Bobbie Rafferty is a jewelry maker currently living in Chicago who has been working with beads for over 25 years. From a family that now includes its third generation of professional musicians, Bobbie grew up surrounded by creativity and artistic creation. Jewelry making is her artistic expression, and beads are her instruments  of creativity.

Predominantly self-taught, she weaves, stitches and strings thousands of glass seed beads together in combination with gemstones and other materials, to create one-of-a-kind pieces with a focus on color, texture, and form. Most pieces are designed as they are created, growing organically from the interrelationships of the materials being used.

Bobbie has participated in juried art shows throughout the South and Midwest. She has been a member of the Louisville Artisans Guild and the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen. Her work has been featured in galleries, art shows and museum shops in South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, and Kentucky, and in books, magazines, and catalogues.