Julienne Hadfield

“I don’t seem to run out of ideas. I simply go for a hike and see a lovely flower that the light hits just so, and that inspires a new piece of jewelry,” states Hadfield. “I love using things from Nature in my jewelry pieces as well.“

Some of her favorite pieces are made from New Mexico turquoise, fossils, and many gemstones. “I love seeing how people react to my jewelry; it fuels me!” Hadfield was also the last artist in New Mexico to make a life-size horse sculpture for “The Trail of the Painted Pony” New Mexico art installation across the state.

Ali MacGraw, as well as many famous Native American artists were involved as well in making their own horse sculpture. The only difference is that Hadfield’s horse was not painted – it had over 1 million tiny beads applied on it to create a beaded painting on the horse! This took 2 years and 100 volunteer helpers.

Most of her works are small, wearable pieces that take 20-40 hours to finish. She double-stitches each bead by hand. Julienne beads 5 days a week, for the love of the art form, and to feed her family!