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by BOB RENNEISEN

This beaded necklace is a work-in-progress by artist Liz Printz.

For  artist Liz Printz of Lusby, beading has been a full-time vocation since 1993, but her interest in beading and beaded jewelry goes back to a much earlier time in her life.

"I've been beading since I was a little kid," she said with a smile.

The seventh in a family of eight children, Printz recalls helping her older siblings bead and embroider their jeans in the 1960s.

"My dad, in 1966, became the director of the Peace Corps in Morocco. My whole family moved to Rabat and there were just so many beautiful textiles and beads and great markets," she said......

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