Next Meeting

Tuesday January 27 6:30 PM PST

Leslee Fruman Speaker

My roots as an artist run deep, back to my childhood. I loved to see my mother get dressed up–hair done, make-up on, fancy dress and shoes, jewelry, perfume and of course an evening bag to complement the look. I loved those evening bags–some with rhinestones, some made from metal, and others were plastic. The most elegant were beaded. From this, my passion for “fancy stuff” was born. This vision of my “mother dressing up” combined with the ability to work with my hands has enabled me to pursue my passion and recreate my childhood memories in my art. Today, this manifests itself in a body of work that displays simple, unique and elegant combinations of beads, metals and stones. As an adult, two other influences helped me hone my vision–my teachers and my students. My teachers helped shape my focus, hone my skills and stimulate my art. My students taught me to “look through the eyes of others” which dramatically expanded my color horizon and palette. Without their help, I would never have dreamed such color combinations nor dared to use them. Nothing excites me more than mixing colors and textures sprinkled with shiny, matte, translucent and opaque beads, metals and stones to add depth and impact. Whether using clean lines or embellishing the pieces to the “nines”, my artistic goal remains to create “simple elegance”. My mother would approve!!

Leslee Frumin will be offering two workshops in February. For more information see our PBS Sponsored Workshop page.

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The Bead retreat is Full If you would like to join the waiting list please fill out the forms that you will find when you click here:

If you have already registered and want to add a meal, extra day, or pay your balance, click HERE

The Pattern Book is ready!

Thank you Shawn Brown and Karen Bettin for all of your hard work to make this a reality!

Print copies are now available on Amazon

PBS is sponsoring Open Beading for any/all members to join when they can. They are three times a week: 

Mondays from 1 pm pacific time

Thursdays and Fridays from 5 pm pacific time

You don't have to have special software, you don't have to know something complicated, just have a tablet/laptop/computer, even a phone, click on the link and follow the steps. Join in when you can, and leave when you need to, it's lots of fun and chatter...and BEADING.

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