New Orleans resident Stephan Wanger is building the largest beaded mosaic made of Mardi Gras beads to feature the French Quarter.It's part of an ongoing project that was developed in New Orleans, then ...

This story begins with artist Stephan Wanger challenging himself to double a Guinness World Record. It ends with an art critic's challenge to Wanger. Wanger is Louisiana's premier maker of Mardi Gras ...

There’s strength in numbers. Artist Stephan Wanger knows that. He wanted to make a strong statement with his art, wanted to create sweeping scenes of Louisiana in rich, bright colors and careful ...

Local artist Stephan Wanger on Tuesday (Aug. 5) revealed plans to break his own Guinness World record for largest bead art mosaic with the Hotel Monteleone. Councilmember Nadine Ramsey and Mark Romig ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile artist Spring Waldron's Mardi Gras bead creations have co-starred with Bruce Willis, John Cusack and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Waldron said a styrofoam skull she adorned with ...

(WVUE) - This is that time of year when bags of Carnival beads will be dumped into trunks, closets, attics and even trash cans. But one artist has spent years turning discarded beads into colorful, ...