Jeri
2009-05-22, 1:31pm
Call for Nominations/Submissions
I am Jeri Warhaftig, a beadmaker, teacher, and sometime author in the US. My first book is Glass Bead Workshop, which was published by Lark in Spring 2008. I am now working on book two for Lark Publishing, which has a working title of Glass Bead Workshop – II (clever, huh?).
The purpose of this post is to find beadmakers from around the world, interested in being part of a focus group of sorts to be involved in this new book. The “reward” will be some hard work, fun, skill building, collegiality and the virtual certainty that one or likely more than one of your beads will end up in the book. People chosen for this group will receive the draft instructions for each project, and a photo of an example of the bead and will be asked to execute their own spin on the style of the bead presented (for example, if the project is a sculptural animal, the group would make animals). The total group will be about 12-15 beadmakers, who each will be asked to make up to 12 different beads. Each chapter in the book will include beads made by some group members.
Who am I looking for? I am looking for beadmakers willing to stretch outside their comfort zone to try techniques that might be new to them, probably people who are advanced beginners or intermediates, or willing to put in a lot of time to practice each bead. You should be able to make basic shapes without too big a struggle, already mastered nice holes, and be comfortable producing clean un-sooty glass. You do NOT have to be a master innovator, teacher, tutorial writer, forum poster. The idea of this series of books is to provide creative encouragement and inspiration, and the focus group members will hopefully show us where that encouragement leads. Being in the focus group won’t cost you anything (except perhaps postage), it also won’t earn you any money! (sorry).
I confess, I might be innundated with emails, and I really hope to choose a diverse group, so please, if you aren’t chosen, don’t feel “rejected”. It could just be I have too many people applying from your State, or Country. On the other hand, if you are selected, I think we are in for some beadishly fun times.
If these statements describe you, please email me the information asked for at the end of this (LONG) post. The address is GBW2 (at) JeriBeads (dot) com
-I love to make beads.
-I work in soft glass.
-I can pull stringer.
-I virtually never have “football” or sharp pointy holes on my beads
-I have my own beadmaking “studio” or at least virtually full time access to equipment.
-I have a kiln and don’t have to batch anneal exclusively or at all.
-I am reliable, good with deadlines, and tend to finish what I start, barring unforseen emergencies.
-I sometimes wonder how I will find my beadmaking “voice”.
-I am a responsive emailer.
-I have a digital camera (it can be basic) and know how to email photos.
-I’m as busy as everyone else, but have room in my life for an exciting project that might span from now until December 2009.
-I’m not writing about beadmaking for publication this year or next.
-I am a person of my word and can keep a secret.
If you have read this far, and if all of this describes you, then you might be interested in nominating yourself for the GBW2 Focus Group. If so, send me an email and tell me the answers to the questions below and ANYTHING else that you think I might want to consider in the selection process. Keep in mind there are no right or wrong answers, this is just an attempt to get to know the applicants. More questions will follow after I narrow down the submissions. To be fair, and efficient, all submissions must be in my email box no later than 5 pm, Friday, June 12, eastern standard time.
At a minimum, please tell me:
Name, city, state and Country of residence.
Email address
Where you saw this message.
How long have you been beadmaking and how frequently do you torch?
What kind of torch do you primarily use.
Who were your most influential teachers (include here forums, tutorials, live classes, books, videos etc)?
Do you belong to the ISGB? Do you hope to attend the 2009 or 2010 Gatherings?
Do you teach, and if so, what kinds of bead classes, and what level?
Do you earn part or all of your income from beads? How (selling beads, teaching, jewelry, etsy, ebay, that kind of thing).
What are your favorite beadmaking techniques (frit application, silvered ivory stringer, sculptural work, hollows, florals, etc)?
Do you have a signature style? What is it?
Do you have any experience with grinding, sandblasting or other cold processes?
Do you have any background in other forms of glass work? Which ones?
Have we met? Where?
Thank you for your attention to this request. Feel free to re-post it to any other bead groups that you participate in, or circulate it to your friends. I hope to produce a book that will be another resource for our community, and particpation by other beadmakers can only make it better. Jeri
I am Jeri Warhaftig, a beadmaker, teacher, and sometime author in the US. My first book is Glass Bead Workshop, which was published by Lark in Spring 2008. I am now working on book two for Lark Publishing, which has a working title of Glass Bead Workshop – II (clever, huh?).
The purpose of this post is to find beadmakers from around the world, interested in being part of a focus group of sorts to be involved in this new book. The “reward” will be some hard work, fun, skill building, collegiality and the virtual certainty that one or likely more than one of your beads will end up in the book. People chosen for this group will receive the draft instructions for each project, and a photo of an example of the bead and will be asked to execute their own spin on the style of the bead presented (for example, if the project is a sculptural animal, the group would make animals). The total group will be about 12-15 beadmakers, who each will be asked to make up to 12 different beads. Each chapter in the book will include beads made by some group members.
Who am I looking for? I am looking for beadmakers willing to stretch outside their comfort zone to try techniques that might be new to them, probably people who are advanced beginners or intermediates, or willing to put in a lot of time to practice each bead. You should be able to make basic shapes without too big a struggle, already mastered nice holes, and be comfortable producing clean un-sooty glass. You do NOT have to be a master innovator, teacher, tutorial writer, forum poster. The idea of this series of books is to provide creative encouragement and inspiration, and the focus group members will hopefully show us where that encouragement leads. Being in the focus group won’t cost you anything (except perhaps postage), it also won’t earn you any money! (sorry).
I confess, I might be innundated with emails, and I really hope to choose a diverse group, so please, if you aren’t chosen, don’t feel “rejected”. It could just be I have too many people applying from your State, or Country. On the other hand, if you are selected, I think we are in for some beadishly fun times.
If these statements describe you, please email me the information asked for at the end of this (LONG) post. The address is GBW2 (at) JeriBeads (dot) com
-I love to make beads.
-I work in soft glass.
-I can pull stringer.
-I virtually never have “football” or sharp pointy holes on my beads
-I have my own beadmaking “studio” or at least virtually full time access to equipment.
-I have a kiln and don’t have to batch anneal exclusively or at all.
-I am reliable, good with deadlines, and tend to finish what I start, barring unforseen emergencies.
-I sometimes wonder how I will find my beadmaking “voice”.
-I am a responsive emailer.
-I have a digital camera (it can be basic) and know how to email photos.
-I’m as busy as everyone else, but have room in my life for an exciting project that might span from now until December 2009.
-I’m not writing about beadmaking for publication this year or next.
-I am a person of my word and can keep a secret.
If you have read this far, and if all of this describes you, then you might be interested in nominating yourself for the GBW2 Focus Group. If so, send me an email and tell me the answers to the questions below and ANYTHING else that you think I might want to consider in the selection process. Keep in mind there are no right or wrong answers, this is just an attempt to get to know the applicants. More questions will follow after I narrow down the submissions. To be fair, and efficient, all submissions must be in my email box no later than 5 pm, Friday, June 12, eastern standard time.
At a minimum, please tell me:
Name, city, state and Country of residence.
Email address
Where you saw this message.
How long have you been beadmaking and how frequently do you torch?
What kind of torch do you primarily use.
Who were your most influential teachers (include here forums, tutorials, live classes, books, videos etc)?
Do you belong to the ISGB? Do you hope to attend the 2009 or 2010 Gatherings?
Do you teach, and if so, what kinds of bead classes, and what level?
Do you earn part or all of your income from beads? How (selling beads, teaching, jewelry, etsy, ebay, that kind of thing).
What are your favorite beadmaking techniques (frit application, silvered ivory stringer, sculptural work, hollows, florals, etc)?
Do you have a signature style? What is it?
Do you have any experience with grinding, sandblasting or other cold processes?
Do you have any background in other forms of glass work? Which ones?
Have we met? Where?
Thank you for your attention to this request. Feel free to re-post it to any other bead groups that you participate in, or circulate it to your friends. I hope to produce a book that will be another resource for our community, and particpation by other beadmakers can only make it better. Jeri