Fearless Beadwork: Improvisational Peyote Stitch: Handwriting & Drawings from Hell

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A 32-page, how-to handbook as a comicbook by Joyce J. Scott. The front cover has a turquoise blue background with a hand-drawn title. The word “fearless” is outlined in red and yellow fire and the rest of the title is in black. At the bottom of the cover page is an illustration of a woman with purple and green beads as her hair. In front of her are three large whtie beads. Through colorful illustration and hand-drawn text, Scott, a superhero, describes her journey of self-expression through the use of beadwork and with instructions on creating a peyote stitch.

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