Adrienne Gaskell’s jewelry designs explore the ancient Japanese art form of kumihimo braiding which she has expanded upon to incorporate gemstones, pearls and beads. With Makiko Tada, she has helped popularize this ancient process and bring it into the realm of modern jewelry design. Students have enjoyed her classes throughout the United States and at the Bead & Button Show since 2007. Adrienne is honored to teach ongoing workshops in Japan for the Toho Bead Company and the Japanese Kumihimo Society, and to have her work exhibited at the Toho Bead Museums. Students can join me on the Japan Adventure Tour in October 2015. More information on my website www.AdrienneGaskell.com.

Jewelry Artist, Author & Teacher @ Teaching Experience The Bead & Button Show, Milwaukee, WI The Best Bead Show South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild – Miami, FL International Bead and Beadwork Conference – Istanbul, Turkey, 2007 Beadfest – Miami, FL & Philadelphia, PA Softflex Glass & Bead Festivals – NYC, NY & Sonoma, CA Braids 2012 – International Braiding Conference, Manchester, England Japanese Kumihimo Society – Kyoto, Japan. Toho Bead Company - Hiroshima, Japan Publications & Jewelry Making Articles The Collectors Edition: Best of Step-by-Step Beads – August 2010 Step-by-Step Beads – November 2008 Step-by-Step Beads – July 2006 Beadalon catalogs UnicorneBeads.com website and tradeshows Lark Books: 500 Art Necklaces and 1000 Beads Bead & Button Show Bead Dreams Finalist 2006 Memberships: American Craft Council Florida Craftsmen Florida Society of Goldsmiths Hand Weavers Guild of America International Braid Society Society of North American Goldsmiths South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild - Co-founder & Past-President From January 2002 to Present (14 years)

Adrienne Gaskell is skilled in: Teaching, Handmade Jewelry, Kumihimo Braiding, Art, Craft, Beadweaving, Metal Fabrication, Wire Wrapping, Galleries, Crafts, Entrepreneurship, Fine Art, Jewelry Design, Apparel, Textiles