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The Riverwalk Bead Shop and Gallery is privileged to be a regional center for some of the area's most gifted artists, craftspeople and healers. The store itself is a showcase of New England arts and crafts, ranging from ancient traditions such as weaving and beading, Native American ritual objects to handmade adornments that reflect urbanity and whimsy.
The energy of the creative personalities whose work we display pervades the atmosphere of our store, and is frequently enhanced by the artists themselves, who come to work, share techniques and connect with each other. We like to think of ourselves as a coral reef for some of the region's most productive and colorful artists!
Beyond the satisfaction of providing a focused venue for artists in our region, we are blessed to be continually renewed by the discernment, brilliance and creative energy of our regions' artists.
The tradition of assembling a rich array of handmade crafts and carefully selected materials is one that goes back for millennia. The Riverwalk Bead Shop and Gallery, situated directly behind a small, charming public park, is a natural setting for gatherings in the time-honored custom of the regional fair.
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Maggie Mehaffey is a jewelry artist who creates funky, chunky, jewelry from silver wire, and semi-precious stones. She also does mixed media pieces in copper, brass and woven paper. Her art is a personal journey, somewhat of an obession, but also a way toward balance. She thinks of herself as both teacher and student, open to discovering the new in any experience. "Together we are free to explore the limits of the materials at hand, as we discover our own expression of them." She is also Program Director at North Shore Community College, where she interviews teachers, and schedules arts and languages classes. www.maggienowdesign.com |
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Erin Siegel is a jewelry artist whose designs make a statement with their delicate elegance. She incorporates fine chain, and wire wrapping with crystals, semi-precious stones, and pearls. She also includes her own hand-made clay beads with images and impressions from nature into her designs. In addition to teaching adults, Erin teaches jewelry making to children, and she gives private lessons to both adults and children. She also specializes in jewelry repair. |
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Wendy McKee is a jewelry artist whose mixed media background includes: stained glass, textile painting, batiking, fiber art and macrame. Her delicate wire wrapping technique incorporates precious and semi-precious stones, pearls,and Swarovski crystals to create elegant jewelry with graceful presence. |
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Roberta Horsman is a wheat weaver, herbalist,and bead weaver. She has taught and lectured for the past 16 years on herbal medicine and wheat weaving. Her teaching experience includes: The Women's Herbal Conference, The International Herb Symposium, The Canterbury Shaker Village, North Shore Community College, and The Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute. She has also given workshops and lectures to garden clubs and organizations in New England. She has a Master of Arts in Expressive Therapy degree from Lesley University Cambridge, MA, and a Certificate from Sage Mountain Herbal School Barre, VT. |
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Nancy Plante is a jewelry artist, and owner of the Riverwalk Bead Shop and Gallery. She uses her creativity and intuition as an inspiration for running her business, in teaching, and in creating jewelry. She has a background in sales, law, and real estate, but most importantly, she knows how to bring a sense of joy and fun to any experience. |
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Gladys Ruediger is a chain maille artist and bead weaver. She knew that jewelry making was for her upon entering her first bead shop in 2004. She started beading and quickly learned chain maille. She finds it "mesmerizing.. and so incredulous what can be done with two pairs of pliers and a pile of jump rings." She enjoys teaching as a way of helping others to feel that same sense of amazement when they see what they can create. |
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Nancy Langmeyer is a certified Precious Metal Clay (PMC) artist and has taught PMC classes since early 2007. Nancy's work in the arts began with a study of fine art photography at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she majored in art history. After many years in the advertising industry, Nancy created her own jewelry design company, Perle Jolie, and has sold her jewelry nationally and internationally, including in galleries and stores throughout the greater Newburyport area. Nancy is a past member of Newburyport's Artisans in the Open and is a currently a member of the Newburyport Art Association. |
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Alan Powell, The Everyday Mystic, was consciously awake when entering into this physical lifetime. As a multidimensional being, Alan offers unique insight into the physical, energetic, emotional, and spiritual bodies that make up our human condition. Those who work directly with him easily peel away old useless layers of accumulated subconscious patterns, shift instantly to a new reality of total awareness and experience a wondrous new vision of their own personal truth.
As an author, speaker and workshop facilitator Alan shares this knowledge and the teachings of Ancient Wisdom which he is currently the steward of. You can find more information at www.AncientWisdomSRC.com the website of the Ancient Wisdom Spiritual Resource Center or call 978-777-0677.
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Susan Custer, has been an astrologer and healer for over 30 years. She combines her expertise in astrology with her extensive studies in healing traditions, both Eastern and Western, to help you understand the use of gemstones and earth-stones for your healing and well-being. You will find more information on Susan at her website, www.theeastrologypage.com
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