 claralieu, CC BY 2.0  HappyMidnight, CC BY-SA 3.0 Orange is the new Black. Well, not exactly in terms of beads. On October 4th at the Bead Society Program meeting, we will be discussing both Black & Orange Beads! These are the colors of autumn, Halloween and mystery! Bring your Orange and Black beads or finished jewelry and objects with those colors, and we will have an entertaining sharing session! Wednesday October 4th, 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads All are welcome! Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! Beads can symbolize union as they look better when they are paired with each other to make a necklace or chains. . .
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 Adornment has been around forever! We love to adorn ourselves whether it's traditional or bold, ethnic, intricate or in skinny chains. Whatever the style, it's YOU! Your statement to the world! We will showcase it all, handmade jewelry, wearable art and home decor. Come join The Bead Society and our fantastic artisans for our Holiday Pop Up on October 28th at the Veterans Memorial Complex, Culver City, CA, 10 am-4 pm.
The Bead Society Holiday Pop Up has the answers to all your gift and holiday needs! Come check out our 22 local artists showcasing their amazing works of art! We hope to see you on Oct 28th at the Culver City Veterans Complex, Rotunda Room and Lobby, Culver City, CA 10am-4pm. Free Admission and parking. For more information, and to check out pictures of some of what are vendors are selling, go to our Pop Up webpage! submitted by Sylvia Humphrey, Vendor Manager  Pauline Lum, long time member of the Bead Society passed away in August.
Pauline was a very active participant. She volunteered at many of our events, and attended most of the in person meetings. You could often see her handing out promotional bags at our Bazaars. She didn't like Zoom, but she occasionally came in for a meeting during the last few years with help from her family. Many of us were happy to see her at the Holiday Party last December. To see more about Pauline, you can go to Legacy.com. Pauline Lum Obituary (1930 - 2023) - Legacy Remembers https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/pauline-lum-obituary?id=52920066 Pauline was feisty, generous and always elegantly dressed. She let you know where she stood, and often made useful suggestions to the Board! She may have been one of the Bead Society's Secretaries at some point. Pauline had wonderful collections of beads that she would share with the group, and she will be sorely missed. We will have a display of pictures about Pauline at the Oct 28 Holiday Pop Up. Come pay your respects.  Vintage beads, gifts, vintage necklace The September 6th Bead Society Program Meeting will be about Inherited or gifted jewelry.--things we have gotten from our families and friends. This will be a sharing session. Think about jewelry you were gifted by family members or friends. What did you do with it? Did you rework a piece into something else? Or do you cherish it because of who gave it to you? What is the history behind the item? Does it sit in a box gathering dust, or do you use/wear it or look at it often?
Come to the meeting! Share your thoughts! And show your treasures! Wednesday September 6th, 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads All are welcome! Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! Come to welcome Lisa Shatts as the new Bead Society President presiding over the business meeting! The picture above shows various vintage beads and objects, some cuff links, pins and pendants, and a vintage necklace.  Members of the Bead Society celebrated the end of the fiscal year, and the changing of the guard on Saturday, June 24 at the Mexican restaurant, Kalaveras in Marina del Rey. Outgoing officers are Kay Deeney, President; Lillian Todaro, Vice Presiident, and Carmen Landau, Membership Chair. The new and ongoing officers for the 2023-2024 fiscal year are Lisa Shatts, President; Violeta Guerrero, Treasurer (continuing); Sylvia Humphrey, Secretary and Eve Rappoport, Membership Chair. Lisa Shatts organized the event. The three outgoing officers received plastic buckets and celebratory cards. The buckets are for gathering one's bucket list of ideas. Lisa warned the three that in a year, she expects a report on whether we have accomplished items on our bucket list. The buckets also included a scoop which is very useful for moving beads around! The outgoing officers wish the incoming officers a successful and fruitful year! The restaurant is known for their exotic drinks, and the angel backdrop where several of the pictures were taken. Members and guests enjoyed good food, drinks and companionship.   The Bead Society Program for June is titled "Louvre de Roches." It will be Wednesday, June 7th at 7 pm Pacific Time on Zoom. Our speaker is Ken Rogers. Ken will guide us through the amazing images in his Louvre de Roches.
Wednesday June 7th, 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads All are welcome! As Ken says, There are many beautiful pictures and images hidden away inside numerous regular rocks and gemstones. These wonderful treasures are just waiting to be discovered. I have cut open various mundane stones, and discovered their hidden treasures. Some of these beautiful images look like an Ansel Adams photograph, and others look like a painting hanging in the Louvre. These wonderful images include: faces, animals, people, plants/flowers, landscapes (desert, aquatic, and outer space scenes), and much more.  The Bead Society Mother's Day Pop Up held on Saturday, May 6th was great! Lots of people attended the brightly lit Parish Hall of St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Mar Vista. One attendee remarked that it was apropos that the church's name matches the Bead Society! Vendors sold finished jewely, paintings, art, photographs, tote bags, clothing, and art objects. Some beads and findings were also available.  The Bead Society Program for May is titled "My Bead Journey." It will be Wednesday, May 3rd at 7 pm Pacific Time. Our speaker is Doris Weinbaum who opened a bead store in 1993, without knowing how to bead. Doris will tell the story of her serendipitous journey from neophyte bead entrepreneur to accomplished bead artist. Her bead store is in Oak Park, Illinois. She sold it iand lives in San Clemente now.
Wednesday May 3rd 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads All are welcome! Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! Doris Weinbaum has been involved with beads, both as a businesswoman and an artist/teacher since 1993. In that year Doris opened a retail bead shop in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. While owning and managing the shop, Doris began learning beading techniques and jewelry design from instructors in her store, books and customers. Given her breadth of experience with many other hand-crafts, including sewing, knitting and crocheting, Doris' talent for beading blossomed. Doris has had one of her original designs published and has taught a wide range of beading techniques to children and adults.  The Bead Society is having our Mother's Day Pop Up at St Bede's Episcopal Church in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles. The date is Saturday, May 6th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Lots of wonderful artists are participating. We have created a slideshow highlighting their work on our website here! Check it out! Many of your favorites will be there, such as Chunky by Design, Lillian Todaro Collections, Carrington Treasures, August Sun Designs, Spirit, MoonRose Artistry and more! We hope you all will attend this event! We are excied about tryng this new location to reach out to the community! Thanks to the work of the Pop Up Committee including Sylvia Humphrey, Lisa Shatts, Mark Hunter, Violeta Guerrero, Lillian Todaro, Kay Deeney and Margaret Kelly. The address is St Bede's Episcopal Church 3590 Grand View Blvd LOS ANGELES, CA 90066 The theme of the April 5th Bead Society Program meeting is Czech Two Hole Glass Beads & the Possibilities! Join us!
Lillian Todaro, Bead Society Vice president, will speak a little about the history of Czech Glass Beads, and then, the biggest thing to happen to beads in tens of thousands of years: A SECOND HOLE! She will talk about two or more hole beads and Beaded Jewelry made with them. She will have a number of beaded earrings, bracelets and necklaces to show, plus pictures of how two hole beads are used. Also, we all want to see your jewelry pieces made with two or more hole beads, so bring them to share and talk about. Wednesday Apr 5, 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads All are welcome! Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! |
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