PABLO — Montana artist Rachal Malebear Stone’s beadwork is worn all around the world. This week, her beaded belts will make an appearance here at home, at Ian Munsick’s concert in Missoula on Friday.

There’s freehand artwork and then there’s the meticulous freehand artwork created by Berea artist Debbie Clapper.

Over several months, Robertson peyote-stitched roughly 30,000 pony beads—about 10,000 per piece into what she calls “bead bombs”. She fastened them to utility poles across Tovaangar, the Tongva name ...