Nome May was born in Sydney, Australia. She has lived in England and Australia and now resides in Eugene, Oregon. She was first introduced to seed beads at the age of ten, and the fascination they inspired continues. She has been seriously practicing in the medium and supporting herself by the work of her hands for seventeen years. The embroidery work in miniscule beads is her finest work.
Feature article, Skin & Ink Magazine, November 2004
500 Beaded Objects, New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork, Lark Books, 2004
Bead International 2004 article, Beadwork Magazine, November 2004
Show: Bead International 2004, Dairy Barn, Athens, OH and travelling exhibit
Featured Artist, 2003 The Bead Goes on... a 12 month calendar of contemporary bead art, August 2003
Featured Artist, Beadwork Magazine, Up Close Section, April/May 2002
"The Freed Bead" exhibition at The Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, March - April 2002
Featured Beader, Harlequin Beads & Jewelry, Eugene, Oregon, 1992 - present
Fire Mountain Gems advertising: featured artist Bead & Button, April 2001, Ornament, winter 2001 and Catalogue 2001-2002
Sadie Starr Present Beading with Seed Beads, Gem Stones and Cabachons, Vol. 2, gallery section, Sadie Starr, Shooting Starr Publications, 1999
The Irresistible Bead, Gallery section, Linda Fry Kenzle, Chilton Books, 1996
"Beadwork: Beyond Boundaries" exhibition in Berea, Kentucky, July-August 1995
Bead and Button magazine, "Your Work" section feature, June 1995
"Embellishment: Gleaming Treasures" exhibition, Austin, Texas, February 1995
Tattoo Ink Magazine, Flash section feature, May 1994
"New Directions in Contemporary Beadwork" exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1993
The New Beadwork, A. Sherer and K. Moss, Harry N. Abrams Inc., Publisher, 1992
Personal collection of Paula Walter, 2002
Personal collection of the Duchess of Hamilton, 2000
Personal collection of Lord & Lady May of Oxford,1994, 1996, 2000
Personal collection of Sadie Starr, Arizona 1995
Personal collection of Frieda Bates, New Mexico 1994
