Annual Bead Bazaar 2014

San Diego Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar

August 2 and 3, 2014
Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego

It is time again for our wonderful yearly bead, gem, tools, artwork, antique findings and design inspiration weekend.

A list of vendors who are participating in the bazaar is is below in alphabetical order. 

African-Asian Collection Gay Ellen Appuhn Alaina Ann Oreman Alaina Oreman Alebelle Gemstones (NEW) Ken Zhang   Allene's Beads Allene Rose Ameritool Wendell Wright Anne Mitchell Metalworks Anne E. Mitchell Ariana Gems & Minerals Wajia & Abdul R Taufiq Artrade Kevin Lau BeadCenter Wendy Simpson Conner BeadCreator Chuck Surprise Beaded Jewelry by Doris Weinbaum Doris Weinbaum Beads Creation Kei Wong Beads U Need Esaf Beth Mann Jewelry Beth Mann Chara Designs Sherry Bittner Chinook Jewelry Designs  Melissa Essenburg Craft Fantastic Anne Engelhardt Designs by Jonna Jonna Faulkner East West Best Trading co Wendy Masterson Glasscapes Mingo and Asho Trendel Haji Beads Haji Tunkara Jkay Jewelry Jill Kollmann Judipatuti Judith Thacker Jujee Beads Judy Carlson Kahn-Fagan Ellen Fagan Karen Nan Designs Karen Varela Kilim Company Daryoush Yerushalmi Klew's Gallery Karen Lewis Kyoto Studio Chiharu Richardson Mary Yaeger Designs Mary Yaeger Mountain Robbins Judie Mountain/Wayne Robbins MS International Sharad Moonats Nightside Studios Ralph McCaskey Niki Passenier Niki Passenier Pacific Silverworks Steve Jelen Patricia Healey Patricia Healey Pepper Tree Designs Jan Petek Samstone, Inc Andree Benatar Sandstone Juspina Ho Sandy's Adornments Sandra McManus Sandy Shor & Co. Katy Zimmerman Sonoran Beads Nora Farnsworth Southern Cal. Local Bead Store Assoc. Isis Osumi/Delores Marquez Studio Suzanne Suzanne Trozzi Tangible Light Studio Michelle Davis Trinity Brass Lisa Jimenez Trinkets by T Vintage Beads Teresa Lawrence Vintage Fairy Finds Crystal Basica Whim Beads Beki Haley Yarnover Truck Maridee Nelson

• Featuring vendors with artistic and contemporary beads and handcrafted items from around the world. 
• Local and national artists showcasing silver clay, vintage, semi-precious, polymer clay, precious metal clay, fiber arts, glass bead creations, and much more.
• Make and takes, demos and raffle prizes will be offered throughout the event.  

Proceeds from the Bazaar help the SDBS support many activities throughout the year, including speakers and classes, community outreach, and  our affiliation with the Mingei International Museum.

SDBS Bazaar brings together finished jewelry from unique jewelry artists and vendors that provide quality merchandise for all your jewelry making needs.

What you can find at the SDBS Bazaar:

• Unique  lamp work beads and sculptures
• Jewelry designs, in  chain mail, bead weaving, kumihimo, polymer clay, and precious metal clay; copper beads and findings
• Hand-dyed local quality yarns
• Popular and practical beading mats and beading accessories
• Austrian Swarovski crystals
• Czech beads including the new shapes and two-holed collections
• Japanese seed beads in a great selection of colors and sizes
• Lapidary and wire working tools

Hours:

Saturday, August 2  10:00 a.m. to  6:00 p.m. 

Sunday, August 3  10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

FREE Parking

Admission  $5.00.  $2.00 discount coupons are available on our website. FREE Admission to all active military personnel and their families with proper ID.  

ABOUT US

The San Diego Bead Society (SDBS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1993, affiliated to the Mingei International Museum (MIM). It provides the community an educational resource in the artistic, historical, and intercultural significance of beads and related crafts. Regular meetings are held at 10:00 a.m., on the third Saturday of each month at the MIM in Balboa Park, except for the months of July and December.

Exciting Line up of Programs for 2015

Schedule of Programs and Classes for the remainder of 2014 and new programs of 2015

 August 16, 2014

Anne Mitchell.  Multimedia and metal artist. Offers two bracelet classes. Check
sdbeadsociety.org  Classes section to sign up.

September 20, 21

Kim Van Antwerp multimedia artist offers a program on “Beads that Sing” on the 20^th and a multimedia class on silk and silver jewelry on the 21^st.    Go to http://www.sdbeadsocietyblog.blogspot.com/  for details and photos.

October 18, 2014

Historian and Bead Scholar Alice Sherer presents a program at the Mingei meeting room.

Woven Indigenous Beadwork of the 19^th Century Greater Pacific Northwest: Not What You Think.

October 19, 2014 

Amee K. Sweet-McNamara creates and sells one-of-a-kind pieces of soutache jewelry along with kits, tutorials and supplies. Class is offered at a private home. Learn a new skill and meet a new master of this ancient art. Please check our blog for more information on this class. http://www.sdbeadsocietyblog.blogspot.com/

November 15^th 2014

Our annual member’s sale and luncheon celebrating a great year of meetings and programs. Meeting at the Mingei meeting room.  Details will be posted as they become available on  our blog:  http://www.sdbeadsocietyblog.blogspot.com/

Schedule of Programs and Classes for the New Year 2015

We are privileged to offer three nationally and internationally famous, award winning bead artists from the U.S.A. for the coming year.  Subscribe to our blog to get updates as we get more information. It promises to be a very special opening to the new year.

January 2015  David Chatt

February 2015 Judy Walker

March 2015    Diane Fitzgerald

June 21 Program and Class

Program for June 21, 2014

Naomi Sakuma Japanese Bead Artist and Teacher

Naomi Sakuma comes to us after doing the Bead and Button show in Milwaukee where has taught every year since 2007.

She is a native of Tokyo where she lives and runs Studio Metiers with two other artists and teaches classes at home.  Her specialty is bead looming in which she excels in making pieces with rich colors in spite of the limited palette of colors available in glass beads. We are very lucky to have her at this time.

She won first place in Beads Bienniale 2013 competition of TOHO company with her special loomed beadwork lanterns.
	Detail from her richly colored loom work

Naomi Sakuma will present a program on the Kumihomo Traditions of Japan.

She will be teaching a class in beaded kumihimo on Sunday. 

Kumihimo Class June 22, 2014

Naomi Sakuma has designed a special Kumihimo necklace for the San Diego Bead Society.

It is called Leaves on the Vine and uses multiple sizes and shapes of beads to create this necklace.

Supplies list and stringing instructions are sent  to registered participants. Check our website to register.