EPISODE · Jun 6, 2026 · 27 MIN
Bead on a Wire: Jewelry Making as Therapy and Community - Episode 83 with Vaness Hinds
from Ability Radio · host Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
Host Amelia Headley-Lamont speaks with Vanessa Hinds, Veteran, founder, and instructor of Bead on a Wire, about how jewelry making helped her manage chronic pain and grew into a thriving St. Croix studio. Vanessa describes her classes and workshops—wire wrapping, chain mail, beading, polymer clay—along with free Wednesday classes for seniors and veterans, jewelry clinics for students, and social craft days that build community and improve focus and fine motor skills. The episode highlights the shop’s local impact, tourist visits, remote shopping options, student entrepreneurship, and Vanessa’s plans to expand teaching opportunities and foster small-business skills among young people.
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