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Our own Donna Ryan-Kocun has a beautiful project in the fall issue of Interweave Press’ Step-by-Step Wire Magazine. Stop by your local bookstore and get a copy! 
| bling bling ring Wire wrapped square crystal showpiece. by Donna P. Ryan-Kocun  |
Several of our members will be teaching classes this fall at the Newark Museum. Take a look!
Wire Jewelry: A Comprehensive Primer with Sandra Lupo
Create beautiful wire jewelry! This comprehensive course covers techniques and tools for working with
a variety of wire. Weave, crochet, spiral, coil and hammer wire, then embellish with beads, cabochons
and found objects.
All Levels
Eight Fridays, October 17 – December 12, 10 am – 1 pm
Member: $189, Non-member: $210, Materials: $25
The Potato Chip Net Bracelet with Mary Alexander
This fun-to-make bracelet is a variation on the regular, three-bead-net stitch, but uses different size
beads, which causes the beadwork to develop hills, valleys and ruffles. Finish the bracelet with a hidden clasp.
All Levels
Saturday, December 6, 10 am – 4 pm
Member: $72, Non-member: $80
Wire Working for Jewelers: The Freeform Necklace with Marlene Kuser
Learn to bend, twist and forge wire to make a beautiful freeform necklace. Techniques covered include
making your own findings, bead wraps or clusters and superficial aging of the wire.
All Levels Sunday, October 19, 10 am – 4 pm
Member: $72, Non-member: $80, Materials: Cost
of wire
Member Ronnie Lambrou has won First Place in the Bead Museum’s First Annual International
Juried Jewelry Design Competition. Her necklace, designed with hollow lampworked beads made by member Jeri Warhaftig, won for the glass division of the competition. Her necklace will be on display in the Museum until December 31, 2008.
The Bead Museum is located at 400 Seventh Street, NW, Ground Floor, Washington, D.C. Their website can be found at http://www.beadmuseumdc.org.
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Jeri Warhaftig’s sandblasting technique is featured in the International Society of Glass Beadmaker’s Journal, “The Glass Bead.” Also featured is a bead by former member Patti Woods Whiteley, who learned the technique from Jeri.
My copy of Step-by-Step Wire arrived a few days ahead of our most recent Bead Society meeting and I hadn’t had a chance to peruse it. So imagine my delight and surprise when it was announced that the cover project was by our own Donna Ryan-Kocun! We are lucky to have so much talent in our group. Congratulations, Donna!
The online beading magazine, Beading Daily, has announced a new beading contest. You can read all of the details by going to: http://www.beadingdaily.com/beadstar/Bead-Star-Rules.html
The prizes are fabulous!
Today I received an e-mail newsletter from the Newark Museum. Among many other great things, there was this announcement:
Family Fun Workshop: Beading Extravaganza
Saturday, April 5, ongoing 1–4 pm
Express your creativity as you make your own works of art including beaded bracelets, necklaces and more with jewelry artist Marlene Kuser.
Go MARLENE!
Sometimes you will hear that the Bead Society of New Jersey is giving money to CERF. You may have wondered about it, so here is some basic information.
CERF stands for Craft Emergency Relief Fund. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization which is dedicated to providing immediate support to professional craftspeople facing career-threatening emergencies such as fire, theft, illness and natural disaster. CERF was created in 1985 and is the only organization of its kind in the United States.
CERF’s programs include: Interest free loans with flexible pay back dates; booth fee waivers at craft shows; discounts on materials and equipment from craft suppliers; assistance with marketing and promotion; special loan funds available for certain guilds, state-wide craft and media-based organizations; and special loan funds for craftspeople facing particular emergencies such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, homelessness, natural disasters and heart ailments.
CERF is a small fund. Loans are modest and range from $200 to $2,000. Additional funds are available to those who are members of various organizations such as The Glass Art Society, The Society of American Silversmiths, etc. Funds to support CERF come from craftspeople, craft show producers, craft organizations, store and gallery owners, suppliers, collectors, foundations and from the National Endowment for the Arts. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
You can make your donations to CERF by writing to: Craft Emergency Relief Fund, P.O. Box 838, Montepelier, VT 05601-0838. Voice mail 802-229-2306, fax 802-223-6484, or going to their website at http://craftemergency.org/.
Each year the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) sponsors a number of exhibits. In 2007 they joined with the American Association of Woodturners for a collaborative challenge entitled “Connextions”. Volunteer beadmakers and woodturners were paired together and given several months to come up with a joint piece. Most “couples” made two pieces, one for each participant in the pair to keep. Other entries were for sale.
The submission were part of an exhibit at the Woodturner’s Gallery in Minneapolis, the site of the ISGB’s 2007 annual Gathering (which is an eductional conference). Many of the pieces can be seen here http://picasaweb.google.com/tibshaw/ConneXtionsGallery?authkey=GzxPN8ZE_UI and represent an amazing creative use of both wood and glass.
My partner, Dennis Daudelin of Massachusetts and I complete the “World Peace Bowl”. All of the beads say “peace” – each in a different language. Down the road the group will be sponsoring other collaborative exhibitions. I found this to be a rewarding and challenging undertaking that I will definitely try to do again in the future.
For more info on the ISGB, check out their website, www.isgb.org Jeri
