Ever since she can remember, Art has been a part of Sherry’s life. Her earliest inspirations came from the treasures in her  grandmother's jewelry boxes. The stacks of boxes filled with gems and antique jewelry were fascinating and enticing. Her love of jewelry and the arts has led to creating beaded body adornment. Sherry’s work combines Native American and Victorian beadweaving techniques with contemporary materials to produce her amazing creations.

The tools are simple ones, needles, threads, suedes and a palette of beads and stones. These simple tools allow her to literally paint with my beads. Sherry prefers to work spontaneously letting the beads dictate where they go within the design, so rarely are her creations sketched out. Sherry is inspired by colors and shapes. Egyptian jewelry is also a source of inspiration as are vintage designs too. Her desire is to design completely wearable art.

Sherry’s work has been included in Major Works by Leading Artists (published by Lark). This incredibly inspiring book features 40 bead artists with Beadweaving taking the spotlight. Readers will find the showcased pieces breath-taking in their originality. Sherry is currently working on two books scheduled for Spring 2011 release.  The first is tentatively titled “The Beaded Jewelry Design of Sherry Serafini” (Lark) and she is the co-author of “Beads Across America” (Kalmbach Publishers), a collaboration of bead artists across the United States.