The March 6th online program meeting of the Bead Society will feature Terry Henry talking about Copper Electroforming. Terry teaches online classes on this technique. She will share the amazing possibilities for working with electroforming. She'll talk about using electroforming and how she uses in her work.

From her bio, Terry's early career was as a geologist and hydrologist. "The science of art continues to inspire my glass and metal-formed art pieces." Terry spoke last year to our group about working with glass and flamethrowing.  Join us for another intereting adventure into electroforming. 


Wednesday Mar 6th, 7 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads 
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All are welcome! 
​Bead Society business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! ​

For our February 7th Program meeting, we are focusing on Ethnic Jewelry and Beads. It will be a sharing session. 

As mentioned in the book, Ethnic Jewelry (1), edited by John Mack, "the color and exuberance of ethnic jewelry have always attracted collectors and travelers." African beadwork, American Indian silver and turquoise, jade from the Far East, and shellwork from the Pacific are just some of the varieties of "gorgeous jewelry". 

How has your collecting or creating of jewelry been influenced by ethnic jewelry? Think about it! Bring some examples of your ethnic jewelry to the meeting. 

Dona Z. Meilach, author of Ethnic Jewelry: Design & Inspiration for Collectors & Craftsmen (2) refers to ethnic jewelry as an "intercontinental jewelry buffet." Ethnic Jewelry includes tribal jewelry, ritual items, and more. It does not include faddish designs such as Native American jewelry sold at roadside stands but made in other countries where there is cheap labor. 

In many cultures, jewelry communicates messages of "love, hate, power, hierarchy, aggression, pride, birth, growing up, maleness, femaleness and more." What does that mean to you? When you see celebrities on the red carpet with their jewels, do you think of this? 

Come join us for an interesting discussion and sharing of Ethnic Jewelry and Beads! 

Wednesday  February 7th, 7 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads 
All are welcome! ​Join us! 
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Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! ​​

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1. Mack, John ed., Ethnic Jewelry. Harry N, Abrams Publishers: New York, 1988. [Bead Society has three copies of this book.]
2. Meilach, Dona Z. Ethnic Jewelry: Design & Inspiration for Collectors & Craftsmen. Crown Publishers: New York, 1981.
​Pictures courtesy of our Pop Up vendors.