South African artist Ralph Ziman covers a decommissioned MiG-21 fighter jet with millions of vibrant glass beads. The beaded MiG-21, designated as Number 8971 and previously owned by the Polish Air ...

Ralph Ziman and a transcontinental team of craftspeople transform a military jet into a symbol of resistance and collectivity ...

The Green Valley student used copper wires and blue glass beads — representing the tropical bird’s bright blue and orange feathers — to form its body and wings. She saw the bird while on a river ...

Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road trade route network. A group of ...

We use about 4,000 beads to do that. We use glass beads. We use at least 22 to 28 different colors, and we use a peyote stitch,” Saenz said. After an opening ceremony on March 29, the beadwork ...

1983) and using Benzonase (Sigma-Aldrich) for 6 h at 4°C in agitation. The lysates were clarified by centrifugation, and supernatants were incubated with α-HA agarose beads (Sigma, A2095) at 4°C ON in ...

There are also seven layers with small pockets that hold the glass beads which provide the weight, these pockets prevent the beads from making noise when you shift around or the blanket bunches up.