Meetings
Member Meetings April 1, 2024 6:30 8pm CST – Joyce Scott Topic TBA
Topic TBA July 1, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Doris Coghill Seed Bead Factory Tours August 5, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Heidi Kummli
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Let's Bead Live March 16, 2024 1-3 pm Central
UMBS Bead Retreats Spring: 3/20 - 3/24/24 Fall: 9/4 - 9/8/24 |
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Let's Bead Live
March 16, 2024 1-3 pm Central
Christi Friesen
Collaged heart pendant with ApoxieSculpt epoxy clay
Zoom Link
About the Artist:
Christi Friesen is an award-winning artist, specializing in polymer and epoxy clays, embellished with mixed media – gems, pearls, beads, fiber, found objects, artifacts, metal and more. Her work often expresses joy and exuberance and her themes center around the natural and the organic. Her work has been showcased in numerous books and magazines as well as being featured in juried shows, exhibits and contests. In addition, Christi has written twelve how-to books on creating with polymer clay. She teaches her unique style using humor and positive energy to encourage students to stretch their creativity, technical skills and artistic confidence. Christi says about her work, “I am an artist because I must be. My mind wanders and my fingers follow.”
To view Christi’s work, and learn more: Polymer Clay Tutorials & Workshops | Christi Friesen
Christi is offering us a coupon for our group for 10% off anything! It is good all month:
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https://www.christifriesen.com/
Christi Friesen is an award-winning artist, specializing in polymer and epoxy clays, embellished with mixed media – gems, pearls, beads, fiber, found objects, artifacts, metal and more. Her work often expresses joy and exuberance and her themes center around the natural and the organic. Her work has been showcased in numerous books and magazines as well as being featured in juried shows, exhibits and contests. In addition, Christi has written twelve how-to books on creating with polymer clay. She teaches her unique style using humor and positive energy to encourage students to stretch their creativity, technical skills and artistic confidence. Christi says about her work, “I am an artist because I must be. My mind wanders and my fingers follow.”
To view Christi’s work, and learn more: Polymer Clay Tutorials & Workshops | Christi Friesen
Christi is offering us a coupon for our group for 10% off anything! It is good all month:
UMBS-10
https://www.christifriesen.com/
Make a collaged heart pendant with ApoxieSculpt epoxy clay.
https://www.christifriesen.com/shop?Category=embellishments
- You will need ApoxieSculpt but the rest of the ingredients can be from everyone's own bead stash! here is a link to the ApoxieSculpt from my site (along with some ApoxieSculpt kits that include things they will also use):
- Here is ApoxieSculpt on amazon thru Christi's influencer page:
- You can use embellishments from your own stash, but
https://www.christifriesen.com/shop?Category=embellishments
- A little bit of wire to use as a hanging hook for the pendant is also helpful - any 20 gauge wire will work. Also helpful are needlenose tweezers and a pickup pencil or pickup tool.
- Any color of the ApoxieSculpt is good. Christi recommends that brand and not other epoxy clays for this project. A 1/10# size (the smallest) is good!
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MEETING LOCATION FOR 2024
We plan to do both our Monthly Member Meetings through Zoom and our monthly Let's Bead Live! events through both Zoom and our public Facebook page. We plan to have 2 location meetings per year, TBD, which will also be done via Zoom.
Other Bead Events
The Milwaukee Bead Show
Spring show is 4-14-24
The Fall show is 10-8-24
Milwaukee Bead Show
The Milwaukee Bead Show Facebook Page
Spring show is 4-14-24
The Fall show is 10-8-24
Milwaukee Bead Show
The Milwaukee Bead Show Facebook Page