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.  

The May meeting of the Bead Society will focus on Unusual Beads. It will be a sharing session, so bring your unusual beads and the stories that go along with them! 

Wednesday May 4th, 7:00 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads

Unusual beads can be found in jewelry made of different materials such as bone, wood or feathers.  They can be beads that just have unusual shapes, surprise us! I have been thrilled to find beads that glow in the dark! One artist I encountered makes pendants and objects that glow in black light! What interesting beads do you have? 

Join us in sharing fascinating stories about beads! 

The Bead Society Business meeting is at 6:30 pm, Same Zoom info, all are welcome! 

*Beads in the picture are from top left: Blacklight fish pendant; green glow in the dark stars; glow in the dark beads with lapis beads; candy corn and cat beads; and carved bone with elephants and a dog. 

Join us for the April 6th program meeting of the Bead Society! We will be meeting at 3:30 pm Pacific Time with our special guests from Halstead! 
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Learn all about the common metals used in jewelry making. Halstead Jewelry Supplies in-house Jewelry Instructor, Sylvie Alusitz, will break down the chemical makeup of the most popular metals, including silver, gold, and gold-filled. She will also walk you through their working properties and what to look for when selecting your materials. Beading requires specialized findings, or components, unique to its needs. We'll cover the most commonly used findings and how to incorporate them into your beaded designs. 

Remember, this is not our usual meeting time! Join us at 3:30 pm Pacific Time, April 6th! 

Zoom info:
Wednesday, Apr 6th 3:30 pm Pacific Time
Meeting ID: 899 883 2615
Passcode: Beads
(Beads is case sensitive.)

Bead Society Business meeting will follow the Program, same Zoom info. All are welcome! 
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The Bead Society is hosting another Pop Up Event on April 30, 2022 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Veterans Memorial Complex, Rotunda Room, Culver City.  This Pop Up will highlight finished jewelry and gifts. Local Artists will showcase handcrafted jewelry, mixed media art, wearable art, photography, handmade cards, and  paintings! Come join us and check out the gifts for your mother's day list or treat yourself! Bring your friends! 

The Veterans Memorial Complex is located at 4117 Overland Ave in Culver City, Free admission, and free parking is available in the park lots along Culver Blvd. Some metered street parking is also available. 

Here are some of the artists who will be present on April 30! Come back often, this list of pictures will continue to grow! 

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
(Beads is case sensitive.)

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! ​

The Bead Society Holiday Pop Up took place on Saturday, November 13 at the Veterans Memorial Complex. We had a steady stream of interested people seeking to view the wares of our many different vendors.  We had a colorful array of necklaces, art objects, exquisite designed brooches, and pendants. 

Check out some of the photos from the event below! 

We were even interviewed at the event itself! Check out this YouTube video by Justine Sanchez! It is titled, Bead Society Holiday Pop Up Bead Show November 13, 2021 - Jewelry & Gifts by Bead Society Members.

The Holiday Pop Up sustains the artisans, vendors and interested bead and jewelry community! The Bead Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports the study, discussion, and shared knowledge of beads in the United States and throughout the world.  Based on the success of this Pop Up, the Bead Society is looking into planning more Pop Ups. Stay tuned!