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Faking It – Plastic Imitations of Organic Materials The August 4th Bead Society meeting will feature Rosanna Falabella, as our speaker. She will talk about fakes and plastic imitations of materials in Jewelry. Many examples of the fakes along side the "real thing" will be shown for ivory, pearl, amber, tortoiseshell, coral, and jet. Check out the following pictures! August 4th 7 pm Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads Rare and precious natural materials used for jewelry and other personal adornment have
been imitated since antiquity. The first major invention in this area was glass, which was used to substitute for naturally occurring minerals and gems. The development of semi-synthetic and fully synthetic materials, starting in the late 1800s, brought the art of faking it to a whole new level, as impressive imitations of many natural materials were made possible. This presentation will give a brief history of the most important man-made plastics used to imitate natural materials. Many examples of the fakes along side the "real thing" will be shown. Some of the techniques used to identify the different plastics used for imitations will be presented. All are welcome. Bead Society business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info!
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Boxes, Containers & Things: Where do You Keep your Beads?!!! The July Bead Society meeting will focus on containers, boxes, and furniture that we all use to store our beads and jewelry materials. Come share your resources that aid you in being more creative, or protecting your valuable beads! July 7th 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads Business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info!  To get you in the mood, here are some fun quotes about boxes and containers:
There's a little bit of magic in every box! -- Adam Rex To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself. -- Allen Klein I want to be an artist you cannot categorize at all. You can't put a box around me. You can't put anything around me. -- Angel Haze It's easier to think outside the box if you don't draw one around yourself. -- Jason Kravits “When you realize the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.” -- Idries Shah Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box. -- Deepak Chopra All are welcome! It's been an interesting year since the Bead Society stopped having in person meetings last April, 2020. We also cancelled our April and October Bazaars! What have we all learned during this time? Have you made more jewelry with the time that you had? Have you spent time organizing your collections of beads? Have you made masks? The June meeting, the last meeting of our fiscal year (July 1-June 30), will focus on sharing what we have accomplished in the last year. Come join us to share our hopes and plans for the future! June 2nd 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615 Passcode: Beads   The Bead Society has a collection of about seventy books on beading, jewelry and jewelry materials. We are in the process of downsizing the library, so if anyone is interested, please contact us. The picture shows some of the covers of books that we have.
In 2017 the Bead Society set up a lending library. We had gotten some wonderful donations from members and former members. In fact, the daughter of Helen Sjoberg donated a huge collection of her mother's bead and jewelry books. We even acquired some books such as Robert Lui's book, Photography of Personal Adornment, Beads: A Reference and Price Guide by Sindi Schloss and the African Twilight by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher whose film we premiered in 2019. . We input the titles of the books through a service called, LibraryThing. One can browse the titles or see a listing of covers like the illustration above. The Library can be found at http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Bead_Society. Check it out! Kay Deeney would bring some of the books to meetings, and some members borrowed them until the following meeting. At one time, the Bead Society was very engaged in helping members obtain interesting books about beads. We recently came upon some Bead Society books that were to be sold to members. They are also listed in LibraryThing. Many of these are how-to-bead books such as Dimensional Flowers, Leaves & Vines or The Complete Guide to Beading Techniques. Take a look at the listing of books by going to LibraryThing. If you are interested in obtaining any of these books, please send a message to admin@beadsocietyla.org.  Bead Society Member Renée Raymond is teaching a class on the Arezzo Cuff Bracelet for the Bead Society on Saturday, June 5th at 10 am Pacific Time, rescheduled from May 8th. The class will be held virtually! Attend and make a bracelet for yourself or a friend! You have seen Renée at our Bazaars demonstrating all sorts of exciting things. Renée has been teaching jewelry making classes in the Culver City area for over 15 years. She has taught classes for us, most recently the Photography class, Smart Phone Jewelry Photography: Tips & Techniques for Success!
The class is $29 for Bead Society members, $35 for non members. A discount is also offered to CCRMC members, and Renée's Newsletter and Facebook contacts. Register here, and you will be sent the materials list and the link to the virtual session. There is quite a range of colors and beads that you could choose for this lovely bracelet! The class will be about two hours. Any questions, contact admin@beadsocietyla.org.  The May 5th meeting will focus on Crystals. We will talk about the crystal world, protective qualities of crystals, and use of crystals in jewelry making. Bring your crystals to share! We hope to see and appreciate beautiful objects that many of you have created or collected!
Join us May 5th at 7 pm Pacific Time for the program. Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads What is it about crystals that attracts us? Is it the sparkle, the bling, the various facets of light reflecting through them? As you have probably heard by now, the crystal world is undergoing some changes. Most notably, Swarovski, one of the major crystal suppliers, has made adjustments as to how they will distribute their crystals in the marketplace and will limit the sale of Swarovski crystals to select luxury branding partners. They will no longer be offering Swarovski crystals to DIY (do-it-yourself) and other retail customers as in the past. The quality of crystals from China is also excellent. Are there design considerations when putting together a piece of jewelry with crystals? From Lois Sherr Dubin's book, The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present, 2009, crystals are considered as powerful materials for protection. (Other materials are coral, agate and amber.) I googled "crystals and their meaning," and discovered lots of interesting links. I encourage you to try that also! Come join us and share your crystal collections, and objects made with crystals! The Bead Society Business meeting is at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info, all are welcome! Crystal picture from Max Pixel.  Matthew Brody, aka Tiger Tiger will speak on the history and culture of people and their beads, including Pyu and Chin beads. He’ll also have Robert Burkett’s designed beads.
April 7th, 2021 Join us at 7 pm Pacific Time for the program. Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads Bead Society Business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info, all are welcome! Hilary Evans Whittaker died quietly in January, 2021. She was a Bead Society member off and on throughout her life. She was instrumental in establishing the Bead Museum in DC.
 Dolls & Beads! Beads & Dolls!
The March 3rd meeting will highlight dolls and beads! Come share your collection! Possibly you have dolls that are composed of beads, like one in the picture. Or you have a combination of dolls with beads and materials. Or you have dolls that are adorned with beads! Do your dolls have stories to tell? Bring to share! It will be an interesting assortment! Join us at 7 pm Pacific Time for the Program. Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads Bead Society Business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info, all are welcome! Our February 3rd meeting will focus on Non-Jewelry Bead Art! The meeting will feature work by members that is not specifically jewelry. A panel of Bead Society members will highlight the creative artwork and projects they have been working on. The Bead Art presentations specifically will be of objects that are not jewelry that encompass beads. So, is it "Bead Art" or "Beaded Art"? I decided I liked "Bead Art" to emphasize the Bead part! Others may disagree. Some of our presenters include:
Come feast your eyes on outstanding creative works by Bead Society members! Feb 6, 2021 Virtual program meeting will begin at 7 pm, Pacific Time. Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads Bead Society Business meeting at 6:30 pm.  One of the Wishing Sticks by Michele Manzella of M3 Collections!
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