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.

May 2014 Program and Class

May 17, 2014 Saturday Program

Mingei Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

10 a.m. until noon

This month we are featuring famous bead artist Heidi Kummli as our speaker. Her presentation is about Heidi’s journey with beads.

Heidiʼs journey with beads started in the early 80ies when she was first gifted a small container of beads. She had no idea these amazing little pieces of glass with holes in them would be her lifeʼs passion and way of making a living.

The slide show follows the changes and growth of her work over the years following her life’s journey and her spiritual connection to the universe

Heidi has written two books The Art of Bead Embroidery coauthored with bead artist and good friend Sherry Serafini and her latest book TheSpirit of Bead Embroidery.  

In the Spirit of Bead Embroidery, Heidi pulls the reader in to explore the spiritual side of life and how to work this into our bead work and art.

Heidi hopes to share her knowledge of Bead Embroidery and the peace and beauty that surrounds her in daily life with her students and those around her.

May 18 Sunday, Class  Mosaic Necklace with Twisted Fringe

Students will start by learning how to make a beautiful mosaic center piece using two part epoxy clay.

After mixing and spreading the clay into a metal setting they inlay a vintage button and various beads and components. Heidi will teach various ways of adding components such as using a beading needle, tooth picks, popsicle sticks, or a crystal katana tool.

While the clay takes a few hours to cure, once the inlay is done and glued to the suede foundation the students will learn making twisted fringe. The fringe is added on a separate piece of suede to be attached later.

This can be challenging to learn at first but once you get the feel of it,  it's fun to do.  With the fringe done and the clay dry, next you learn basic bead embroidery techniques to add beads and cabochons around the mosaic center piece.

Last step is to learn to line the pendant with cardboard, add the suede backing and coiling for stringing later, attach the fringe and complete the piece with a simple edging.

Heidi tries to design her classes so the student goes home with a finished piece but sometimes 6 hours just isnʼt enough. With the detailed instructions included in the kit, you can finish later if necessary.

The kits are offered in three color ways and designs shown in the pictures below.

Starfish

Butterfly

Honeybee