Welcome to my gallery. Click on any image for the size, price and availibility of the piece. You can view a list of my exhibits and bead embroidery workshops in the menue at the top of this page.

If you are interested in a specific piece please feel free to call (218-216-1109) or email (jo@jowoodbeads.com) for more information or to make an appointment to see the piece. Some bead pieces that have been sold are included in my gallery so that you can see the variety of my bead and felt work.

I love gardening and living in the woods. I am a bead artist inspired by nature, my sanctuary. Living and working in Northern Minnesota for over 30 years has given me time to know shorelines, forest trails, and gardens where flowers gesture, trees reach, and water moves. I sew tiny glass beads on hand-felted wool to "paint" my impressions of nature's ever-changing patterns. Through my art I share this connection to nature, the abundance, peace and beauty of this place.

I create the felted wool, then stitch the beads, and frame each piece. My home and garden are on the North Shore of Lake Superior, near Grand Marais, MN. More information is available in my bio.

I welcome commissions, special pieces just for you. If you’d like to make an appointment to view my work, discuss a commission, or to purchase a piece, please contact me.