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To Bead True Blue is managed by Garan-Beadagio on behalf of Anna Johnson. Garan-Beadagio specializes in marketing and website development, and is devoted to traditions of handmade techniques, natural colors, honest materials, and intuitive design in artisanship. Anna’s affection for the handmade arts was inspired by her grandmother’s passion for painting, ornament, textile art, and beads. In 1966, Anna wanted to travel, but had no money, and, searching for a way to finance her travels, she discovered that beads travel light and trade easily. This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. The historic bead making centers of Reichenbach, Jablonec nad Nisou, Providence, Murano, and Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz, were full of antique beads, and Anna would have bought them all. Over the years, her company supplied hundreds of bead stores, antique shops, collectors, and designers. She exhibited beads at antique shows, trunk shows, bohemian craft shows, and flea markets from Sausalito to Santa Barbara, attracting buyers from all over the world. In 2005, she produced the first To Bead True Blue in Tucson, Arizona, concurrent with the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Anna had envisioned it as a resurgent Arts and Crafts show, the output of many diverse cultures and traditions, and it was successful beyond her expectations, growing from 50 to 500 exhibitors, becoming the major show of its kind in the United States. To Bead True Blue celebrates the affiliation of nature and art in texture, thread, color, and handwork, and the discovery of new and unusual things. Anna believes that experiencing nature through beads, wearable art, textile, jewelry, and interior décor, is a personal artistic response to everyday life.(Also see: The Bead Maker at Work; Terms and Conditions; Contact Us) Register | Exhibitor List | Workshop List | Product List | Fast Facts | Site Index | Aurlaea | PBADS | Lalibella Blu
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