Central California Bead Society June 2014 Newsletter MEETING JUNE 28TH AT RAMADA INN, HWY 41 AND SHAW. BUSINESS MEETING 9:30, LECTURE/PROGRAM 10:45. NO REGULAR JULY MEETING. author of MargieDeeb The Beader s Guide to Jewelry Design The Beader s Guide to Color Interactive Lecture Sat June 28th, 2014, Ramada Inn, Fresno Members only, Free admission Finding Inspiration Anywhere Extraordinary Palettes from Existing Sources Grasp the importance of color properties and the power of proportions, and you can take any scheme you find, put yourself into it, and create unique color palettes expressive of your color voice. Margie will show you how to work with proportions so you ll feel more confident combining colors. Everyone will take a leap forward in their artistic growth. Anyone that makes jewelry for gifts and for sale will not want to miss this presentation. Interactive Lecture Sat June 28th, 2014, Ramada Inn, Fresno Members only, Free admission Designing Beauty Why does a piece of jewelry make us feel more alive and in touch with our muse? Why are we sometimes amazed by our creations, and other times ready to toss them? Based on her latest book, Margie will explore aesthetics and basic design principles as they apply to the human body and to jewelry. Learn why movement is critical to jewelry, but not in the way you might think. Get a grip on designing jewelry for specific body types. Understand new ways to create balance in your composition. You ll leave with new approaches to creativity. And a shiny new confidence in your ability design your own jewelry. Class Sun June 29th, 2014, Fairmont Suites, Clovis Open to public, see website for fee Around the COLOR WHEEL If you love color, but the wheel intimidates you; or if the phrase color theory overwhelms you, this is your workshop. In this interactive, dynamic course you ll get to know the color wheel and use it for spectacular color combinations. You ll learn the basic combinations based on geometrics then delve further into more complex harmonies. You ll gain new confidence in creating powerful, effective color combinations with all the hues, tints and shades available. Class 10:00-4:30, Go with to lunch break www.centralcabeadsociety.org $60 Members, $75 for Nonmembers details & membership application Margie Deeb has been studying art, painting, design, color, and jewelry for over 25 years. She has authored 5 books, including The award winning The Beader s Color Palette. Her work appears in numerous books and galleries across the country. www.margiedeeb.com The Bead Artists First, Only, and Complete Source for Color and Design Mastery
Page 2 Margie Deeb Classes June 28th, 29th The lectures June 28th start at 10:45 and are for members only. Not a member? You can easily join Saturday; we will have membership applications and the dues are only $25. Saturday at the Ramada Inn Free to CCBS members Start business meeting 9:30 Show and tell, visit First lecture 10:45 Finding Inspiration Anywhere Lecture takes 50-60 minutes, then Q and A. Lunch break 12:00 (We can't bring food in, but McDonalds and other food places are nearby) Raffle Win a signed copy of Margie's new book! Every attendee on Saturday receives one free ticket, plus you are welcome to buy more to increase your chances of winning! Second lecture 1:00 Designing Beauty ends about 2:00 We have the room until 4:00. Sunday, Fairfield Inn and Suites, Clovis Around the Color Wheel $60 CCBS Members, $75 Nonmembers See page 5 to sign up. Bring your beadwork, finished or not. Margie likes to use beadwork people bring in and relate these pieces to what is being discussed. If you are working on a project and the colors aren't working and you'd like advice, bring that in, too. This is a great opportunity to get advice from an expert. There will be no regular July Meeting and Program, as voted on by the membership at the May meeting. Instead, attend one or more classes of the Bead Retreat with Beki Haley, July 11, 12, 13. See next page!
Page 3 Kit Challenge 2014 the kit price. Bead Artistry created our beautiful kit for 2014, as voted on by the membership. Thank you, all bead shop owners for taking the time to assemble such lovely kits. Members create beadwork from materials in the kit, with the addition of up to 25% of beads added of our own choosing. Beaded pieces must be turned in for voting by September 27th. All members present at the meeting will cast a vote for their favorite piece. First place winner: $100, provided all kits sell. If not, the prize will be $5 per kit sold, because the prize was built into Second and third prizes are $50 and $25 gift certificates respectively from Bead Artistry. Thank you, Stephanie and Penny from Bead Artistry for your donation! Joy McClure was the 2013 Kit Challenge winner, having created this piece on the right. She is teaching Soutache along with Diane Mahan for our October 25 program. Note soutache braid on the outer edges of the piece and in between some bead sets. Destash and Donate to the Monthly Raffle Have you raided your stash for something beautiful to donate to the monthly raffle? We all have items we couldn't resist, but know we will probably never use. Consider making a donation. The money helps cover the operating expenses of CCBS. Tickets are $1.00, or 6 for $5.00 Thank you, Maria Silva for organizing the raffle and contributing so many prizes.
Page 4 July 11, 12, 13 Bead Retreat with Beki Haley Come Join the Party There are four spaces left Enjoy a weekend of beading with friends and bead artist Beki Haley. The retreat is being held at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, Clovis. It starts Friday noon with Open Beading. Bring unfinished projects or something new, your light, and anything you need for a weekend of beading. Bring snacks to share and your favorite drinks. Our first class, featuring brand new Czech glass two-hole triangles, is the bracelet Arabesque. Class starts at 5:30 Friday evening. Kit price is $28. (All kits are optional.) Saturday beading starts with Open Bead at 8:00. Our class, Moonflower, 10:00-4:30, is a collection of modified peyote stitch petals encircling bezeled chantons. Flowers rest upon a modified St. Petersburg chain. Kit price $46. All participants and CCBS members are invited to a wine tasting at 7:00 pm in the meeting room. Please bring some finger food to share! Visit the meeting room for Open Beading on Sunday from 8:00-10:00, followed by our last class, The Time Keeper. Bezel a rivoli with right angle weave, create spiral rope, add stringing techniques and create this fabulous piece. Kit price $42. Class time is 10:00-4:30. The retreat is $140 for all three classes, or $35 for Friday, and $60 each for Saturday or Sunday. The retreat fee includes class instruction only. Lodging, beads and meals are not included. The Fairfield does offer CCBS members a reduced room rate of $99 (before taxes). Call 559-323-8080, the Clovis hotel, to book your stay. If they can't find the code, ask them to look up Jamie Eakin's reservation in June to find it. See last page, or visit our website for an application. Contact Jennifer for more information at info@centralcabeadsociety.org. See you there! Beki will be hosting a Trunk Show, as well
P.O. Box 895, Clovis, CA 93613 CentralCABeadSociety.org Page 5 Bead Bear Sighting! Rumor has it the Bead Bear will be at CCBS this Saturday! Beki Haley Trunk Show Hours Bring a Friend! Come see what she has to offer! For every $2.00 (guesstimate) worth of beads you put in the jar, you also put one slip of paper with your name on it in the jar. At the Holiday Party we will pick a name (mine...opps!) and someone wins ALL the beads. Godd luck! Friday 4:00-5:30 Saturday 9:00-10;00 and during the Wine Tasting 7:00-8:30 Sunday 9:00-10:00 Bead Show Raffle Chairman Needed On the agenda for the June business meeting will be a discussion and selection for a chairman for the bead show raffle table. This is one of the most important activities we are involved in - this is our opportunity to let people know about our organization AND the raffle we do provides money for our library purchases. Please consider volunteering for this event; it is a lot of fun meeting and greeting other bead enthusiasts and spending some time at a great show. Beki reserves her most recently designed kits for class attendees only. No July meeting or Program. Instead, we are beading at the Bead Retreat! See last page to apply. August Program Wild Things Presentation on Czech beads and Trunk Show Ramada Inn September Program Bottles of Hope with Rhonda Gamble, First Baptist Church, Fresno Potluck October Program Soutache with Joy McClure and Diane Mahan New Venue; San Joaquin College of Law, Clovis Beki's designs that have been available as kits
Central California Bead Society Sign up for one or all classes! There are four seats left for the retreat. Beki Haley July 11, 12, 13 Fairfield Inn and Suites, Clovis Friday class, Arabesque, $35 Fees do not include hotel stay, meals or Saturday class, Moonflower, $60 materials. Sunday class, The Time Keeper, $60 Or all three classes, $140 Non members join today or add $10 per class. Name: Email: Phone number ( ) I want to take (circle please) Friday Saturday Sunday All three Payment: Make checks payable to CCBS and mail to CCBS, PO Box 895, Clovis, CA 93613 Around the Color Wheel class with Margie Deeb Fairfield Inn and Suites June 29th, 2014 (Sunday) Name: email: Phone number ( ) Payment $60 Make a check out to CCBS and mail to CCBS, PO Box 895, Clovis, CA, 93613 Thank you!