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Mid-Atlantic Society of Glass Beadmakers 


Minutes 

Call to order at 10:15am by President, Juliet Page. List of attendees: 

Nolly Gelsinger, Tommy Atchison, Kim Edwards, Sandy Parlett, Jane Shannon, 

Margaret Smith, Katherine Doucette, Jinx Garza, Ellen Howse, Clare Nykolyszyn, 

Juliet Page, Joy Randrup, Ann Rhine, Judith Rogers, Lisa St. Martin, Shannon Stevens, 

Julie Bahun, Linda Spence, Nancy Conlon 

I. Introduction of Members 

a. Circulated sign-in sheet 

b. Introduced Pam Jacob’s daughter, Jennifer. 

II. President’s report – see attached. 

a. Meeting dates: January 12, April 23, July 12, October 18 

(NOTE: Jan 12 meeting has since been changed to JAN 19 th ) 

b. Highlights from July meeting 

c. Deanna is working on the receipts for the NOVA chapter table. Sales tax 

for that show are due on Monday. Deanna will do a quick accounting 

today and will email people to let them know how much they need to 

remit to the state. Checks will be mailed out on Monday. 

d. Motion: Juliet moved to fund the $500 scholarship for the Mid-Atlantic, 

seconded by Lisa, unanimously; in July of every calendar year, need to 

make a decision about whether or not a scholarship will be funded for the 

succeeding Gathering. Action item: Yahoo list: was the Gathering 

scholarship for first time attendees only. Motion: Mid-Atlantic scholarship 

is open to any member, regardless of whether or not the member has 

attended before. Seconded by Clare Nikolyszyn; passed unanimously. 

e. New bylaws – Nolly is typing and will post to email group; everyone 

review, will have a vote online. 

f. Incorporation – the club is not incorporated and there is really no reason 

to go through the paperwork to become incorporated at this time. 

g. Juliet moves to accept the minutes from the July meeting; Ellen seconded, 

Approved unanimously.

h. Joy Randrup has submitted her resignation as secretary; Leslie Diana 

Jones has offered to take over. Lisa moves that Lesliediana Jones be 

appointed as secretary; Kathy seconds. Passes unanimously. 

i. Deanna has submitted her resignation as treasurer; has offered to 

overhaul website gratis. Ann is willing to take over as treasurer. 

Discussion took place. 

j. Website: Cassandra has submitted estimate to completely redesign 

website $3495. 121 Pages of content; 852 links. Talked about having 

member pages for $35 each. Will do the maintenance for the next quarter 

for $80. Will get us through to January at which point, Deanna should be 

ready to take over. 

k. Juliet moves that Cassandra be hired for 1 quarter to do maintenance for 

$80; Kathy second, passed unanimously. 

l. Juliet moves that Deanna’s resignation be accepted; Ann Rhine be 

appointed to take the position as Treasurer, Deanna be appointed to take 

over web overhaul; Shannon seconds. Unanimously passed. 

m. Fee to Columbia Arts Center has been paid for October 

n. Arrangement with Wale; Juliet will get with Wale to formalize the 

arrangement when Wale comes to sell at meetings. 

o. Deanna will speak with Katy Abbott about demonstrating blown creature 

beads 

III. Vice-President’s report presented by Juliet; Jan not present at meeting. 

a. Bead Retreat at Carlisle – 4 spots still open for the weekend at $50/day. 

Lisa teaching on Friday for $5 per person in addition to torch fee of $50. 

Call Jennifer at Carlisle for more information. 

b. Classes – 

i. Larry Scott 11/8 & 9 /2008. Price is not firm. Same weekend as 

BSGW. Discussion ensued. Formally request that the Larry Scott 

class be changed from that weekend. Sign-up sheet circulated for 

those interested in taking the class. 

ii. Marble class scheduled with Brad Pearson on April 8, 2008 

iii. Ann Davis is unable to teach this year

iv. It was suggested that Jan talk with Lisa about teaching since many 

of the newer members have never had the opportunity to take a 

class with Lisa. 

v. Karen King’s proposal to have Tom & Sage Holland come in March 

2008; Juliet will talk with Jan about pursuing with Tom & Sage. 

c. Tech training; discussed with Lisa. This is not a teaching assistant 

position, it’s a mechanical job. Lisa will write some kind of checklist, but 

hands-on teaching is needed. Lisa and Jan will talk about doing the 

training instead of a demo at an upcoming meeting. Juliet will find the 

vote on the compensation for doing the tech job. 

IV. Secretary’s report - July minutes were circulated. 

V. Regional Directors report 

a. Gatherings – 

i. Oakland 2008 – Plans are well under way. 

ii. Miami 2009 – more later 

iii. Rochester 2010 – hotel has been booked. Corning Museum of Glass 

is not far away; we’ll be working on trying to bring CMOG to the 

Gathering. 

b. Local exhibits 

i. Penn Dragons’ exhibit at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA until 

November 15 

ii. Mid-Atlantic beadmakers represented in exhibit at the Glass 

Museum at Wheaton Arts through the end of December. 

c. Bead Retreat at Carlisle – Nolly post to email list 

VI. BSGW Report – Terry is absent 

VII. Membership report – ISGB wants a copy of the list; follow up with Darragh. 

Hard copy of membership list as of January 2008 will be available in April 2008 at 

the meeting. 

VIII. Liability Insurance – Nolly will talk with other regional directors about this 

issue. 

IX. MA-SGB logo contest: Find out who has the logo files, Juliet will ask Deborah 

Gibson

X. Bead Review III – Brad Pearson is soliciting submissions, deadline Dec. 3 for 

spring 2008 publication. 

XI. Postcard – Shannon; has a draft design, email images to Shannon by 

Thanksgiving. Email: slsartist@aol.com. Shannon will send an email to the list 

naming artists that she has images from. Approved Shannon’s design; she will 

bring a draft postcard to the January meeting. Need to move forward so that 

postcards can be submitted in time for the ISGB postcard project. 

XII. Chapter Table at Gathering – Nolly & Shannon will co-chair. Participants will 

split the cost of the table; will each bring something to contribute to display. 

Nolly will organize the financial end and write checks to participants before the 

end of the Gathering. 

XIII. Chapter Shows – Linda is having difficulty because of the variety of styles in 

recording sales. Very problematic to distinguish who made the sale, whose bead 

was sold, etc. Juliet suggested that we need to find a process that will make 

managing the table easier. There is room at the table for November ; email 

Linda at lkswolf@aol.com. Beads must be tagged by the artist, with price & 

initials. No lights at the Greater Washington show. 

XIV. Other Announcements: 

a. Ann Rhine: Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen –Ann moving their 

headquarters to Lancaster, so their roster of beadmaking classes will be 

more accessible. 

b. Lisa St. Martin is teaching her Glitters class at New Dynasty, weekend 

before Thanksgiving. 

c. Nancy Conlon will be the featured artist in December at the Radius Gallery 

& Gift Shop in the State Museum. There will be a catered reception on 

Sunday Dec. 9 from 1-3pm. 

Meeting adjourned at 12:30pm. 

Attachments: 

President’s Report 

Vice President’s Report 

Agenda

SGBMA President’s Report - October 2007 

Board Highlights from July 2007 Meeting 

• Meeting Dates for 2008: January 12, April 23, July 12, October 18, 2008 


• Treasurer Motion: “People filling out sales slips at shows are financially 

responsible for math errors.” – Motion Passed July 2007 

• Treasurer Motion: “People participating in shows are responsible for their own 

sales tax licenses.” – Motion Passed July 2007 

• Treasurer Motion: “New board performs a pro-forma vote every year to fund 

the ISGB scholarship in January” – Motion Passed July 2007 

Events since the last SGBMA meeting 

• Pam Jacobs passed away July 16, 2007, a few days after our July 2007 

meeting. Many chapter members expressed their condolences via our e-mail 

list. Clare N. offered to gather together everyone’s thoughts and 

remembrances. 

• Everyone on the board weighed in to support a $100 donation to World 

Wildlife Federation in Pam Jacobs name. The suggestion for the WWF charity 

came from Pam’s children. Deanna has sent in the donation to WWF 

• Chapter By-Laws are still missing. A desperate plea e-mail has been sent out. 

• Nolly has offered to take By-Laws from ISGB / other chapters and adapt them 

for SGBMA. Once we have an electronic document we can route it to chapter 

members and start the process leading to adoption of new By-Laws. 

• Meeting Minutes – None have been prepared for the July 2007 meeting. 

Deborah Gibson said that in the past minutes have been reported within ‘a 

few weeks’ of the meeting. Writing the meeting minutes falls under the 

duties of the secretary. 

• Joy Davidson Randrup is apparently no longer available for SGBMA. Attempts 

to phone and e-mail her have gone unanswered. Lesliediana Jones has 

offered to take over the responsibilities as Secretary for SGBMA. Nolly 

suggested that we request that Joy resign her current position. I have asked 

Joy via e-mail and phone with no response. 

• J.Page has ordered a Visa Check card from BofA. It has been mailed to the 

official SBGMA mailing address (Deanna’s). It has arrived, and Deanna will 

forward it to Juliet. 

• Question: What is the procedure for paying Columbia Arts Center for the 

room rental? Deanna said that July and October room rent has been paid. 

What is the arrangement with Wale with regard to paying room rent? 

• Deanna only received at 6.30pm Friday 10/19 the bead receipts for the NOVA 

show. Taxes are due to Va by the beadmakers on Monday. Deanna will 

process the receipts and e-mail the beadmakers their totals so that they can 

send out their taxes on time without penalties. Checks will be mailed out on 

Monday. Any beadmakers from NOVA show are asked to drop Deanna an email 

to ensure she has your current address. griffindove@mindspring.com 

• Deanna has offered to take over as webmaster for SGBMA, but ONLY if we 

have another volunteer take over as Treasurer for SGBMA. She has stated 

that ‘being an out of town treasurer just isn’t working.’ If she was local she

could pick up show receipts and handle things more effectively. She has 

streamlined the process of being treasurer and the responsibilities are 

manageable, but not at the 11 th hour when she’s on the road. 

• I left a voice mail for Cassandra Cox to enlist her services for basic website 

maintenance. Her quote was for $80 a quarter or $310 a year. This will carry 

us through January, at which time we will hopefully have a plan for either a 

website overhaul with Cassandra or a new webmaster (Deanna). Cassandra’s 

quote for a website overhaul is $3495 plus $35/each member page. We do 

not have the funds for that kind of overhaul and will need to undertake some 

fundraising in order to raise the money. 

• Requests for chapter members to offer to demo techniques and show new 

tools and / or glass from the Gathering have not resulted in ANY responses for 

help. 

• Deborah Gibson spoke with Emilio Santini who was receptive to holding a 

class or a demo at his studio down in Williamsburg or traveling up to 

Columbia for a demo and class. 

• Deanna Griffin Dove will talk with Katy Abott (Philadelphia) about 

demonstrating her hollow blown critter beads, knobs and finials at the 

January 2008 or April 2008 SGBMA meeting. 

Vice President’s Report – October 20, 2007 

We have only 4 spots left in our weekend get away to Carlisle School of Glass In 

New Jersey. The fee for the entire weekend is $100.00 for a torch all your own and 

many hours of creativity that you can possibly muster! This is an opportunity of a 

lifetime, torching, learning and friendship. What a deal! Our own Lisa St Martin 

shall be teaching an intimate class on Friday Nov 1. Another fantabulous 

opportunity, if I say so myself! 

The following dates are our meeting dates at Columbia Arts Center for 2008: 



April 23, 2008 

July 12, 2008 


Wale shall be attending all meetings with the exception of our July meeting. 

I am very excited to announce that we have invited Larry Scott to Columbia for a 

class on the weekend of November 8 and 9, 2008. Please sign up on the sheet if 

you are interested in attending. Larry only teaches one class per month, and that is 

why I feel that it is a privilege to have someone this good and hard to book coming 

to teach our group. 

I am working on a marble class with Brad Pearson on April 5,2008. He is getting 

back to me about this date. Ann Davis was unable to teach this year, but I shall 

attempt to get her for 2008 also. Kristina Logan is not teaching in 2008, due to a 

new baby. I shall pursue 2009. 

I will continue to try to get with Lisa St Martin to create job description for an 

assistant to the artist in a teaching atmosphere.

I am sorry that I am unable to be at the meeting, and will miss the demonstration 

by Deborah and Juliet. Thank you both for helping out. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Jan Keady Vice President 

SGB-MA 

Meeting 

Agenda 

20 Oct 2007 

Columbia Arts 

Center 

Juliet@JulietPage.com Juliet Page (President) 

najkeady@comcast.net Jan Keady (Vice President) 

joy@ocbratdesigns.com Joy Randrup (Secretary / Website 

Liason) 

griffindove@mindspring.com Deanna Griffin Dove (Treasurer) 

annrhine@epix.net Ann Rhine (Backup-Treas) 

debbyweaver7@yahoo.com Debby Weaver (Website Liaison) 

darraghbrady@comcast.net Darragh Brady (Membership) 

ngelsinger@gmail.com Nolly Gelsinger (Regional ISGB 

rep.) 

tmdaddio@aol.com Terry D'Addio (BSGW rep.) 

1) Call to Order, Welcome New Members and Introductions – Juliet Page 

2) Officer Reports 

a. President’s Report – Juliet Page 

b. Vice President’s Report – Jan Keady 

c. Treasurer’s Report – Deanna Griffin Dove / Anne Rhine 

d. Secretary’s Report – Joy Davidson Randrup 

e. ISGB Regional Director Report – Nolly Gelsinger 

f. BSGW Report – Terry D’Addio 

g. Membership Coordinator’s Report – Darragh Brady 

h. Web Site Report – Debby Weaver / Joy Davidson Randrup 

3) Open Items – (Some subjects may have already been covered in Officer 

Reports) 

a. SGBMA Chapter By-Laws 

b. Banking Account Status 

c. SGBMA / IRS Status (Back taxes?) 

d. Liability Insurance 

e. Upcoming Bead Shows / Status 

f. Status of Website & SGBMA.org 

g. SGB-MA Logo Contest 

h. Teaching Assistant (TA) Certification 

i. Chapter Table @ Gathering

j. Chapter Post Card for 2008 Gathering 

k. Membership Directory (Annual Hardcopy) 

l. ISGB Scholarship vote for 2008 (timing adjusted to fit ISGB printing 

schedule?) 

m. Tom & Sage Holland Class, March 18,19,20 and/or March 21,22,23: 

Karen King e-mail 

4) New Items 

a. Status of $100 WWF donation from SGBMA in Pam Jacobs name. The 

WWF recommendation came from Pam’s children. 

b. Bead Review 3, Looking for submissions. Due date: Dec 3, 2007. for 

info visit: www.artofbeadmaking.com 

c. 

5) Shop at Wale at the meeting! …and general member Swap & Shop.


Meeting Agenda 

April 14, 2007 10:00 am 

COLUMBIA ARTS CENTER 

1) 10:05 am - Call to order, welcome new members (Juliet Page, President) 

a) Members present: Jane Shannon, Tommy Atchison, Terry D’Addio, Katherine 

Doucette, Gayle Harner, Pam Jacobs, Jan Keady, Bob Miller, Clare Nykolyszyn, 

Joy Davidson Randrup, Sally Stevens, Shannon Stevens, Debby Weaver, Kim 

Edwards, Sandy Parlett 

2) Membership Coordinator’s Report (Juliet filled in for Darragh Brady): The 

membership report was distributed, corrections made, new members who were 

present added their information. 

3) Secretary's Report (Joy Davidson Randrup) 

a) January meeting minutes distributed through yahoo group email by Deborah 

Gibson, outgoing secretary. Motion to accept the minutes made by Kathy 

Doucette, seconded by Pam Jacobs. The motion was carried. 

b) Transition meeting held on February 10, 2007 for old and new officers 

c) Attendance sheet distributed. 

4) Treasurer's Report (Juliet filled in for Deanna Griffin Dove/Anne Rhine) 

a) The bank signature card to transfer to the new officers was lost in the mail. 

Robert Miller and Juliet will try to get this resolved through Bank of America. 

b) According to the Profit and Loss statement, the SGB-MA net income is 7209.17. 

5) Web Site report (Jen Miller, Debby Weaver, Joy Davidson Randrup) 

a) Jen Miller stepped down as webmaster due to family situation. We need to find a 

replacement. 

i) Cassandra Cox had contacted SGB-MA the last time we were looking for a 

webmaster. www.perpetualprogress.com, cassandra@perpetualprogress.com 

614.209.4437 

b) Shannon Stevens brought a portfolio for another candidate, Dillon Steel. 

c) The organization voted to present Jan Olsen with a gift of $500 for the huge 

amount of work she spent setting up our existing web site. Jan requested we 

donate the money to the Bead Museum. Juliet Page motioned, Terri D’Addio 

seconded. The motion was carried. 

d) Website liaison consists of the webmaster, Debby Weaver, and Joy Davidson 

Randrup. 

e) Large projects will require a written proposal, smaller projects will be billed for 

time 

f) Members can contact Debby or Joy for minor additions to the web site such as 

adding gallery pictures or web site links. Web master will update quarterly. 

g) Individual member pages were discussed 

h) Send ideas for new web site layout/colors/themes to Joy and Debby 

6) Vice President's Report (Jan Keady)

a) Sign up sheets were passed around for people interested in attending classes with 

Brad Pearson, Michael Barley, Kristina Logan and Larry Scott. 

b) A torch weekend at Carlisle School of Glass Arts in Millsville, NJ was scheduleed 

for November 3 and 4, 2007. There is a $50 deposit required towards the $100 

fee. There are 8 spaces left. Contact Carlisle to reserve your spot. Phone: (800) 

922-1167 http://www.carlisleschoolofglassart.com 

c) Jan asked for ideas for demonstrations or afternoon workshop for the meetings. 

Some ideas were: 

i) Fiber and bead demo 

ii) Marble demonstration 

iii) Show and tell 

iv) Tutorial sheet 

v) What people learned at the Gathering (for Oct. 20 th meeting) 

7) President's Report (Juliet Page) 

a) SGB-MA now has only one email list on Yahoo Groups. Only member who are 

paid up are on the list now. 

b) The chapter policy regarding chapter sales tables at shows is as follows: 1 spot for 

the sales manager, 3 spots per table, 3 tables, for a maximum of 10 spots. 

i) We need 6 months lead time for applications to go out. 

ii) The treasurer is responsible for bazaar applications. Bob Miller has been 

doing it for the last 18 months. 

iii) Terry D’Addio will organize a list of when we need to sign up and organize 

the events. 

iv) BGSW is cutting back so space is limited. Tables are rented out based on 

income. We must make at least $1000/table to keep our tables. 

v) Other bead shows include the Baltimore Bead Show (Gem & Lapidary 

Wholesalers show?) July 20 - 21, 2007. http://www.glwshows.com/ , and the 

Innovative Bead Expo in Clarksville, MD on August 4 – 5, 2007. 

http://www.innovativebeadsexpo.com . Email Sally Stevens at 

sunroomstudios@aol.com 

8) ISGB Regional Director Report (Juliet filled in for Nolly Gelsinger) www.isgb.org 

a) The Gathering is July 26 – 29, 2007, in Minneapolis, MS. Classes run from July 

23 – July 29, 2007. 

b) The secretary of the chapter, Joy Davidson Randrup, will email a recap of what 

the chapter has been doing over the last three months for inclusion in the ISGB 

Bead Release. Contact Nolly for deadlines. 

9) BSGW Report (Terry D'Addio) 

a) Bead bazaar – Bob Miller paid for the SGB-MA tables. The venue has moved to 

Gaithersburg due to management issues at the Reading location. 

b) It is undecided whether there will be a gala. Possibly in the fall, but not the 

summer. 

c) Trajectories will be exhibited at the bead museum 

d) Will look into holding one of SGB-MA meetings at the museum, it may be 

available on a Sunday afternoon.

e) BSGW is transitioning positions. Terry has not been able to find out who the 

bazaar coordinator is yet. 

f) SGB-MA is to mail out cards for the bazaar. Those of us who have mailing lists 

can bring labels printed with the addresses to the July meeting and we can affix 

them to the postcards for the fall bazaar. Terry passed out postcards for the May 

show to those who were interested in mailing them out to their lists. 

g) Debby Weaver suggested negotiating a barter with BSGW for a free table at the 

bazaar in exchange for mailing post cards for the event. People can send barter 

ideas to Terry D’Addio at tmdaddio@aol.com. 

h) Liability insurance 

i) Rewording of liability waiver for classes 

10) Old Business 

a) SGB-MA logo contest: ongoing. We will vote on the new logo at the July 

meeting. The logos can be put on the website or Yahoo group. Terry D’Addio 

and Debby Weaver will coordinate this. 

b) Teaching Assistant (TA) certification: Still pending: TA guidelines; certification 

guidelines; classes, compensation, etc. Will develop a checklist & consult with 

Lisa St. Martin, our resident Fire Marshall. Several people signed up to become 

certified. Jan Keady will email Lisa St. Martin to draw up the procedures. 

c) Chapter table at the Gathering. Juliet will email Nolly to find out the status of 

table reservation 

d) Pam Jacobs is driving to the Gathering and offered to transport any items for our 

members. 

e) We decided to create a chapter post card for the 2008 Gathering. The project will 

be posted on our web site. Sharon passed around a mock up of our bead pictures 

to be used for the postcard. Shannon Stevens has lots of ideas for the design 

which we can put on our website. You can send pictures to Shannon at 

slsartist@aol.com 

f) Karen to send pictures to Jen for posting the Member Gallery on web site 

g) The board decided not to host a forum or chat on our web site 

h) List of events and dates from the Bazaar Coordinator (Clare Nykolyszyn). 

i) May 5 - 6, 2007: BSGW's 45th Semi-Annual Bead Bazaar, Washington, 

DC 

ii) July 26-29, 2007: ISGB Gathering XV, in Minneapolis MN 

iii) September 20, 2007: Northern Virgina 

iv) November 10-11, 2007: BSGW’s Fall Bazaar 

11) New Business 

a) Gift to Janet Olsen for her years of work on the web site 

b) Put By-laws on web site. Nolly will check with ISGB to get a copy of our bylaws. 

c) We will create a printed copy of the our member directory, but it will not be 

distributed on our web site. We will start the compilation at the July meeting. 

Juliet will check with Darragh about getting a copy of the member list. 

d) Use of chapter tables at bazaars; procedures/time table for applying for a spot 

e) The chapter decided to change the web site domain name to SGB-MA.org.

f) It was requested that we list classes held by our members on our web site. If 

anyone is teaching classes, please send your class schedule to Debby Weaver to 

post to group and forward to Nolly for the ISGB. 

g) Gayle Harner brought up the idea of having a lending library to try different 

presses and videos. This function would require a librarian to coordinate the 

lending library. If anyone has any information or resources about how this would 

work, please send it to Juliet page at Juliet@julietpage.com 

12) Announcements 

a) A BIG THANK YOU to the outgoing Board members: Bob Miller 

(Pres), Debra-Dowden Crockett (VP), Deborah Gibson (Secretary), and 

Sharon Lieberman (Treasurer) 

b) International Flameworking Conference 

c) The Glass Art Society conference will be held in June 2007 

in Pittsburgh, PA; see site for details (http://www.glassart.org/) 

d) The Pennsylvania Craft Guild is sponsoring a class with 

Michael Barley this fall – see website for details: 

http://www.pacrafts.com/5878_46717103427/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=275915&C 

=51311 

e) The Virgina Hot Glass Festival will be held on April 26 – 27, 2007, in Staunton, 

VA. http://www.sunspots.com/VA_Hot_Glass_Fest.htm 

f) South Jersey Fire Devils will host a demo I May or June in Philadelphia at the Hot 

Soup Studio. http://www.hotsoupstudio.com/ 

g) The Wheaton Marble show will be held on June 23 – 24, 2007. 

http://www.wheatonarts.org/press/2007/marble2007 

h) New Dynasty Glassworks and Gallery will host classes with Lisa St. Martin, 

Emilio Santini and Gordon Smith. http://www.newdynastyglass.com/ 

i) Deborah Gibson has frits to sell. 

j) Call for entry: “Once Upon a Bead” sponsored by the Catskill Mountain 

Foundation. The bead can be made of any media. Entries must be postmarked by 

July 14, 2007. beadshow2006@yahoo.com 

k) Our chapter’s Yahoo group 

email list is interactive. Fell 

free to post questions to the 

group. 

13) Bead of the Quarter – anything 

goes (next meeting: Sculptural 

Florals) 

14) Lunch – on your own 

15) ***SWAP SHOP: BRING 

YOUR OLD SUPPLIES, 

TOOLS, GLASS, BEADS TO 

TRADE OR SELL***

16) “Sculptural Tiger Lily” Demo featuring Joy Davidson Randrup 

17) Next meeting: 14 July (followed by 20 October) 

People signed up for interest in classes are as follows: 

Brad Pearson: 

Katherine Doucette 

Debby Weaver 

Terry D’Addio 

Clare Nykolyszyn 

Shannon Stevens 

Pat Baker 

Kim Edwards 

Jane Shannon 

Tommy Atchison 

Bob Miller 

Michael Barley: 


Gayle Harner 

Debby Weaver 


Karen King 

Juliet Page 

Kim Edwards 

Jane Shannon 


Bob Miller 

Joy Randrup 

Kristina Logan: 


Gayle Harner 

Debby Weaver 



Kim Edwards 

Jane Shannon 


Bob Miller 

Larry Scott: 




Karen King 

Shannon Stevens

Pat Baker 

Juliet Page 

Kim Edwards 

Jane Shannon 


Bob Miller 


Joy Davidson Randrup 

Secretary


Meeting Minutes 

July 14, 2007 10:00 am 

Columbia Arts Center 

1) 10:10 am - Call to order, welcome new members (Juliet Page, President) 

a) Members present: Kim Edwards, Lisa St. Martin, Juliet Page, Joy Davidson Randrup, Jan 

Keady, Pam Jacobs, Pat Baker, Judy Rogers, Margaret Smith, Katherine Doucette, Alexanna 

Page 

b) Members introduced themselves 

c) For introductions at our future meetings Juliet suggested that we bring items for show 

and tell, or ask a question. Show and tell could include tools, beads, glass, techniques, etc. 

d) Juliet changed the arrangement of the agenda to get the open business finished first. 

2) Open Items – Discussion by Involved Parties 

a) SGB-MA Chapter By-Laws: Juliet will try to locate bylaws via Nolly Gelsinger. 

Someone suggested asking Karen King. Lisa St. Martin will check with ISGB. 

b) Banking account status: the new board is now on the account. Deanna’s address is now 

on file with the bank. The bank has not yet issued a new check card. Deanna Griffin Dove 

is analyzing and fixing the outstanding finances 

c) SGB-MA / IRS Status (Back taxes?): ask ISGB if we are regarded as “not for profit”. 

This limits us to $25,000/year income. We need to find out what ISGB expects from us as 

an official chapter. All financial and tax related documents were passed to Deanna. 

d) Liability insurance: Terry D’Addio will talk to Leslie Diana Jones about this issue. 

Concerns include what is the cost per year, what are the benefits, what are the 

risks/liabilities. Lisa suggested checking with ISGB. We are not covered under their 

insurance. Do they recommend coverage? Do any other chapters have liability insurance? 

It was suggested we ask Nolly to talk to other Regional Directors about this issue. 

e) Refunds for Tink Class: refund checks have been processed and sent out in the amount of 

$25/day. This was due to overestimated costs. 

f) $500 to Bead Museum on behalf of Jan Olsen (motion approved 4/14/07 meeting): to be 

checked with Deanna who was unable to make it to the meeting due to class conflict 

g) Upcoming SGB-MA Class Status: Jan Keady 

i) Brad Pearson is willing to teach a class in February 2008. He charges $550 per 

day, plus transportation, lodging and meal costs. 

ii) Michael Barley is booked for 2008, but he will try to fit us in, but most likely will 

have to wait until 2009. He charges $800 per day with a 2 class minimum for 12 

people, plus transportation, lodging and meals. He will be traveling from Seattle. 

iii) Kristine Logan is pregnant and may not teach in 2008. 

iv) Larry Scott charges $800 per day and also lives in Seattle. He doesn’t know 

which dates are available. He has taught here before. 

v) A torch weekend at Carlisle School of Glass Arts in Millsville, NJ was scheduled 

for November 3 and 4, 2007. There is a $50 deposit required towards the $100 fee. 

There are 4 spaces left. Contact Carlisle to reserve your spot. Phone: (800) 922- 

1167 http://www.carlisleschoolofglassart.com Nolly asked Lisa to teach on

November 2nd as a “Pick Lisa’s Brain For a Day”. Mary and Frank are incredible 

hosts. 

vi) Margaret Smith suggested Jan contact Caitlyn Hyde, who does sculptural beads 

and is excellent for beginners. Margaret says Caitlyn has expressed an interest in 

teaching for us. 

vii) Juliet still wants a class for the fall. Members expressed an interest in 

electroforming. Some suggestions were Janelle Zorko 

http://www.pigeonpointglass.com/electroforming.html, Kate Fowle-Meleney 

http://www.katefowle.com/ or Ann Davis 

http://www.anndavisstudio.com/electroforming.htm 

h) Upcoming shows status: Northern Virginia just contacted Pam Jacobs. The show date is 

September 20, 2007. BSGW just set the time this week due to a venue issue. It is set for 

November 10 & 11, 2007. Deanna will need to fill out the forms and contact BSGW and 

NoVa. 

i) Status of Website and SGBMA.org 

i) Juliet reserved the domain SGBMA.ORG for 2 years and updated our site via 

html. 

ii) Joy will contact Cassandra Cox about submitting a proposal to fix and maintain 

our web site. www.perpetualprogress.com, cassandra@perpetualprogress.com 

614.209.4437 

iii) Discussion: Only members of SGB-MA or other regional organizations may list 

classes on our web site. Juliet motioned, motion carried. If anyone has any classes 

you would like listed, send email to our mailing list. 

j) SGB-MA Logo Contest: It was suggested the pictures of the logo entries by put on our 

website. Email Plum Creations regarding the pictures. We would like to vote at the October 

meeting and email the absent members 

k) Teaching Assistant (TA) Certification – Lisa and Jan will discuss this at the October 

meeting 

l) Chapter Table at Gathering – too late to participate for this year’s Gathering. We will 

decide at the January meeting for the 2008 Gathering in Oakland, CA. It was suggested we 

choose a person to coordinate this effort. 

m) Chapter Post Card for 2008 Gathering: Juliet to spearhead this effort 

i) Pictures must be in by the October meeting (bring cameras), layout for our post 

cards must be done by the January meeting, then sent to the printers by April, and 

sent to ISGB in June. 

ii) Ask Karen Hamilton and Shannon Stevens if they will continue work laying out 

and designing the group post card. The membership would like to have the pictures 

on the front of the post card, and list names of the artists on the back. This can be 

used as a historical record. 

n) Membership Directory (Annual Hardcopy) 

i) To include name, address, phone number and email address. 

ii) Only members in good standing by January 2008 and attending that meeting will 

be listed. 

iii) Directory will be published in April 2008 and distributed at the meetings, or 

members can send a Self Address Stamped Envelope to have it mailed to them. 

iv) Juliet to contact Darragh to see if she will create the member directory.

3) Officer Reports 

a) Membership Coordinator’s Report: Juliet filled in for Darragh Brady 

i) Membership is down. There are new regional chapters in the area. 

ii) It was suggested to set up a Paypal account to accept membership dues online. 

Once this is set up, an email can be distributed to current and past members 

announcing the alternate method of payment. 

iii) It was also suggested that the society offer benefits to our members only, such as 

listing classes on our web site. 

b) Secretary's Report (Joy Davidson Randrup) – Katherine Doucette motioned to approve 

the minutes from the April 14, 2007 meeting. Motion carried. 

c) Treasurer's Report (Deanna Griffin Dove): See Section 2b above, Open Items. 

d) Web Site report (Debby Weaver, Joy Davidson Randrup) see item 2i above. 

e) Vice President's Report (Jan Keady): 

i) See item 2g above, open items. 

f) President's Report (Juliet Page) 

i) Wale will be at the October meeting. 

g) ISGB Regional Director Report (Lisa St. Martin filled in for Nolly Gelsinger) 

www.isgb.org 

i) The quarterly publication was reformatted with more pictures, an artist focus, and 

new name. People on the forum are excited. 

ii) Gathering: there will be lots of Japanese torchwork demonstrated. Lewis Wilson 

is bringing a Japanese torch. Jeff Barber is teaching a class on Satake on Mini CC 

torches. Northstar is bringing their new Precision glass. Olympic Color Rod is 

creating new 104 COE glass. The 2008 Gathering will be held in Oakland, CA, 

2009 will be in Miami, FL. 2010 is in the works but it may be East of the 

Mississippi. 

h) BSGW Report (Lisa St. Martin filled in for Terry D'Addio) 

i) $2000 - $3000 is needed to bring Trajectories to the bead museum per Lisa St. 

Martin. Pat Baker suggested that we donate beads and set space aside at the BSGW 

table to sell them to raise funds for the Bead Museum. 

ii) Communications need to be facilitated between BGSW, the Bead Museum, and 

ISGB. Lisa will keep Terry in the loop with the higher level communications and 

Terry will be the local liaison regarding postcards, etc. 

iii) Lisa will attend a meeting at the Bead Museum next week concerning 

Trajectories. The show may be in the spring of 2008. 

4) New Business 

a) Suggested Meeting Dates for 2008: 1/12, 4/12, 7/12, and 10/18. 

b) Treasurer Motion: “People filling out sales slips at show are financially responsible for 

math errors.” 

c) Treasurer Motion: “New board performs a pro-forma vote to fund the ISGB scholarship 

in January.” Currently the society has a recurring expense. It is suggested that we review 

our funds every year. Katherine Doucette suggested we change the date from the January 

meeting to the April meeting. Juliet motioned, Joy seconded, motion carried. 

d) Treasurer Motion: “People participating in shows are responsible for their own sales tac 

licenses.” Lisa St. Martin motioned, motion carried.

e) Demo for the October Meeting: will be a show and tell for members to show off what 

they learned at the Gathering. Jan will send a memo one week after the Gathering soliciting 

demonstrators to sign up. 

f) Pat Baker suggested we take names at the shows in which we participate and centralize 

them for the SGB-MA mass mailing list. It was discussed that we must have a waiver which 

allows distributing the mailing list to the group. There are privacy issues with merging any 

mailing lists our current membership now use. It was suggested that a sign up sheet for the 

SGB-MA mailing list be places at our tables to generate our own list. Juliet motioned, 

motion carried. Kim Edwards volunteered to create the mailing list. Linda Spence can take 

a guest book to the various shows for people to sign up for our mailing list. 

5) Swap & Shop 

6) Demo – Mixing Lampworking with Fiber Arts – Juliet and Alexanna Page 


Joy Davidson Randrup 

Secretary

SGB/MA Minutes Oct 2006 

SGB-MA Meeting Minutes for October 21, 2006 

1) Call to order. Bob Miller, President; welcomed new members. There were approximately 25 attendees. 

2) Membership Coordinators Report (Darragh Brady): Darragh was unable to attend but sent in the membership roster for updating. 

Darragh plans to remove all unpaid members from the membership roster effective January 2007 when dues are due. Email Darragh to 

check on your status: darraghbrady@comcast.net and to let her know whether you intend on keeping your membership. See additional 

information under new business regarding the yahoo email list. We polled members present and the consensus was that there is no need 

for a dues increase. Dues remain at $15/year. 

3) Secretary's Report (Deborah Gibson): August meeting minutes posted on the website and approved as written. Members signed & 

sent cards of encouragement to Debra Dowden Crockett & Sharon Lieberman. 

4) Treasurer's Report (Sharon Lieberman) 

Sharon was not able to attend, but Bob reported that we currently have a $4,887.00 balance (not counting proceeds coming in/going out 

from the October bead bazaar). 

5) Web Site report (Janet Olsen): Unfortunately, the web site is still broken. Because of the hours required to repair the website, the 

membership voted to authorize up to $1,000.00 to have the website repaired professionally. We hope to have it restored to its former glory 

soon! 

6) Vice President's Report (Debra Dowden-Crockett): Debra was unable to attend due to ongoing family related issue, but sent her 

regards and the following update: 

a) Tink Martin, November 10 - 12. Juliet Page is the point of contact for the Tink classes (Juliet@julietpage.com). Tink will offer three (3) 

1-day classes at $215 each. The Nov 10th class is on tips and tricks; the Nov 11th class is on mini blown vessels, and the Nov 12th class 

is on advanced vessels. Remember, paid members get priority on a first come, first served basis. There’s still room in the classes so let 

Juliet know ASAP. Visit Tink's website: http://www.blackswampglassworks.com/. 

b) Debra is also pursuing setting up classes with Brad Pearson and Michael Barley. There was some discussion about hosting a demo 

on a Friday night, followed by classes Saturday and Sunday; however, unless we work something out with Columbia, the Friday evening 

demo/reception would be problematic. There are other possible venues, such as the Colasanto Art Center in Del Ray area of Alexandria, 

VA, and New Dynasty Glass Studio in Annandale, VA. 

7) President's Report (Bob) – 

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a) Bob reported that we recently switched our chapter account to Bank of America. Bob is arranging for an audit of our bank records so 

they will be in tip top shape for our new treasurer (Deanna Griffin Dove!!!!, see below!) Bob asked for recommendations regarding 

merchant accounts. People mentioned Global, Propay, and Bank of America. 

b) Bob asked for volunteers for a nominating committee. . . .. And then we proceeded to just ask for volunteers interested in becoming a 

board member. Luckily, we had several volunteers! Yippee! Joy Randrup and Juliet Page indicated interest; and Deanna Griffin Dove


specifically volunteered as treasurer! 

8) ISGB Regional Director Report - Nolly Gelsinger (National update). Information available online @ www.isgb.org 

a) ConneXtions: A Collaborative Effort Between Wood and Glass 

b) "Trajectories” exhibit – Lisa St. Martin (featured on the back cover with Lucio Bubacco) brought her copy of the exhibit booklet 

c) ISGB membership dues are due ($50): You can renew online. 

d) ISGB website is new & improved – visit it @ www.isgb.org 

e) Pennsylvania Fire Dragons hosted an event at the Banana Factory; visit the website @ http://www.bananafactory.org/ 

9) BSGW Report: Terry D’Addio is our representative/liaison with the BSGW. Terry reported that the next BSGW gala will be in May or 

June 2007. They have invited the SGB-MA to make glass beads as we did in 2005 (approximately 250 beads). The annual gala is a 

fundraiser for the Bead Museum. Members present indicated interest in participating. We asked Terry to find out what perks, if any, 

members who donate beads could expect & what color palette, etc. was desired for the beads. More information to follow. 

a) Terry also indicated that the Bead Museum wanted to host an annual event for SGB-MA members. We will explore what type of 

event would benefit our members & also promote the Bead Museum. 

b) If you are interested in joining the BSGW, there are several volunteer opportunities available. Let Terry know if you are interested. 

Volunteer needs included running bazaars, helping with the newsletter, and the museum. Monthly meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of 

each moth at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC, 20015. 

c) Visit the website: http://www.beadmuseumdc.org 

10) Old Business. 

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a) Bulk Buy updates: Wale Apparatus brought plenty of Etchall at a discounted price for anyone who desired. They also brought extra 

quick disconnects for those who indicated an interest. FYI—the chapter bought quick disconnects for our class equipment. 

b) SGB-MA logo contest: We circulated two graphic renderings by Amy Phifer and additional ideas crafted by Pat Baker. Amy updated 

the logos based on input from members. Once the website is fully functional, we’ll post the current ideas online, along with the comments, 

while still soliciting more ideas/concepts for consideration. Send your ideas, concepts, drawings to Amy: plumcreative@mac.com. 

c) Bazaars: Members sold another impressive $3,200 at the bead Northern Virginia Bead bazaar held in early October 2006. 

d) Teaching Assistant (TA) certification: Still pending: TA guidelines; certification guidelines; classes, compensation, etc. Will develop a 

checklist & consult with Lisa St. Martin, our resident Fire Marshall. Several people signed up to become certified. 

e) Chapter table at the Gathering. We did not act in time to get a table at this year’s Gathering. After discussion, membership voted to 

proceed with reserving a chapter table for the 2007 Gathering. In the meantime, if you already know you’re interested, let Nolly know: 

Nolly@nollysfolly.com 

f) VOTE TO UPDATE CLASS EQUIPMENT. After some discussion, the members voted to purchase quick release connectors for our 

oxygen and propane manifolds to greater/quicker ease of setting up prior to a class. Deborah purchased the quick disconnects from 

WALE Apparatus. Class set up will be much easier & faster now. 

g) UPCOMING BOARD NOMINATIONS: Deborah will be sending out an email message that outlines the duties/position descriptions of 

the Board positions (president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary). Darragh Brady volunteered to continue being our membership


coordinator, but all other positions will be up for grabs. 

h) SGB-MA MEMBER POSTCARD: Karen Hamilton was unable to attend & therefore we did not have the photoshoot for the chapter 

postcard. However, members are still encouraged to email a best bead photo to Karen: Karen@littlepictures.net. Reminder, photos should 

be at least 400 pixels for layout purposes. 

11) New Business. 

a) Lauscha “Color of the Month Club” – Joy Randrup provided information on the lauscha color of the month club sponsored by Marcie 

Davis. For more information, visit their website @ http://web.mac.com/marciedavis/iWeb/Lauscha/Color%20of%20the%20Month%20Club. 

html 

b) Pam Jacobs reported on the new “ASK” glass; 104 COE compatible. 

c) Sally Stephens indicated interest in presenting a wire working demonstration at a future meeting. 

d) Diane Trepanier reported on the “Best of Beadwork” magazine which featured her bead art. 

e) New Board nominations: we polled members present; Deanna Griffin Dove volunteered to take on the position as treasurer; Joy 

Randrup and Juliet Page also indicated an interest in leading our chapter in 2007. Look for more information on nominations soon. 

12) Bead of the Quarter – First place winner was Bob Miller with a close second by Lisa St. Martin. Bob will receive a $25 gift certificate 

from Wale Apparatus & Lisa received a sample “ASK” glass pack compliment of Wale Apparatus. WALE graciously donated additional 

glass packs that we will award to future bead of the quarter winners. 

13) Lunch 

14) “Glass Faceting” Demo featuring Janet Olsen, Deborah Gibson, & Juliet Page. Janet, Deborah & Juliet demonstrated faceting glass 

beads using lapidary equipment. Presentation included multiple “fugly” beads transformed into faceted jewels. Just another way to reclaim 

those unsaleable beads. Wale Apparatus featured an industrial strength flat lap machine at a cool $795! Deborah ran out & bought an 

Inland “All in Wonder” complete lapidary workshop. Check it out @ http://www.inlandlapidary.com/singleproduct.asp?search=Flat+Lap 

+Machines&partnum=10690. They are often featured on ebay. 

15) 2007 meeting dates: 20 January; 14 April, 14 July, and 20 October – mark your calendars. 

16) Next Meeting – January 20, 2007 

Deborah Gibson 

Secretary 

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SGB/MA Minutes Aug 2006 

SGB-MA Meeting Minutes for August 19, 2006 

1) Call to order. Bob Miller, President; welcomed new members. There were approximately 30 attendees. 

2) Membership Coordinators Report (Darragh Brady): Darragh reported that there are 142 members on the roster, but only 80 paid 

members. Make sure your dues are up-to-date as only paid members get priority on classes & other chapter perks. Email Darragh to 

check on your status: darraghbrady@comcast.net. Also let Darragh know whether you have been receiving the yahoo group email 

messages. You must have a yahoo ID and have the SGB-MA listed as one of your groups. You must also make any email changes on the 

yahoo list yourself. 

3) Secretary's Report (Deborah Gibson): April meeting minutes posted on the website and approved as written. 

4) Treasurer's Report (Sharon Lieberman) 

5) Web Site report (Janet Olsen): The web site is undergoing revision (conversion to Dream Weaver) and Janet hopes to have it restored 

to its original splendor soon! 

6) Vice President's Report (Debra Dowden-Crockett): Debra was unable to attend due to both sad and happy events (uncle’s death and 

brother’s wedding), but sent an email update. 

a) Larry Scott, September 23 -- CANCELLED; could not fill up the class. 

b) Tink Martin, November 10 - 12. Juliet Page is the point of contact for the Tink classes (Juliet@julietpage.com). Tink will offer three (3) 

1-day classes at $215 each. The Nov 10th class is on wound hollows, the Nov 11th class is on mini blown vessels, and the Nov 12th class 

is on advanced vessels. Remember, paid members get priority on a first come, first served basis. Watch for the sign up email soon. In the 

meantime, visit Tink's website: http://www.blackswampglassworks.com/. 

7) President's Report (Bob) – Need volunteers/nominees for the 2007-2009 Board. New Board will preside over 8 meetings for the twoyear 

period and hopefully lots of classes and demos. 

8) ISGB Regional Director Report - Nolly Gelsinger (National update). Nolly was unable to attend, but sent an email message, below: 

a) “One thing I’ll pass along from working with other beadmakers on the Code committee and the board, is that things are getting tough 

for those of us depending on buyers’ discretionary income to fill our pockets for classes and other bead-related things. For the first time in 

10 years, Walmart posted no improvement in earnings—and Walmart sells things that are necessary like soap and diapers. The economy 

is running against us at the moment, and it may be a good idea to lower our expectations regarding classes and focus more on lower cost 

events, like maybe an open torch weekend or something like that.” 

b) Jeff Albro from Inspiration Toolworks reminded me that he’s more than willing to come down from NJ and demo his very cool tools for 

our group. 

c) Plus, here is an excerpt from the ISGB website: 

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If you are hoping to participate in the Buyers Market of American Craft aka The Rosen Show, the ISGB hosts a booth for ISGB members 

at the winter show each year. The deadline for application is September 30, 2006. To get a copy of the application, contact Gwynne at 

ED@isgb.org or download a form from our website at www.isgb.org. If you have questions about BMAC/Rosen, contact Katy Abbott, 

education director at education@isgb.org The exhibit "Trajectories" will open at the Bead Museum in Glendale, AZ on September 15, 

2006. ISGB members are invited to attend the opening and your personal invitation will be arriving in your mailbox (the snail mail one) 

soon. Please join us for this historical event if you can. The catalog is as beautiful as the beads in the exhibit and we are sure you will be 

pleased. 

9) BSGW Report: Terry D’Addio is our representative/liaison with the BSGW. Let her know if you have any particular interests or 

questions about the BSGW. Terry also brought in her copy of “Hot Off the Press,” a book demonstrating uses of the various bead presses. 

You can go to the web site for more information: http://www.artofbeadmaking.com/hotp.html 

10) Old Business. 

a) Bulk Buy updates: Deborah Gibson: Etchall & Renaissance Wax. Deborah circulated a list of interested buyers for Etchall; and her 

current supply of Renaissance Wax was depleted at the meeting. 

b) SGB-MA logo contest: We circulated two graphic renderings by Amy Phifer and additional ideas crafted by Pat Baker. Members 

present annotated the designs with comments/suggestions. We’ll post the current ideas online, along with the comments, while still 

soliciting more ideas/concepts for consideration. Send your ideas, concepts, drawings to Amy: plumcreative@mac.com. 

c) Bazaars: Our members sold at three chapter tables at the Bead Society of Greater Washington Bazaar, 6-7 May, held at the Bolger 

Center in Potomac, Maryland. Linda Spence reported that members sold $4,072.50 worth of beads -- a hefty portion of which was due to 

Jim Spaloss -- congratulations Jim! 

d) BSGW Chapter Representative. Terry D'Addio volunteered to serve as our representative to the BSGW. The BSGW and Bead 

Museum of Washington, D.C., are now a joint venture. If you've never visited the museum, put that on your must-do list! Visit the website: 

http://www.beadmuseumdc.org/. 

e) Teaching Assistant (TA) certification: TA guidelines; certification guidelines; classes, compensation, etc. Will develop a checklist & 

consult with Lisa St. Martin, our resident Fire Marshall. Several people signed up to become certified. 

f) Chapter table at the Gathering. We did not act in time to get a table at this year’s Gathering. But, Debby Weaver reported that if we 

want one next year, we must submit a request by January 2007. We will canvass the group at the next meeting. In the meantime, if you 

already know you’re interested, let Nolly know: Nolly@nollysfolly.com 

11) New Business. 

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a) Gathering Attendee Reports: Several members reported on their experience at the Gathering recently held in Kansas City. Lisa St. 

Martin reported that the class taught by Caitlin and Marshall Hyde was a big hit; and that there are a few “postcard” boxes still available 

(boxes filled with participant postcards of their beads). Leslie Diana Jones (our scholarship winner) was still beaming from attending her 

first Gathering. Debby Weaver commented on how well the “Bead Swap” went where participants gathered to “oooh and aaah” over each 

others' beads and traded openly with each other. Debby said she only took beads she was willing to part with. Debby Weaver was also 

accepted into the jewelry show at the Gathering and by keeping a good relationship with the curator, was able to nurture future sales 

opportunities. 

b) Classes/Demos: We circulated lists for demos/classes for updating; list is attached. In the meantime, you’re welcome to email me or 

Debra Dowden Crocket to express interest in any particular demo or glass artist class. 

Also, Marcie Davis of the Lauscha Glass Club (see below) offered to visit us at one of our meetings and bring a full line of Bethlehem


torches to try (Betta, Barracuda, Tiger Shark, PM2D & Great White) for open torch experimentation. Marcie also offered to bring lauscha 

glass to make glass pens, holiday ornaments plus a slideshow of lauscha style flameworking. Glass and torches would be available for 

purchase. Marcie also suggested that she and her partner, Rolf, could cater us a German lunch or Rolf could throw in a magic show (he’s 

a professional magician)! Perhaps we could collaborate with New Dynasty for a day with Marcie and lauscha glass (I’ll check it out!) 

c) Bead Review 2006 and other calls for entries: Visit our web site or ISGB for more info. Lisa St. Martin will a judge for the Bead 

Review 2006 (http://www.artofbeadmaking.com/downloads/beadreview_cfe.pdf#search=%22bead%20review%202006%22). 

d) BEAD BAZAAR. Upcoming bead bazaars this fall -- Northern Virgina Bead Society, September 30-October 1, at the Vienna 

Community Center (directions here http://www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/comloc.htm) 

e) VOTE TO UPDATE CLASS EQUIPMENT. After some discussion, the members voted to purchase quick release connectors for our 

oxygen and propane manifolds to greater/quicker ease of setting up prior to a class. Deborah will consult with WALE Apparatus & other 

vendors to get the best deal. We also circulated a bulk buy list for members to purchase quick release connectors as well. We’ll send out 

an email once we know the cost. 

f) OPEN TORCH CARLISLE: Here's the details so far: 

Open Torch Weekend at Carlisle Machine Works, Millville, NJ 

Nov. 11, 12 & 13th 

Cost is $150.00 ($50.00 per day) which will give you torches, fuel and kilns. 

We are responsible to bring our own tools, eyewear and glass....plus whatever fun stuff we want to work with. Lodging is available at either 

the Country Inn or Holiday Inn Express for approx. $68.00/per night - Carlisle's Corporate Rate. Contact info can be gotten from Carlisle. 

Both offer cont. breakfast. Carlisle is hoping to arrange a hot glass (furnace) experience for us either at Wheaton Village or Karen 

Federici's studio. Carlisle, with the help from the local isgb chapter, will treat us to a waffle breakfast one of the mornings. 

Open Torch is available for 12 participants. 

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To register contact Susan at Carlisle Glass School. To register, you must pay a deposit of $50.00 to hold your space. 

g) UPCOMING BOARD NOMINATIONS: Deborah will be sending out an email message that outlines the duties/position descriptions of 

the Board positions (president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary). Darragh Brady volunteered to continue being our membership 

coordinator, but all other positions will be up for grabs. 

12) SGB-MA MEMBER POSTCARD: Pat Baker suggested that the chapter do its own postcard or poster that we could sell at our bead 

bazaars, similar to the BSGW Gala Bead Poster that was done in 2005. Karen Hamilton volunteered to photograph member beads. If you 

already have a great photo of one of your beads, email it to Karen: Karen@littlepictures.net. Otherwise, bring your very best bead to the 

next meeting, October 21, & Karen will shoot photos during the meeting. Janet Olsen indicated that the photos should be at least 400 

pixels for layout purposes. 

13) MEMBER NEWS/UPDATES: 

a) Check out the web sites of our sister chapters. Did you know that Lampworkers Local 757 holds Ebay auctions periodically to raise 

money to support their chapter? They also have a separate yahoo group list. 

b) Debby Weaver reported that the 3 Rivers is also hosting an Open Torch in Western PA September 15-16 at Touchstone. Touchstone 

offers classes and on October 7th is hosting a live/silent auction. 

c) Lauscha Glass of the Month. Marcie Davis sent an email recently inviting beadmakers to join a Lauscha glass of the month club. 

Below is an excerpt and here is the web site: http://web.mac.com/marciedavis/iWeb/Lauscha/Color%20of%20the%20Month%20Club.html


When you join, you will receive a pound of glass every month, delivered directly to your doorstep. Just think, a color that has never been 

seen, anywhere before! We have an online newsletter so that you can keep up with our activities, as well as learn tips and tricks for 

working Lauscha color. You'll even have the opportunity to show your own work! You’ll also have the opportunity to evaluate your 

exclusive color online....the factory wants to know what you think! 

Benefits of membership go beyond just glass! You also get discounts on handblown Lauscha glassware made by individual artists. 

Beautiful goblets, vases, vessels, candlesticks and Christmas ornaments can be shipped to you for very reasonable prices. Makes holiday 

gift giving meaningful...and simple! 

You'll also receive discounts on Lauscha DVD's, travel tours, and shopping sprees at the factory! And you'll receive a special gift, just 

for joining. 

Joining is simple. Just email firelady@gate.net with your name, shipping address & phone number. The cost is $35 per color, plus 

shipping (FOB Miami). When you join, we'll send you the newsletters, plus your special gift. We look forward to having you! 

d) Jamie Fine reported that in Athens, OH, the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center (http://www.dairybarn.org/) will be featuring a juried 

exhibit. Visit the web site for more info. Lisa St. Martin reported that Corcoran will feature classes this fall (http://corcoran.edu/corcoran/ 

index.asp) 

e) Tommy Atchison brought and sold several glass caddies he made out of PVC pipe——way cool! 

14) Bead of the Quarter – First place winner was Darragh Brady who will receive a $25 gift certificate from Wale Apparatus & Pam 

Jacobs, runner up, was the recipient of Juliet Page’s sample pack of Lauscha glass – thanks Juliet!!! 

15) Lunch 

16) “Twist & Shout” Demo featuring Lisa St. Martin, Janet Olsen, & Deborah Gibson. Lisa, Janet, & Deborah presented various methods, 

from easy to complex, of making twisties. The handout is attached, plus links to various tutorials & other websites on how to make twisties! 

It was fun! 

17) Next Meeting – October 21, 2006 


Secretary 

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SGB/MA Minutes Apr 2006 

SGB-MA Meeting Minutes for April 29, 2006 

Greetings Members! Here's the minutes from 

the April 29th meeting! 

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1. 10:00 a.m. - Call to order. Debra Dowden-Crockett, Vice President, call the meeting to order. Bob Miller was unable 

to be present. We welcomed several new members and had approximately 30 attendees. 

2. Membership Coordinators Report - Darragh Brady was unable to be present, but sent an email indicating that we 

have 73 paid members for 2006 out of a total roster of 136 members. We have 12 unpaid members since 

2003; 12 unpaid members since 2004; and approximately 37 unpaid members since 2005. Please check your 

checkbooks to see if you're among those unpaid members. If so, email Darragh & send her your check with up-to-date 

email address, telephone, and address (she'll update you in the system & forward your check 

to Sharon). We will present a vote to the chapter regarding dropping members who are past due more than two years. 

REMINDER: Darragh cannot change your email address on the yahoo list -- you must go to the yahoo 

groups online to make the change so you can receive the minutes and other official announcements. Make checks 

payable to SGB-MA. 

3. Secretary's Report. (Deborah Gibson): January meeting minutes approved and posted on the website. Next 

meeting dates to be determined. 

4. Treasurer's Report. (Sharon Lieberman). Sharon reported that we have $7,330 in our coffers. Sharon presented 

information regarding obtaining a Chapter VISA card/debit card. After favorable discussion, a motion was carried to 

proceed with obtaining the card. This will make purchases of equipment/gas, etc. easier than 

check writing. 

5. Web Site report (Janet Olsen): Janet Olsen continues to keep the website a dynamic, up-to-date, resource for not 

only our chapter members, but other lucky souls who wander in and browse. As always, forward your "hot tips" to Janet 

and write a review of the latest tool, DVD, new glass, or book so we can all learn. 

6. Vice President's Report (Debra Dowden-Crockett). So far this year, we've hosted KATE FOWLE-Meleney in 

January; Barbara Becker Simon for PMC and wirework in March; and just completed the Jim Smircich May 6-7; 

on the horizon is... 

a. Larry Scott, September 23rd. If you missed Larry the last time we hosted him, please don't miss this chance. 

He's a great instructor and very generous with his knowledge and humor! Visit his website: www.larryscott.net 

b. Tink Martin, November 10 - 12. Juliet Page is the point of contact for the Tink classes. Tink plans to offer three 

(3) 1-day classes -- the first class will be on hollows, second class on vessels, and the third class is a hodgepodge of tips 

and tricks to improve your beadmaking. Visit Tink's website: . Email Juliet 

is you're interested: Juliet@julietpage.com 

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7. President's Report (Bob) - It's time to nominate/select new Board members. We're looking for exciting, energetic 

members who will carry the torch (pun intended) for the 2007-2009 term. Please be thinking about 

volunteering your name for consideration. Remember, we're only talking 8 meetings over a two-year period and 

hopefully lots of classes and demos. 

8. ISGB Regional Director Report - Nolly Gelsinger (National update). Nolly reported on the Board meeting held in 

Chicago and hiring of a new Executive Director, Gwynne Rukenbrod. Visit the website to read more about her: www. 

isgb.org . 

Nolly also reported on a postcard project aimed at raising the public's consciousness regarding "real" beads 

by original artists and "knock-off" beads by wannagetrichquick copycats! The ISGB website is also undergoing a 

renovation and hopes to be more user-friendly and inviting (a la WetCanvas!). Nolly reminded members to 

submit photos of their work for consideration for publication in the Bead Release. This is a chance to get national, and 

even international recognition, of your beads. And finally, Nolly and Lisa St Martin both reported on the Gathering to be 

held in Kansas City. Details are on the ISGB website. 

9. Old Business. 

a. Bulk Buy updates: Jamie Fine reported that the supplier for the Etchall order has not responded to email 

messages; we will pursue another supplier, possibly even Wale, for a new bulk buy - stay tuned. Also, Deborah made 

delivery on the bulk buy of Renaissance Wax and still has a few containers left. Email Deborah if you are interested or 

she'll bring them to the next meeting. 

b. SGB-MA logo contest: update (Deborah & Amy Phifer): Deborah gave a quick update. We still need ideas 

for a slogan to accompany our chapter name (which we decided to keep last time - Society of Glass Beadmakers - 

MidAtlantic). Send your ideas to Amy: plumcreative@mac.com . 

c. Bazaars: Three chapter tables were reserved for the Bead Society of Greater Washington Bazaar, 6-7 May, 

held at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland. Stay tuned for the results - I heard the chapter did very well! A big 

thank you to Linda Spence for being the point of contact and organizer for the bead bazaars. Next opportunity will be in 

November. 

10. New Business. 

a. Problem bead presentation. Nolly presented a problem regarding bead ends. If all else fails, you 

can always cover bad ends with a bead cap! :-) 

b. Classes/Demos: We circulate the list of requested demos/classes for updating; the majority vote for next 

meeting's demo goes to mastering complex twisties and latticino. 

c. Bob asked that we solicit a volunteer to represent our chapter at the BSGW Board meeting. A big thank you to 

Terry D'Addio for stepping up to the plate. Also the BSGW Gala this year is June 17 and will be featuring donated 

polymer beads. The BSGW and Bead Museum of Washington, D.C., are now a joint venture. 

If you've never visited the museum, put that on your must do list! Visit the website: 

d. Teaching Assistant (TA) certification: TA guidelines; certification guidelines; classes, compensation, etc. 

We posed to the members present the idea of certifying teaching assistants and the type of incentives we 

could offer those who take on the task. Being a TA requires that the person be knowledgeable of studio setup, including 

a 10 torch oxygen and propane manifold. The TA's primary responsibility is safety in the studio paying close attention to 

gas/fuel consumption, switching out tanks even if the students are in the middle of a bead, keeping the room ventilated, 

and assisting the teacher and students as necessary. The consensus of the group was to design a certification class for 

those interested. Regarding incentives, we explored a variety of options including one for one payback; i.e., TA a class, 

take a class free (of equal value) or pay half price class fees. The 

cost of the TA seat would be passed on to the other students. We agreed to come up with a certification outline and to 

seek the help of our very own ISGB fire marshal, Lisa St Martin. Another item for us to consider is purchasing quick 

disconnects to make equipment set up quicker and less likely to have leaks. 

e. Chapter table at the Gathering. Nolly suggested the chapter consider reserving a table at the Gathering


for members who would like to sell their beads there. An 8-foot table costs $150. If there is enough interest, the 

members could share the burden of carrying the bazaar table equipment (lights, cloth, chapter brochures, 

credit card machine, etc.) If you are interested in this venture, please contact Nolly@nollysfolly.com . 

f. Great product for carrying stringer or small amount of glass from www.mcmaster.com . Check out the description below. You can also obtain them from Small Parts, Inc. 

Cut-to-Length Tubes Round Tube with Square End Caps Round End Cap Use scissors to cut this clear, semirigid 

polyethylene tubing to the length you need. Tubing is oil and moisture resistant. Wall thickness is 0.022" (unless noted). 

Come in 4-ft. lengths. Round tubes use red vinyl end caps (sold separately) to close the ends of the tubes. Square 

tubes won't roll away. They can be stacked, and the flat surface is easier to 

label than a round surface. PVC end caps (sold separately) close the ends of the tubes. Square Tube 

g. Other News: Lisa St Martin announced that the Northern VA Bead Society hosted a bead auction and also that 

the Bead Museum is hosting a lecture series. Lisa also reported on the Gathering to be held in Minneapolis in 2007 and 

Oakland in 2008. Also, check out offerings at the Carlisle School of Glass (). Lisa will be teaching there in May. Also, is your visiting near Millville, N.J., check out 

Wheaton Village - a very glassy place! . 

Pat Baker mentioned that the Baltimore Bead Society is offering a class in photography May 20. Visit their website: 

 

h. Bead Review 2005: Several of our chapter members were featured in Deanna Griffin Dove and Brad Pearson's 

most recent undertaking to showcase beadmakers. The book is still available. Check it out @ 

http://www.artofbeadmaking.com/br_2005.html Don't miss your chance to submit 

work for Bead Review 2006. It will include works created between October 2005 and September 2006. 

11. Bead of the Quarter - Janet Olsen won first place with Lisa St Martin taking second. See the pics on the our 

website. 

12. Lunch 


13. Two part demo: 

a. Mike DeMasi of Wale Apparatus showcased several torches available on the market today providing his 

opinions of the pros/cons for the beadmaker. Mike also introduced their own new Firebird torch. The Firebird is a close 

cousin of the Minor burner, but new & improved and oh so sweet. So if you're in the market for a new torch, 

check out the Firebird! 

b. "Mastering Metals" Demo featuring Jamie Fine, Janet Olsen, and Debra Dowden-Crocket. Demo included 

silver foil/leaf, gold leaf, copper leaf, palladium, and silvered ivory stringer. All members present received a goody bag 

of sample leaf. A big thank you to Janet Olsen, Jamie Fine, Debra Dowden-Crockett and Deborah Gibson for 

putting the demo together. Janet provided a great string of sample beads made with various metals as well as a great 

pictorial handout for members to peruse. They stuffed all the goody bags as well as made silvered ivory stringer. Janet 

donated the McMaster tubing/caps to make the handy stringer containers (see website above). 

14. We all shopped til we dropped thanks to Wale Apparatus for setting up shop. Remember, when Wale's there, you get 

a discount and save on shipping so keep your glass needs list up-to-date for our next meeting and order early from 

Wale. 

15. Next Meeting . . . was supposed to be 29 July, but we may switch the date to 5 or 12 August - stay tuned. It's 

going to be another great demo on twisties so come prepared to Twist & Shout!



Secretary 

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SGB/MA Minutes Jan 2006 

Greetings! We had a great meeting in a new venue -- New Dynasty Glassworks and Gallery. 

SGB-MA Meeting Minutes for January 21, 2006 

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1. Bob Miller (President) called the meeting to order and welcomed new members (4!!!). A total of 40 members 

attended the meeting! A big thank you to Cherry Brown and New Dynasty Glass and Gallery for hosting our meeting and 

to Michael Higgins who presented the demo. 

2. Membership Coordinators Report - Darragh Brady reported that approximately 42 of 128 members are current on 

their dues (which were due in January). Please contact Darragh if you have not yet paid your dues for 2006. Make 

checks payable to SGB-MA. As a reminder, your dues must be up-to-date in order to sign up for classes hosted by the 

SGB-MA. 

3. Secretary's Report. Deborah Gibson reported that the October meeting minutes/pictures were posted on the 

website. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE APRIL MEETING DATE HAS CHANGED TO 29 APRIL SO AS NOT TO CONFLICT WITH THE 

BSGW BEAD BAZAAR 22 APRIL. Location: Columbia Arts Center, Columbia MD. Directions and map. 

4. Treasurer's Report. Sharon Lieberman reported that we have $5,987 in the bank and the last bead bazaar 

participants sold approximately $1,950. 

5. Web Site report. Janet Olsen reported that there are two new DVD reviews on the website including a review of the 

Carlisle torch by Larry Brickman. Janet also reported that we are looking to redesign the website, hopefully in 

conjunction with a new chapter logo. As always, Janet solicited members to send in their best "hot tips" - those "ah ha" 

moments you have at the torch or in a class when you learn a really cool trick or short-cut technique. 

6. Vice President's Report Debra Dowden-Crockett reported that the KATE FOWLE MELENEY class would be held 28- 

29 January 2006 (a great class by the way!!!); and that a certification PMC class with Barbara Becker Simon is 

scheduled (through Rio Grande) 25-27 March (FULL). You should also have recently received notice that Barbara Becker 

Simon will also hold a wire wrapping class the Wednesday following the PMC certification class. Debra also advised that 

we hope to schedule JIM SMICIRCH in May and LARRY SCOTT in September. 

a. Pat Baker reported that Deanna Griffin Dove is teaching a class 18-19 March - check out her website for details. 

7. President's Report. Bob reported that we will be electing new Board members this fall to begin 2007-2008 term. If


you are interested in leading our chapter, please contact any current Board member. 

8. ISGB Regional Director Report. Lisa St Martin briefed in lieu of Nolly Gelsinger. Plans for the Gathering in Kansas 

City (switched from New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina) are firming up. Because the pre-taped demo/lecture videos 

were such a success at last year's Gathering, plans are to conduct the demos the same way. Lisa reported that it is 

becoming increasingly difficult to persuade local fire marshals to permit open flames in hotel facilities. Lisa reported that 

Paul Stankard will be this year's Keynote Speaker. Paul Stankard is a renown paperweight maker. The ISGB is also 

canvassing for a new Executive Director (paid position). Deborah added that the ISGB also routinely solicits photos of 

new work to feature in the magazine, The ISGB Bead Release. 

9. OLD BUSINESS 

a. Buyers group updates. Jamie Fine requested members to sign up for a bulk buy of Etchall (approx. $25/pint). If you 

are interested, contact Jamie at: jamie.fine@verizon.net 

b. SGB-MA logo contest update. Deborah reported that Amy Phifer has agreed to lead the effort to come up with a 

new SGB-MA logo. Amy asked whether the membership wanted to change or keep our name. After considerable 

discussion, the consensus was to keep the Society of Glass Beadmakers - Mid-Atlantic as our name. However, we also 

thought we could add a "nickname" or "slogan" to further distinguish ourselves, such as "Welcome to the SGB-MA - 

home of the ??????" NOTE: If you have an idea or concept for our new logo, please email Amy: plumcreative@mac.com 

. You can include ideas for graphic art, words, etc. 

c. Report on group table at BSGW bazaar. Linda Spence reported the BSDW Bead Bazaar scheduled for 22 April may 

be in a location OTHER THAN NEW CARROLLTON! Yippee - stay tuned. Please note that the Lapidary Journal Jewelry Arts 

Expo is the same weekend in April. 

d. Meeting dates established for 2006: 21 Jan, 29 April (note change), 29 July, and 21 October 

10. NEW BUSINESS 


a. Problem bead presentation. Darragh presented the group with a recent problems she's had with beads cracking 

that were made in whole or in part with lauscha glass. Darragh had already consulted with "Glassdaddy" who sells 

lauscha. There was discussion regarding proper annealing temperatures. The consensus of opinion was that perhaps it 

was just a "bad lot" of glass and not a widespread problem with lauscha. 

b. Circulated list of requested demos/classes for updating (see attached). IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL IDEAS/ 

SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL DEBRA DOWDEN CROCKETT AND/OR DEBORAH GIBSON. 

11. Bead o'the Quarter - We had a tie between Sharon Lieberman and Serena Balderston. We awarded Sharon a $25 

gift certificate and Serena two hours free torch time courtesy of New Dynasty Glassworks and Gallery.


12. Debby Weaver reported that the International Flameworking Conference will be held 17-19 March at the Salem 

Community College in Carneys Point, NJ. Presenters/artists include Ginny Ruffner, Hank Adams, Lucy Bergamini, Hans- 

Godo Frabel, Wayne Strattman, Katherine Abbott, Bennett Battaile, Frederick Birkhill, Jesse Taj Karolczuk, Gateson 

Recko, Jennifer Scanlan, Nancy Tobey, and Fred J. Tschida. Registration is $75. For more information visit the website at 

. 

13. Cherry Brown presented an overview of New Dynasty Glassworks and Gallery offerings including an 

invitation only session with Paul Stankard; classes with Kate Fowle Meleney, Patti Walton, Brad Pearson; ongoing 

resident boro classes; "lamper's lounge" the last Saturday of every month (for $10 you can torch the night away and 

observe demos by various artists). Cherry also indicated that she features select bead artists' work on consignment - 

bring in your work and see if you have what Cherry is looking for. Cherry also indicated that plans for the future include 

artists' member shows - first up is our very own Debra Dowden Crockett! Yeah Debra! 

14. "World on a String" video. Everyone enjoyed the video which featured the various origins of glass beads around 

the world from ancient days to the present. 

15. Demo featuring Michael Higgins using boro glass. Michael demonstrated a very cool reverse axis bead. Please 

see photos of the bead on the website. 

16. Everyone had an opportunity to shop for glass/tools and observe flameworkers in action at New Dynasty's studio. 

Thanks again to Cherry and Michael for hosting the meeting. 

17. LUNCH BUFFET (compliments of the SGB-MA) - the buffet included chicken wings, shrimp platter, ham/cheese 

rollups, various pasta and shredded broccoli salads, chips, salsa, sweets and water/juice) 

18. Next Meeting 29 April 

Deborah Gibson, Secretary 


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SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE INSTRUCTORS 

1. Sharon Peters (10 votes) 

2. Loren Stump (5 votes) 

3. Tink Martin (4 votes) - plus considerable interest has been generated via the yahoo email list 

4. Nancy Tobey (3 votes) 

5. Michael Barley (3 votes) 

6. Patti Walton (2 votes) 

7. Andrew Brown (2 votes) 

8. Carol Fox (wire wrapping) (1 vote) 

9. Brent Grader


10. Karen Ovington (someone wrote that she does not do workshops) 

11. Deanna Griffin Dove and/or Brad Pearson - dot workshop 

SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE DEMOS 

1. Enamels (3 votes) 

2. Beads on LARGE mandrels (3 votes) 

3. Torch demos (minor, Mini CC, Firebird) (2 votes) 

4. Photography - chance to photo your work (2 votes) 

5. Complex twisties, latticino/chini (2 votes) 

6. Color Wheel presentation by Penni Diamante of Beadazzled (2 votes) 

7. Deanna Griffin Dove/Brad Pearson on dots (1 vote) 

8. Oxygen concentrators/generators - Mark Pullen @ Advance O2, 410.573.2099 (Annapolis) 

9. Wirework clasps 

10. Fuming 

11. Beading 

12. Use of metals (silver, gold, palladium leaf, foil and wire) in/on beads 

For past lists of suggested demos, click here. 

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SGB-MA Meeting Minutes - October 15, 2005 

Columbia Arts Center 

Columbia MD 

1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order at approximately 10:20 am. 

2. Welcome to new members: Welcome to Pat Baker (demo artist) and Wale Apparatus, plus new members all the way 

from Richmond, VA! Approximately 30 people attended the meeting. 

3. Membership Coordinator's Report (Darragh Brady): Darragh could not join us but provided an updated listing of 

the membership. Seven new members joined at the meeting! Yeah! Plus several members paid their dues. All dues 

paid between now and January 2006 cover calendar year 2006. Dues are DUE 1 January. 

4. Secretary's Report. (Deborah Gibson): July meeting minutes were posted on the website & sent to the 

membership via yahoo groups email; highlights reviewed. 

5. Treasurer's Report. (Sharon Lieberman): Sharon reported that we have approximately $7,947 in the treasury; 

that includes undistributed profits from the NOVA bead bazaar sales. 

6. Web Site report (Janet Olsen): Janet reported that there's a review of Touchstone Enameling Class with Linda 

Darty ; details on a call for entries in the 2005 

Bead Review; another call for entries for Bedazzled's Where Beads and Inspiration Meet -- a book "To showcase and document the extraordinary creativity and diversity of necklace 

design with beads." As always, Janet welcomes your bead tips and "how-to's" - we have lots on the website-check it 

out! 

7. Vice President's Report (Debra Dowden-Crockett): Debra reported that Kate Fowle Meleney will be teaching her 

advanced class, "Is This Glass," the last Saturday and Sunday, 28 - 29 January 2006 -- $360 per person. Please let 

Debra know if you're interested so we can get a head count early. 

As a reminder, you must be a paid up member to get priority consideration. We are also pursuing a three-day (3) 

certification PMC class with Barbara Becker Simon for sometime the last week in March 2006. We are working with Jim 

Smircich for another date for a 2-day glass class. We also solicited ideas for meeting demos and future classes. Cherry 

Brown has agreed to host our January 2006 meeting at New Dynasty Glass in Annandale, VA, featuring the film, 

"World on a String," and a boro demo by Michael Higgins. 

8. President's Report (Bob Miller): Bob reported that the Board is undertaking a project to create a permanent 

documentation of Board responsibilities/duties. We hope to put all aspects of chapter business in writing and post on 

the website. We already have class guides (student, teaching assistant, and teacher ) and hope to have guidelines for 

group tables at bead bazaars, arranging demos/classes, treasurer's operations, and other business so that future 

boards will have a roadmap for success! 

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9. ISGB Regional Director Report (Nolly Gelsinger): Nolly reported on the switch from New Orleans to Kansas City, 

MO, for the 2006 Gathering and also that Julie Farr was approved for another term as Executive Director, ISGB. Nolly 

also reported that the ISGB website will be undergoing renovation, including some changes to the forum! Stay tuned! 

For more ISGB news, visit the website, www.isgb.org. 


a. Status of Buyers group for purchase discounts (Private side - not part of the chapter). Lynn Hume was not able to 

attend, but several members participated in a group buy of palladium leaf and the Deanna Griffin Dove/Brad Pearson 

book, The Art of Beadmaking: Dots () and reviewed on our website: http:// 

www.sgb-midatlantic.org/book_reviews.html#Art of Beadmaking ) . 

b. Jamie Fine circulated a sign-up list for persons interested in a group buy of Etch-All ($25/pint compared to $40 

retail). Juliet Page also circulated a list for persons interested in buying select Lauscha glass (her brother lives in 

Germany)-you can contact Juliet at julietpage.com. If you are interested in a particular item for a group buy, please 

email Lynn Hume at lynn.hume@sligocreek.com. 

Mickey Kunkle mentioned that winestoppers were available from Gala Source. If there's sufficient interest, we could 

obtain a case of 48 stoppers at $5.75 each - check it out 

c. Chapter table at Northern VA Bead Bazaar, Oct 1-2, 2005, results: Linda Spence/Sharon Leiberman reported that 

there were 8 participants who sold a total of $3,600. The next Bead Bazaar will be held at New Carrollton, 12-13 

November. Email Linda Spence if you're interested at lkswolf@aol.com. 

d. Chapter table at Bead Fest, October 7-9: Janet report that five chapter members participated bringing in 

approximately $2,600. There was discussion whether the dividends were worth the investment of time, money, effort, 

etc. Of note is the fact that next year's Bead Fest coincides with the NOVA Bead Bazaar. Nolly suggested we consider 

the Jewelry Arts Expo or other Bead Fest venues. 

e. Report on Washington Bead Museum and BSGW fundraising gala: Bob reported that Bead posters may still be 

available (photos of select beads of over 300 donated for the gala. Bob also encouraged those who donated beads and 

who have not yet sent in their donor bead registration to the Bead Museum to please do so at your earliest 

opportunity. Let Bob know if you're interested in a poster. A picture of the poster is on our website here: . 

f. SGB-MA Logo Contest Update: Deborah reported that she is still working on getting information and details posted to 

the website. In the meantime, be thinking of how to graphically capture the essence of our chapter in a logo! 


a. Dates for calendar year 2006 were established: 21 January, 22 April, 29 July, and 21 October - mark your calendars. 

b. Problem Bead: Margaret Smith presented a bead that was made with lilac rose frit (gaffer glass) and asked why it 

resulted in a milky finish. Deanna Griffin Dove opined that it may be devtritrification caused by contact with a cold 

brass tool, recommending that Margaret heat the brass tool before pressing the bead into shape. Deanna also 

cautioned against using Val Cox' "Silver Lake" frit without a mask - the silver content could be hazardous to your 

health! Sharon Lieberman also asked a question regarding the best metal to use in fabricating bead/wire sculpture. 

Suggestions included copper tubing available at McMasters Carr, Small Parts, Michaels, and Terra Firma retail stores. 

c. Show n Tell: Jamie Fine passed around a bead made on a cone shaped mandrel offered by Arrow Springs - it sells 



for approx. $15. Janet showed an extra large flat lentil made by Cattwalk's () newest 2inch 

press - it's HUGE!!! 

d. Bead Donation to Benefit Habitat for Humanity: In light of several recent natural disasters, the chapter 

discussed if there was a way for us to make a difference. After much discussion, we voted unanimously to offer 

members the opportunity to donate beads to the next Bead Bazaar at New Carrolton to benefit Habitat for Humanity. 

This is a great opportunity to find homes for those orphan beads and/or get top dollar for one of your finest creations. 

If you're interested in participating, send your beads (name/price attached) to Linda Spence or drop them by the Bead 

Bazaar first thing Saturday morning. 

e. Kansas City or Bust!: Deanna Griffin Dove canvassed the membership for interest in chartering a bus for the trip 

to Kansas City for the Gathering next summer. Deanna will obtain information regarding minimum ridership, cost per 

person, and duration of the trip. Stay tuned. 

12. Bead of the Quarter : The challenge was for your seasonal best, and if possible using one of Zoozii presses. 

Jamie Fine won first place with her large autumnal lentil and Bob Miller was runner up with his silver capped abstract 

focal. See them here: http://www.sgb-midatlantic.org. 

13. LUNCH 

14. Bead of the Quarter challenge for next quarter is your most absolutely stunning creation between now and the 

next meeting! Let your imagination soar! 

15. Pat Baker Cold Worked Silver Bead Cap Demo: Pat Baker, a member of the Gem Cutters Guild, provided a 

detailed demonstration of how to make bead caps and rivets for beads, as well as "S" hooks and ear wires and 

provided detailed handouts packed with "how to" information. Pat had all her equipment on hand such as her Foredom 

flexible shaft, and tools for polishing, dapping, and disc cutting. Pat recommended using fine silver because it is softer 

and doesn't tarnish like sterling. Pat also prefers using ball burs rather than drill bits to drill holes into the domes used 

as caps. In that regard, Pat recommends doming the cap first, then drilling the hole, cup side up. Pat also discussed 

Argentium-a type of silver that is made without copper. She also prefers thin/medium wall silver tubing. If you use a 

ballpeen or planishing hammer, sand and polish it to a fine sheen before using to prevent transferring unsightly dents 

onto your silver. Pat teaches classes offered by the Gem Cutters Guild. We all thoroughly enjoyed her demo and 

greatly appreciated her sharing her many talents with us. 

16. Great meeting : visit the website to see the pics!. 

17. Next meeting: January 21, 2006! 

18. Adjournment. 

Minutes archive is here. 


SGB/MA Minutes July 2005 

SGB-MA Meeting Minutes – July 16, 2005 

(Pictures from the meeting are here!) 

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1. Call to order (Bob Miller). The meeting was called to order at approximately 10:15 am. 

2. Welcome to new members. Welcome to Amy Ouelette of Zoozii press fame; Steve and Sam from Jodel Glass. 

Approximately 30 people attended the meeting. 

3. Secretary’s Report. (Deborah Gibson): April meeting minutes were posted on the website and sent to the 

membership via yahoo groups email. 

4. Treasurer’s Report. (Sharon Lieberman). Sharon reported that we have approximately $4,975 in the treasury. 

5. Vice President’s Report (Debra Dowden-Crockett). Debra reported that Kate Fowle will be teaching her 

advanced class the last Thursday/Friday in September -- September 29-30 -- (before the October bead bazaar). Also 

we are pursuing a 2-day (noncertification) PMC class with artist Kelly Russell and/or Barbara Becker Simon for a 

combo PMC/glass class. 

*** We solicited ideas for upcoming classes and demonstrations. See addendum attached. If you 

would like to vote on a future demo, or have any additional ideas, send an email to Debra Dowden 

Crockett.*** 

If you are interested in the Kelly Russell PMC class and also let her know.) 

6. Web Site report (Janet Olsen): Janet reported that there’s a review of Jim Smircich’s new DVD on the website. 

There is also a new review of Corina Tettinger's 2004 issue in the "Spotlight On" series, this pamphlet entitled 

'Spotlight on Magic Color Reactions'. There are direct links for ordering the books. 

7. There was discussion regarding links to member websites. Our policy/practice is for members (in good standing; 

i.e., dues paid) to request a link to their website by contacting Janet at feedback@sgb-midatlantic.org. 

Janet also encouraged members to send in “hot tips” – those tips that “break the code” for particular techniques and/ 

or time-saving tips, for our Tip of the Week feature. Essentially, any idea or “Ah-Ha!” you jot down during a class 

could make a great tip! 

8. ISGB Regional Director Report – (Nolly Gelsinger). Nolly reported on recent elections and the ISGB survey. 

Apparently only 200 or so members voted during the last election and although there was controversy, Nolly assured 

everyone that the election was accomplished following established policy/procedure. There was a significantly 

greater response on the survey which will be used to better meet the needs of the membership. Nolly also reported 

on the change in venue at the Gathering—apparently a change in fire marshals resulted in a change of mind with 

respect to having open torches, propane, etc. in the hotel as previously arranged. However, new arrangements/ 

accommodations were made and all is well. Nolly indicated that Vince Henley had come up with bylaws/code of


regulations for consideration by the ISGB Board. 

9. Membership Coordinators Report – (Darragh Brady). Darragh reported that we have 83 paid members and a 

total of 119 on the rolls. Remember, you must be a member in good standing (dues paid) in order to sign up for 

classes, etc. Also, if your email address changes, please let Darragh know or go on the yahoo website and change it 

yourself. If your email is not current, you won’t receive the minutes or other announcements that may be of interest 

to you. 


a. Status of Buyers group for purchase discounts (Private side – not part of the chapter). Lynn Hume 

reported that several members took advantage of a group purchase of Zoozii presses, gold leaf, and palladium. 

Juliet indicated that she may be able to bring us future opportunities for group buys of glass from Germany 

(STAY TUNED). Bob Miller brought several rod warmers (actually they are hair rod warmers that reach a temp 

of 860 degrees Fahrenheit) for sale and there could be a future group buy if there’s enough interest. 

b. Chapter table at BSGW Bead Bazaar, April 23/24, results. Linda Spence/Sharon Leiberman reported 

that there were 11 participants who sold a total of $2,011.00. The spring bazaars typically sell less than the 

fall bazaars. Karen King reported that several vendors have stopped attending because the venue is 

unappealing and sales/attendance has continued to decline as a result (New Carrollton, Md). Bob Miller 

indicated he would ask whether the Bead Society of Greater Washington (BSGW) is researching other venues. 

c. Chapter table at Bead Fest, October 7-9. Voting/jurying of applicants to participate in the Chapter Table 

at Bead Fest concluded Friday, July 15th and the six participants are: Debby Weaver, Jim Spaloss, Jamie Fine, 

Darragh Brady, Lisa St. Martin , and Janet Olsen – congratulations to all! 

d. Report on Washington Bead Museum and BSGW fundraising gala featuring film, “WORLD ON A 

STRING”; 300 beads donated by SGB-MA members, held 25 June. Bead poster. Johanna Stange, BSGW, (the 

person who did the wonderful poster of our 300 commemorative bead donation) addressed the group. Johanna 

reported that the fundraiser raised a total of approximately $15K, all going to the Bead Museum . Johanna 

reported on the background of Diana Frieberg who made the documentary films on beads – Johanna told us the 

series was National Geographic quality. 

Bob Miller shared photos of the event which featured several women dressed in – well beads and swarovski 

crystal! Ands lots of them sewn together to create magnificent works of wearable art. 

Our very own Amy Phifer won the contest for the “Whimsical” bead entry – a beaded handbag embellished with 

all manner of whimsy! 

Any leftover beads are now the property of the Bead Museum and will be sold or on display at the Museum. 

Everyone who contributed was encouraged to complete a “Donor Gift Deed.” A copy of the form is attached 

(and also available on the website). 

Posters are available for $25 each – email Bob Miller if you are interested in a poster no later than September 

5, 2005. At least two orders are required. 

Johanna indicated that there’s a possibility the Gala could be an annual event. The Gala was videotaped. We 

will research the possibility of showing the video at our next meeting. 



a. SGB-MA logo contest (Deborah). Deborah provided a summary of the parameters for creating a 

chapter logo (courtesy of Diana Dugina who created the winning logo for the Alexandria Gathering). We will 

send out a separate message with instructions for contestants to submit their ideas/concepts for the logo. We 

will then “jury” the best idea/concept and work with a professional graphic artist to make the logo a reality.



Stay tuned for specific instructions. 

b. Janet reported that Deanna Griffin Dove and Brad Pearson are getting ready to publish their new book, 

“Dots—the Definitive Guide,” for $19.50. Look for details on their website: http://www.artofbeadmaking. 

com/ 

c. Karen King reported that Touchstone Center for Crafts in western Pennsylvania still has openings in 

several classes this summer including Liz Mears – for more information, see http://www.touchstonecrafts.com/ 

d. Karen also reported that PMC certification classes are available through Rio Grande jewelry supplier. 

Visit this webpage to see the PMC artists and locations of classes: http://www.riogrande.com/rio_rewards/ 

schedule.asp 

e. And Barbara Becker Simon was recently featured at Arts Afire in Alexandria , VA. Barbara is an 

accomplished beadmaker and PMC artist. Visit her website: www.bbsimon.com. 

f. Other items of interest included a jewelry’s glass case (counter style) for sale ($60) from the Baltimore 

Bead Society; and classes offered by the Gem Cutter’s Guild in making caps for beads and cold work. Visit 

their website: http://www.gemcuttersguild.com/classes.shtml 

g. Darragh Brady suggested allocating time for the “problem bead of the quarter” –so bring in your 

problem bead and let’s see if we can collectively solve the problem! 

h. Pam Jacobs reported that she found a new supplier of glass in Canada – Caliente Art Glass. Check it out! 

http://www.calienteglass.com/ 

12. Bead of the Quarter – Floral beads. Deborah Gibson won with her extra large lentil using Val Cox silver lake 

frit, lauscha olive green stringer, and opal yellow to create a vinelike floral motif. Amy Ouellette was runner up with 

her sculptural large yellow sunflower with conical green stem. See them both on the website. Deborah will receive a 

$25 gift certificate from Wale Apparatus. 

13. LUNCH 

14. Bead of the Quarter challenge for next quarter to be determined. 

15. Zoozii Press Demo featuring Amy Ouelette. (Pictures from the demo are here!) WHAT A GREAT DEMO!!!! 

Amy was a ball of fire on the torch demonstrating each of her presses, plus how to mix/match presses to achieve 

different effects. Amy demonstrated how to use the two hole mandrel and even gave us a “sneak preview” of her 

newest presses that she will debut at the Gathering. This was the longest demo in recent history as everyone stayed 

to watch the marvels of Amy’s presses. Amy also demonstrated use of the Val Cox marver – a unique base with 

molded brass top for various shaping needs. Darragh Brady was the lucky recipient of the drawing for a Val Cox 

marver. Amy nearly sold out of presses she brought with her and took orders for several more. Amy was both 

entertaining and informative – simply a delight. We give her 5 STARS!!!!! 

16. Speaking of spending money, Steve and his daughter, Sam, filled our shopping carts with lots of great glass from 

Jodel Glass. Steve made the trip all the way from Rhode Island and we’re pretty sure they covered their travel 

expenses at a minimum. A BIG THANK YOU to Steve, Monique, and Sam for bringing such a wonderful assortment of 

glass for us to peruse and buy, including tri-color lauscha. If you missed this opportunity, visit them at their website: 

www.jodelglass.com. 

Also a big thanks to Nolly and Laura for bringing their frits – as you can see, there were ample opportunities to spend 

$$$! 

17. Next meeting October 15th. 18. Adjournment.


Minutes submitted by Deborah Gibson 

August 6, 2005 

Meeting minutes archive is here. 

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FUTURE DEMO IDEAS (IN ORDER OF VOTES): 

Do you want to submit a vote for a future workshop, class, or demo? Or suggest another? 

Contact Deborah Dowden-Crockett! 

Metals on Glass (fuming, foil, leaf and fine silver wire) (8) 

Blowing glass (6) 

Working with silver wire (6) 

Using enamels on glass (6) 

Blowing glass vessels (5) 

Ear wires (4) 

Beading techniques (4) 

Using etching cream to enhance bead designs (4) 

Using faceting machine to facet beads (4) 

Riveted bead caps (4) 

Making marbles (3) 

Fusing (2) 

Electroforming (2) 

Color Wheel w/Penny Diamante of Beadazzled (1) 

Do you want to submit a vote for a future demo? Contact Deborah Dowden-Crockett! 

................................................................................ 

CLASS/DEMO IDEAS/SIGNUPS KELLY RUSSEL PMC CLASS, OCTOBER 29-30, 2005: the following 

folks indicated an interest: 

Darragh Brady 

Pencie Newton 

Linda Spence 

Sharon Lieberman 

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SGB/MA Minutes April 2005 

SGB-MA Meeting Minutes – April 16, 2005 

(Pictures from this meeting are here!) 

1. President Bob Miller called the meeting to order at 10:15. 

2. Welcome to new members. 

3. Secretary’s Report. (Deborah Gibson): January meeting minutes were sent via yahoo and are posted on the SGB-MA 

website. 

4. Treasurer’s Report. (Sharon Lieberman). Sharon was unable to attend but reported via email that we have $5,475 in 

our account. The ISGB sent a thank you for the 2005 Gathering scholarship of $500, which was awarded to a member 

of the SGB-MA. 

5. Vice President’s Report (Debra Dowden-Crockett). Debra contacted Michael Barley, Jim Smircich and Kate Fowle 

regarding possible classes. Michael prefers not to travel and we awaiting responses from Jim and Kate. Debra is also 

researching sources for Precious Metal Clay classes and other programs of interest to beadmakers. 

6. Web Site report (Jan Olsen): Jan reported that Annie Simpson did a “test drive” of several bead presses and the 

results are posted in a new feature article on the website. Janet requested that members who participated in Leah 

Fairbanks (or other classes) remember to send her “tips” for posting on the website. In that regard, recommend you 

browse that section frequently – no matter how long you’ve been making beads, there’s always a new twist someone’s 

thought of regarding techniques, etc. 

7. ISGB Regional Director Report – (Nolly Gelsinger). Nolly reported on award of the SGB-MA Gathering scholarship to 

Linda Campbell of the Tidewater chapter. Also, deadlines for getting your registration in are rapidly approaching. 

8. Membership Coordinators Report – (Darragh Brady). Darragh was unable to attend, but has been regularly sending 

out notices of members who are current in their dues. Bob reiterated that dues are DUE annually in January ($15 per 

member). 


a. The classes taught by Jennifer Geldard were a big success (Feb 24th and 25th and Feb 26th and 27th). There was 

such great interest in Jennifer’s class that we were able to fill two 2-day classes. Participants raved about what a 

wonderful instructor Jennifer was and how generous in sharing her knowledge of beadmaking. 

Leah Fairbanks class was another big success (April 9th and 10th). Photos of the class are posted on the website. 

b. Debra Dowden-Crockett called for volunteers to assist her in planning meeting programs, classes, 

demos, etc. As always, if you have an idea or want to contribute to making our meetings exciting and 

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informative, please email/call Debra. If we get great input, we’ll be able to provide you with great output! 

Contact Deborah to volunteer: TheBTBoutique@aol.com 

c. Status of Buyers Group for purchase discounts (Private side – not part of the chapter). -- Lynn Hume and Jamie Fine 

reported on their efforts to date to provide opportunities for “group buys.” Lynn circulated sign up sheets for Zoozii 

presses and triple gold leaf at considerable savings. We plan to add a link on the website to post upcoming group buys. 

If there is an item or you know a vendor who would be willing to offer a group rate for a tool or other beadmaking 

item, please let Lynn or Jamie know. 

d. Jan Olsen reported on the status of the chapter table at Lapidary Journal Bead Fest, October 7-9 status of jurying 

participants. DEADLINE for submission of pictures for the online jury is June 15th. Jan reminded members that 

guidelines for applying to participate in the Beadfest are online. 

e Scholarships for 2006 Gathering. We’ll be sending check for $500 as decided previously. 

f. SGB-MA Membership dues policy. (January 1st each year) all checks should be made payable to “SGB-MA”. 

g. Bead of the Quarter winner will now receive a $25 gift certificate to WALE Apparatus (courtesy of Mike DeMasi and 

WALE Apparatus. 


a. We exchanged ideas for future and new classes, demos, membership retention, membership expansion. 

b. Pat Baker reported an upcoming class with Tim McCreight, well known metalsmith. Look for details in her 

announcement via our yahoo mailing list. 

c. Debby Weaver reported on an upcoming event at The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center (http://www. 

delaplaine.org/). A National Juried Bead and Fiber Exhibit is planned for September and October 2005. Both jurors for 

this event are nationally recognized, Jane Sauer, fiber artist and bead artist, Joyce J. Scott. Visit the their website for 

more details. 

d. Bob reported on an acquaintance of his whose wife, a beadmaker, recently passed away. The gentleman was looking 

to sell his wife’s glass supplies. After considerable discussion, the chapter passed on purchasing the glass. Anyone still 

interested in buying some/all of the glass supplies can contact Bob Miller for more information (if it’s not too late). 

e. Linda Spence reported on the SGB-MA chapter table at the Bead Society of Greater Washington Bead Bazaar 

scheduled for April 23-24. Linda reported that 13 members had signed up. 

f. “BEADS OF COURAGE” program. Nolly reported on various chapters participating in the Beads of Courage Program 

(http://www.azsgb.org/BeadsofCourage.htm). Beadmakers donate beads that are given to children suffering from 

cancer. Visit the website for more information or do a Google search. 

g. Showntell (tools, gadgets, etc.) – featuring the GoldnHot Ceramic heater as a rod/murrini warmer. 

h. The Gathering 2005, Louisville, KY. Lisa St. Martin reported that there’s still room in various classes being offered at 

the Gathering. Details are on the ISGB website (www.isgb.org). She also encouraged members to check out Lapidary 

Journal’s April issue which featured a good article on how to display your work. 



g. Cherry Brown, Owner, New Dynasty Glass Studio, in Fairfax, VA. Cherry gave an overview of the studio she and her 

son, Michael Higgins operate, which includes classes, monthly open torches ($10/person), and studio/torch rentals. 

The monthly open torch, “Lamper’s Lounge,” is scheduled for the last Saturday of each month. For more details visit 

their website at www.newdynastyglass.com. Cherry also reported that John Olsen and Patti Walton are scheduled to 

teach classes at the studio. Cherry also announced that on Saturday, May 21st, they will be hosting an Open House/ 

Exhibit featuring a private collector’s Murrini collection. Cherry offered to work with us on ideas for collaboration such 

as a member’s only exhibit. 

h. Guest speaker JUDY CARLSON and ELAINE MOORE, Bead Society of Greater Washington (BSGW) and the 

Washington Bead Museum (http://www.beadmuseumdc.org/), announced that on June 25 at the Naval Archives 

Theater, they will host the premier of “WORLD ON A STRING” (http://worldonastringmovie.com/, a new four-episode 

five-hour documentary series produced by veteran film maker Diana Friedberg. World On A String tells the remarkable 

story of human history through one of mankind's tiniest creations... the bead. It is an awesome saga spanning some 

75,000 years. 

Tickets for the event (a fundraiser for the D.C. Bead Museum) are $65. Here ’s an opportunity to wear/market your 

favorite beads at an event focused on beads. There will be contests for various categories of beads worn by the 

designer or collector; i.e., most whimsical, etc. and the winners will be featured at the Bead Museum. Important to 

note that the designer of the bead must be present to win. There will also be a Silent Auction of beads/services. 

Judy and Elaine offered (and the chapter unanimously agreed) to provide 300 commemorative beads to give attendees 

of the premiere. Members should have received a yahoo announcement from Bob Miller with the details. Details are 

also featured on our website. NO PENDANTS – only beads with a hole. 

Judy and Elaine also announced that the Bead Museum’s current exhibit, “The Eternal Bead,” has been extended until 

October. We encourage everyone to visit the museum, the museum shop, and even donate a bead for posterity! 

We voted that Bob Miller, a member of the BSGW, be the official SGB-MA representative to the BSGW. 

11. LUNCH 

12. Bead of the Quarter – frit beads. WINNER: Jan Olsen; Runners-up: Michael Higgins and Deborah Gibson. Bead of 

the Quarter challenge for July is “FLORAL” – any type, sculptural, surface, encased, etc. 

13. Open Torch/QandA—We set up three torches. Juliet Page brought stained glass for a demonstration of how to cut 

thin strips of glass for beadmaking (Deborah did a demo, followed by Juliet). Debby Weaver demonstrated a bead 

technique using silver leaf. We encourage chapter members to review our “How-to” page on the website for ideas for 

future demonstrations. 

14. Kay Powell, who is moving out of the area, brought her collection of frit samples. Keep in touch Kay and thanks, 

Kay, for sharing so much with the chapter over the years. 

15. Next meeting July 16 featuring Amy Ouelette (Zoozii presses). 

16. Adjournment. 






SGB/MA Minutes Feb 2005 

Minutes of Quarterly Meeting February 2005 

Greetings Members: 

Our first meeting of the New Year was held February 5, 2005, at the Washington Sculpture Center (WSC), in 

Washington, D.C., (after being delayed from January 22 due to weather). It was a great turn-out, approximately 40 

members attended. 

Lisa St. Martin (former president, SGB-MA) and Patricia Ghiglino (founder of the WSC, along with her husband/ 

sculptor, Ronaldo) welcomed us to the facility. Patricia thanked the chapter for our donation of $1,000 to the WSC 

which was used to equip the lampworking studio (and what a nice studio for classes!!!). Lisa then turned the meeting 

over to Bob Miller, newly-elected president, SGB-MA. 

President: Bob led everyone in a round of applause for outgoing Board members: Lisa St Martin, Mickey Kunkle (VP), 

and Karen King, treasurer. Bob then introduced the remaining new Board members: 

Debra Dowden-Crockett, vice-president; Sharon Lieberman, treasurer; Deborah Gibson, secretary; Darragh Brady, 

membership coordinator; continuing as master of our website, Janet Olsen; and last, but not least, Nolly Gelsinger, 

regional director, Midatlantic Region, ISGB. Each gave their reports as follows: 

Vice President: Debra talked about the two upcoming classes and the plan to bring more exciting classes and 

programs to the group. 

Debra told the membership that they are going to have access to the best instructors and programs during the next 

year, and she encouraged everyone to get involved by volunteering to help and suggesting new ideas. 

If you are interested in helping Debra, contact her. 

Secretary: Deborah reported that the October quarterly meeting minutes and December Board transition meeting 

minutes were sent out to the membership via the yahoo mailing list and were/are posted on the website as well. 

Deborah encouraged everyone, particularly new members, to read the meeting minute archives to see the kinds of 

business and initiatives we've accomplished in the past. 

Treasurer: Sharon reported that we have $4,999 in the treasury. 

Sharon asked bead bazaar participants to cash their checks for sales as soon as possible after receipt. (Although it's 

nice to fondle that first check or two, we need to keep the books up-to-date!) 

As noted at our Board transition meeting, the International SGB sent a thank you note for our annual donation of a 

$500 scholarship for the Gathering (with first dibs going to a member of our chapter). 

Out- going Treasurer Karen King reported that at the last bead bazaar (in November 2004) our chapter participants 

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earned over $4000 in sales!!! A good incentive for new members to test the waters is to participate in one of the 

upcoming bazaars. (Check out the calendar of events on the website for the dates of upcoming bazaars. 

Karen also mentioned that members may charge class fees to their credit cards, since our chapter can take credit 

cards. In that regard, Clare Nykolyszyn indicated she was aware of a cheaper bank for credit card accounts (ours 

currently charges $22.50/month whether we use it or not.) 

Membership: Darragh and Deborah (interim membership coordinator) gave a joint update on membership. ANNUAL 

DUES ARE DUE NOW ($15). 

We indicated on the membership roster the date we receive your initial membership fee and when you send in annual 

dues. Darragh will be contacting members that may be overdue on their dues! We passed around a copy of the 

membership roster for updating. 

Because the ISGB is interested in knowing how many members of various chapters are also members of the ISGB, we 

will begin collecting that information (NOTE: membership in the ISGB is not a requirement for membership in the SGB- 

MA). 

Because only approximately 25 members were listed on the "unofficial" yahoo email list, Deborah recently sent 

invitations to join the "unofficial" yahoo list to all members currently on the "official" yahoo list. The unofficial list is for 

buying, selling, chatting, and sharing information. The official list is only for minutes class announcements and other 

official SGB-MA business. 

Darragh and Deborah encouraged members to update their information on both yahoo email lists. Only members can 

change their email address, not the membership coordinator. Simply log on to yahoo using your yahoo ID, click "my 

groups," and the SGB-MA official and unofficial email lists should show up. You will not find it using the groups search 

function because we are currently "unlisted" as a by invitation only group. 

Website: Janet reminded members to send her beadmaking and lampworking tips for use in Tip of the Week, book 

reviews, and any other information that may be helpful to our members, that she can post on the website. Janet 

received a round of applause for creating for us one of the most dynamic and information packed websites for 

Beadmakers and lampworkers. In that regard, Janet received honorable mention in the recent Bead Release under 

regional reports, and Ann Davis exclaimed that she thought our website was "awesome!" Just a reminder: guidelines 

for instructors, students, and TAs are all on the website for your perusal. 

Regional Director: Nolly encouraged all ISGB members to vote for proposed changes to ISGB rules (posted on the 

ISGB website and mailing) by February 7th. Nolly also reported that the ISGB had earmarked 50% of net profits into 

savings and the other 50% for program development. We were happy to have Ann Davis, ISGB Board member, also at 

the meeting. Ann updated us on future Gathering sites, including Louisville, New Orleans, Minneapolis, possibly San 

Francisco, and maybe, maybe, maybe a return to the East Coast. 

Nolly reminded members that the roommate finder is now posted on the ISGB website. Ann also reported that the 

ISGB will have a booth at SOFA, "Sculpture Objects and Functional Art." 

OLD BUSINESS: 

A. Election of new Board members. Nominations were accepted from September through November 2004; members 

submitted votes by email and new Board members were announced via email in December 2004. 



B. Board transition meeting. A meeting was held between the outgoing and incoming board members on Saturday, 

December 4, 2004, and plans were made for individual turnovers of responsibilities. 

C. Bead of the Quarter. Wale Apparatus graciously and generously offered to sponsor a $25 gift certificate for the 

winner of the Bead of the Quarter. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

A. Classes: Debra announced that we had two full classes for Jennifer Geldard (Thurs/Fri, Feb 24-25; and Sat/Sun, 

Feb 26/27), as well as for Leah Fairbanks, Sat/Sun, April 9/10. Debra circulated a sheet for volunteers to assist in 

arranging classes as well as a list of classes/instructors the membership would like to see offered. 

B. Class registration policy. There was much discussion regarding the "first come, first serve" policy for signing up 

for classes and whether Board members had an advantage (implicitly or explicitly) in signing up first. Debra clarified 

that with respect to the Jennifer Geldard class, she simply accepted registrations in the order in which they were 

received. Debra and Deborah both affirmed that Board members have not (and did not in this case) receive 

preferential treatment or perks regarding classes. 

Board members have no "heads up" for when the announcement is going out and they typically mail in their 

registration at the same time as everyone else. After all was said and done, the membership agreed that using the 

"postmark" date was the fairest way to determine who got their checks in first, to make sure folks who live a distance 

away are not penalized . In the event several checks are postmarked the same day, the vice-president (or whomever 

the checks are mailed to), will simply mark them in order of their retrieval from the mailbox. 

C. Chapter Table at BEADFEST and Jurying. Janet had sent out an email regarding interest in having a group sales 

table at Lapidary Journal's BEADFEST. The Board had previously voted to advance the deposit on the table and to 

permit the participants to use our SGB-MA banner and other information to advertise our group. However, due to the 

high quality of glass beads and other merchandise at the BEADFEST, there was a question whether we should hold a 

jury to determine acceptance of members applying to participate at the table. After much discussion, the chapter 

decided adopt Annie Simpson's suggestion: to jury applications by posting anonymous digital photographs of the 

member's work on our website and then soliciting votes on the work. The member's work would not be identified by 

name and the six members receiving the highest number of votes would be accepted. Look for more information by 

email soon from Janet. 

D. Family Membership in SGB-MA. Lisa questioned whether family members who are minors should have to pay 

individual chapter dues. 

The chapter decided to take the matter under consideration and come up with a policy, particularly with respect to 

liability for minors taking classes. Our research will include a survey of other chapters (including the ISGB) to see what 

is working for them. 

Another issue regarding membership was the advisability of posting the membership roster on the SGB-MA or yahoo 

websites. In a nutshell, the answer was "NO." We will send out a copy of the membership roster via email. 

E. Chapter Bulk/Group Buying. There has been some interest in establishing a more formal group or bulk buying 

mechanism, perhaps through our unofficial yahoo email list. However, due to our status as a nonprofit organization, 

there may be laws, rules or regulations that may impinge on group buys as a chapter rather than individual members 

who band together to make a bulk purchase. Because there remain questions on how such a mechanism would work 

within the chapter, several members volunteered to research the issue and present their findings/options at the next 



meeting. If you have an interest and/or information pertaining to your experiences in bulk/group buys, please email 

the following members: Lynn Hume (lynn@sligocreek.com), Pam Jacobs (pjacobs@cox.net), and Patricia Baker 

(patriciabaker18@hotmail.com). 

F. PMC (Precious Metal Clay) Certification. Clare solicited interest in becoming certified PMC instructors. The 

benefit is the ability to purchase PMC at wholesale rather than retail prices. 

There was much discussion including that various certifications offered through PMC Connection, the PMC Guild, and 

Rio Grande. 

Karen indicated that she had spoken to Celie Fago, a well-known PMC artist, about such possibilities. Stay tuned for 

more information. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

A. Karen King reminded members of the 2005 International Flameworking Conference, at Salem Community College in 

March 18-20, 2005. For more information, check out their website. 

B. Janet showed the book, "Chinese Knots for Beaded Jewellery," by Suzen Millodot. REMINDER: order your books 

from Amazon.com through our link on our website (we get a small stipend for the referral). 

C. Lisa St. Martin presented various catalogs of classes, including those offered by the WSC. 

D. BEAD BAZAARS: Look for the dates on our website calendar coming up in April, October, and November 2005. 

BEAD OF THE QUARTER. Members submitted "sculptural" works in glass in honor of the WSC. We had exquisite 

entries and the winner was Jim Spaloss with a beautiful human figure in glass congratulations to Jim for winning the 

first $25 gift certificate from Wale Apparatus. Runners-up included Nolly Gelsinger and Annie Simpson. Look for photos 

of their entries on the website. Because we had several entries of "mixed media" using glass beads and other media, 

such as silver, we may consider different categories for Bead of the Quarter in the future. 

TOUR OF WASHINGTON SCULPTURE CENTER. Patricia escorted us on a tour of the WSC. It is quite a facility 

equipped for metalsmithing, stained glass, stone sculpture, lampworking, and various other artistic media. For those of 

you who may not know, the WSC is located in the area where D.C. plans to build a new baseball stadium. In that 

regard, Patricia provided petitions for us to sign imploring the D.C. government to assist in relocating the WSC to a 

new home. If you'd like to write a letter or support relocation of the WSC, please email Patricia at info@dcsculpture.org. 

Otherwise, we encourage you to visit the WSC it is a great facility and offers a lot of classes. It's very accessible by 

Metro. Expand your horizons! Check it out! 

FRIT DEMONSTRATION BY VAL COX. Valerie Cox, of Wet Canvas fame, demonstrated how she uses various frits 

and shards (small shards of glass blown out as thin as a light bulb) to embellish her beads. Val personally uses 

Bullseye glass. Val provided a handout explaining that the frits she uses were developed for use by furnace workers, 

and that many of the frits "create stunning reactive and reduction qualities" such her very own "Raku Jitterbug" frit. 

Val demonstrated the use of several frits that resulted in some of the reactions that produce such beautiful beads. Val 

encouraged the use of frits along with other applications such as silver leaf to create more interesting beads. 

Frits come in various sizes from powder form to large chunks that can be pulled into stringers. Val used a small glass 



bowl and spoon to hold and roll the bead in rather than placing a mound of frit on a marver. Val explained that the 

spoon enables the frit to cover both ends as well as the middle of the bead. Tips Val shared with us included the 

following: 

(1) less is more; according to Val, "a bead covered entirely in a single color frit is a boring bead," 

(2) the darker the frit, the smaller the size should be, 

(3) reduce a "reduction" frit by turning down your oxygen and turning up the propane flash quickly in the flame and 

then put in the kiln, 

(4) don't reduce "intense" colors such as pink they turn smoky dray, and 

(5) metallic reduction frits look best on stringer or dots left raised. 

We hope to post the handout Val provided us on the website soon. 

Val brought sufficient frits for each member present to receive 2 or 3 free samples. We thoroughly enjoyed Val as she 

generously shared her knowledge and skill in working with frits. You can purchase Val's frits on her website: http:// 

www.valcox.com/ Thank you very much Val!!!! We'd love for you to visit with us any time. 

NEXT BEAD OF THE QUARTER CHALLENGE Create a bead using frit or shard and remember, do something unique 

and different no boring beads just rolled entirely in frit! ha! 

NEXT MEETING: Saturday, April 16 at the Columbia Arts Center. Followed by meeting scheduled for July 16, and 

October 15 (always double check the dates on our website.). 

Deborah 

Secretary 

Meeting pictures are here. 




Minutes from the October 16, 2004 Quarterly Meeting 

Greeting Mid-Atlantic Chapter Beadmakers! 

Lisa St. Martin, President, opened our October 16 meeting and welcomed all new members. Lisa informed us that 

her pyrotechnic partner in crime, ISGB Gathering Fire Marshall Larry Brinkman, recently suffered a very premature 

stroke for his age, but the good news is, he has already recovered sufficiently to return to beadmaking. We circulated 

a get well card sending our best wishes to Larry. Because makes Larry makes his livelihood through beadmaking, 

several actions were undertaken to benefit him during his down time. You can visit the ISGB website or contact Lisa for 

information on how you can help Larry (st.martin@erols.com). 

Deborah Gibson, Secretary (and Membership Coordinator), next reviewed minutes of the July 10th meeting. 

Deborah also circulated a printout of members currently on the SGB-MA official email listing. Stay current on chapter 

news by visiting our website, www.sgb-midatlantic.org or sign up for a free membership to www.yahoo.com. Once 

you obtain a Yahoo personal identifier and password, you can visit our group, "SGB-MA-Official-Business," and view all 

official email messages since our inception (a quick way to view the history of the chapter….or at least the history of 

our existence as a Yahoo group). You can also update your member information. It's important to ensure that your 

email address on the Yahoo site is accurate/current. We send our meeting notices and other official email via the 

yahoo email list. 

Karen King, Treasurer, reported that we have $4,800 in the bank and that we received a thank you card from the 

Washington Sculptural Center for our donation of $1,000 for the purchase of lampworking equipment. Karen also 

reported that chapter members who participated in the October Northern Virginia Bead Society brought in a whopping 

$2,200!!! That's pretty good considering that only 7 members sold beads the first day and 6 the second day. 

Karen and Lisa reminded everyone that participating in the bead bazaars are a good way to get your feet wet in 

selling and marketing your beads. Your next chance is November 13-14 at the Bead Society of Greater Washington 

Bead Bazaar. Remember, one of the benefits of membership is having the chapter pay for the bazaar table and the 

ability to sell beads by credit card. Just mark your beads with your initials and price and overwhelm your prospective 

buyers with a dazzling discourse on the various techniques you employed and the source of your inspiration! Your dues 

must be current to participate. 

Debby Weaver, Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, ISGB, announced that she has stepped down from the 

position leaving open an opportunity for someone else to step up and be the liaison between the ISGB and regional 

chapters. Please contact any current Board member or the ISGB directly if your are interested. 

Debby also reported that the ISGB was very appreciative of our offer to fund a $500 scholarship for an SGB-MA 

member (first dibs!) or other beadmaker to attend the annual Gatherings. Other news items included mention of the 

book, 1000 Glass Beads, and other "1000" book projects. As a matter of fact, Theodora of Theodora's Beautiful Beads 

in Rockville hosted a book signing at her bead shop in Rockville. Be sure to order your books through our website 

link to Amazon.com. Also Accent Beads, a comprehensive bead shop in Rockville, is relocating—stay tuned for the 

new address. 

Mark your calendars for March 20, 2005, for the Salem Community College Flameworking Conference. For more 

information, visit the website at www.salemcc.edu. Next year's conference is featuring Iwao Matsushima. a master of 

core-formed glass. 



Deborah reported that Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, recently published her 

new book, Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors. Look for Deborah's review soon on the website. 

Another book mentioned was Time Management for the Creative Person : Right-Brain Strategies for Stopping 

Procrastination, Getting Control of the Clock and Calendar, and Freeing Up Your Time and Your Life by LEE 

SILBER. If you read it, send Janet Olsen a book review (feedback@sgb-midatlantic.org). 

John Winter "shamelessly" self-promoted his new video and bead calendar project. For more information, contact John 

at winterglas1@aol.com or visit his website: www.winterglas.com 

BOARD NOMINATIONS: Lisa St. Martin reviewed the board member positions and encouraged chapter members to 

step up to the challenge of leading our chapter. Deborah reminded everyone of the email that announced the 

nomination process and timeline. If you are interested in volunteering for a position, please contact Deborah 

as soon as possible—she hopes to get the ballots out soon. 

Gathering 2004 

Lisa St. Martin gave an overview of the Gathering and several members who attended chimed in. Most everyone 

thought Tom Boylan's presentation was very good and very memorable, as well as the demo by Loren Stump. 

BEAD O' THE QUARTER! 

First place – Linda Spence 

Second Place – Laura Grovesnor-Scheiber 

Runners Up - John Winter, Debra Dowden-Crockett, Nolly Gelsinger, and Deborah Gibson 

OPEN TORCH 

(1) GARGOYLE EYES: 

Deborah did a demonstration of Sharon Peters "gargoyle eyes" that Sharon demonstrated at the Gathering (Deborah 

also took Sharon's class at the Gathering). Deborah first placed a large gather of ivory on a mandrel, then using a 

punch (you can get a whole set at your local hardware store), you can make an indentation for the eyeball (various 

size punches will create various size eye sockets). Next, place a dot of white to fill in the indentation; add a black dot 

in the center (or wherever you want the pupil to be—this creates expression in the eyes), and cover with a transparent 

eye color. You can alternatively place the pupil dot on the outside of the transparent color. 

(2) LOREN STUMP'S SEASHELL: 

Deborah tried valiantly, but failed miserably at demonstrating a Loren Stump seashell. Actually is was not too bad— 

looked more like a snail that had just crawled out of a conch shell. At any rate, first dip a small bore stainless steel 

pipette (or hollow mandrel available from Arrow Springs) in bead release. Next, build a gather on the end of the 

pipette with the color that you want on the inside of your shell. Then encase that color with your outside shell color 

(ivory, white, etc.). Next, add a very thin spiral wrap of a dark brown or other contrasting color to give variation and 

stripes to the outside shell. Heat the gather into a sphere, and when fully heated, blow a little puff of air into the glass 

as if making an ornament (this is the hard part). Once you get a bubble of air into the glass, you can slowly reheat and 

expand with additional puffs to the size of shell you desire (depending on the size of your gather). You can punty 

another rod to one end of the shell to elongate it. The final step is to spot heat one side of the blown shell until it pops. 

Quickly remove from the heat and sculpt the edges. While still attached to the punty, heat the shell at the other end 

where the shell is still connected to the pipette and remove. Gently place in the kiln. NOTE: I think I will try this again, 

only next time, I think I will build a hollow bead/vessel on the end of the pipette so that when I go to expand the 

glass, I have a head start at blowing it out. I'll let ya know! 

(3) John Winter demonstrated making a long tubular bead and applying thin stringer from a small gather at the end of 

the rod. Once the bead is made, create a small gather on the end of a rod of glass (about the size of the tip of a pencil 

eraser), quickly touch the gather to the mandrel next to the bead (but not ON the bead), and as you're rotating the 

bead, pull the rod gather out creating a thin stringer and apply it to the bead in a back and forth motion. You cannot 

hesitate once you touch the small gather to the rod—it's all one fluid motion. If you blinked, you missed John doing this 

—he's very good and very fast with this technique. 

(4) Laura Grovesnor-Scheiber demonstrated how to pull stringer. 

NEXT MEETING is JANUARY 22, 2005, at the Washington Sculptural Center. 



Until then, nominate yourself or someone else to help keep our chapter a dynamic forum for beadmakers in the 

Midatlantic area. 

2005 meeting dates are Jan 22, Apr 16, Jul 16, and Oct 15. 





Greetings: 

April 17 was our quarterly meeting and what a turn out! I counted 40 people! Many of them brand new members and 

new lampworkers! 

Mickey Kunkle, Vice-President, opened the meeting on behalf of Lisa St Martin, our President, who was unable to 

attend. 

We went around the room making introductions and this lasted quite awhile as more and more people streamed into 

the meeting. Thereafter, Mickey gave updates on the following items: 

1. Group table at the Greater Washington Bead Society bead bazaar at the Ramada Inn, New Carrollton, Md, 

April 23-24. At least eight of our members will participate. 

2. The Gathering: several people indicated they were attending in Portland in July this year and several had already 

heard whether they got into one of the classes by lottery. 

DEADLINES: There were several deadlines associated with the Gathering, many of which are now past, but just in 

case, check the Gathering brochure or the ISGB website: www.isgb.org to see if you have time left for an entry. 

3. Group Table at Lapidary Journal Bead Show, October 8-10 - the membership indicated interest in having a 

group table; it would cost approximately $600. Mickey or her designee will obtain/submit an application by the 

deadline. 

4. Upcoming Classes - The Kim Fields workshop, May 8-9 is full. 

We found out after the meeting that Nancy Tobey has had to cancel the class we had scheduled with her in July due to 

unforeseen circumstances. Instead, we are now trying to arrange a class to teach beginners the fundamentals of 

lampworking (you must master the basics before you go high tech!). 

In October 2004, we tentatively have Larry Scott scheduled for a 2-3 day class. He will be teaching stringer, cane, and 

dots. This class is recommended for intermediate/advanced beadmakers. 

For Classes in 2005 - We have a tentative "yes" from both Leah Fairbanks and Jennifer Geldard--both fantastic 

beadmakers. Mickey Kunkle will be contacting both artists to confirm dates in 2005. By the way, you can always email 

Mickey (fibermick@verizon.net) with ideas or suggestions for instructors or types of classes you'd like us to sponsor/ 

host. 

Treasurer's Report 

KAREN KING, TREASURER, reported that we have approx. $5,700 in the bank and that the chapter recently purchased 

top mounted marvers for all our workshop torches. 

Other Business 

- Paul suggested that Wale demonstrate several torches so that members, especially new lampworkers, could see and 



try out the torches before making a decision on what type investment they may want to make (of course, we all know 

that the minor burner is a workhorse and the torch of choice for all our classes) 

ISGB Regional Update by DEBBY WEAVER 

She also shared information regarding a photographer in Frederick, Tom Clark, 301 694 6774, and you can also contact 

him through info@onehourphoto.com. Debby also reported that the Annual Flameworkers Conference in Salem was a 

great experience. She indicated that Paul Stankard (of glass paperweight fame) wants to bring in more lampworkers 

for the conference. She suggested Kate Fowle and Tom/Sage (I second that!) 

Visit by PATRICIA GHIGLINO of the Washington Sculptural Center (WSC)- She handed out flyers advertising the 

opening of the center on June 19, 2004, from 2 - 6pm. The public is welcome to visit the facility and watch 

demonstrations. The WSC is a not-for-profit organization that promotes teaching of sculpture in glass, metal and stone. 

Visit the website for more information: www.DCSculpture.org. The flyer also announced the KATE FOWLE will be giving 

her class, "Is This Glass?", November 11-12, 10 students, $250 for the 2-day class. For more information on Kate 

Fowle (who taught many of us our first class in lampworking) check out her website: www.katefowle.com. 

Afternoon DEMOS (see pictures here) 

- Darragh Brady gave a detailed and informative demo on how to core/cap beads in sterling silver. Darragh 

demonstrated how she first punches circles out of silver sheet (28 gauge typically), drills a hole in the center of the 

bead (incrementally), and then inserts the silver tubing through the bead inside the cap. She then begins the process 

of tapping the tubing with a "deadblow" hammer (prevents unsightly marks on your silver) and dapping tools. Darragh 

provided several examples of different sizes/finishes to her capped/cored beads. Several members core/capped beads 

they brought. Darragh also demonstrated how to use the beadliner (expensive) but cautioned as to its limitations 

regarding the size of bead you can core/cap with the tool. 

- Mickey Kunkle demonstrated how to set up and use the CloudDome for photographing beads/jewelry. The 

CloudDome is semi-translucent and Mickey used Ott lights for diffuse lighting. For more information, visit the website: 

www.clouddome.com 

- Mike DeMasi from Wale Apparatus demonstrated their newest torch, the Firebird. It was slim, trim and did the job 

(most closely similar to the GTT Lynx). The torch featured removable top marvers for making marbles or other shapes. 

Several members tried out the torch during open torch. For more information, visit the website: www.waleapparatus. 

com 

-Linda Spence shared her copy of Corina Tettinger's new spotlight, "The Inner Child," that features sculptural 

beadmaking (bugs, food, people, animals, etc.). Our own Jinx Garza has a feature demo in this issue on how to make a 

heart pendant. Congrats, Jinx! 

- Deborah Gibson shared her copy of Drew Fritts book, "Torchworked Marbles," Vol I, Beginner to Intermediate 

Techniques. Look for my review on our website (as soon as I write it! But, for starters, I recommend it as a great 

reference book as well as for making marbles). 

- OPEN TORCH 

- Jamie Fine demonstrated how to make flowers. 

- Karen Frederici demonstrated how to make a marble (please let your chapter officers know is you'd like a class in 

marble making!!!) 

- Pam Jacobs demonstrated different shapes achieved through the use of scissors; she snipped into the hot glass like 



she was cutting through butter! 

- Deborah Gibson demonstrated the use of the leaf masher tool. 

- several people got a chance to try out several lentil making tools, such as Corina Tettinger's bead stamp in various 

sizes; and several similar tools by other manufacturers. 

BEAD OF THE QUARTER winners were Darragh Brady (first place) and Karen King and Deborah Gibson, runners 

up. Check out the pics on the website! 

NEW BUSINESS: We will soon be asking for nominations for Chapter officers (President, Vice-President, 

Secretary, Treasurer), so if you are interested in any of the positions, speak to one of us who is currently 

holding the position and/or ask any of our former office holders about the positions. Look for an update in 

our calendar or at the July meeting. If available, we will post office position descriptions on our website. 

NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING is Saturday, July 10, 2004, at the Columbia Art Center. Mickey Kunkle will demo PMC. 

Diane Trepanier volunteered to bring an additional kiln/tools. Since we were unable to feature a full length class in 

PMC, this will be your chance to see what you can do with PMC and decide if you want to pursue this bead/jewelry 

embellishment further. 

It was a great meeting that wrapped up around 4 pm. So, we extend a sincere welcome to all the new members. We 

look forward to seeing you learn and grow as beadmakers as well as teach some of us oldtimers a new trick or two! 

Everyone is welcome to send any of our chapter officers ideas and suggestions for classes and demos. We encourage 

you to feast on our action-packed, fact- filled, and fun website courtesy of Janet Olsen. If you have lampworking 

questions, it's a great place to start. We also encourage you to visit the ISGB forum (www.isgb.org) and the 

WetCanvas glass forum (www.wetcanvas.com). 

See you at the July meeting for Mickey's PMC demo and then we're off to the Gathering in Portland. Mark your 

calendars now for the October meeting where you'll hear about the Gathering experience and see everyone's treasures 

that I'm sure will be part of our usual show and tell. 


Secretary, Mid-Atlantic Glass Beadmakers 



SGB/MA April 2004 meeting pix 

Pictures from our April Spring 2004 Quarterly Meeting 

Darragh Brady demonstrating how to make riveted bead caps. See Darragh's Bead O'the Quarter for a close-up of a 

riveted cap. 

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SGB/MA April 2004 meeting pix 

Open torch! 

Happy family. 

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SGB/MA Minutes January 2004 

Greetings: 

We had a great meeting Saturday, January 24, 2004 -- first meeting of a great new year! We began with 

introductions of members present and a big welcome to all our new members!!! We are fortunate to have some very 

talented people join our chapter! 

Here are the highlights: 

Treasury Report by Karen King: 

1. We have approximately $7,900 in our checking account. 

2. We will be purchasing top mounting marvers for our Minor torches (our chapter equipment). 

3. When you attend a class, remember that the equipment/supplies belong to the chapter and are NOT 

complimentary--so please do not take home any item that you did not purchase for your personal use, such as the 

little water bowls, etc. :) 

4. We have been averaging $1,100 per day at the four bazaars we participate in, so all you newcomers -- join us at 

the next bazaar -- it's a painless and fun way to get your feet wet in the bead market. 

5. Our dues pay for the rental space for our meetings, guest speakers, workshops and equipment. 

6. DUES are DUE (April 1) -- $15. Send your check to Libby Hecker, our membership coordinate. Email Libby for her 

mailing address: lhecker@earthlink.net October. 

Meeting Minutes -- Were reviewed and accepted by the membership, with corrections to meeting dates listed. As a 

reminder, all meeting minutes are posted on the website, www.sgb-midatlantic.org. Again, sorry for the misprint 

regarding meeting dates in the October minutes. 

Regional ISGB Report by Debby Weaver: 

1. Stephanie Sersich had a trunk show at Arts Afire in Alexandria, VA. www.artsafire.com) and offered classes in 

making her beaded bracelet (January 27, 2004). 

2. Local chapters headed by Anne Baldwin (VA) and Gail Gamprie (MD) are seeking national chapter status as well as 

an international group in Germany, Bead Society of Germany (BSG). The MD group meets at Stained Glass Classes 

and Supply in Frederick, Md, the 1st Monday of each month (Stained Glass Classes and Supply, give them a call @ 

(301) 228-2707 -- they've recently relocated). 

3. ISGB has a video for sale ($30-something) of the 2003 Gathering in Lowell -- it features a lot of footage of demos, 

workshop and the open torches. If you want to see what a Gathering is like, purchase this video! To order, call the 

ISGB toll free @ 1-888-742-0242. 

4. Details for the Gathering 2004 in Portland, Oregon, are now posted on the ISGB website (www.isgb.org). 

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Registration Packets will be mailed mid-February to all members whose dues are current. There will also be a second 

mailing for those just joining or past due! But there are lots of pre/post-Gathering workshops and several juried/nonjuried 

shows, so get your registrations in as soon as possible. 

5. Everyone is encouraged to enter the All-Member Show. Details, the theme of the show, and the deadlines will be in 

the Registration Packet. 

6. Scholarships are available for those on a budget -- all you have to do is donate your time and ISGB picks up most of 

your tab--check it out. 

7. The 2004 International Flameworking Conference will be held March 19-21, at Salem Community College in Carneys 

Point, NJ. It's only $75 and offers a great lineup of the hottest stars in hot glass!!! Early registration deadline is 

February 27. For details, visit the website: www.salemcc.org/glass/index.htm 

Program Committee Report by Clare Nykolyszyn (standing in for our Vice President, Mickey Kunkle) 

1. PMC class is Saturday/Sunday, February 14-15 @ Columbia Arts Center featuring Phyllis Fogle. There are still 

spaces available. You can take one day for $125 or both days for $225. Phyllis will be teaching basic and advanced 

techniques. Learn to make your own bead caps and spacers out of PMC. Email Mickey Kunkle to reserve your space: 

fibermick@verizon.net. 

2. We will have OPEN TORCH at our next meeting, April 17. We will have several torches set up for demos by our 

members. If you have a tool you want to demo or see someone else demo, please bring it along. Let me know if you'd 

like to demo a particular technique or a technique you'd like someone else to demo (dsgbead@comcast.net). Also 

Darragh Brady (one of our new members and a silversmith for 10 years) may be able to arrange a demo of 

silversmithing bead caps/rivets. The April meeting will also include a swap shop for glass, tools, equipment, etc. And 

finally, barring any prohibitions in our bylaws, we may have a mini-bead bazaar, so bring in your beads for a little 

early holiday shopping. At any rate, we'll have a great show n tell. Stay tuned for more details. 

3. KIM FIELDS class!!!! May 8-9. Kim is an accomplished glass artist. Her work is featured in Cindy Jenkins' latest book 

on glass beadmaking, "Beads of Glass," page 63 (a must have for your glass library). Plus you can see more of Kim's 

beads and her bio on this website: www.beadxchange.com/artistpages/kim_fields.html. Keep a lookout for Mickey's 

email--it'll be first come, first served. The cost of the class will be posted in the email and our website soon. 

4. Our July 10 meeting will feature John Winter as our demo artist. (tentative) . Visit John's website for more 

information regarding his beadmaking: www.winterglas.com/home.htm. 

5. Our October 16 meeting will tentatively feature Nick Barnes, silversmith. Nick regularly teaches beginning through 

advanced silver soldering for making bracelets, cabochons, rings and chain mail at Stars Beads in Vienna. Check out all 

their classes at www.starsbeads.com. 

6. We are negotiating with Larry Scott for a workshop in October 2004. Larry is also featured in Beads of Glass. Visit 

Larry's website -- he's like a machinist with those precision dots!!! www.larryscott.net 

7. And finally, we've got Leah Fairbanks confirmed for April 2005. Leah makes beautiful floral beads. Visit her website: 

www.leahfairbanks.com. 

New Business by Lisa St. Martin 

1. We need a Bead Bazaar Committee!!! Help! There are only 4 bazaars each year, two days each. We need a 

couple people to do the "heavy lifting" for these bazaars. In the past, Janet Olsen has been bringing all the setup 

equipment (lights, table coverings, credit card imprinter, money box, brochures, etc.) and Karen King has collected all 

the $$$, paid taxes, and distributions of earnings. It's time for those of us who benefit from selling our beads at the 



bazaars to pitch in. So, if you're one of those people who fare pretty well (or just enjoy the experience) at the bead 

bazaars, think about giving Janet and/or Karen a break. It's not that hard if everyone participating helps out at one or 

more of the bazaars. Think about it...pretty please:) 

2. Our chapter has missed the chance to get a table at the Frederick Festival of the Arts in June 2004, but we hope to 

get our ducks in a row for 2005. It's a great venue for artists in every medium and there's plenty of room for more 

glass artists! If anyone wants to go ahead and check out the details for next year, please let Mickey or any board 

member know. 

3. We also need a Quarterly Meeting Program Committee. The consensus of the Board is that most of the work of 

the chapter falls on the shoulders of the Vice President and the existing Program Committee. The Board would like to 

split the Program Committee into two committees: Workshops and Quarterly Meeting Programs. If you're interested in 

helping to keep our quarterly meetings fun, interesting, and educational, please let Mickey or one of the Board 

members know. It essentially requires identifying guest artists/speakers on topics/techniques of interest to the 

chapter. 

Show and Tell/Share 

1. Our very own Diane Trepanier is featured in the magazine, Beads 2. Diane talents in glass, beads, micro-beads, and 

wire have been showcased in numerous magazines/articles. Just do a search on her name and you'll get a lot of hits! 

Congratulations (again) Diane!! Plus Diane showed us to magnificent glass paperweights she made in a recent class. 

Check out the pics accompanying the minutes on our website. 

2. Deanna Griffin Dove announced a "call for entries" at an Atlanta Gallery, the Signature Shop. The theme for entries 

is any form of glass representing your interpretation of one or all 4 seasons. Email Deanna for details: 

griffindove@mindspring.com. Beads accepted into the show will be sold with 50% going to the gallery. 

3. Karen King brought in a beautiful book, "Women Working in Glass." Check out this website if you are interested in a 

description and/or ordering (it's even cheaper than Amazon!!! http://crunruh.zoovy.com/product/0764318071 

4. The American Craft Council (ACC) Baltimore show is February 27-29. Visit their website at 

www.craftcouncil.org/html/shows/baltimore2004_public.shtml and there's a link on our calendar of events. Here's 

additional info regarding volunteers to staff the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) booth: The Craft Emergency Relief 

Fund, is looking for booth sitting volunteers for their annual fundraiser at the ACC Baltimore show in February. This 

would be for the Wholesale only portion of the show, February 24, 25, 26. This is a great opportunity for anyone who 

loves to come to this show but hates the crowd during the three days of retail hours. Give us a couple of hours of your 

time and we'll give you a name badge that will let you in for unlimited free entry for all 6 days of the shows. If you're 

interested please contact Jeanne@craftemergency.org. 

5. Pete Ohman (Philadelphia) brought in his copy of "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" These are links to read 

more about these books. 

6. Deborah Gibson brought in her lentil making tools. The Corina Bead Stamp (CBS) offered by Corina Tettinger (www. 

corinabeads.com) and Oneida ice tongs for larger lentil beads. Deborah plans to bring these for demo at the next 

meeting. 

7. Lisa St Martin and Deanna Griffin Dove both reported busy teaching schedules. If you are interested in taking a 

class with Lisa or Deanna, email them for more information. Lisa (st.martin@erols.com) and Deanna 

(griffindove@mindspring.com). 

8. Annie Simpson advised that www.sitewelder.com offers professional websites that include a gallery, PayPal, and 

easy upload of images. 



BEAD OF THE QUARTER WINNERS (courtesy of Jinx, we have great pics of the beads/meeting on the website) 

1.. FIRST PLACE (TIED): Deanna Griffin Dove and Nikki O'Neill 

2.. SECOND PLACE: Debby Weaver 

3.. THIRD PLACE (TIED): Darragh Brady, Deborah Gibson, Jan Olsen 

That's all for now -- keep up-to-date on the latest by visiting our website regularly, especially with bazaars and classes 

coming up this spring! 


Secretary, SGB-MidAtlantic 



SGB/MA Minutes October 2003 

Greetings Fellow Beadmakers, 

Lisa St. Martin opened the October 18th, 2003 meeting with a long preview of the Gathering to be held in Portland, 

Oregon next July/August. Here are a few highlights: 

GATHERING 2004 

- All demos, no lectures per se; the lineup will include, but is not limited to, Lani Chang, Tom Boylan, Larry Brickman 

and Gail Crossman Moore; I think she even said Loren Stump will be making an appearance 

- lots of boro and bullseye (since we'll be in boro/bullseye country) 

- tours of glass factories 

- old fashioned boro "flameoff" with the results auctioned off 

- a variety of classes--something for everyone including Michael Barley 

OLD BUSINESS: 

- Deborah reviewed the July meeting minutes (posted on the website along with all other archived minutes--check it 

out, it's fun to see where we've been and how far we've come) 

- Kim Affleck class--there may be room for a couple more (let Mickey or Karen know ASAP if you're interested); it's 

Mon/Tues, Nov 10-11, $225; those who took her last class really raved about what a wonderful experience the class 

was and how much knowledge Kim shared with the participants 

- Karen King reported that we have $6,500 in the bank. Participants at the Lowell Gathering Bazaar brought in approx. 

$600 and at the Northern VA Bead Bazaar, approx. $2,000 (let Karen know if you want to participate at the Bead 

Society of Greater Washington Bazaar Nov 8 and 9, space is limited as Kim Affleck will be sharing one of our tables) 

- Janet Olsen suggested that our chapter will research the possibility of having a chapter table at Lapidary Journal's 

Beadfest next year. It was also rumored that Lapidary Journal may attempt to host the Beadfest twice a year--twice 

the opportunities to shop and show your stuff--stay tuned. Janet volunteered to look into it. 

- Debby Weaver was unable to join us so we do not have a Regional Report other than what was printed in the last 

issue of the Bead Release. However, Lisa reported that there is increasing chapter activity in N.C., VA, and PA; the 

ISGB is considering hiring an Executive Director, and ISGB elections will be coming up soon--here's an opportunity to 

contribute in a major and international way to promoting and preserving our growing glass bead heritage. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

- Mickey reported on prospective upcoming workshops (please watch your e-mail and our website for details) 

- We plan on having a teacher's assistant (TA) for each workshop; the TA will be responsible for all safety, setup, etc., 

but also gets to audit the class (no torch, but as an observer) for free. Karen King will be the TA for the upcoming Kim 

Affleck class. Let Mickey know if you are interested in becoming a TA 

- Other upcoming classes include Stephanie Sercisch (January 2004); a PMC class (February 20'04); and Nancy Tobey 



(July 2004). We are also coordinating possible workshops with Kim Fields, Kate Fowle (her newest class) and Sylvie 

Lansdowne (creative exercises in glass) 

- And of course there are numerous classes to compliment your beadmaking at area shops. Stars Beads has loads of 

seed bead classes, as well as beginning silversmiths and cold metal connections. Mickey also reported that there will 

be a 6-10 week class at the Torpedo Factory in January 2003 in jewelry design featuring several well-known designers 

- Lisa expressed concern regarding newbie beadmakers teaching without having all that much experience under their 

belts. Lisa emphasized the need to check out your instructor's credentials before signing up for a class. We may post a 

new section on our website with "What You Should Ask Before Signing Up," or some type of words to the wise for 

unsuspecting, yet eager wannabe beadmakers. In that regard, the ISGB does not plan to certify instructor beadmakers 

due to the liability issues, but does plan on publishing standards. 

- CONGRATULATIONS to Jinx Garza, Lisa St. Martin and Inara Knight--look for their work in the new Lark Book 

publication, "500 Beads." All three beadmakers stressed the importance of having an experienced photographer and 

that sometimes, entries don't get selected due to poor photography of an otherwise fabulously created bead. Some 

well known, tried and true photographers include Jerry Anthony and Alan Bryan. 

- Don't get discouraged if your work didn't make it--keep submitting--look for Calls for Entries on either our website or 

ISGB 

- Chapter tables at bead bazaars: lots of discussion here, but the bottom line remains--generally you must be present 

at the table--the absolute minimum is to bring your beads and pick up your beads, and if you can't be there, arrange 

for a warm body to represent you. Other participants will help you out in a pinch, but plan ahead as much as you can. 

No one can explain, promote, and sell your beads as well as you or to answer the "how did you do that" questions! And 

remember, this is no cost to newbies (the chapter pays for the table). Participating at a bazaar is a great opportunity 

for you to sell your beads before you become famous and have name recognition beads--when that happens, you get 

to get your own table!!! 

Reminders: (1) have your beads priced BEFORE you get there and (2) have your dues paid up BEFORE you get there 

(if you're unsure, email Libby Hecker and she'll let you know if you're good to go!) 

SHOW AND TELL: 

- Deborah showed a tabletop glass tool storage idea using cutlery trays and shelf extenders--see the photo on the 

website (items available at Bed, Bath and Beyond or similar home store) 

- Pam Jacobs presented her Boro Palette featuring all the boro colors both oxidized and reduced--(maybe not a bad 

idea for some of the soft glass, especially those new colors where what you see if not what you get!!!) 

- Mickey handed out postcards for the upcoming Metalsmiths Show in Bethesda 

- Pencie showed off her seed beaded peacock medallion as well as a fantastic fusing project she completed in the Dan 

Fenton class at Stained Glass and Supply in Frederick, MD 

- Janet Olsen showed off her candlestick finding featuring one of her fabulous organic beads inspired by Kim Affleck. 

The candlestick finding can be ordered from HotHeadSource here: http://www.hotheadsource.com/candlestick.html 

INARA KNIGHT DEMO 

Inara presented a demo of her bead techniques using bullseye glass (flat and stringer, plus dichroic). Inara told us she 

uses techniques and methods of applying glass that suits her character, prefers a freeform approach to design, and 

avoids symmetry (except for the final shape). Inara explained that her goal and personal preference is to create a 



bead that is freeform and natural versus something that would be perceived as "manmade." 

Regarding technique, Inara uses dichroic strips and reminded everyone to heat the noncoated side. She cautioned to 

press/push down the edges with an appropriate tool so that the coated edges do not contract, curl up or burn creating 

scum on the bead. Inara added that in her style of bead, this is not the end of the bead, she simply covers up the 

smudge with another layer of either opaque glass or dichroic. She also said she often uses nippers to snip off the end 

of a dichroic rod as burning it off will often leave scum. 

Inara demonstrated how she adds colors/elements "intuitively" and does not "plan" what she is going to do before she 

does it. To facilitate such intuitive design, Inara told us that she keeps her entire palette of bullseye frit in small little 

saucers right in front of her on the worktop. That way she can see at a glance what complimentary or contrasting color 

wants to be added to the bead. 

As far as inspiration, Inara admonished us not to use another person's beads, but to force ourselves to look elsewhere 

(see Jinx's workshop on sources of inspiration/creativity). Inara doesn't even look at her own beads! She said she 

doesn't even like to repeat an exact replica of any of her beads and even is she wanted to, her methods almost always 

ensure that a surprise awaits her every time she opens the kiln. She went on to say that for most of us, if we put dots 

on our beads, we expect dots to be there when we open the kiln--not so with freeform application of color and other 

elements. 

Inara uses Schott clear (renowned for its clarity with no scumming) and that it is compatible with bullseye. Regarding 

compatibility, Inara shared one of her personal axioms, "you have to know the rules in order to break 

them" (successfully I might add). When layering glass and other elements, Inara advised that it is better to put gold 

on first, then layer over with dichroic--you can see gold through dichroic, but you cannot necessarily see the dichroic if 

gold is layered on top of it. Also, don't throw away that tarnished silver leaf--Inara says that it will shine just as well in 

glass as leaf that has been protected from oxidation. 

It was a great demo Inara--thanks so much and congratulations on your new grandbaby! :) 

BEAD OF THE QUARTER: 

The theme bead of the quarter was "astronomical" and there were great entries all the way around. And if you recall 

from last meeting, the bead of the quarter does not have to be a "theme" bead. After some discussion, we moved to 

return to a general bead of the quarter with first, second and third place winners to be featured on the website. So 

bring as many beads as you like (maybe two for starters) for next quarter's meeting. 

See the website for the winners for Autumn: Deborah Gibson and Laura Schrieber. 

We love show+tell, please bring all your latest and greatest to the next meeting--JANUARY 17th! 

Watch the website for the full 2004 meeting schedule. 

MISCELLANEOUS; 

Send in your tips, workshops, classes, book reviews, etc. to Janet Olsen--let's keep the content on our website as 

dynamic as possible. Jan is doing a GREAT job--if you haven't done so lately, spend a little time browsing throughout 

the site for great information. 

Submitted, 


Secretary 






Greetings SGB-MidAtlantic Members. 

We had a great meeting Saturday, July 19, 2003--quite an accomplishment in the absence of our President and 

Treasurer, but we did it! 

Here's the scoop... 

Mickey Kunkle, who so graciously caved in to enormous pressure to take over as Vice-President, banged the gavel and 

brought the meeting to order promptly as soon as she commanded everyone's attention (around 10:15 am or so). She 

immediately called upon me (Deborah Gibson, secretary) to present the minutes of the last meeting (April 12, 2003). 

I apologized profusely and explained that the minutes of the April meeting were still entombed in my pc that crashed 

immediately upon composition, and proceeded to give an oral report. So bear with me--here is a recap of the 

highlights of the April 12th meeting (followed by the July 19th meeting highlights): 

April 12th Meeting Minutes 

a.. Annie Simpson announced that she would be taking a sabbatical from the Vice President position (and we so 

appreciate her magnificent efforts and contributions to date; as well as a big thank you to Mickey for taking up the 

baton) 

b.. Annie reported that room reservations/payment and arrangement for Wale Apparatus to be at our meetings are all 

paid in full for the remainder of this year 

c.. Karen King reported in April that we had approx. $7,900 in the bank; there was discussion on how to best use the 

funds. It was decided that: (1) we would pay approx. $189 for the group table at the bead bazaars (this would be a 

regional table for us, Stress Cracks and Pittsburgh) [there was a reminder that table participants must be present and/ 

or make arrangements for someone to drop off/pick up beads--please don't just drop off your beads]; (2) to spend 

approx. $2.5K to purchase 8 minor torches and related hoses, etc. (motion carried) 

d.. Karen reported that she is moving the checking account from Laurel Citizens band to BB&T (motion carried); Karen 

also reported that our annual expenses run under $1K ($500 rent, $100 website, $100 miscellaneous) 

e.. Libby Hecker has taken over the membership list-please send any changes to her @ lhecker@earthlink.net 

f.. Annie reported that Connie Fox will be teaching a workshop for us in May 2004 in wireworking; check out her "howtos" 

@ www.connie.fox.com (her wireworked bracelets were also feature in Lapidary Journal) 

g.. Janet Olsen recommended that we establish a workshop cancellation/waiting list policy (I will solicit ideas from the 

membership on the matter and come up with a draft policy for the board members to decide on) 

h.. The quarterly bead challenge for the next meeting was "tropical"; Lisa St Martin won the Claude Monet bead 

challenge (see the website for a pic) 

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i.. Janet presented a draft of the revised website 

j.. Jinx Garza presented a workshop on creativity or what to do when you lose your bead groove (results already 

posted on website) And now for the highlights of the July 19, 2003 meeting... 

July 19th Meeting Minutes 

a.. Wale Apparatus (Mike) was present and provided us a special treat--free copies of Milon Townsend's tribute to 9/11 

and several copies of a 6-part series of instructional videos featuring Al Janelle (should we start our own library of 

videos, etc. that members can check out? just a thought... 

OLD BUSINESS: 

a.. Kim Affleck class review--participants highly praised and recommended the class. In that regard, look for the email 

announcing Kim's next class scheduled for Mon/Tues November 10/11 after the Fall Bead Bazaar--first come/paid, first 

served--$225 per person. In that regard, those on the waiting list for the last class get first dibs (6)--the class holds 8. 

Friendly reminder, your dues must be current in order to reserve a seat in the class! 

b.. Jamie Fine told us how Kim showed how to mix colors while making beads, the Smircich method, subtle textures, 

and marbelizing and reduction techniques. Pam Jacobs added that Kim works hot making big, long beads. 

c.. Libby Hecker explained that there are two email groups to which you can subscribe: the official and unofficial--let 

her know if you want on or off either list. 

d.. The torches/equipment identified in the April meeting has been purchased. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

a.. Gail Gramprie gave the Regional Report for Debby Weaver. Gatherings are scheduled as follows: (1) 2004-Portland, 

Oregon, (2) 2005-Louisville, KY, and (3) 2006-New Orleans. Gail also presented information from the Eastern PA/NJ 

Group. Person interested in joining that group should contact Debby Weaver, Regional Representative to the National 

ISGB Board, at midatlantic@isgb.org. The folks at Salem Community College expressed an interest in helping the new 

group. Once Debby has a list of interested members, she'll determine a location/meeting time/place. 

Gail also presented info on the North Carolina area group. Not much happening there at the moment, so if anyone is 

interested in helping start a group in the N.C. area, please let Debby know (midatlantic@isgb.org). 

And finally, Gail reported on the Frederick, MD Hot Glass Group that meets the 2nd Monday of each month at Stained 

Glass and Supply in Frederick. The group primarily engages in slumped/fused glass techniques and projects, but 

welcome all glass enthusiasts. I for one love the folks at Stained Glass and Supply--they carry a wonderful selection of 

stained glass and hot glass supplies. They offer 30% off glass the 2nd Saturday of each month. 

b.. Janet Olsen reported that the Virginia Tidewater group led by Ann Schermo has approximately 24 people! Those 

interested can contact Ann directly. Their next meeting will be August 16th, 2003. 

c.. Annie Simpson reported that Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore has a call for work--August 10 is the deadline. 

Works must reflect some aspect of "addiction" --not necessarily substance abuse, but could include addiction to glass! 

d.. Mickey asked that members who are taking classes at the Lowell Gathering should take notes and report on their 

experiences--perhaps we would want to invite one of the instructors to a future meeting/workshop. In that regard, 

please send your ideas for instructors/workshops to Janet Olsen, (chief@studio-1-f.com), Clare Nykolyszyn 

(designclarity@earthlink.net), Jinx Garza (jinxgarz@comcast.net), or Mickey Kunkle (fibermick@tgci.net) 

e.. Janet, Clare, and Jinx are also taking suggestions for an instructor's manual. Also, Janet expressed the need to 



have a teacher's assistant (TA) at our workshops and that we need to train TAs to set up/troubleshoot our torches and 

equipment, so the instructor is not burdened with that responsibility. Please let Janet know if you would like to become 

a TA. (Yes, this means the TA gets to audit the class for free.) 

f.. THEME BEAD FOR NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING--"ASTRONOMICAL" BEAD; PLUS, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD 

FEATURE BOTH A 'THEME BEAD" AND BEAD OF THE QUARTER FOR THOSE WHO WANT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION--SO 

ENTER BOTH! 

g.. Jinx called on everyone to submit a bead (and only beads) for the Members' Gallery--send her or Janet Olsen a 

digital pic of your favorite bead so our members gallery can show off the full spectrum of talent we have. 

h.. SHOW AND TELL: Jinx showed off her new bead display she purchased from Ebay--a 3-tiered stair step wooden 

rack, made by Woodworks Today. Contact Woodworks Today directly to special order: renateviolet@att.net. Or visit 

their listings on eBay to see samples of designs and prices paid. 

i.. Deanna Griffin Dove reported that she has been retained to teach a 4-credit glass class at Piedmont Community 

College in Charlottesville, VA--way to go Deanna!!! 

j.. Mickey called out attention to the last issue of Lapidary Journal--look for seed bead work and Heather Trimlett 

k.. Diane Tampanier reported the Warm Glass weekend, September 11-13, in Arlington, VA (check it out @ www. 

warmglass.com). Also Judith Conway will be featured at Arts Afire Gallery in Alexandria. Diane also reported on her 

experience with a wall mounted kilm which enables you to pull your own stringer as thick/thin as you like--she brought 

several samples. Diane reported that Dan Fenton will be at Stained Glass and Supply in Frederick. 

l.. the Lapidary Journal Bead Fest 2003 Show is coming up soon--October 10, 11, and 12 weekend; we will explore 

whether there's an opportunity for a group table (if not this year, then next) 

m.. Janet Olsen reported that Jim Smircich will hold a class at Touch of Glass in Asheville NC in August and also don't 

miss Cindy Jenkins' new book (see the website for a review) 

n.. Deanna Griffin Dove won the Bead o'the Quarter contest with her great fish bead. See it here. 

OPEN TORCH 

a.. You've probably already seen the photos Jinx took--if not, visit the pictures here. We had a great time taking turns 

demoing. Janet started a Kim Affleck bead and I got to finish it. Jinx demo'd her Steinert star molds and making 

murrini. Deanna demo'd her fish (without lips) and Jamie demo'd another fish (with lips!). I demo'd one of the Burgard 

studios face molds and their star mold. 

b.. We decided that at least one meeting per year would be dedicated to open torch to give members a chance to 

demo for friends and share techniques--it was a lot of fun. 

Thanks to all for a great meeting. Check the website for the next meeting, photos, and updates for workshops, tips, 

etc. Remember, anyone can submit an article or "how to" or other suggestion for keeping our website and chapter 

dynamic and to meet the needs of the membership. That's all for now--see you at the next meeting. 

Until then, "flame high"!!! 




Secretary 



The Torch is Passed for 2003 

Greetings from your 

new office holders: 

● Lisa St. 

Martin, 

President 

● Annie 

Simpson, 

Vice- 

President 

● Karen King, 

Treasurer 

● Deborah 

Gibson, 

Secretary 

● New Officers' 

contact info 

And our 

regulars: 

Jan Olsen, 

Webmaster 

Libby Hecker, 

Membership 

Lisa St. Martin 

opened the meeting at 

10:30 am and 

extended a warm 

welcome to members 

of the newly- formed 

chapter, the STRESS 

The Torch is Passed for 2003-2004 Term! 

Volume 1, Issue 1, January 25, 2003 Meeting Minutes 

Lisa commented 

that these bead 

bazaars offer 

new 

beadmakers, in 

particular, a 

great 

opportunity. 

Lisa also 

indicated that 

the Alexandria 

Gathering was 

the “1st” to offer 

chapter tables, 

and that chapter 

tables may be 

available at the 

next Gathering 

in Lowell. Lisa 

also reported 

that she’ll soon 

be moving to yet 

another studio— 

even bigger/ 

better. It will be 

co-located at the 

Rockville Arts 

Place, “RAP” 

for short. 

STRESS 

Cracks 

Ann Salamini is the 

President of the STRESS 

CRACKS, an ISGB 

chapter in Northern 

Virginia. Ann Schermo 

Baldwin gets credit for 

starting the group. Lisa 

reported that the STRESS 

CRACKS intend on 

rotating their meetings to 

different locations 

throughout the year such 

as Studio Baboo in 

Charlottesville, 

Williamsburg, and best 

yet, co-hosting with us in 

January & July. See the 

STRESS CRACKS web 

page for more information. 

News from Our 

Regional Director 

Debby Weaver talked to 

us about ISGB matters. 

She also told us about an 

idea to sell promotional 

items that would feature 

our name/logo (do we 

have one???). Debby 

offered that these 

promotional items, such as 

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DEANNA 

GRIFFIN DOVE 

DEMO 

Deanna treated us to a terrific demo of her 

kaleidoscope bead and 

shared many of her tips/ 

tricks for more perfect 

bead-making. 

● For dots, Deanna 

places the middle 

dots first, then the END dots, then the 

middle spacer dots 

● Flattening dots helps to more evenly 

distribute the glass so that you don't have 

thin/transparent edges on the dots 

● for her kaleidoscope bead, she pulls the 

dots horizontally first, then vertically 

● rather than using a tungsten pick, she 

pulls a small stringer into a point, then 

taps the end to break it off, then pulls the 

dots either horizontally or vertically. 

NEW BEAD CHALLENGE 

Claude Monet 

is the 

inspiration for 

our 1st 

Quarterly 

Bead 

Challenge 

(Spring), which 

replaces our 

Bead O'the 

Quarter contest. 

Everyone is invited to create a bead inspired by


CRACKS. Lisa 

started off by saying 

that starting a new 

term with the chapter 

was a really “nice 

place to be” for 

several reasons—as 

one of the most 

formidable 

challenges any 

chapter can undertake 

—hosting a 

GATHERING— 

is behind us, we can 

now pursue just about 

whatever our wildly 

creative imaginations 

can come up with! 

In that regard, we 

spent a few minutes 

talking about the 

need to identify 

specific goals for the 

term 2003-2004 and 

to concentrate on 

advanced scheduling 

of meeting programs, 

workshops, and 

demos aimed at 

educating and 

inspiring our 

members to greater 

artistic expression. 

Answering the call, 

Jan Olsen 

volunteered to chair 

the Program 

Subcommittee, under 

Annie Simpson, the 

Vice-President, so 

feed your ideas to her 

(via email please to 

chief@studio-1-f. 

com). Clare 

Nykolyszyn and 

Linda Spence 

volunteered as 

Jan reminded 

everyone that 

our chapter has 

all the lighting/ 

setup necessary 

to brilliantly 

illuminate our 

glass creations! 

Libby Hecker 

reminded 

everyone that 

DUES are DUE 

($15). In that 

regard, it was 

mentioned that it 

would be better 

for everyone to 

pay their 

national dues 

now rather than 

wait to pay with 

your registration 

for the 

Gathering. 

Debby Weaver 

mentioned the 

Salem Glass 

Conference & 

others coming 

up soon—see 

their website for 

details. 

We then 

circulated idea 

sheets for 

members to jot 

down their ideas 

for classes, 

workshops, 

demos, and road 

trips (here we 

come Karen 

Frederici & Paul 

Stankard!) If 

you have 

additional 

ballpoint pens, calculators, 

and embroidered t-shirts, 

could serve as a way to 

continually raise funds for 

our chapter if we offered 

them at our table at the 

various bead bazaars. 

(psst…..Hey, maybe we 

could even make a 

calendar featuring beads 

made by Mid-Atlantic 

chapter members!!!! In 

this digital world, just 

about everything is 

possible!) Debby reported 

that the Lowell Gathering 

packets will be mailed 

mid-February. The IGSB 

website (www.isgb.org) 

already has the theme and 

pre/post-conferences 

classes posted. Plus, 

classes will be filled by 

random lottery once all 

registrations are in. 

Gatherings to the coming 

years include Portland in 

‘04, Louisville, KY, in 

‘05, & maybe Florida in 

‘06!!! Debby also told us 

the ISGB asked that 

chapters consider funding 

a scholarship for new 

members to attend the 

Gathering. Everyone 

agreed that it was a good 

idea, so long as we get to 

fund someone from our 

own chapter. 

Corrections.... 

The minutes of the 

October 2002 meeting 

should read TAX ID, 

not TAX 10. Also, it's 

Libby HECKER, not 

HECKLER!!!! 

Ooops, won't happen 

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the works of Monet with an emphasis on his 

works depicting the beauty, the wonder, and the 

colors of Spring. Bring the bead to the next 

meeting (25 April)—along with a copy of the 

particular Monet work that inspired it —we’ll 

vote on the bead that best invokes the spirit of 

Monet. The Winner will grace the top of our 

home page for the whole next three months. We 

will also post all the other interpretations. This 

should be exciting!!! 

Treasurer's 

Report 

Karen reported that we have a 

balance of…..(drum roll)… 

$8,247.24. 

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR OUT- 

GOING LEADERSHIP: 

ALICE ST. GERMAIN, PRESIDENT 

LINDA SPENCE, SECRETARY 

PENCIE NEWTON, TREASURER 

Home.


subcommittee 

members. 

Keep paper/pencil 

handy at your bedside 

so when you awake 

from a creative 

brainstorm in the 

middle of the night, 

you can jot your 

ideas down right 

away! 

Karen King 

volunteered to chair 

the BEAD Bazaar 

(this makes is 

soooooo much easier 

on the rest of us as 

the accounting is the 

most difficult part—$ 

$$ makes the bead 

world go ‘round!) 

Contact Karen if you 

want to help in this 

arena so our “bazaar” 

experience won’t be a 

“bizarre” one! Karen 

mentioned that even 

the International Gem/ 

Jewelry Show is now 

featuring its own 

Bead Bazaar this May 

—possibly another 

venue to show off our 

beads! And finally, 

the Lapidary 

Journal’s Beadfest 

may be yet another 

opportunity for us. 

Home. 

teachers to 

recommend, 

please drop a 

note to Annie 

Simpson. 

Other News 

Jan Olsen & 

Jamie Fine 

brought in their 

personal copies 

of Corrina 

Tettinger’s new 

book, Passing 

the Flame. See 

the two new 

reviews on our 

website. A great 

pictorial tutorial 

in lampworking 

—$75, but hey, 

this will hold 

you over just 

fine until your 

next class! If 

you’ve read a 

good book 

lately, especially 

one that has to 

do with glass, 

email Jan a 

review & she’ll 

post it on the 

website. 

Jinx Garza 

recommended 

that we take/post 

pics of our 

meetings 

including all 

beads submitted 

for bead of the 

quarter—hey go 

see ‘em— 

they’re up! 

LOST & 

FOUND… 

again! 

p.s. Libby is moving & has 

loads of mason jars if 

anyone is interested. 

Hey, that's an idea-should 

we have our own 

classifieds in the 

newsletter??? 

Home. 

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Deanna Griffin 

Dove is looking 

for her copy of 

Bandhu Scott 

Dunham’s 

Guide to 

Contemporary 

Glass! 

Home. 

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SGB/MA Minutes of October 2002 Meeting 

Minutes of Chapter Meeting - October 19, 2002 

Meeting Minutes Archives 


Quarterly Chapter Meeting 


Columbia Art Center 

The president, Alice St. Germain, opened the meeting at 10:35 AM with 

the following announcements: 

1. John Winter’s class was a big success. Laurie Shaw talked about 

ergonomics and beadmaking. She will also be our speaker this afternoon. 

Elections – No nominations have come in for the Nov. 7 election so it 

may be postponed. Alice went over the job descriptions and said that the 

new board would need to review and refine the Bylaws. They would also 

need to discuss what to do with the money we received from the 

Gathering. It was brought up that approval was already given to 

purchase equipment for the chapter for workshops so that should be the 

first thing to do with the money. Jan Olsen offered to store the 

equipment in her studio. 

A discussion about the elections followed. It had been suggested to vote 

on a President and Secretary in November then the Vice President and 

Treasurer in the spring. However, it was moved and seconded to do all 

the elections at one time. The following nominations were made: 

President – Jamie Fine and Lisa St. Martin 

Vice President – Annie Simpson and Katie Stidley 

Treasurer – Karen King 

Secretary – Debbie Gibson (volunteered for this position) 

The information will be sent out via e-mail for the members to vote. 

New members were introduced: Deanna Griffin-Dove from 

Charlottsville, VA 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stevens from Silver Spring, MD 

The Treasurer’s report was read by Linda Spence and accepted as read: 

Treasurer's Report October 19th, 2002 - Pencie Newton 

This meeting there is good news and there is bad news. The good 

news is that the club's coffer has approximately $8,235 in it. The 

bad news is also that the club's coffer has approximately $8,235 in 

it. 

This dual problem comes from our chapter's standing in terms of 

organization and tax status. After hearing of National's problems 



with their tax situation, I asked Cathy Finnagan how we should 

proceed on our chapter's tax status. As mentioned in the previous 

year, this chapter was going to follow National's lead and wait for 

National to cover their chapters 

by obtaining group ruling coverage on their tax exempt status.. 

This would take a given amount of time, which was decided to be 

within the realm of possibility for our operation. However, due to 

the problems National is running into with their own tax situation, 

Cathy strongly suggested that we decide our own fates and 

organize according to what would be best for this chapter. 

As the Treasurer, I checked into the situation and determined the 

following 

as the path of least resistance. These steps insure our operation 

within the federal tax law and those of the State of Virginia. These 

are the minimum steps that need to be taken. 

1. Get a Federal Tax 10 for the purposes of tax. Getting this tax id 

gives a number to put the club's proceeds under. This is the 

number that legally allows us to establish a bank account for the 

club. My plan would be that the chapter at no time goes over the 

limit in gross receipts that would 

require us to file an annual tax form (I've heard that it is $10,000, 

$5,000 etc. I'm getting the forms and documentation to verify the 

actual 

amount). The influx of $4,017.00 from our effort at this year's 

Gathering puts us up into the area where we should be aware of 

the rules and regulations for running a club and especially with the 

gathering of "other people's money". So far, we're still below the 

cut off even if it turns out to be $5000 in gross receipts per year. 

Having this Tax 10 and staying under the limit in gross receipts 

gives us coverage on the Federal tax 

level, the regulations concerning gathering other people's money 

and doesn't cause us to file yearly tax forms. 

2. Obtaining this TAX 10 has nothing to do with the tax status in 

terms of being an Exempt Organization. That's a whole different 

ball game. Presently, we are not an Exempt Organization and we 

can not accept donations that could then be used to offset some 

one's tax liability. The issue of becoming an Exempt Organization 

can be left to further 

meetings. It should be noted that the filing fee for this status is 

$500. 

Legally, we can operate as we are, with the Tax 10, and not as an 

Exempt Organization. It should be noted here that the money Wale 

gives us at our meetings has been put under a "rental" category; 



as in we rent our meeting space from the Arts Center, and Wale in 

turns rents it's display space from us. And yes, we thank Wale for 

all the timely payments. They are good renters. 

3. For the state level of business, I checked with the Virginia 

Department of Taxation. Virginia is straight forward in its' thinking 

on how we operate 

the bead shows. As long as they get their taxes due from 

somebody, they don't care whom. The club's pass through 

operation of the bead show money is okay in their books. And since 

we are not operating as an 

Exempt Organization we aren't in trouble there either. The VA 

Taxation office also said that if we did seek Exempt status, it's like 

an act of 

Virginia Congress to get it through. That should tell us something 

there. Virginia was chosen because I live there. 

So, bottom line is: 

We've got a lot of money in the bank now. The full membership 

should be aware of the situation and decide on how to proceed in 

terms of the chapter's organization. I, myself, feel that less is 

better and that if we can get to the point that we are operating 

legally, we should stay at the minimum until a 

full membership vote can be taken on the issue of how we should 

proceed, if at all. 

1 am in the process of getting the Tax 10 and cleaning up the 

books for the next on coming Treasurer in Spring of 2003. As for 

what's gone on in this last quarter, here goes. 

1. Most recently, a instructor fee of $1000 was paid to John 

Winters. Arts Center room rental of $200.00 was paid by Alice and 

will be reimbursed. The class used two tanks of oxygen, the club's 

Robert's Oxygen account had a credit balance of $59.63, so we'll 

see what we Get billed for there. 

2. Clare has a reimbursement item she needs to bring to the floor. Some 

item from the Bag Bead project. The club vote from last meeting should 

cover this item without having to have another vote taken. 

3. The bead selling group also has some reimbursement of table 

fees that need to be floated/voted through on. These arose out of 

last minute 

changes at the Gathering's Chapter table. I believe Karen handled 

all 

details concerning this past bead show group. Also want to thank 

Karen for some of the best accounting I've seen here on the past 

show. A real pleasure to work with. 

4. As of September 30th, 2002 , the account now held $7,912.29. 



A deposit of $2,647.32 from the October bead show was made, 

and payouts of $2,475.14 will be taken out when the checks get 

made out and cleared by the sellers (Yep, I've been busy, hope to 

get to writing the checks this weekend for sending early this 

coming week). 

5. I overpaid Jan by $30 on her reimbursement for paying ahead 

on the 

bead show entrance fee. I think she's good for it and we know 

where her studio is anyway. ? (Jan, you can send to me at my 

home address, sorry about the confusion). 

6. The money for the delicious feast today has been paid ahead by 

Alice. Keep your receipts and send them to me, Alice and I'll get a 

check out 

to you. Eat hardy! Yum, Yum. 

9/30/02 $7,912.29 Arts Ctr Rental for Class ($200.00) John 

Winters ($1,000.00) Class Fee $1.350.00 Bead Show $2,647.32 

Payouts ($2,475.14) Misc (Clare, Jan, other) TBO $8,234.47 

5. Doing some math brings the account total to somewhere around 

$8,235.00. There are still some numbers floating in the account 

(Merchant Account transaction fees, the overage I created that will be 

repaid, luncheon bill, this meeting's instructor fee). 

The minutes from the July meeting were read by Linda Spence, seconded 

and approved. 

Debbie Weaver, the Regional Director reported the following: 

1. She has a copy of the local chapter booklet for Gatherings. 

2. There are great many All Member Postcards left. Various 

suggestions were made as to whom to give them to: 

the Bead Museum (D.C. and AZ) – 1 packet 

Touch Stone and Pittsburgh Glass Center – ½ a pack each 

area teachers to give to their students 

Salem College 

Beads for Hope 

Keep some for our tables at bead bazaars 

It was moved and seconded to send a packet to each of the Bead 

Museums, keep some, give some to Beads for Hope m and Debbie 

to decide where the rest will go. 

3. Gathering Follow-up 

Our chapter received $631 from the sale of T-shirts and member 

postcards. 

The Gathering was a financial success netting about $90,000. 

The next Gathering will be in Lowell, MA Aug 7-10, 2003. The 



registration should be out on mid February with non-members 

getting them about a month after that. 

Membership – dues, currently renewed in February for a year, will 

be changing to run until December then change to run for a 

calendar year from January to January and there will be an 

increase at that time. 

Jamie Fine has asked Debbie to check into the possibility of those 

whose choose to receive the Bead Release electronically paying 

less than those who choose to receive a hardcopy. 

Debbie also reported that the Gold Ruby glass may have been 

discontinued or at least is less widely available. 

Libby Heckler, Membership Chair, passed the most recent membership 

list around for people to make corrections on. We currently have about 

66 members. 

New Business 

1. Jan Olsen – Bead ‘O the Quarter – The beads were put out 

and voted on. Jinx Garza’s bead won. Check it out on the website 

home page. 

2. Lisa St. Martin – She brought various handouts which were 

put on the front table for anyone who was interested. She is also 

now teaching classes in her studio. The ISGB has appointed her 

the official “Mistress of Fire” so she will be making the 

arrangements future Open Torches and classes at Gatherings. 

3. The Collaborative Show is now closed. It was voted on and 

approved to donate the $150 earned to the Bead Museum. Jamie also 

brought up the subject of having an annual Jewelry/Bead Show at the 

Museum. 

The group broke for lunch at 12:00. 

From 1:00 – 2: 00 Laurie Shaw put us through our paces with ergonomic 

exercises to avoid common aches and pains associated with sitting at a torch. 

The meeting ended 2:00. 

Respectfully submitted: Linda Spence 


SGB/MA Minutes of April 2002 Meeting 

Minutes of Chapter Meeting - April 20, 2002 




April 20, 2002 

Columbia Art Center 

The president, Alice St. Germain, opened the meeting at 

10:20 AM and introduced three new members: 

Janet Booth from Gainsville, VA 

Joe Klein from Glen Burnie, Md 

Susie Molnar from Northhampton, Pa 

Alice passed out copies of the By-Laws because we are not a 

recognized chapter. We have everything to be recognized 

except by-laws. We have a chapter table reserved at the 

Gathering, but not confirmed until by-laws are in place. 

Susie Molnar will be in charge of the chapter table. 

A discussion was held as to the best procedure to contact 

members if meetings need to be cancelled due to weather or 

emergency. It was decided that Janet would put the notice 

on the ISGB forum and the website. 

We are still looking into purchasing chapter equipment for 

workshops. A torch would be $168 plus hoses. 

The treasurer, Pencie Newton, stated that our current 

balance was $191.39. We have about 60 members. We will 

be doing a Bead for Bags project, making red/white/blue 

beads to be put on each of the bags given to Gathering 

participants. The chapter will help pay for mailing and such if 

it is a hardship on the beadmaker. 

The secretary, Linda Spence, read the minutes from the 

January 19, 2002 meeting. They were accepted as read. 

Annie Simpson gave a report for Janet Olsen on the table we 

had the Greater Washington Bead Bazaar in November. We 

did over $4,000 in sales. 



Chad Pitt donated 1 “inside out” bead and 1 dolphin 

sculpture from his demonstration at the October meeting. 

Two lucky members won them in a drawing. 

Debbie Weaver gave her report on the Gathering. Our July 

20 meeting will be a work meeting to pack registration 

packets, sort t-shirts, put beads on bags, postcards, etc. 

Pam Jacobs still needs volunteers for the registration table. 

Entry dates for show deadlines have been postponed and are 

listed on the forum of the ISGB website. Send in your beads. 

There will be a seed bead exhibit at the Bead Museum 

through September 30, 2002. They are looking for finished 

examples of local work. 

The bazaar at the Gathering has 132 space, the table layout 

has been okayed by the Fire Marshall. There will be 5 

chapter tables. There will also be about 12 technical vendors. 

The Gathering in Oakland had about 350 participants. Our 

Gathering could have over 400. There may be a need for 

more beads for the bags. 

Jinx Garza has sign-up sheets for the Silent Auction, 

Entrance Booth, and Vendor Helpers. Suzie Molner of 

Northhampton, PA volunteered to be in charge of the chapter 

table. 

Karen King shared several catalogs from places such as 

Corning and Salem College. 

The Bead O'the Quarter was voted on. the winner was a 

beautiful blue swirl bead by Linda Orbanac. Congratulations! 

After a lunch break, John Winter, a new member who has 

recently moved from Florida gave a fantastic demo using 

metal foil and transparents. He will also be giving a 

workshop this fall. 

The meeting ended after John Winter’s demo at about 3:30. 

Respectfully submitted: Linda Spence 







10/20/01 

Columbia Art Center, Columbia MD 

The meeting was called to order about 10:30 a.m. by Karen King, 

President. 

Karen welcomed new members Amy Phifer of Waldorf, MD and Lori Shatto of 

Etters, PA. 

Karen then announced that the paperwork was in, so that funds could be 

accessed from National for work relating to the Gathering. Therefore, no 

monies would need to be put through Chapter funds. 

In addition, Karen announced that for a variety of reasons, she felt she 

needed to resign her position as president. Elections will be held in 

November for a new president. 

We had three very successful workshops in the last few months: 

July 3, 2001 Color and Design Workshop with Penny Diamanti 

July 23 & 24, 2001 Core Vessel Workshop with Heather 

Trimlet 

October 8 & 9, 2001 Techniques Workshop with Pati Walton 

Instead of our regular July meeting our "meeting" was a road trip to 

Wheaton Village on July 14, 2001. 

Pencie Newton gave the Treasurer’s report: 

We currently have a balance of $5,603.19 

Lisa St. Martin is working on collecting equipment to be used in MASGB 

sponsored workshops and finding a location at the Columbia Art Center to 

permanently store this equipment. 

Eight members participated in MASGB table at the Northern Virginia Bead 

Bazaar. The table made close to $3,000. Four or five other MASGB 

members participated in the bazaar with tables of their own. 

Linda Spence forgot the minutes from April and there was not meeting in 

July. Instead, a number of members went to Wheaton Village. 

Libby Hecker, Membership Chairperson, distributed an updated 

membership list. 



Karen announced that the display at the Bead Museum in Washington, D. 

C. is Echoes of Venice and will be there through January. The suggestion 

was made to hold our January meeting at the museum. 

Debbie Weaver gave a Gathering report: 

She handed out a schedule of events, a list of the pre and post-Gathering 

workshops, and the list of the various ISGB shows to be held at the 

Gathering. The two juried shows are The Melting Pot for loose beads and 

the The Right Cord: Finding the Harmony between Contemporary Glass 

Beads and Personal Adornment for finished jewelry. The All Member show 

– Fireworks: A Red, White, and Blue Challenge will be shown in a display 

case in the hotel. 

The bazaar on Saturday will be open to conference attendees one hour 

prior to the public opening. There will be 120 spaces for vendors (1/2 of 

an 8’ table each). The Silent Auction will be displayed vertically to make 

it easier for everyone to see. We hope to have a chapter table, but all 

participants must also be conference attendees and will include the Three 

Rivers chapter. 

Volunteers are still needed. Please contact the person in charge of the 

committee that you would like to help. Pencie Newton (pjnewt@earthlink. 

net) is in need of help with the tours and Pam Jacobs (pjacobs@cox.it. 

com) is in need of help with registration and assembling the bags given 

out at the Gathering. We may have a working meeting in July to 

assemble postcards, bags, etc. 

There will be higher security for the bazaar due to the theft that occurred 

in Boulder. 

There was a discussion of Special Projects, Claire Nykolszyn – Chair, and 

a suggestion was made to have everyone make and donate small/ 

medium beads to be attached to each of the Gathering bags. 

All Gathering plans are ahead of schedule at this time. 

Jan Olsen gave the Regional report 

The Pittsburgh Glass Center will be opening on November 3, 2001. 

There is the possibility of another new chapter in Charlestown. 

The website is in good shape, but can always use information on new 

links, tips, feature articles, etc. 

The NOVA Bazaar was a success. There is stillroom for participants in the 

Greater Washington Bead Bazaar. 

An email will be coming out soon about the Mentoring Program. 

Karen announced that National is working on changing its tax status for 

being able to retain its tax exempt status and still do fundraising. 

After a lunch break Karen introduced our guest, Chad Pitt, a very gifted 

borosilicate glass worker from Virginia Beach, VA. He gave a demonstration on how 

to make his wonderful inside-out fumed beads. His presentation was both 

entertaining and very informative. THANK YOU CHAD! 



The meeting was adjourned at the conclusion of Chad’s demo. 


Linda Spence 


SGB/MA Minutes of April 2001Meeting 





4/21/01 

Columbia Art Center, Columbia MD 

The meeting was called to order at 10:33 a.m. by Karen King, President. 

Karen welcomed new members Valerie from McLean, VA and Hummer 

from Glen Burnie, MD. 

Karen brought in the new Chihuly book for everyone to look at. She also 

made an announcement about the May 3 Northern Virginia Auction they 

hold as a fundraiser. 

Alice St. Germain, the Vice-President, announced that the Fall MASGB 

meeting would be a bead/equipment swap. Bring in beads or excess bead 

making tools/supplies that you would like to swap or sell. 

Our Summer "meeting" will be a road trip to Wheaton Village on July 14, 

2001. To find out more about Wheaton Village you can go to www. 

wheatonvillage.com or www. 

glassweekend.com . 

Upcoming workshops include: 

Penny Diamante - June 30/July 1 on Color. There will be room for about 

16 people. The location is being arranged. 

Heather Trimlet - possibly in July. You can check out her beads at www. 

coolbeads.com . 

Or she also has a link from the SGB website. 

Patti Walton - Hopefully in the Fall on a Monday/Tuesday. Location TBD 

Pencie Newton, Treasurer, stated that we do now have credit card 

capability with Discover/Novus (they also accept VISA/MC). The cost was 

$288 + $20 for the imprinter. 



$155 has been given to Janet Olsen toward the MASGB table at the 

Greater Washington Bead Bazaar. 

We have $2,697 in the bank at this time. 

The MASGB needs to have a Charter in place. National is in the process of 

changing their charter in reference to their tax-exempt status being able 

to accept donations and also their relation to associated groups or 

chapters. Pencie has a draft which will be sent out to the Board and then 

out to the members for a vote. 

Pencie is getting ready to send in our certification to National for which 

we will receive $10 per MASGB member that is also an SGB member up 

to a total of 50 members. 

Janet Olsen stated that there were a few more openings on the MASGB 

table at the Greater Washington Bead Bazaar if anyone was interested 

and that she had more $1.00 discount cards. 

Libby Hecker, Membership Chairperson, announced that dues are due 

today! 

Lisa St. Martin, Regional Director, stated that the Board minutes from the 

last meeting were not available yet and that the newsletter should be out 

soon. There is a Regional page on our website. 

The first Open Torch in March went very well. The next one will probably 

be at the end of summer. 

Lisa gave a very helpful talk on ways to tag beads with your name and a 

price. One way was tying a tag on with fishing line. Another was to paint 

a small dot on the bead with White Out then writing on the price when 

dried. 

Lisa also shared that she had found some graphite pencils that would be 

handy to use. Then pencils can be found at Michaels Craft Shop. 

With the upcoming bead bazaar Lisa also reviewed Bead Etiquette. There 

will be a number of members represented at the table so respect the 

other members’ space and be aware of anyone trying to shoplift (beads 

are small and easy to hide.) 

Karen King reminded everyone that when they receive their national 

newsletter that they need to vote. Lisa St. Martin and Janet Olsen are 

both running for Regional Director. 

Debbie Weaver, Gathering 2002 Co-Chair, and Renee Lesser, Site 

Coordinator, gave their report. The hotel has the contract and we are 

waiting for their approval. Renee spoke about the fact that now is the 



time she needs help. Please sign up as a volunteer and contact the 

appropriate chairperson to see what they need. There is an opening for a 

Technical Vender Coordinator. We will be putting this out on the website 

and via email. 

Debbie presented Diana Dugina a Thank You gift of a gift certificate from 

Wale. Diana designed the winning logo for the 2002 Gathering. She and 

the Three Rivers Chapter will be putting the Gathering packet together 

for us. 

Debbie will be meeting with the National Board prior to this year’s 

Gathering to report on our progress. If anyone has questions, they would 

like Debbie to ask them please let her know as soon as possible. 

After a short break Janet Olsen and Jinx Garza gave a great presentation 

on selling beads on eBAY. See Jan’s article "Online Auctions: The Hot 

Action" listed under the Feature section of the MASGB website. 

They gave some basic suggestions of pricing your item at 20-30% below 

retail for the starting price, to study other auctions for a month or so to 

see the what’s and how’s, that sales will vary from week to week but that 

the most important thing is to it consistently. 

They then went over specifics such as 

Listing your beads under Artist Lampwork, the importance of using the 

word lampwork in your title as well as glass beads and your name or your 

business name. 

The description of your item in writing and include a picture via a scanner 

or digital camera. Jinx showed her camera and how she uses it by placing 

the bead in a small clear container of salt as a background. Because 

these pictures need to be stored somewhere in cyberspace so they can 

be accessed, Janet will look into setting up a space on our website. Many 

people use the word annealed in their description. The bead should be 

annealed or it shouldn’t be being sold, but many people are stating the 

fact that they are annealed to reassure the public. 

The duration of your auction can and should vary (3 days/5 days/a 

weekend). 

Jinx shared her book with copies of her past auctions and book work. You 

will need to keep a receipt book or system to keep track of payments and 

how and when the item was mailed. You will need to collect tax for items 

sold inside your state. If you do not have credit card capabilities, you can 

set up an account with Billpoint or Paypal to accept them. When shipping 

the item you should definitely insure the item and you may want to 

consider getting a PO Box or Postal Plus address instead of your home 

address. 



Including an About Me Page is also recommended. 

Lunch Break - 1:00 P.M. 

After Lunch, Mike DeMasi, of Wale Apparatus, set up an oxygen 

concentrator then talked about what they were and how they worked. He 

suggested that a 5 liter per minute concentrator was best but they are 

very hard to find. You could also set up two 3 liter per minute 

concentrators in tandem. Mike spoke at length about pros and cons and 

answered questions. Then several people had the opportunity to do some 

actual work on a torch connected to the demo concentrator. It was a very 

enlightening demo. 


Linda Spence, Recording Secretary 


SGB/MA Minutes of January 2001 Meeting 

Minutes of Chapter Meeting - January 27, 2001 




Winter Quarterly Meeting 

The meeting was called to order at 10:12 AM by the 

president, Karen King. She announced that neither Wale 

Apparatus nor Merchants of Venice were able to attend 

today’s meeting. Then she introduced the newly elected 

officers: 

Karen King - President 

Alice St. Germain - Vice President 

Pencie Newton - Treasurer 

Libby Hecker - Membership 

Linda Spence - Secretary 

Karen then explained that the new board had had a meeting 

on January 6, 2001 and had started the process of planning 

the MASGB calendar of events for the entire year. Alice 

spoke about workshops. The MASGB generally has two per 

year, but we hope to have 3 or 4 this year. We are working 

on a possible workshop with Nancy Tobey on borosilicate. 

The remaining Quarterly MASGB meetings have been set for 

April 21, July 21, and October 20, 2001. Various other things 

going on are The Gathering, May 4-6, 2001, the next MASGB 

Board meeting February 10, and the Greater Washington 

Bead Society Bead Bazaar April 28 & 29. The GWBS kindly 

changed their original date for the bazaar (May 5 & 6) so as 

not to interfere with the Gathering. Karen will check with Pati 

Walton about doing a demo while here for the bazaar, but 

Pati may not be able to as she will be going to the Gathering. 

The MASGB has been invited to have a table at the GWBS 

Bazaar like we had in the Northern VA Bazaar. We are in 

need of credit card capability as Debby Weaver will have her 

own table. Pencie said she had looked into credit card 



capability for the group but that the bank was prohibitive. 

Debby Weaver gave her the names of several companies 

listed in Craft Reports, one of which she uses. 

Linda Spence read the minutes from the previous meeting 

which were approved. 

Pencie Newton gave the Treasurers report and state that all 

the new board members had signed the new bank cards and 

the bank has the cards. The books will be handed over to her 

today by the former treasurer. The end of year (12/31/00) 

balance was $2,602.89 and the current balance is 

$2,325.90. As we have the funds it has been suggested that 

we use some to help sponsor 

scholarships to the Gathering. There was a discussion about 

Gathering funds. Debby Weaver explained that the fund for 

the Gathering go through National NOT through MASGB. 

Pencie will be purchasing a kiln from Wale for the MASGB 

and she will be setting up an oxygen account for the group. 

Libby Hecker reminded everyone that this years local dues of 

$15 are now due and checks should be made payable to 

MASGB. We currently have about 49 members. 

Debby Weaver updated us on the Gathering 2002. Renee is 

currently negotiating with the hotel. Because the workshops 

will all be onsite for 2002 we will be using the hotel for 10/12 

days instead of only 3/4 so hopefully this will help in getting 

better room rates. There have been no problems, they are 

just working out the details. There will be no advance funds 

for 2002 as all funds will be handled by National. Debby said 

she had just gotten updated pages for the organizing of a 

Gathering and reported we are even ahead of schedule. They 

will soon be getting together with committee chairs so they 

can start to work with their volunteers. Renee came in and 

expanded upon what Debby had said about the negotiations 

with the hotel. She also asked if anyone had a copy of the 

’97 and ’98 Gatherings packets to help her determine the 

kind, size, and time needed for the pre- and post-Conference 

workshops. 

Lisa St. Martin gave her Regional Report. She congratulated 

the new board members. Nancy Tobey has requested her to 

encourage Local Chapter members to become National 

members also. She will be working with Libby to put together 

a list of Chapter members who are also National members. 

Lisa attended an Open Torch sponsored by the Pittsburgh 

Chapter at Touchstone the last weekend in September. A 



great time was had by all. It was a lot of fun to meet new 

people and share ideas. Lisa will be sponsoring an Open 

Torch for our area at her Watercolors Studio on March 3 & 4. 

The new Chapter Handbooks have come in. Each new 

chapter can apply to National for a startup fee of $10 per 

person who is a National member in good standing as well as 

a local Chapter member in good standing up to a total of 

$500. This can be done only once, so the more members 

who are both National and Chapter members the more 

"startup" money a chapter can apply for. 

Lisa also stated that she received the new Coordinators 

Handbook for the Gathering from Jim Kervin, and encourage 

anyone who has not previously attended a Gathering to go to 

Boulder so they could have a better idea of what one is like 

before we have it here in 2002. 

She would like to encourage a Mentor program and passed 

around a paper for people to sign who would like to be a 

mentor to other glass beadmakers as well as for those who 

would like to have a mentor’s help. 

There was a long and good discussion concerning email and 

its use by the Chapter and its members. Ideas were for 

listserv "clubs" where members could signup for groups with 

a specific interest and one for "hard/fast info". The 

consensus was to have the website and then two listservs, 

one for official MASGB meeting news and information and 

one for the sharing of info, discussions, etc. Libby and Janet 

will look into setting it up. 

Janet Olsen spoke about the MASGB website. She has added 

a calendar which will list any and all bead related happening 

in our area (bazaars, shows, meetings, workshops, etc.) She 

encouraged everyone to send her info on any of these things 

they felt should be included on the calendar. She reminded 

everyone of the Bead O the Quarter contest. The winner will 

have their bead featured on the website. 

Karen Federici spoke about both the Glass Weekend at 

Wheaton Village that will be held in July 2001. It has about 

15 galleries selling high-end items to collectors, but 

beadmakers are invited to attend. Karen also spoke about 

the Flameworking Conference to be held in Salem NJ in 

February 2001. Paul Stankard will be attending. 



Many members had things to say in our Members Forum: 

Karen King - Brought in the Faberge book showing all the 

items that had been on display in the Willmington, DE exhibit. 

Jinx Garza - Had several catalogs – College of MD Institute of 

Art and Nina Designs. 

Debby Weaver - Had a picture of her work and a write-up 

about her in Crafts Reports. 

Karen Federici - Brought in a book on Marbles and Related 

Art Glass including many of her works. 

Libbby Hecker - Brought in a visor for people to try instead 

of wearing protective glasses at the torch. 

Over the lunch hour everyone brought out their beads for 

our "Show Us Your Beads" session which replaced our Bead 

Exchange. There were a lot of talking and sharing over all 

those beautiful beads. Everyone was also to vote for the 

Bead of the Quarter. Debby Weaver was this quarter’s 

winner. Check out our Home Page to see her gorgeous bead! 

Mary Gaumond then gave a demonstration on her unique 

murrini. There was a lot of uuuuing and ahhhhing as Mary 

showed various techniques. THANKS MARY! For a 

tremendous demo and allowing us to "pick your brain." The 

meeting was adjourned at the conclusion of the 

demonstration. 

Respectively submitted, Linda Spence, Secretary 






October 21, 2000, "Fall Quarterly Meeting" 

Minutes 

The meeting was called to order by President Kate Fowle. 

"A new visitor", Janet Embry, was introduced. 

The beads for the Bead O'The Quarter contest were placed 

on the front table for members to vote on. 

Mike DeMasi from Wale Apparatus generously donated a $50 

gift certificate to be raffled at the end of the meeting. 

Everyone was given an opportunity to place their name in a 

bag. 

Karen King gave the Treasurer's Report: 

We currently "have" $2,785.00 in our account. As a "Thank 

You" to the members "and as a celebration for the outgoing 

Board, the Board voted to provided lunch for those attending 

today's meeting." 

For the workshops schedule for the rest of the year, Karen 

reported she had not heard from Bernadette Fuentes about 

her proposed workshop after the GWBS Bead Bazaar in 

November. She will check with her again. Kate suggested 

there may be other beadmakers who will be at the Bazar and 

offered to provide a list. Beth Williams is another possibility 

for a workshop." 

Libby Hecker gave the Membership Report: 

We currently have 42 members. Libby will take off the 

names of those members who have not paid dues after she 

has contacted them about renewing their membership. 

Jan Olsen gave the Website Report 

Encouraged everyone to contribute ideas for the website. 

Distributed guidelines to be used when sending in articles. 

Our website gets about 50 hits a day. Paul suggested we 



include a list of what the requirements are to start a new 

chapter. Reminder that there is a bulletin board on the 

website which can be used to sell items. If anyone needs to 

to a mass email to members, please give it to Janet to send 

out so that members' privacy can be protected. 

Jinx Garza gave information on the upcoming Elections "of 

new officers." She is accepting nominations until Thursday, 

October 26. She will announce the nominees and send out a 

ballot via email. 

Current "and former" officers: Debby Weaver, Kate Fowle, 

and Karen King, gave a few parting words of thanks and 

encouragement "to potential candidates for office." 

Debby Weaver spoke about the Northern Virginia Bead 

Bazaar and the MASGB participation. Everything went well 

and the group did more than 3 times the amount of business 

as last year. 

Debby Weaver gave a report on the Gathering 2002 

The National committee came for the site inspection. The 

decision was made to go with the Holiday Inn on 1st street. 

Rene will be in negotiations with the Holiday Inn. *** The 

theme will be Fireworks _ Celebrating 10 Years _ I DIDN'T 

GET THE EXACT TITLE. There will be a contest for the new 

logo. 

List St. Martin gave the Regional Report 

May be changing the SGB to include International. There 

were LOTS of first time attendees at the Gathering in 

Oakland. A lot of past SGB shirts, cards, etc. were sold at the 

Gathering. There were about 140 vendors at the Gathering. 

The next Gathering will be in Boulder, CO in May 2001. 

There are about 200 members of the MASGB with PA being 

the largest due to the new Pittsburgh group. 

Members Forum 

Kate Fowle _ Has slate pieces for anyone who wants them. 

Debby Weaver _ Spoke of Josh Simpson Infinity Project _ 

She participated and received a marble to "plant" (hide) and 

one to keep. 

Jinx Garza _ Gave parting gifts to the outgoing Board 

members 

Karen King _ Showed a brochure about the Faberge Show at 

the Riverfront Art Center "in Wilmington, Delaware". 

Diane Trepanier _ Brought the new All Wired Up book with 



one of her projects in it. 

Linda Spence _ Brought brochures about the Baltimore Bead 

Society 

Jim Spaloss' name was drawn as the winner of the $50 Gift 

Certificate from Wale Apparatus. Those who wished to, 

participated in the Bead Exchange. 

Kate introduced our speaker, Ann Davis, who gave a very 

informative talk/demonstration on the "Dremel" Rotary Tool 

and Flex Shafts. She shared a well done handout and was 

very helpful with everyone's questions. Thank you, Ann for a 

job well done. 

The votes were tallied and Jinx Garza’s eye bead was 

announced as the winner of the Bead O’The Quarter Contest. 

It will grace the web site’s home page for the next three 

months. 

The meeting ended at the conclusion of Ann's talk. 

Linda Spence 

Secretary 


SGB/MA Minutes of July 2000 Meeting 

Minutes of Chapter Meeting - July 29, 2000 


Saturday, July 29, 2000 

Summer Quarterly Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Glass 

Beadmakers 

Present: Renee Lessner, Vice-President 

Karen King, Treasurer and Membership Coordinator 

Janet Olsen, Web Mistress 

and about 15 other members 

Renee Lessner opened the meeting at about 10:30 with a 

warm welcome to all. Unfortunately, Renee explained that 

she was not 

able to stay for the entire meeting and said that Karen King 

would take over the meeting at about 11:30 AM. She also 

explained that 

both Kate Fowle, our President, and Linda Spence, our new 

Secretary, were unable to attend today’s meeting because of 

conflicting commitments. Renee and the attending members 

welcomed a new member to our group, Laura Schrieber, 

from York, Pennsylvania area. 

Officer Elections: Renee gave a report on the current 

status of the election of new officers scheduled to take place 

before the end of the year. She reminded the group that the 

current slate of officers, except for Linda Spence, our 

Secretary, would all be vacating their positions at the end of 

this year. Most have served for 3, one-year terms, and it is 

time to pass the baton and responsibility on to new officers. 

Jinx Garza had volunteered in our April meeting to manage 

the nomination process and would be the primary interface 

for inquiries and nominations. Janet Olsen was still looking 

for some of the job descriptions to post that information on 

the Web Site so that members could review each position's 

responsibilities. Renee reminded everyone that terms would 

be two years and you don't need to be nominated; you can 

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volunteer to run for an office you may be interested in. 

Renee also reminded the group that the new Board would 

work in tandem with the outgoing Board to prepare and 

arrange for the first Quarterly Meeting next January. No one 

would be expected to handle any set of responsibilities 

without some level of support from the outgoing officer. 

Several of the roles are being split up into smaller areas of 

responsibility and that will also be posted on the Website. 

Libby Hecker volunteered to be the new membership 

coordinator for our group. Way to go, Libby!!!!!! 

Secretary's Report: Renee announced that in the interest 

of saving time, minutes would not be read at today’s 

meeting. All current members should have received the 

minutes soon after April’s meeting. If anyone would like a 

copy of the April minutes, they should contact Linda Spence. 

Treasurer's Report: Karen reported that there was a 

balance of $2,492 in the account with only one outstanding 

obligation from Jim Smircich's Workshop that still needed to 

be paid. She put out a "call for dues" reminder recently via email 

and has received an encouraging response from our 

current membership. Karen reported that the Jim Smircich’s 

class was very successful with two people coming from 

outside our group and way out of town for the class. Lisa St. 

Martin’s class of five of our members went very well also. 

Karen reported that she did indeed purchase "y" splits for 

future workshops and was still evaluating the purchase of a 

kiln. Karen will continue to try and arrange workshops for 

this fall. She will contact Bernadette Fuentes to confirm that 

she will be teaching after the November Bead Bazaar of the 

Greater Washington Bead Society. She also said that she 

would initiate discussions with Leah Fairbanks about 

scheduling a future class. Lisa St. Martin offered to discuss 

class possibilities with beadmakers at the 2000 Gathering in 

Oakland in August. Also, Karen suggested other locations in 

the Washington area that may be willing to host workshops 

which she will explore further. 

Web Page Report: Janet Olsen reminded everyone that the 

group will be picking the "Bead O' the Quarter" at this 

meeting. Janet 

will take a digital picture of the bead and post it on the 

Website for the next three months. All meeting attendees 

voted on the 

entrants at the meeting. (The WINNER was Mary Gaumond 



who offered her beautiful Bumble Bee Buttons, incorporating 

a relief 

Bumble Bee made with a striped murrini and Uranium Glass 

wings sitting on top of a button of her terrific honeycomb 

murrini!!!!! 

WOW.) 

Pittsburgh Chapter: Several members of the Pittsburgh 

chapter were on hand to share information about their 

activities. Diana 

Dugina reported that the Pittsburgh chapter is hosting a 

weekend beadmaking retreat at Touchstone Center for Crafts 

in September. 

Anyone interested in finding out more about this weekend 

should contact Diana at LaMaridoLampwork@aol.com or see 

the 3Rivers Glass Beadmakers page on the SGB/MA web site. 

Regional Report: Lisa St. Martin gave us a report of 

information she has received as the SGB Mid-Atlantic 

Regional Director. She 

reported that she had not yet received the minutes from the 

last SGB Board meeting so couldn't speak to anything of 

particular 

interest from that call. She reported that just under 300 

people are registered for the Oakland Gathering. About six of 

our members 

will be in attendance (Those of you who attend should expect 

to give a report at the October Meeting, OK????!) She noted 

that 

there are some great bargains on the SGB website right now 

for past issues of the Postcard Project, t-shirts from Corning 

and 

catalogs from the Corning Gathering exhibit at the Rockwell 

museum. She reminded everyone that if they are interested 

in 

participating in the Rosen Show in February in Philadelphia 

they can give Lisa a call and she will provide the process 

information. 

The Rosen Show is one of the largest and best wholesale 

craft shows in the country and the SGB has operated a group 

booth there for the past several years. She mentioned it is a 

good way to get a lot of exposure if you are just starting to 

sell production ready pieces. She noted that Don Schnieder 

is working to coordinate a major bead show for the year 

2002 which he had wanted to coincide with our 2002 

Gathering in Alexandria. Since the national SGB has not 

endorsed the show as yet, Lisa has discussed this with the D. 



C.Bead Museum as a possible site to host Don's show. She 

also has let us know that the D.C. Bead Museum has 

expressed interest in hosting a Contemporary Glass Bead 

Show for East Coast Beadmakers in the Spring of 2001. Lisa 

reminded 

everyone that she will be happy to take any local issues to 

the national SGB and Karen asked Lisa to press the national 

group to 

resolve the issues that have been outstanding for local 

chapters for years. She said she would take up the gauntlet 

at the Oakland 

Gathering. 

Northern Virginia Bead Bazaar: Debby Weaver could not 

attend the meeting but Lisa reported that participation in the 

MAGB table is for MAGB members only, so all who signed up 

will need to get their dues current to participate. At this 

time, the tables for the Bazaar on October 7 and 8 appear to 

be full, and Debby will be providing more information in the 

future about the actual logistics. We also need people who 

can assist with manning the tables. 

2002 Gathering Report: Ann Davis gave us an update on 

the 2002 Gathering. The proposed dates for the Gathering 

are August 1-4, 2002. This earlier date is better due to early 

fall school openings on the east coast. The hotel site at the 

Raddisson/Holiday Inn is still a go, but National SGB still 

needs to do an official site inspection. This is holding up 

officially beginning our preparations, but should be resolved 

after the Oakland Gathering. In response to a request from 

Cathy Finnegan, the SGB President, Ann and Debby Weaver 

came up with a theme for the 2002 Gathering, "Fireworks! 

Celebrating A Decade of Glass". This theme was very well 

received at the meeting and all agreed it was inspired! She 

also detailed the show theme proposed by Karen King, our 

Show Coordinator for the Gathering, and stated that Karen 

wants to center the show themes around the history of the 

glass bead movement highlighting the changes that have 

taken place, and the changes that will take it into the future. 

Preliminary discussions with the Alexandria Fire Marshall's 

office have brought up no new or unexpected issues. 

New Business: Lisa St. Martin let us all know that she is 

finally getting out of her closet (literally) studio and moving 

to new space. We should be on the lookout for her open 

house. In line with our afternoon presentation, Karen King 

mentioned that the new issue of Lapidary Journal had an 



article on making Precious Metal Clay beads that was really 

interesting (probably because it was written by a glass 

beadmaker!). Jinx Garza reported that she received two sets 

of samples from a company that makes ball chain and gave 

the second set to the group in a free-for-all. People 

interested in contacting them directly can look them up on 

www.ballchain.com. 

The final event of the morning session was the bead 

exchange. 

LUNCH BREAK: Shopping with Elliott from Wale Apparatus. 

PRESENTATION: Claire Cougan, Certified Precious Metal 

Clay Instructor, Azimuth Designs, 93 S. Main Street, 

Lambertville, NJ 

08530, 609-397-0694, azimuthd@crusoe.net. 

The afternoon session of our meeting was filled with a 

presentation and lively discussion on the techniques 

associated with the use 

of Precious Metal Clay. Claire and her husband are certified 

PMC instructors and product distributors and offered a 

history and 

technical discussion on PMC. They received their training 

through the PMC Guild directly from Tim McCreight. The 

Guild has a 

great website at www.pmclay.com. They resell the original 

PMC clay that is exclusively distributed in this country by our 

old friend, 

Rio Grande. Rio Grande has the exclusive rights to distribute 

PMC which is manufactured by a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi 

Corporation of Japan. Claire passed out a great deal of 

product literature and special Rio Grande catalog information 

to the group. If you are interested, we can see if we can 

obtain more copies for those of you who could not attend the 

meeting to have available at our next meeting. She 

described some of the nuances about working with this 

product that is treated in a similar fashion to polymer clay. 

Yes, our kilns will work although you cannot anneal glass and 

fire PMC at the same time due to the temperature 

differential. Still the medium which fires down to basically 

pure silver has many possibilities. She gave us a simple 

demo and her husband showed some finishing techniques. 

Next meeting is October 21, 2000. Be there. 







Society of Glass Beadmakers 

Mid-Atlantic Chapter 

Saturday, April 29, 2000 

Winter Gathering Meeting 

Present: Renee Lessner, Vice-President 


Debby Weaver, Secretary 


and about 20 other members and guests 

Renee Lessner opened the meeting at about 10:30 with a 

warm welcome to all. She explained that Kate was unable to 

attend 

today’s meeting. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

Minutes: Renee announced that in the interest of saving 

time, minutes would not be read at today’s meeting. All 

current 

members should have received the minutes soon after 

January’s meeting, if they did not or would like a copy, a 

number of 

printed copies were available. 

Debby announced that she would be resigning as secretary 

after this meeting. Debby and Ann Davis will be coordinating 

the 

activities for the 2002 Gathering. There will a number of 

things that will be started this summer. Because of this, she 

would like 

to help someone else take over her duties. Linda Spence has 

agreed to do this and run for Secretary in the forthcoming 

elections. 

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Treasurers Report: Karen reported that there was a balance 

of $3,381 in the account - but there are a number of 

outstanding 

bills that will lower that amount to about $2000. She asked 

the membership to consider how that amount of money 

should be 

used - scholarships, donations, other ideas to promote our 

mission of promoting glass bead making. Karen also reported 

that 

Jim Smirich’s class was filled (12) with two people coming 

from way out of town for the class. (She had placed the class 

notice 

on both our web page and the national SGB page.) We made 

a profit of $200 on the class which tells us that our fees are 

reasonable . Lisa St. Martin’s class has 4 people signed up 

for it at this time. This is out first weekend class and it is 

hoped that 

we will be able to fill it (May 20-21, Columbia Art Center.) 

Debby moved and Janet Olsen seconded the motion that we 

buy “Y” splits or a manifold system for our classes to use. 

This 

motion was passed by the attending membership. Karen will 

look into the most practical way to go. It was also suggested 

that 

she explore the purchase of a bead annealer for the classes. 

Mike DeMasi is willing to work with us on these purchases if 

we 

want him to. 

There was some discussion about linking with other chapters 

to make it worth it for artists to come to our area to offer 

classes. The link with the Washington Bead Bazaar for Jim 

Smirch and Gail Crossman-Moore seemed to be a good one. 

Please contact Karen if there is someone special you would 

like to take a class from. Also, please let Karen know how 

you felt 

about the class you have taken - especially the format of the 

class. This last one with Jim was mostly lecture and 

demonstration. 

Others have had more hands on activities. 

Members Forum: It was announced that Wale Apparatus has 

a new email address: wale@fast.net. Their web site can still 

be 

found by searching for www.waleapparatus.com. Mike told us 

that their new e-commerce site is now up and running. He is 

out 



of catalogs right now, but everything is available on line. 

Diane T asked if anyone would be interested in a class/demo/ 

information about precious metal clay. There is a certified 

instructor in College Park. Several people said they had 

taken classes already and really found it exciting. It was 

decided that 

Karen would talk to Diane further and it would be decided if 

this would be a good idea for our July meeting and be 

something 

we would want to offer a workshop in. 

Renee suggested that we contact Liz Mears (Torpedo 

Factory) about coming and doing a class/demo of glass 

blowing at the 

torch - maybe for a class in early September. This 

suggestion was met with enthusiasm and Renee will contact 

her and see 

what could be arranged. It was suggested that she might 

prefer to hold the class at her studio at the Torpedo Factory. 

Other suggested instructors were: 

Kristina Logan and Heather Trimlett - they often teach 

together 

Leah Fairbanks 

Sage and Tom Holland 

Web Page Report: Janet Olsen reported on the progress she 

has been making with the web page (which has been 

considerable!) 

Whenever you order anything from Amazon.com, please do 

so through the MASGB web page - we receive a percentage 

of the sale. Eventually, sales may pay for the web site - or, 

at least, defray some of the expenses. 

The Pittsburgh Group will be given space on the page as the 

page is a regional page rather then a chapter-only page. 

Janet will take digital pictures of work after the meeting to 

be placed on the members gallery page (they are now there - 

please take a look.) 

Remember to use the message board to send messages, get 

answers to questions, set up rides to shows, find out about 

shows - anything of interest. 

There has been a request for pictures of the officers to be 

posted on the page - this is under consideration. 

Elections: Renee reminded us that elections will be coming 

up in the fall. Officers are requested to submit job 

descriptions. 



These will be publicized so members can consider whether or 

not they would be interested in running for the position. 

Jinx Garza will be in charge of the election process - please 

send nominations to her. If you are nominating someone 

other then 

yourself, please contact them and see if they are willing to 

run. We will be adding the position of “program chair” to the 

slate. 

There should be a slate in place by the July meeting. 

Pittsburgh Chapter: Diana Dugina reported that a group of 

bead/glass enthusiasts have begun a new SGB chapter for 

the 

Pittsburgh area. With a couple teachers and Touchstone 

Center for Crafts in that area, this a natural area for growth. 

They have 

already held 2 organizational meetings, elected officers and 

will hold their first big, kick-off meeting May 21. Guest 

demonstrators for that meeting will be Melissa Montini and 

Michael Magnifico. For more information, contact Diana. 

Regional Report: Lisa gave us a report of information she has 

received as Regional Director: 

Current national membership as of mid-March is over 690 - 

23 of the members are from out of the USA and represent 9 

different countries. 

At this Gatherings, presenters must consent to having their 

presentations video tapes for the SGB archives. 

Bob Aruelis has donated a didium lens for the camera at the 

Gathering. 

JoElla has arranged a photographer to be on site for the 

Gathering - he is donating all the oxygen for the event. 

The SGB will be getting vendors licenses for all those 

participating in the Bazaar - they may be able to also offer 

credit card 

services (more on this to come.) 

Those interested in being part of the SGB booth at the Rosen 

Show should look for the application in the July newsletter - 

the Bead Release. 

There are still tables available at the Gathering (for the 

Bazaar). 

Nancy Tobey is in charge of Regional matters. She has said 

that there will soon be handbook for chapters with 

information 

on start-up procedures. There has much discussion about 

getting tax exempt status - they are checking into a blanket 

exemption 



for official chapters. 

There have been some new chapters formed - the SGB is 

growing! 

Pittsburgh, PA 

No-Name Chapter ? 

North Group in Minnesota 

The Northern California Chapter is the largest in the country 

There has been discussion that the web page links be for 

members only. 

National Elections - all present officers have agreed to run 

again. Regional Directors are also elected positions - see the 

Bead Release for nomination information if you wish to 

nominate anyone. Lisa will be running again. 

There is a new site on the web page - “Call for Entry” 

Scholarships are available for the Gathering - check out the 

web page for more information. There have also been some 

class changes. They are also posted on the web page. 

The NCAGG (National Capital Area Glass Guild) is sponsoring 

a Glass Art Festival at Glen Echo Park on Saturday, June 17, 

from 12:00 - 5:00pm. All types of glass work will be 

demonstrated and for sale. Debby Weaver and Marianne 

Filiaggi will be 

representing lampwork bead making. There may be other 

folks involved also. Mark this event on your calendar. Contact 

Debby or Lisa for more information. 

Northern Virginia Bead Bazaar: Debby reported that she had 

been contacted about participating again in the Bazaar. The 

membership agreed that we should do this and that we 

should apply for 3 tables this time. Application fee is $120 

and will 

divided among those who decide to show. Libby Hecker has 

volunteered to help Debby with organizing this event. More 

details will be sent out later.This is a good opportunity to 

participate in an event like this with little overhead and only 

limited 

commitment of time. 

LUNCH BREAK: Shopping with Mike 

PRESENTATION: Penny Diamonte from the Beadazzled shops 

Penny has been in the business of collecting, assembling, 

buying and selling of beads for 30 years. She began like the 

many of 

us by mostly collecting and assembling beads into jewelry. 

But for the last 10-15 years she has been officially in the 



business of 

buying and selling beads. She and her family own the 

Beadazzled shops found in Baltimore, MD, Tysons Corners, 

VA, and 

Dupont Circle, DC. 

Penny began her presentation with lots of helpful information 

about being a shop owner and how she works with bead 

makers: 

She does most of her buying at shows like the one at the 

Gathering because she can see a lot of work in a short 

amount of time. 

Artists who wish to approach a shop should call ahead and 

make an appointment - owners get hundreds of calls and this 

eats into their limited time. It is very helpful to send good 

color prints, scans, postcards with clearly marked 

WHOLESALE 

prices. Then make a follow up call but DO NOT “bug” the 

owner. 

Some of her artists send her a box of beads, she picks out 

those she wants, and she returns the rest. But this type of 

arrangement must be agreed to before the beads are sent. 

Artists should always do their homework - check out the 

vendor - see if they are really who you want to carry your 

work 

and if it is an appropriate location. 

Look for places that sell contemporary craft/art work 

Don’t try to talk a buyer into something that they are not 

sure will sell - they know their market. 

Glass galleries on the West Coast are really lacking in glass 

beads and glass jewelry. 

Be ORGANIZED!!! Have prices clearly decided and priced 

(marked) before talking to a buyer. 

Any literature you produce or demos you do will help to 

educate the public - both on the process and in appreciation 

of 

what you do. 

Buyers will respond to obvious complex, detailed work or to 

a new glass or color. 

Remember - there are two types of buyers - those that 

collect beads and those that are jewelry designers that will 

use the 

beads in their designs. 

If you make beads and have someone who has made 

fantastic use of them in their jewelry (fiber, etc) see if you 

can 



photograph the work to use as part of your publicity. This is 

especially true if you do not often assemble your beads into 

finished work - or want to show a more sophisticated use of 

your work. It will give people ideas of how to use your work. 

Mark your work at least double your wholesale price. If the 

person who buys it charges more, you have no control over 

that. Do not undersell your buyers. If you sell for less, even 

in your studio, it will get back to your buyers and they will 

probably 

drop you from their shop. 

To acquire a name in the bead world, you need to enter and 

be accepted in juried shows. 

Keep a resume of all collections, galleries, shops and shows 

you have participated in. 

Select how to “spend” your time. Some tasks may be more 

cost effective to have others do for you. 

Penny goes to the Whole Bead Show, Lewis Wilson’s Crystal 

Myth Shows, and the Gathering to look for handmade, 

quality art glass beads. These would be good shows to 

participate in. 

Consignment is a good way to get into the door in a gallery 

but keeping track of inventory for both shop and artist can 

be a 

hassle. Plus, the artist takes all the risks. Only do 

consignment if the location is worth the trouble. 

Do not bother with wholesale orders of less than $300. This 

will eliminate the hobbyist that claims to need wholesale 

prices. 

Penny was asked about how to figure out what a good price 

would be for your beads. Using Leah Fairbanks as an 

example, 

she told how Leah first started out charging $10/hour, went 

up to $20, and now is at $60. Penny knows of some people 

that 

charge $150 per hour. This fee is based on time at the torch 

to actually create the bead, but includes phone calls, 

materials, 

getting gas, gas, paper work, etc - everything that is 

involved with making a bead. 

Penny then gave us a number of charts to help us determine 

our costs and fees: 

Overhead - (track these expenses for 5-6 months to 

determine and average - these are only to be used as a 

sample.) 

Rent $200 



Utilities 50 

Insurance 25 

Vehicle (.32/mile) 50 

Phone calls 25 

Postage and Freight 50 

Office Supplies 25 

Tools and Equipment 50 

Fuel 50 

Advertising 50 

Professional Services 25 

Total $600 

Work out how many hours you usually work in a month and 

divide this figure by the number of hours. 

$600 ÷ 80 hours = $7.50 hour 

$600 ÷ 160 hours = $3.75 hour 

$600 ÷ 200 hours = $3.00 hour 

Then set an hourly pay rate for yourself - $15/hour, $30/ 

hour - whatever. 

Take that hourly rate x number of hours you work per month 

= an amount. Then add your monthly expenses to it. Divide 

that 

amount by the number of hours you work per month and 

that will give you your overhead fee: 

$15/hr x 80 hrs = $1200 + $600/mon = $1800 ÷ 80 hours 

= $22.50 hour at the torch 

(This will change if you use different rates of pay, and/or 

different amounts of time) 

To figure out the unit price of a single bead, use the 

following formula: 

Cost of materials .50 

Overhead (10mins x $18.75/hour) 3.125 

3.625 (3.75) cost of item 

plus 15% wholesale selling costs .469 

plus 10% profit .363 

Wholesale price of bead $4.46 ($4.50) 

Double for retail price $8.92 ($9.00) 

Penny also addressed the decision to do local and out-oftown 

shows. When all factors are considered, sometimes the 

Out-Of-Town show can really cost you money. Always 

consider all aspects of a show before deciding to do it. 

Local Out-Of-Town 

Booth fees 100 300 

Equipment 0 50 



Electricity 15 25 

Hotel 0 250 

Food 15 150 

Travel 20 165 (if driving) 

Promotion 25 25 

Freight 0 0 

Display 25 25 

Lost production time ($200/day) 200 (1 day) 1000 (5 days) 

Total Expenses $400 $2400 

Are you really making any money?? 

Sales $1000 $3000 

40% cost of goods sold -400 -1200 

$600 $1800 

Show expenses (above) -400 -2400 

Profit/Loss $200 -$600 

Respectfully submitted by Debby Weaver 

Reminders!!! 

Dues were due in March - $15 for the year. Please send to 

Karen King as soon as possible!!! 

There are still openings in Lisa’s class! Call Karen right away 

if you want to take it! It sounds exciting! 


SGB/MA Minutes of Jan 2000 Meeting 

Minutes of Chapter Meeting - January 8, 2000 


Debby Weaver 

Society of Glass Beadmakers 

Mid-Atlantic Chapter 

Saturday, January 8, 2000 

Winter Gathering Meeting 

Present: 

Lisa St. Martin, Regional Director 

Kate Fowle, Chapter President 

Renee Lessner, Chapter Vice-President 

Karen King, Chapter Treasurer and Membership Coordinator 

Debby Weaver, Chapter Secretary 


and about 20 other members and guests 

Kate Fowle opened the meeting at about 11:00 with a warm 

welcome to all. 

Kate welcomed us to The Bead Museum located in downtown 

Washington, DC, near the MCI Center. The Museum was 

founded in 1994, and in 1995, had enough funds to really 

get started. In 1997 it opened it’s doors at it’s present 

location. The Bead Museum and the Washington Bead 

Society have now merged and the Bead Society works 

actively to keep the Museum open and financially stable. The 

Museum has also been supported the Northern Virginia Bead 

Society and many individuals. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

Kate shared with us the sad news that before Thanksgiving, 

Sage Holland had a serious accident when the front wheel of 

her mountain bike came off - while she was on it! She had to 

have 85 stitches on her face, a rib was broken and was very 

close to her heart, and her clavicle was broken as well. She 

was in Intensive Care for awhile. She is doing much better 

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now, but the medical expenses are very large. Anyone 

wishing to help them can purchase their work at Arts Afire 

Gallery in Old Town Alexandria or write them directly: 

P.O. Box 96 

Fox, Arkansas 72051 

Kate wondered if we were all familiar with CERF - a fund set 

up to help artists when catastrophe hits them. There is often 

information about this fund in Lapidary Journal and the 

Crafts Report as well as many other publications for those 

working in the arts. 

Kate announced some important dates for the new year. 

Please mark you calendar now! 

April 15 - 16 - Washington Bead Bazaar 

April 23 - Easter 

April 29 - Mid-Atlantic Bead Meeting at Columbia Art Center 

July 29 (we hope) - We are exploring the possibility of a field 

trip to 

the studio of Joseph D’Onofrio 

October 7 - 8 - Northern Virginia Bead Bazaar 

October 21 - Mid-Atlantic Bead Meeting at Columbia Art 

Center 

REGIONAL REPORT: 

Lisa gave us a report of information she has received as 

Regional 

Director: 

Lisa has received the latest information on the make up of 

local 

chapters from Nancy Tobey. The new Board has decided that: 

Local chapters may have members that both members of the 

SGB National and those that are not - those that are not will 

hold an “affiliate” status. Local chapters will have their own 

officers and bank accounts. Local chapters must file for their 

own nonprofit status. 

All chapters will have elected officers and these must belong 

to SGB. 

Each chapter will be granted start-up funds ($10 per SGB 

member) one time - not to exceed $500. No member can be 

counted within one year for start-up funds. Each chapter is 

requested to submit a quarterly report to their RD for 

inclusion in the Bead Release. 

Lisa reviewed the benefits of national membership: the 

national 

newsletter and directory and various conferences and 



Gatherings. 

The question was raised about our local dues - Karen told us 

that ours were due when the national dues are due - March 

of every year. But since this information of a one time startup 

payment was new news to the local Board, a decision 

about dues would be discussed at a future Board meeting 

and announced later. Karen needs to review our budget and 

make a recommendation based on that information. 

Lisa shared information about the Bead 2000 Project. 

Members will be asked to donate one major bead and 4 

spacer beads to make a huge “strand” of 2000 beads for the 

2000 Gathering this summer in Oakland, California. It will be 

on display at the Gathering, then permanently placed in the 

Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona. Beads will need to be 

sent by May 15th. More information about this should be in 

your Gathering packet which should be coming to you soon. 

At our last meeting, we decided to throw our “hat” into the 

ring for a 

bid for the Gathering in 2002. Lisa has received a form called 

an 

“Invitation to Bid” that needs to be filled out. This needs to be 

submitted by Feb. 15. Renee has already gotten some 

information on sites in Old Town Alexandria. Lisa has also 

just received Jim Kervin’s 

Conference Guide. A list was passed around asking for 

volunteers to 

work on this project. Some folks have already volunteered 

for certain 

jobs. If you were not at the meeting and would like to be 

included, 

please notify Lisa St. Martin, Ann Davis, or Debby Weaver as 

soon as possible. There will be a meeting for those folks in 

the VERY near 

future. 

TREASURERS REPORT: 

Karen reported that there is about $1400 currently in our 

account. She has also made arrangements for the chapter to 

meet at the Columbia Art Center for the remainder of the 

year. In response to a question about dues, she reminded us 

that national and local dues are both due in March. National 

dues are $35, local are $15 - but that may change. Since we 

found out that we are getting a one time funding for each 



national member - that we won’t receive that every year - 

the dues question will have to be addressed again by the 

Board. We will also have to investigate and begin the process 

of becoming a tax exempt group independently from the 

national group. 

There was discussion about the scheduling of workshops. We 

are going to be looking into scheduling more right before and 

right after local bead bazaars as many of those artists have 

already made arrangements to be in the area and their 

added expenses would not be as great as they would be if 

they had to make a special trip to the area. If we get enough 

workshops going, we can advertise in the Bead Release. But 

these would have to be planned well in advance. There are 

advantages to our local members - they have first call on 

places and a lower fee. It was suggested that we work up a 

proposal for teachers that would include how much we pay 

per student and what facilities and tools and materials we 

provide and what teachers would have to provide. Our 

situation is very advantageous to teachers as each student 

usually provides their own torch, tools and glass, and we 

provide the location and the gases. 

Karen asked if the group would like to make a donation to 

the Bead 

Museum for hosting our meeting. Debby moved that we 

donate $75 (what we normally pay Columbia), the motion 

was seconded by Janet and passed by the membership. 

(Since Mike DeMasi had made out his $100 vendors fee to 

the Bead Museum, the Board has decided not to give the 

extra $75, rather just let stand the $100 Wale gave as being 

from both of us. Normally that money would go into our 

budget.) 

MINUTES: 

The minutes from the October meeting were read by Debby. 

Renee moved that they be approved, was seconded by Lisa 

and the motion passed by the membership. 

MEMBERS FORUM: 

It was announced that Wale Apparatus has a new email 

address: 

wale@fast.net. Their web site can still be found by searching 

for 

www.waleapparatus.com. 



Lisa brought to our attention some of the concerns Penny 

Diamonti had with the show at the Tysons Corners 

Beadazzled. Penny was very disappointed in the number of 

people who sent in work for the show. She really had 

expected more than the 14 who participated and had 

planned on giving us more display space for our work. She 

also thought there would be a larger turnout of members for 

the opening reception. She really did out do herself in food 

and drink. Those who went really had a good time. In 

response, some of our members expressed the concern that 

there may have been better participation if there had been 

more notice for the show. Lisa had told us to expect 

information, but it seemed like there was not much time to 

actually put together an entry once the information was 

received. It is hoped that we can do this again next year and 

that the problems can be worked out so both the participants 

and Penny will feel better about it. This was a marvelous 

opportunity for our group and we really appreciate the 

experience. 

Janet gave us a report on the progress of the web site. She 

now needs to find a server to carry the site. The least 

expensive one will cost us about $110/year. She will also 

have to register our domain name at a cost of about $75 - a 

one time fee. She asked us what we would like the name to 

be and it was suggested that it be SGB-midatlantic.org. 

Janet will check to see if this is a conflict with Lisa’s mail 

address at the national page. If it is, she will come up with a 

name that is close and easy to remember. Right now, you 

can access the page at sgbma.jumpinternet.com. Janet also 

asked us if we would like to have a bulletin board page. She 

will check out a freeware version of the software before 

purchasing what would be necessary to do this. Amazon.com 

has an associate program that reimburses the sites that 

carry their book listings and links to their site for purchase of 

these books. Janet will link us to that to help defray 

expenses. She also gave us a list of things she needs from 

us to make the site more complete: 

- members gallery of pictures - photos or jpeg images of 

member’s work 

- “how to” sites 

- articles of interest - either a link or actual text 

- links to web pages of members 

Diane told us of a new stained glass shop in Jessup: 

The Glass Key (owners: Donna Darcy and Liz Fitzmaurice) 

8610 Baltimore Washington Blvd. #116 



Jessup, MD 20794 901-483-6066 

We also learned that Dave Myers has opened a new store in 

Damascus - does anyone have more information for us to 

pass on? 

Lisa shared with the group that Mary Klotz (national SGB 

member) of 

Forestheart Studio in Woodsboro, MD, has received a 

shipment of sheet Dicroic Moretti. She will cut pieces in sizes 

that you want, or have 1/2 or 1/4 sheets cut. Contact her at: 

Forestheart Studio Open every day 11-5 - closed Wed and 

Sun 

200 South Main Street / Box 112 

Woodsboro, MD 21798 

301-845-4447 foresthrt@aol.com 

LUNCH BREAK: Shopping with Elliot and Mike -ain’t the new 

guy cute!? - he just has to get used to us! 

PRESENTATION: 

After the lunch break, Margaret Saukel introduced us to the 

Bead Museum and the present exhibit of Czech beads. She 

shared with us process of putting together an exhibit of this 

nature and the various trips and negotiations she that went 

through. The Czech Museum of Glass and Jewelry was very 

reluctant to send this work to the United States and was 

difficult to work with, at least in the beginning. It took 

Margaret two years and all types of documentation for all 

aspects of the show in order to bring it here. They would not 

allow her to “hang” the show - a member of their staff came 

to DC to arrange the display and will be coming to take the 

display down. 

This is the first time these bead cards have been displayed in 

the 

United States. The exhibit consists of 37 bead cards (made 

to show 

samples of beads to prospective customers) from 1918 - 

1938, some early bead making tools and some completed 

pieces. All beads are either lampworked or pressed glass. 

Glass bead jewelry is considered “costume” jewelry as 

opposed to jewelry that uses precious metals and gem 

stones. 

We learned that beadmakers follow a family tradition of 



making beads - 

some families have been working in this field since the 4th 

century. 

Bead making has never been respected in the Czech Republic 

like it is here now. Most of the artists are unknown. 

Sometimes records were not kept on even which family 

made what beads. On finished pieces, you can sometimes 

tell the piece and it’s beads are from the Czech Republic by 

looking at the clasp. (When looking at strings of beads at flea 

markets and antique stores - check the clasps.) The current 

Czech Museum does not even have good pictorial records of 

the bead cards. 

Much of the rest of the exhibit is made up from collections of 

the 

members of the Washington Bead Society - including a really 

awesome chain from which all kinds of Czech bead necklaces 

were hung! 

Membership List Changes: 

New Email: 

Deborah Gibson dsgibson@altavista.com 

Pencie Newton pjnewt@earthlink.net 

Libby Hecker lhecker@earthlink.net 

Visitors: 

Andrea Berman 

1425 Hopkins Street NW #302 

Washington, DC 20036-5977 

andrea_berman@compuserve.com 

Judy Cory 

1525 Meadowbrook Lane 

West Chester, PA 19380 

Barbara Quinn 

3-D West 4th Street 

Frederick, MD 21701 

301-228-2707 

Doris Pavonaria 

523 N Alpire Circle 

Emmacs, PA 18049 

GATHERING BID UPDATE!!!! 



THERE IS GOING TO BE A MEETING AT 1:00 PM ON 

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, AT THE HOME OF ANN DAVIS IN 

SPRINGFIELD, VA. PLEASE CONTACT HER 

(GODDESS@GODDESSREALM.COM) OR DEBBY WEAVER 

(DWGW@EROLS.COM) IF YOU CAN COME OR WOULD LIKE 

TO HELP IN SOME WAY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COME TO BE 

PART OF THE ACTION!!! THERE WILL BE LOTS TO DO! WE 

WILL ADD YOU TO THE LIST AND GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT 

AWAY! 


SGB/MA Minutes of the Oct 1999 Meeting 



Debby Weaver 

Society of Glass Beadmakers Mid-Atlantic Chapter 

Saturday, October 16, 1999 

Fall Gathering Meeting 

Present: 

Kate Fowle, President and Regional Director 

Renee Lessner, Vice-President 


Debby Weaver, Secretary 

Matt Radtke, Web Master 

Kate Fowle opened the meeting at about 10:30 with a warm 

welcome for all new faces and especially to Diane Dugina, 

who came all the way from Pittsburgh for her first meeting. 

OLD BUSINESS: Kate announced that there had been no 

nominations for officers. Lisa St. Martin had been elected this 

past summer as our new regional director. Kate will continue 

as our chapter president and all other officers will remain in 

office for another year. 

NEW BUSINESS: Kate passed around a paper for members 

to note any program ideas for the upcoming year. These will 

be discussed at a future Board meeting and we will try to 

bring programs in line with member requests. 

There was no meeting in July but Debby compiled a letter 

reviewing the "field trip" to Wheaton Village and other 

information. This was read in lieu of minutes. Renee moved 

that these be accepted and was seconded by Karen. 

Karen began her treasurer's report with the good news that 

we have about $1300. All bills and known obligations have 

been met. Karen will get in touch with the National office to 

find out how we are to apply for national reimbursement. 

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She will also be compiling a new mailing list that will exclude 

anyone who has not paid their chapter dues. We will be 

sending out a mailing to everyone in our region who is a 

member of the National SGB, inviting them to belong to our 

chapter or to organize one in their area. If people wish to do 

that, they should contact Lisa as she is the regional director 

and needs to know what is going on in the region. 

Karen also asked the group for suggestions on how we 

should use these funds. One use we made was to absorb the 

rental fees for the room for Sunday's workshop. That made 

the workshop more affordable for everyone interested and 

we did have 10 people take the class. Another would be to 

pay the expenses of someone with a "big" name who would 

demo for a meeting and then offer a workshop. So far, 

circumstances have been such that we have not had to meet 

any of those expenses. We suggested that it would be nice to 

have Leah Fairbanks, Jim Smirch, or Stevi Bell as well as any 

number of other very accomplished bead makers. We were 

told that Joseph D'onofrio is willing to have a group come for 

a studio tour and demo - he is located about 3 hours from 

Columbia. Maybe the chapter could cover some of the 

expenses for trips of this nature. 

REGIONAL REPORT: Lisa gave us a report of information she 

has received as Regional Director: 8 page report for the last 

meeting of the National officers - anyone wishing to see this 

report should contact Lisa. Scottsdale Gathering - this one 

did not generate as many funds as previous ones. It is not 

known if it was a management problem or what. Fees for 

future Gatherings may have to be increased. Jim Kervin is 

putting together a how-to book on putting on a Gathering. 

This should soon be available to any chapter wishing to host 

a Gathering. SGB now has 20 international members. The 

web site is being updated. A national office has been set up - 

look for information in the next Bead Release. It has an 

"800" number you can use to leave a message for Lisa. She 

checks her "voice mail" regularly for any messages and will 

get back to you. 

Gathering 8 will held in the Oakland Marriott (Oakland, 

California), August 11-13, 1999. There will lots of open torch 

opportunities and a number of shows. "Summer of Love" is 

the theme of the all-member show - any member can submit 

beads to this show. The theme of the juried show is "Shape 

of Things to Come". The juried jewelry show will be 



"California Dreaming" and the silly beads will "Millennium 

Madness". 

Gathering 9 (2001) - Harvest House, Boulder, Colorado - 

dates not yet decided. 

Gathering 10 (2002) - Location not yet decided. Atlanta and 

Urban Glass (New York) have both indicated that they might 

be interested. Lisa told us that it would not cost the local 

chapter anything to host a Gathering but it would take a 

commitment of time and man-power. Old Towne Alexandria 

would be a great location and has several sites that would be 

large enough for such an event. Lisa would like us to 

consider hosting the 2002 Gathering. Kate suggested that we 

wait and get a copy of Jim Kervin's "how-to" guide, get 

commitments from the membership, then decide if we would 

like to make a bid for the Gathering. It was suggested to 

check locations in Olde Towne (Renee volunteered to do 

this), and, if a location was found, we would make a bid. This 

was agreed on by a vote of the attending membership. 

(Renee has found a location that could handle the Gathering 

and Lisa will submit our request to be considered.) 

National SGB is making a donation to Touchstone in memory 

of Anne Wood. 

Lisa wondered if our chapter would be interested in having a 

name contest. Especially if other chapters would be formed 

in our region - maybe we should not to continue using the 

regional name. There was no action on this suggestion at 

this time. 

Lisa also reported on the Northern Virginia Bead Show where 

we had a group table. It was very successful. Nine of our 

members participated in this show. She thanked Mary 

Gaumond and Debby Weaver for doing demos during the 

show. She reported that the sponsoring group indicated that 

this may become an annual event if we were interested. 

The Beadazzled opening was held the night before our 

opening and was also very nice. Tom Boylan was doing a 

trunk show Friday only at the Tysons Corner location. He 

would be at Dupont Circle on Sat. and Baltimore on Sunday. 

Fourteen of our members participated in this show and Lisa 

did demos. 



The one problem with the entries for this show was that not 

all were properly labeled and all paper work was not properly 

filled out. In the future it might be a good idea to have a 

mini-workshop on how to work with gallery owners and show 

coordinators to make the experience better for both. 

MEMBERS FORUM: 

Janet Olsen reported on the glass exhibit at the Renwick and 

brought flyers to share. Janet Olsen also volunteered to take 

over the creation of a web site for the our region. Matt 

agreed with this suggestion. Janet will begin work on this. 

Libby Heckter shared some new books that she has recently 

acquired: Keith Cummings, Kiln Formed Glass, University of 

PA Press Charles Bray, Dictionary of Glass, University of PA 

Press Glass in Jewelry. 

Libby Heckler purposed that the email list be put together on 

a list sever so that everyone can use it. she volunteered to 

do this and will coordinate this with Janet. 

November 13 - 14, 1999, is the Washington Bead Bazaar. 

Contact Jinx, Kate, or Lisa if you need more information. 

The National Bead Museum currently has a display from the 

Czech Republic (through the end of January, 2000.) An 

Invitational show of American Glass Bead Makers is to open 

this weekend. Ellen Benson is in charge of educational 

outreach and be contacted for more information or to 

arrange group tours. She also works with area schools. 

Beadazzled at Dupont Circle has a "Art to Wear" show now 

open through the end of November. 

There is a Chihuly exhibition on Charlotte, NC. Also one at 

Palmer Gallery at State College, PA, through December 12. 

Debby Weaver read a letter to the group from Clay Wood, 

husband of the late Anne Wood, SGB member. He expressed 

his appreciation for the group and it's influence on Anne and 

for the caring expressions of sympathy he has received. 

Kate Fowle shared information about the month she spent 

teaching in Denmark and England. She shared with us that 

England has organized a Society similar to the SGB here in 



the States. Folks in Denmark are also thinking of doing this. 

The English group is also starting up a web site : http://www. 

glass-beadmakers.freeserve.co.uk 

Jinx Garza shared with us some to the web sites where you 

can put your beads for sale. Some other members have also 

been using these sites or are just getting started on them: 

www.eBAy.com 

www.amazon/auctions.com 

www.JustBeads.com 

www.boxlot.com 

www.beadnation.com 

Mike DeMasi told us that Wale has been having getting the 

triple mix torches he has been telling us about. But things 

should be getting better as the manufacturer has begun 

shipping them. Also, Wale's web site is being upgraded and 

we should be able to go there and find all kinds of goodies! 

LUNCH BREAK: Bead exchange and shopping with Mike! 

PRESENTATION: Melissa Davenport, Silversmith 

Melissa is from the Pittsburgh area and teaches a number of 

metal classes at Touchstone Center for Crafts and the 

Pittsburgh Arts Center. One of her courses at Touchstone is 

"Metalworking for Bead Makers." Today's presentation 

covered basic tools for working metal and some ideas for our 

beads. Following is a listing of helpful information and tips 

given members present: 

Save broken beads - halves can be set in bezels. 

Simple shapes can be cut from silver - folded, formed, 

twisted into elements that can be used with beads. 

The most used tool by any metal worker is the bench block 

and hammer. One should always have highly -polished 

hammer faces to give the highest shines. Textured faces will 

leave textured surfaces. 

Forming and shaping tools can be made from a variety of 

found objects - broom handles, baseball bats, croquet 

mallets, etc. Patterns can be produced from many varied 

items such as screw drivers and dental tools. 



Look for tools at places other then jewelry suppliers. Harbor 

Freight has a number of useful items. 

Work Hardening - (Copper and silver work and heat very 

much the same so it is a good idea to learn on copper before 

using the more expensive silver.) As you stretch one side of 

metal, the other will be compressing - turn frequently to be 

consistent unless this is producing the effect you desire. As 

you work it, metal hardens and becomes more brittle - 

Melissa always starts with dead soft metal for this reason. 

Heat - "anneal "- metal at 850 to reduce stress and soften 

the metal. Quench in water to maximize effect. dip in 

"pickle" to clean off "black." Use flux or black marker to test 

temperature - flux will turn clear, and marker will disappear. 

Wire - start with "dead soft" rather then "half hard" - 

working will harden it but you can do more with it before it 

hardens. Use only "half Hard" if you can anneal or do it right 

the first time. 

Tools 

Cutting metal sheet - use a "soft frame" - blade with teeth 

down and away from you. Blade size - 3.0 or 5.0. 

Hammers - Round Face - moves metal in all directions. 

Cross Beam - moves metal in only one direction. 

Templates - used for making patterns on shapes. "Scribe" a 

line onto the metal (can use a ground dental tool.) Cut just 

outside of scribed line. 

Flush cutters - gives one square side. 

Fiskers makes a very decent pair for a lower price. For really 

clean wire cuts, saw with jeweler's saw. 

Bench block - wedge shaped and clamped onto the table - 

usually has a notch cut out of it - used when cutting. 

Automatic Center Punch - used to make dots or a dimple to 

seat drill bit - always use on metal block so it won't transfer 

to other side. (Harbor Freight has one at a good price.) 

Circuit Board Etching Cream or Ferric Chloride - used to etch 

copper (ONLY). Use masking tape, paint pens, nail polish, 

contact paper, Sharpie markers (2 or more layers) to act as 

a resist to the acid. The etching process works from the 

bottom up so lay your piece face down in the acid bath on a 

green scratchy pad - fill the acid to just cover the piece. Use 

only plastic or glass containers. Usually works better in warm 

weather. #2 cut 

Jeweler's file - half round file - you buy the file and handle 



separately. B&S Gauge - used to measure the size of wire 

Burnishers - used for smoothing and polishing 

Dividers (Calipers) - used for measuring 

"Wet 'N' Dry" - black paper - wrap around paint sticks. Use 

flat on glass to polish back and on sticks to smooth edges. 

Pickling - To get the black stuff off silver after you have 

heated (annealed) it. Use "Spare X" from a jeweler's catalog 

User Sodium Bisulfate - pool "ph" Balance found in any place 

that carries pool supplies and a lot cheaper - Mix 2 cups 

water to « cup Sodium Bisulfate (will turn green eventually - 

then replace.) After pickling, dip in water to remove acid 

Copper, bamboo, or plastic tongs to use to lift items out of 

pickle - DO NOT use steel as it will electroplate copper to 

silver. 

Pliers - Fisherman's needle nose 

Round nose 

Flat Parallel jaws 

Forming pliers 

Riveting hammer 

Jeweler's files - "barrette" file most useful 

Respectfully submitted by Debby Weaver 

Membership Changes/Additions: 

Diana Dugina's email address to: earthlings340@aol.com 

Mickey Kunkle's email address to: fibermick@tqci.net 

Add to Membership List: 

Pencie Newton 

6354 Fenestra Court 

Burke, Va 2215 

pencie.j.newton@M1.irs.gov 

703-455-2868 

Scott S.Gray 

5921 Millrace Court 

Columbia, Md 21045 


P.O. Box 230372 

Centerville, VA 20120 

GARDONGURL@aol.com 

703-830-6710 




Mid-Atlantic Glass Beadmakers The Birth 

Birth of the SGB/MA 

by Jinx Garza 


After several months of preparation by its Provisional Board of Directors, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter held its first 

quarterly meeting on January 17, 1998 at the Silver Spring Armory in Maryland. Thirty-seven enthusiastic 

glass beadmakers from Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia attended the fullday 

session. 

President Kate Fowle opened the meeting with a brief overview of the history and purpose of the SGB, and 

talked about a number of reasons for starting the regional chapter. She introduced the members of the 

Provisional Board and presented the decisions the members had made about the first year’s structure to get 

the Chapter started. 

Getting to know each other was the next order of business. All attendees were assigned an unfamiliar partner 

to interview and introduce to the group. No one was surprised to discover that there was much more in 

common than glass beadmaking! Socializing and laughter continued during the brown bag lunch 

supplemented by an array of munchies, veggies, and homemade desserts generously donated to the food 

table. 

Vice President Jinx Garza led a brainstorming session on Chapter goals, after which the attendees had a 

chance to vote for the ideas that interested them most; education, workshops, and joint marketing 

opportunities were the top vote getters. 

In her budget presentation, Treasurer Karen King reviewed both the current and estimated expenses for the 

first year. A membership fee of $25 was proposed and unanimously approved by all attendees. Regional glass 

beadmakers who couldn’t attend the January meeting should contact Karen for a membership application. 

The rest of the day's activities included 

* demonstrations by Kate Fowle on the use of enamels, 

* a hands-on display of a new line of torches by Mike DeMasi from Wale Apparatus, 

* a Problem Bead table with instant solutions presented by Kate, 

* a Bead Exchange Basket (over 50 beads were swapped!), 

* and door prizes for the newest beadmaker (Penelope Kuhn) and the beadmaker who traveled the furthest 

(Darlene Durrwachter Rushing). 

Secretary Debby Weaver recorded all discussions, motions, opinions and debates in an effort to keep SGB 

Archivist Mary Ruth Pollack informed of all Chapter developments. Just about everyone said they had fun and 

will continue to support this lively and talent-rich Chapter! 

The next meeting is a short one-hour session during the Bead Society of Greater Washington’s (BSGW) Bead 

Bazaar at the Silver Spring Armory on Sunday morning, April 26. That should be just enough time to hear the 

Minutes Review, the Treasurer’s Report, results of the Feedback Questionnaire, and proposals for the July 18 

meeting program. As compensation for the use of the room during the Bazaar, the BSGW has asked for glass 

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bead donations for its raffle jar. 

Jinx's website: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/jinx.garza 

Mid-Atlantic beadmakers interested in attending should contact a Board member for more information. 

Join! 

Submit a Feature Article to the SGB/MA for publication here on our web site: guidelines. 

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