The Bead Society presents the 2nd annual Black History Month presentations by local artists on February 1st. Since February is Black History Month, what better way to celebrate it than by presenting artists who bring us African American beads, jewelry and other art!  The event is hosted by Sylvia Humphrey. 

Our presenters will demonstrate various genres of artwork, some have multiple areas. Two of our presenters participated last year and this year they are teaching our younger generation their art skills and knowledge. This can be very impactful in so many ways on a young person's life journey. We hope to see you next Wednesday, Feb 1st at 7 pm. 
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​See the slide show above for a previews of some pictures from our Artists. Eddie Stokes, Sandra Sherman Designs, and Regina Higgins-Rainmaker​ will be joining the panel.
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Wednesday Feb 1st, 7 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads 
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All are welcome! 
​Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! ​

Thanks to Sylvia for coordinating this topic and all the panelists! ​

The January 4th online program meeting will feature Terry Henry, a glass artist! Terry will show a movie on how she makes her Northern lights or Galaxy bead and how she makes her floral components.  From her bio, Terry started out as a geologist and hydrologist. 

 "I have travelled to Italy twice to take flameworking classes and appreciate the beauty and history of Italy. I have traveled to New Zealand, taught at Fenton Glass Factory in West Virginia, and have exhibited and taught in Tucson, Arizona for the last 9 years. For the past 6 years I have traveled to Canada to participate and instruct at the Molten Experience. I believe working on the edge had been the biggest factor in my ability to grow as an artist." 

See the pictures above and below, and prepare to be wowed! Terry will also be at the Pasadena Bead & Design Show at the Hilton Pasadena starting  on January 6-8, 2023.  Her website is Terry Henry Glassworks. 

​Wednesday Jan 4th, 7 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads 
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All are welcome! 
​Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! ​

The November 2nd program meeting of the Bead Society is titled, Picture Books We Know and Love, Bead & Jewelry Books, of Course!
This is a sharing session where members and participants can share their favorite books regarding beads and jewelry. These can be books with wonderful pictures of beads, or books that show interesting techniques, or historical works about cultural aspects of adornment! 
You can hold up the books, or take pictures of pages and share the pictures. The Bead Society has a LibraryThing account if you would like to see a listing of some fascinating books that we have available in our library! 

Wednesday Nov 2nd 7 pm Pacific Time

Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads 
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All are welcome! 
​Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address!​

The summer is almost over and we are back with our Monthly Meetings! Hope everyone had a healthy and fruitful summer! Our September Meeting is on Corals with Vice President, Lillian Todaro leading with a presentation!

Lillian Todaro will speak about Corals and Coral Jewelry. She will have large pieces to show, charts, and pictures of how Coral has been used in adornment since ancient times. Also, we all want to see your Coral pieces so bring them to share and talk about. 

Wednesday September 7, 2022 7 pm Pacific Time 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8998832615?pwd=UktmV0dKcXRsZzE1Z0JwM1FKMmdiQT09

Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615
Passcode: Beads

Business meeting at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address. This is the official first meeting of the year, so it's a great time to join the Bead Society!  See you there! 

​We recently received a message from Ken Rogers:
 
"Every Sunday morning I record a (favorite) TV program, "CBS Sunday Morning".  I just played it back and the program had a segment named, "Women's Work": Art by women, known and unknown. It is about an art exhibit in the Lyndhurst Mansion Museum, Terrytown, N.Y.

The exhibit included pieces going back a few hundred years, along with contemporary women artists.  Beads were/are an important medium of women artists. The program segment included: a beaded toilet & toilet paper; a beaded can of beaded candy; a large "rotting Lemon", etc. If you're interested in "Women's Work" and beads, I suggest you might find this "CBS Sunday Morning" segment online."

The rotting beaded lemon by Kathleen Ryan is particularly impressive! Google led me to a number of her works of rotting fruit. Who whould have thought! 

Thanks, Ken, for alerting us to this interesting video about this exhibit in New York. Check it out! 

The Bead Society June program will focus on ​Found Objects as Alternative Jewelry Components. Think nuts & bolts, gears, carabiners, springs, keys, toys and other unusual objects! It will be a sharing session! Bring some of your unusual bracelets, necklaces, etc. that you have made or discovered with alternate parts. All are welcome!

Wednesday June 1st, 7:00 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads

The Bead Society Business meeting is at 6:30 pm, Elections will be held. Find out more about our fall Bazaar and Pop-Up plans! Same Zoom info, all are welcome! 

The picture above was located via lilruby on Flickr.  

Adorning purses with beads has a long tradition. Lots of beaded purses are available nowadays. Some of the ones in the picture above are commercially made in China. Come to the meeting to see a wide range of beaded purses and purses with beads! Bring your own to share with us! 

Wednesday, Mar 2nd 7 pm Pacific Time
Meeting ID: 899 883 2615
Passcode: Beads
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Bead Society Business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info, all are welcome! 

February is Black History Month, so what better way to celebrate it than by presenting artists who bring us African American beads, jewelry and other art! 

We have gotten together 10 artists to form a panel so to speak. These artists' artwork is in different genres: jewelry, quilting, painting, leather smithing, clothing and one is a consumer of black art! They are interested in sharing their stories and thoughts with The Bead Society. Sylvia Humphrey, our panel moderator, will ask questions of our panelists. 

Wednesday, Feb 2nd 7 pm Pacific Time
Meeting ID: 899 883 2615
Passcode: Beads

Bead Society Business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info, all are welcome! 
Thanks to Sylvia for coordinating this topic and all the panelists!  

The program for the January 5th Bead Society meeting is Bead Identification. Nikki Donahue and Kay Deeney will be showing pictures of beads and asking you all to identify them. We did a similar program last year at the online Holiday Party. Back by popular demand, we will see what you remember, and show you even more interesting beads! 

An educational time will be had by all! Join us! 

January 5th, 2022  7 pm Pacific Time

Meeting ID: 899 883 2615
Passcode: Beads

Bead Society Business meeting at 6:30 pm, same Zoom info, all are welcome! ​

JEWELRY, an episode that will show on PBS, explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Terry de Castro from Craft in America contacted us recently to let us know about the PBS Premiere in December. (check your TV listings).  Here's the latest days and times for Southern California. 

Monday, December 13, 06:00 am - Jewelry - PBS SoCal 2
Monday, December 13, 10:00 am - Jewelry - PBS SoCal 2
Monday, December 13, 03:00 pm - Jewelry - PBS SoCal 2
Tuesday, December 14, 11:00 pm - Jewelry - PBS SoCal
Wednesday, December 15, 04:00 am - Jewelry - PBS SoCal
Wednesday, December 15, 01:00 pm - Jewelry - KCET

Featuring classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry using recycled materials; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; bead artist, Joyce J. Scott; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle Gould; and Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya. The editors of Ornament Magazine, Robert Liu (Bead Society founding member) and Patrick Liu are also featured! 

It is now streaming on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. Work by the featured artists will be exhibited at the Craft in America Center from December 11, 2021 through March 19, 2022. Check it out! 

Craft in America Center  
8415 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Hours: Tues–Sat, 12:00pm–5:00pm
tel: (323) 951-0610
www.craftinamerica.org/center