My name is Victoria Haley-Anderson, a 5th generation beadmaker, youngest child of three to parents Benjamin and Ruby B. Haley, and mother of Faith. My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents are very accomplished silversmiths on both maternal and parental sides. I am a very proud mother, wife, aunt, daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. My birthplace is Fort Defiance, AZ, but I grew up around Gallup, NM. Now I reside in Farmington, a place I enjoy deeply and where I met my husband Mr. Anderson. Coming from a long history of beadmaking can be intimidating because it’s about carrying the legacy, but with it, comes errors. It took countless years to perfect, and I am finally there. Through the years I went from traditional plain beads to contemporary textures. The challenge was to further preserve valuable aspects of our lives and transfer them onto silver. The beads contain somewhat of a time capsule, each specifically crafted using unique abstract tools to engrave them.