaving possibilities with 3-sided oval or "pinch" beads. Fleur d'Leslie features a Hawaian-inspired flower with twirling petals created from a combination of stitches.
	"Beadwork is a demanding but seductive medium, time-consuming, yet meditative and satisfying. It's hard to say which I enjoy more, playing with beautiful beads and surprising myself with something new and unique, or watching what happens when the students in my classes combine my design or technique with their own perspectives and color palettes to fashion something with a whole new look." "Another reason I love teaching," she adds, "is the opportunity to be in the company of so many people who feel that same desire to create, rather than be content with what's already available." Leslie has been teaching extensively for the past eight years, at bead stores, national bead conventions, art centers, bead societies, and bead retreats throughout the United States. In October 2003, she taught seven days of classes for the Kobayashi Kabu Company in Nagoya City, Japan.

Leslie Frazier, of Central California, has been joyously using beads as her primary medium since 1995. The resulting distinctive jewelry designs are easy for the contemporary woman to wear, yet they have a timeless quality.

In recent years, Leslie has also developed some unique variations of off-loom beading techniques, including Twisted Ribbon Ndebele and 3-Dimensional Spiraling Ndebele, and several methods of creating a variety of self-supporting Woven Beads. Pinch Bead Pizzazz, a two-day workshop, is the result of her in-depth exploration of different weaving possibilities with 3-sided oval or "pinch" beads. Fleur d'Leslie features a Hawaian-inspired flower with twirling petals created from a combination of stitches.

"Beadwork is a demanding but seductive medium, time-consuming, yet meditative and satisfying. It's hard to say which I enjoy more, playing with beautiful beads and surprising myself with something new and unique, or watching what happens when the students in my classes combine my design or technique with their own perspectives and color palettes to fashion something with a whole new look."

"Another reason I love teaching," she adds, "is the opportunity to be in the company of so many people who feel that same desire to create, rather than be content with what's already available."

Leslie has been teaching extensively for the past eight years, at bead stores, national bead conventions, art centers, bead societies, and bead retreats throughout the United States. In October 2003, she taught seven days of classes for the Kobayashi Kabu Company in Nagoya City, Japan.