Welcome to the 2026 edition of Baily’s Beads!
Last year, Baily’s Beads explored the Pennsylvania wilds, and students submitted pieces focused on the pull of nature. This year’s catalog explores similar themes interwoven and connected like a vine, from ecological horror to eco sexual love. While the beauty of the world around us continues to be our muse, student, staff, faculty, and community work found ways to create an entirely new perspective of the outdoors. Baily’s Beads 2026 issue Environmental Connections delves into the ways nature plants its roots into our hearts. Read More…
Baily’s Beads is the publication of the University of Pittsburgh – Bradford. Baily’s Beads are the highest points of light that appear around the edge of the moon at the solar eclipse. The beads are created by sunlight passing through the moon’s valleys. The last bead is the brightest, resembling a diamond on a brilliant ring. This phenomenon lasts but a few spectacular moments.