How to create a beautiful bead-embroidered rose on canvas

While it can often take me quite a bit of time to come up with a new idea for my next big project, I cannot sit still in the meantime. My hands have to keep creating something. Otherwise, I get restless. Here is one of my "interim" projects that I created while getting ready to... Continue Reading →

A (very) brief history of beadwork across the world – and its influence on modern art

Originally published September 2020 • Updated April 2026 Beadwork is often seen as decorative—but its history tells a much deeper story. I am a neuroscientist and bead artist, and I am fascinated by how humans have used beads for thousands of years to express identity, memory, and meaning. Today, I explore those same ideas by... Continue Reading →

The squirrel and its tree are finally done!

After spending a few months working on and off on this project, I can finally say that squirrel and its home are finished.  You can read more about the early stages of this project here. I intentionally made the painting relatively simple, so that I could embellish it with some beads and allow the squirrel... Continue Reading →

A Rose – bead embroidery on canvas

It has been some time since I have finished and sent off “The Brain Project” to Toronto. I typically don’t create art under deadlines, but “The Brain Project” had to be completed in under 2 months. Several weeks after shipping out the brain sculpture I created, I found out that thanks to the coronavirus, the... Continue Reading →

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