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Monthly Members Meeting includes a business meeting followed by a presentation, via Zoom.
Chaired by Sarah Beardslee.
Agenda: Membership, Volunteer opportunities, Facebook Group, social media in general, Newsletter, Programming
From Cliff: I often say that the only way to expand your comfort zone is to step out of it, and this lecture will teach you how to do so in ways you might not have imagined.
Often what happens is people get stuck in a rut and are scared to use bead colors that might stretch them. People tend to use their favorite colors and colors they know work well together. Sometimes people are apprehensive about spending hours on a piece and mixing different combinations, not knowing if in the end if the colors will work.
Including different colors can help make your favorite ones stand out more. Different finishes, and different temperatures/hues of colors can make pieces more dramatic, tone them down, make them more whimsical, dressier, more casual, and they can even change the story of a piece.
In this lecture, you will learn how to bring your inspirations to life through the use of various finishes and color. We’ll also consider bead shape/size/finish, unique reflectiveness properties of beads and how thread can be used to adjust color tone.
Cliff Swain-Salomon is an off-the-loom seed bead weaver known for creating non-traditional jewelry shapes and pushing the boundaries of color exploration. After injuring and losing use of both of his hands for over three years, he began beading when a friend recommended he try it as part of his hand rehabilitation therapy. Once he started, he was hooked.
In all of his pieces, Cliff integrates over 30 years of study in multiple fields, including graphic design, painting, sacred geometry, and chromotherapy, as well as apprenticeships with several medicine men and women.
Cliff’s beadwork has earned him international recognition and numerous awards. See his website to learn more about his awards and for more examples of his amazing work www.cssfineart.com . Cliff is married with a 5 year-old daughter and lives in California, near San Francisco.
www.cssfineart.comRegistration
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