On Saturday, January 31st, the bead community lost an active and creative community member in Patti Whiteley. Patti was a long-time member of the Bead Society of New Jersey until work obligations precluded her attending meetings.
Patti was a designer and fused-glass beadmaker. Her work was featured in the book “1000 Glass Beads.” She often attended Bead & Button, taking classes and enjoying the shopping and schmoozing. She was very active in many online bead communities as well.
Patti’s work can be seen at http://www.pattiwhiteley.com/.
Patti Whiteley at BeadFest
Patti's Fused Glass Pendant
February 3, 2009 at 8:07 pm
This is such sad news, especially since Patti was quite young. I know her husband and son must be crushed. She was also a member of the ISGB and in particular loved attending the annual glass event at Salem Community College. Thank you Suzanne, for gently telling us this sad news. Jeri