Joyce Jane Scott was born in 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, where she lives and works. She works in many mediums including jewelry, sculpture, quilting, performance and installation. She is best-known for her intricate beadwork that she uses as a potent platform for confrontational commentary on social and political injustices.
Joyce J. Scott
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Buddha (Wind), 2013
Hand-blown Murano glass processes with beads, wire, and thread
52 x 32 x 33 cm
Glasstress 2019
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Buddha (Fire & Water), 2013
Glass, beads, wire, thread
Approx. 71 x 152 x 101.5 cm
Glasstress 2013
![Joyce Scott - Buddha Fire and Water](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MG_1859.jpg)
![Joyce Scott - Buddha Fire and Water](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MG_1860.jpg)
Buddha (Earth), 2013
Glass, beads, wire, thread
Approx. 71 x 152 x 101.5 cm
Glasstress 2013
![Joyce Scott - Buddha Earth](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/buddha.jpg)
![](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/buddha-detail1.jpg)
Milk Mammy 2, 2012
Glass, beads, wire, thread
48 x 19 x 19 cm (glass), 72 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm (lace beading)
Glasstress Beirut
![Joyce Scott - Milk Mammy 2](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Scott-Milk-Mammy-2.jpg)
![Joyce Scott - Milk Mammy 2](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Scott-Milk-Mammy-2-detail.jpg)
Milk Mammy 1, 2012
Glass, glass beads, wire, thread
113 x 30.5 x 27 cm
Glasstress New York
![Joyce Jane Scott - Milk Mammy 1](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Joyce-Scott-Milk-Mammy-1-2012.jpg)
Water Mammy 1, 2012
Glass, glass beads, wire, thread
89 x 16.5 x 25.5 cm
Glasstress New York
![Joyce Scott - Water Mammy 1](https://glasstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Joyce-Scott-Water-Mammy-1-2012.jpg)