Sherry Serafini is a bead artist based in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania.

Serafini earned her degree in Graphic Design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh before turning her attention to beadery and the freedom of design it represents.

Unusual objects and shapes become part of a new story as Serafini stitches beads and gemstones, one at a time, to a felt like base. 

Each piece designed by Sherry is entirely unique – no two pieces are the same.

Drawing from nature, myth, fashion, and fantasy, Serafini creates wearable art that invites close inspection, revealing complex ecosystems made entirely from seed beads, cabochons, semi-precious stones, and hand-stitched embellishments.

The labor involved is part of the work’s power. It infuses the piece with a sense of devotion and ritual, elevating the act of making into an act of worship—of beauty, of craftsmanship, of complexity.

Her work is a reminder that beauty still grows bead by bead, stitched patiently into being, and worn not only on the body but also in the imagination.

More of Sherry Serafini’s amazing work can be found at https://sherryserafiniart.com/.

 

The contents of someone’s bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait. 

Anatole Broyard