 Beadmaking in Glass, a World of Techniques The diversity of glass techniques that are used to create beads is much bigger than often thought. Pretty much every glass technique you can think of, has also been applied to beadmaking. Lampwork beads, furnace wound beads, drawn beads, molded beads, coldworked beads, blown beads: there are many ways to make a bead. In this presentation, we will travel around the world to see, for example, beads made at a wood fired furnace, seed bead production in India, lampworking in Indonesia and the making of molded beads in the Czech Republic. You will never look at a glass bead the same again! Floor Kaspers is our speaker, all the way from the Netherlands via Zoom! Join the Bead Society in person at the Veterans Memorial Complex in the Uruapan room or via Zoom. November 5th, 7 pm Pacific Time Meeting ID: 899 883 2615 Passcode: Beads Business meeting at 6:30 pm. Join us!
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 The October 2nd Bead Society Program Meeting will be held via Zoom at 7 pm on Symbolism in Global Jewelry. Note that this meeting is a Thursday, not our usual Wednesday meeting time. Thursday, Oct 2nd, 2025 6:30 PM Pacific Time (Program at 7 pm, Business meeting at 6:30 pm. ) Meeting ID: 899 883 2615 Passcode: Beads We are in for a great treat for the October 2, meeting, with Sindi Schloss, gemologist, appraiser and educator, talking about Symbolism in Global Jewelry. Sindi is a return speaker for our group, she is very knowledgeable, lively and entertaining. As Sindi will share with us, “symbolic thought defines us as 'modern man'. Jewelry is one of the first indicators and examples of symbolic thought and predates rock art by 90,000 years!” This presentation will examine primary symbols witnessed by early humans and translated into jewelry as wearable symbols. Not only will this presentation expand your worldview, but give you a greater appreciation and ability to interpret purpose and meaning of jewelry. The September Meeting of the Bead Society is the first meeting of our fiscal year which started July 1. We are going to focus on what we did this summer. Ideally, what we made! We also had successful events at the Fiesta of Gems sponsored by CCRMC, and the Pop Up of the Whole Bead Show. It will be a sharing session, so members and attendees are encouraged to participate. You can share what you made or send pictures to Kay who will put them together into a slideshow. So come to the meeting and show us What you Made this Summer!
The meeting will be held on Zoom. Bead Society Meeting & Program! Wednesday, Sep 3, 2025 6:30 PM Pacific Time (Program at 7 pm, Business meeting at 6:30 pm. ) Meeting ID: 899 883 2615 Passcode: Beads All are welcome!  Lucille Ball A big change! The June Progam Meeting of the Bead Society will be on Zoom! It will focus on Fabulous Fashions in the Movies! It is Wednesday, June 4th at 7 pm, (It had been scheduled for in person during the day.) The Lecture is titled “A Look at Fabulous Fashions in the Movies.” Greg Schreiner will share stories from his collection of over 500 movie costumes. Among the stars he will be talking about are Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Julie Andrews and Susan Hayward. Greg did this talk to an audience of 150 in Chicago recently. He has spoken to our group before, and shared beautiful costumes for our amazement! Many of the costumes have intricate beaded patterns, an art that may be disappearing! Bead Society Meeting & Program! Wednesday June 4th, 7:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 899 883 2615 Passcode: Beads Business meeting at 6:30 pm. Join us!  Speaker had to cancel. He will be back in the fall. Cancelled!  Chris and Rod Miyata The May Bead Society Program Meeting will be rescheduled on Zoom. Our speaker is Rod Miyata of Ace of Diamonds in Culver City. Mr. Miyata will talk on Custom Jewelry Manufacturing and will present a slide show to inform our members of the processes. He is also tempting us with some items, such as earrings, that he will have for a raffle. Join us!
Rod is a gemologist who along with his wife, Chris run the Ace of Diamonds jewelry store in Culver City. They are dealers of Fine Jewelry and Custom Design Manufacturing, provide expert jewelry appraisals and repairs and are members of the prestigious American Gem Society. The Bead Society Business meeting is at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! Elections will be held! Members, be there to vote!  The April 2nd Bead Society Program meeting will be held in Culver CIty at the Veterans Memorial Building at 12:30 pm. Our guest speaker is Renée Newman, gemologist and a frequent speaker for our group. The title of her talk is Evolution of Diamond Cuts & Qualities in Jewelry from 1300 until Now.
The cutting styles and quality of the diamonds in estate and antique jewelry provide important clues about when it was made. Renée’s PowerPoint will show
used in high-end designer jewelry while industrial diamond users are now enjoying much higher qualities of lab-grown diamond in their industrial products.
even uncut octahedrons. Come see her slides and insight!  The February 5th program meeting of the Bead Society will be In Person! The theme is BEad My Valentine, a subtle play on words! This will be a sharing session, and we are hoping that you will bring your red beads, Valentine inspired beads and jewelry, and hearts! We will discuss and talk about these wonderful treasures!
The meeting will be in the Kaizuka Room of the Veterans Memorial Building. That room is to the left and down the hall when you come in the main entrance. It is not the room where we used to meet before the pandemic. We will be meeting during the day, see the times below. February Bead Society Program Meeting! Wednesday February 5th, 12:30 PM Pacific Time The Bead Society business meeting is at 12 pm PT. Come hear about our plans for the Bead Show March 1st! And opportunities for field trips! Picture is from The Book of Beads: A Practical and Inspirational Guide to Beads and Jewelry Making, by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990, p. 61. The Bead Society has a copy of this book. Program is cancelled due to multiple fires in the Los Angeles County area. Business meeting will be held. This month's Bead Society Program Meeting is on Resolutions for the New Year! Come share what your plans are! Do you have any UFOs, unFinished Objects that hopefully you will complete this year? Do you have resolutions to organize your bead collection better so that you can find things easier? Do you plan to try new materials or patterns, view more YouTube videos or read books or magazines about beads and jewelry? Do you hope to attend more Bead shows, such as ours on March 1st at the Veterans Memorial Complex in Culver City? Are you going to try different venues to sell your jewelry or beads?  Come to the online meeting to share your perspectives! It will be a fun and entertaining evening. You may get inspired by your colleagues!
January Bead Society Program Meeting! Wednesday January 8, 7;00 PM Pacific Time Meeting ID: 899 883 2615 Passcode: Beads The Bead Society business meeting is at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! Come hear about our plans for the Bead Show in March!  Diana Friedberg, ACE, past President of the Bead Society will be the November speaker on "Gods and Nose rings - A Glimpse into life and tribal jewelry in South-East India". Diana, who is widely known for the five-part documentary series entitled World on a String will talk about her travels and experiences in various parts of India, particularly with nose rings. in India, nose rings are an important part of the culture. Diana will touch on tribal life, symbolism, and religion. Join us for a world wind tour of India!
Wednesday Nov 6, 7 pm Pacific Time Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads Join us on Zoom! All are welcome! Bead Society business meeting is at 6:30 pm PT at the same Zoom address! Hear about the recent October Holiday Pop Up!  Exciting News! The October 2nd meeting of the Bead Society will be in person at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. The meeting will be in their community room! It is the first room off to the left as you walk into the front of the library building.
The topic is "Member Sharing of Fall and Spooky Crafts". It's a daytime meeting! Please join us at our first gathering of our 50th year as The Bead Society! We will bring beverages and snacks as we explore our members' spooky Halloween and Fall creative items on display. Bring your best of Fall colors, jewelry, and Halloween, spiders, bats, etc. beads or finished items to share with the rest of our TBS members. I know we will be seeing a miniature setting from Niki. You don't want to miss that! Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Member Program time: 2:45pm to 4pm Pre-program Business Meeting: 2pm-2:30pm Free parking in the back of the library building. Entrance is off of Overland Avenue. |
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