Janice Peacock speaks: “Your Bead in Venice” International Exhibition, A Finalist’s Adventure in Murano and Venice
Speaker: Janice Peacock
Presentation: Janice Peacock was a finalist in the 2025 international competition “Your Bead for Venice,” where glass beadmakers from around the world competed for twenty finalist positions. From those finalists, First, Second, and Third winners were selected, along with a few other special awards. Join Janice for a presentation about her experience in Venice and Murano during September 2025, when the organizing institutions offered finalists an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at Venetian glass bead culture, including a historical tour exploring the Impiraresse—the bead stringers of Venice—and access to the Effetre Glass Factory. The sheer volume of glass production, with countless kilns, furnaces, and rows of stunning glass rods, was breathtaking to witness.
As part of Venice Glass Week, the finalists visited a glass beadmaking studio on Murano, learned the delicate art of creating seed bead flowers, and spent time at the Glass Museum viewing the finalists’ work. The week included a special awards ceremony celebrating these contemporary beadmakers. Janice will share images and stories from these events, including images of the spectacular beads from the finalists, which are now part of the permanent collection of the Venice Glass Museum.
Speaker biography: Janice Peacock is a glass artist and author. Since 1992, she’s created stunning glass beads and jewelry which have been exhibited internationally, with works featured in the Tacoma Museum of Glass and Corning Museum of Glass collections. Recently specializing in micromosaics, Janice shares her expertise through teaching across the U.S. and on Zoom. She’s also the author of the Glass Bead Mystery Series and the Ruby Shaw Mysteries. When not working in glass or writing, Janice enjoys life in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two cats, and an enormous Great Pyrenees dog.
You can visit her website.
DATE: Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:45-8:30pm via zoom Meeting, the meeting will open at 6:45 and the presentation will begin promptly at 7pm.
COST: Free to members; $5.00 for non-members or purchase an annual membership for $25.
Payment for Non-Members ($5.00):
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