Barbara is an Interior Designer, Artist and teacher focusing on beadwork as her medium. She specializes in bead embroidery, peyote stitch and off-loom weaving techniques, and creates her own beaded jewelry pieces and patterns. Her work has been showcased in Beadwork Magazine, the Museum of Beadwork, Toho Challenge events and was selected as one of the Bead Dreams Finalists in 2017 and 2019. She shares her craft by teaching at the Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs, FL and various EGA events and organizations.