Rock Talk No. 151 / July/August 2019 A t first glance I may not seem like a person you would associate with chainmaille. I’m not a knight or a motorcyclist. I’m not young and cool. I’m a gray- haired grandma who loves chain- maille! Chainmaille satisfies some part of me that loves patterns and order. I found chainmaille as a craft and art in 2006 and I’ve been making it, teaching it, and designing it ever since. I started out as a beader (mostly a stringer). String- ing beads always felt insecure to me. In the back of my mind I felt that the crimping would not hold up and my piece would break and spew beads all over the place. In fact that did happen at a very inopportune time! Then I found chainmaille and the way that a chainmaille piece is made assured me that it would never break. Chainmaille has lived up to that. I’ve never had a piece break! I did learn to crimp properly and I do bead, but mostly bead weaving with a needle, thread, and beads. I taught beading and other forms of jewelry making for eight years at the now-closed Beads & Baubles in Fort Pierce. In 2006 I went to William Hol- land Lapidary School to take a wire wrapping class. During a break, while sitting in a rocking chair on their delightful porch, I was told about the Rock and Gem Club and it was suggested that I join. On returning home I immedi- ately looked it up and joined! I’ve taken many classes and greatly expanded my knowl- edge of jewelry making. I’ve had loads of fun and met many friendly and talented people in the process! I’m currently teaching advanced chainmaille on Tuesday evenings at the Rock and Gem club. I also teach beginner chainmaille when it’s requested. In June 2015 I was able to cross one item off of my bucket list. My design, Flares, was published in Step by Step Wire! Now one of the national chainmaille vendors, Weave Got Maille, is selling the kits for this design. I was, and still am, thrilled! I run Florida Jewelry Artist Retreat Group and we meet twice a year to chill and share our expertise. We have a lovely group of very talented artists from all over Florida and many other states! Right now we’re getting ready for our annual summer retreat. I have an Etsy shop (gsmith88) where I sell my jewelry but my best sellers are my digital chainmaille tutorials. My jewelry is also on dis- play and for sale at the Art Connec- tion in Fort Pierce. Patterns and Order by Genevieve Smith
Transcript
Rock TalkNo. 151 / July/August 2019
At first glance I may not seem like a person you would associate with chainmaille.
I’m not a knight or a motorcyclist. I’m not young and cool. I’m a gray-haired grandma who loves chain-maille! Chainmaille satisfies some part of me that loves patterns and order.
I found chainmaille as a craft and art in 2006 and I’ve been making it, teaching it, and designing it ever since. I started out as a beader (mostly a stringer). String-ing beads always felt insecure to me. In the back of my mind I felt that the crimping would not hold up and my piece would break and spew beads all over the place. In fact that did happen at a very inopportune time! Then I found chainmaille and the way that a chainmaille piece is made assured me that it would never break. Chainmaille has lived up to that. I’ve never had a piece break!
I did learn to crimp properly and I do bead, but mostly bead weaving with a needle, thread, and beads. I taught beading and other forms of jewelry making for eight
years at the now-closed Beads & Baubles in Fort Pierce.
In 2006 I went to William Hol-land Lapidary School to take a wire wrapping class. During a break, while sitting in a rocking chair on their delightful porch, I was told about the Rock and Gem Club and
it was suggested that I join. On returning home I immedi-ately looked it up and joined! I’ve taken many classes and greatly expanded my knowl-edge of jewelry making. I’ve had loads of fun and met many friendly and talented people in the process!
I’m currently teaching advanced chainmaille on Tuesday evenings at the Rock and Gem club. I also teach beginner chainmaille when it’s requested.
In June 2015 I was able to cross one item off of my bucket list. My design, Flares, was published in Step by Step Wire! Now one of the national chainmaille vendors, Weave Got Maille, is selling the kits for this design. I was, and still am, thrilled!
I run Florida Jewelry Artist Retreat Group and we meet twice a year to chill and share our expertise. We have a lovely group of very talented artists from all over Florida and many other states! Right now
we’re getting ready for our annual summer retreat.
I have an Etsy shop (gsmith88) where I sell my jewelry but my best sellers are my digital chainmaille tutorials. My jewelry is also on dis-play and for sale at the Art Connec-tion in Fort Pierce.
Patterns and Order by Genevieve Smith
CLUB DIRECTORYPresident:Meri Jo Theobald 334-5346Vice President:Joe David 321-749-2195Secretary:Marcia Gladstone 475-3917Lisa Palmer 321-698-1735Treasurer:Larry Lewis 340-0232Directors:Judy Morrision 336-3749Marilyn Papendick 781-7348Hannah Pollack 249-6440Membership/Registrar:Marcia Robart 340-3841Building Coordinator:Joe David 321-749-2195Don Theobald 334-5346Show Chair:Marcia Robart 340-3841Show Co-chair:Jennifer Shibona 359-0442Librarian:
Volunteer NeededRaffle:Don Theobald 334-5346Sunshine:Lisa Palmer 321-698-1735Newsletter:Debra Goodrich 971-1511Webmaster:Joe David 321-749-2195Facebook:Roni Welton 485-1795Workshop 462-6597Club Websitehttp://www.slcrockandgem.orgSt. Lucie County Rock & Gem ClubFounded February 1978Annual Dues: $ 40.00
Member SFMS & AFMS
Monthly Membership Meeting:4th Sunday, 2 PM
White City Methodist Church on Midway Rd. and Oleander Ave.
President’s Message
Thank you all for the suggestions and ideas to help improve the way our club works. It’s a system of checks and balances, and as an all-volunteer organization, the Board tries hard to keep the club running and grow-
ing smoothly. Please feel free to bring any questions and concerns to the Board. We meet monthly at 12:30 prior to the general meeting in the Fellow-ship Hall at the White City Methodist Church on Midway Road in Ft. Pierce.
At the present time we are very much focused on the upcoming show in October. The show committee has been meeting monthly and preparations are shaping up. You may get tired of hearing this, but we will need many vol-unteers to pull this off. Marcia and Lisa are working hard to fill the volunteer book and we can use any help you can offer. We need demonstrators all day each day.
This year we will bring back the Silent Auction instead of the Treasure (junk) Table and this booth alone will require quite a few volunteers. From the general membership we are asking for donations for this booth, perhaps a strand of beads you no longer love, a tool you replaced with a bigger and better one, etc. Rocks are always a favorite as are lapidary books and maga-zines. When you donate something, we ask that you mark it with a suggested starting bid and the committee will do the rest. We are asking that your do-nations be jewelry or lapidary related. If you bring donations into the work-shop, please mark them as such and we will find a place to store them. Do not just leave them on the table in the front room without an explanation.
Another volunteer is being sought to handle the hourly door prizes being donated by each of the vendors. There will be a PA system and a winning ticket will be drawn each hour at the booth of the vendor donating the prize. This way our winner has the opportunity to meet the vendor and show their appreciation in person.
Towards the end of August we will be compiling the annual donation drive for financial support of the show. Ticket sales this year are being handled by the Civic Center and we will not be mailing out tickets as we have done in the past. Instead we will reward each $20.00 donation with complimentary tickets and an entry into a drawing for a $100.00 gift card. Details will be ex-plained in full in the letter when it goes out. Remember, you will need a ticket into the show if you are not on the volunteer list.
At the present time we have over 30 vendors signed up for the show and it is on track to be our biggest and best ever!!
Thanks,Meri Jo Theobald
GENERAL MEETING: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2:00 PM
BOARD MEETING: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 12:30 PMDonations are accepted at every monthly meeting for Andy’s Alms, a charity at White City Methodist Church (where we meet free of charge) that feeds the homeless. Bag-lunch type foods are greatly appreciated. No bread, please, as there is already a regular donor.
Board Meeting MinutesJune 23, 2019
Attendance: Don and Meri Jo Theobald, Lisa Palmer, Joe David, Marcia Robart, Debra Goodrich, Hannah Pollack, Roni Welton, Ed Dedecker.
Board Meeting Minutes Ap-proved: Meri Jo called the meeting to order and asked that the minutes from May’s board meeting be ap-proved as printed in the Rock Talk. All in favor.
Treasurer’s Report: Larry gave the financial report. Marilyn made a motion to move $15,000 from our checking account and place it in a money market account with 1.76% interest at our Seacoast Bank. There was a discussion. Judy seconded, all in favor.
New Business: No New Business.Old Business: Joe made a mo-
tion to table the audit for the club, Judy seconded, all in favor. We are still waiting for the landlord to repair the light in the front park-ing lot. Debra made a motion to discuss the carpet cleaning that the board had already voted on paying $125.00 to the White City Church to help off set the cost of cleaning the carpet in the Fellowship hall. It was presented to the club members and there was a basket sent around. The club raised $200 and then there
was a check sent to the Church with the remainder donated to Andy’s Alms.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:Website: Joe is updating our
website with a calendar that will show the whole year’s classes and special events. He is also updating the website’s Show page and Event page.
Workshop: Joe installed new cabinets in the back of the work-shop on the north wall. They are all sliding drawers. Joe made a motion to upgrade the printer in the front room. It was decided that we will add a wifi laser printer. We have classes that use special paper in the laser printed to do etching. Lisa seconded and all in favor. Don proposed we get new stools for the workshop and Debra suggested Don to research the replacements for the stools. He is asking students for input on what stools to keep and/or replace. Lisa seconded and all were in favor. Lisa made a mo-tion that the students in each of the classes do the deep cleaning be-tween the sessions at the last class. There will be a list made up for what items need to be addressed for each class. Debra seconded and
all in favor. Joe made a motion to have the air conditioning serviced. Last serviced February 25th, Lisa seconded, all in favor. Roni made a motion to order replacement soft wheels for the cabbing machines, 600, 1200, and 3000. Debra second-ed, all in favor. Joe made a motion to order new blade for 6” saw with water. Don seconded, all in favor.
Show: The next show meetings will be July 8th and August 5th at 7:00pm at the workshop. We have 29 vendors. There are 2- 3 vendors that have not yet returned their contracts. Marcia is reaching out to the members, looking for volun-teers and members to sign-up to demonstrate at the show. Since we will be having it at a new location (Port St Lucie City Center) there is a huge need for lots of help. The sign-up book is in the workshop.
Newsletter: Deadline for articles, items for sale and pictures is July 23rd.
Next Scheduled Meeting: Next meeting is August 25th in the meet-ing room at the Church.
Dismissal: Joe made a motion to adjourn, Marilyn seconded.
Respectfully,Lisa Palmer, Secretary
The monthly treasurer’s report can be obtained by contacting Larry Lewis (340-0232) or other officers, or by attending the monthly meetings.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION AT THE SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 GENERAL MEETINGThe 5 Jaspers (Morrisonite, Imperial Jasper, Willow Creek Jasper, Blue Mountain, Bruneau Jasper),
a PowerPoint presentation by Richard Alexis from Art of Stone
Meri Jo called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. There were no new members. Jo Bury made a motion to accept the Minutes of the Previous Meeting as printed in the Rock Talk. Marilyn Pappendick seconded, all in favor.
Treasurer’s Report: Larry Lewis gave the financial report. The Board has approved moving $15000.00 from our checking account into a Money Market account to be earning 1.75% at our Seacoast Bank. Judy made a motion to table the audit on our checking account and workshop inventory till next meeting, Debra Goodrich seconded.
New Business: noneOld Business: At the last meeting we took up funds to
have the club help defer the cost of cleaning the carpet in the Fellowship hall. The club raised $200.00, of that $125.00 was designated for the carpet cleaning and the balance donated to Andy’s Alms.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Website: Joe David will upload a calendar that will
show all the sessions and special events. Also uploading our Show Flyer to our website.
Newsletter: Deadline will be July 23 to have your ar-ticles, pictures and any items you would like to sell. If you have any suggestions or ideas that we can include with our Rock Talk send to [email protected].
Workshop: Joe David has installed new drawer cabi-nets on the north wall in the back workshop. New hard wheels on all six cabbing machines were installed and the Board has approved the purchase of all three soft wheels at 600, 1200 & 3000 grit for all six machines. The Board also approved the purchase of a new blade for the 6” saw.
It has been discovered that all the water jugs around the workshop are degrading and leaking. Students are asked to only fill jugs as needed.
The Board has changed the scheduled clean-up days. Students will now do a heavy cleaning the last day of the session. There will be a list for each class to check off as they are completed.
The Board has approved adding a Wi-Fi laser printer in the front room. Multiple classes use special paper to etch
their projects. Don Theobald will be looking into finding appropriate
replacement stools for the back. If there are students that prefer stools that are already there make sure you tell Don or if you have suggestions or preferences.
Show: Next Show meetings are July 8th and August 5th at the workshop at 7pm. Our Show is October 26-27, set-up is Friday October 25. We have 29 vendors so far, there are 2 or 3 contracts still out. Marcia Robart is reach-ing out to the members to volunteer to help set up, take down, demonstrate, and help at membership, raffle, and club tables. We are excited to have our Show in a new lo-cation— the Port St Lucie Civic Center. Letters will go out asking for a $20.00 donation, with that you will receive 4 entrance tickets (otherwise $5.00) and your name will be placed into a raffle for a $100.00 Visa gift card. All mem-bers that don’t volunteer will have to pay $5.00 entrance fee.
Classes: The next session runs August 19 – October 12. Don Theobald is checking into having a pop-up class with David Randell. It will be round setting stones; mem-bers are to supply their own tools.
Membership: We have 135 members. Looking to be a member? Go to our website and download registration form, and attach check send to 6901 Heritage Dr, PSL, 34952. Also if there is something that you are interested in having our club teach, drop us a line on our website: slcrockandgem.org
Show and Tell: Don and Meri jo showed off their proj-ects finished at William Holland in Silver loop-in-loop and Metal Fusing.
Thank you for the Refreshments: We are looking for volunteers to help out with refreshments for our meet-ings later this year.
No meeting in July. Next Meeting August 25, at 2pm. Those members
wanting to attend the Board meeting at 12:30 are wel-come. There will be a Program at our August meeting, The 5 Jaspers.
Motion to Adjourn.Respectively,Lisa Palmer, Secretary17 Members in Attendance
General Meeting MinutesJune 23, 2019
Show Meeting Notes: July 8
Admission Is Free If You Volunteer
A new venue this year and we are expecting more vendors and more customers—so we will need lots of help! The location is totally air-con-ditioned with carpeted floors and is super clean throughout. Ticketing will be handled online and at the box office by the Civic Center. There is a food cafe on the premises. Following are specific areas where you might like to assist—sign-up sheets are at the workshop or you can contact Marcia Robart.
☐ Friday Set-up: Prepare club areas, silent auc-tion tables, demonstration, membership/Help vendors as needed
☐ Raffle: Sell tickets at entrance/Assist patrons with selecting approriate raffle buckets (3 items for raffle/tickets are $1.00 or 6 for $5.00)
☐ Hourly Raffle: Sell raffle tickets/Organize and collect vendor donations and business cards/Announce winners
☐ Vendor List: Distribute at entrance
☐ Silent Auction: Select and prepare items for tables/Prepare auction sheets/Oversee sign-ins/Announce final winners
☐ Kids Korner: Prepare crafts for children/Over-see crafts during show
☐ Display Cases: Arrange cases in advance with items lent by members/Answer questions dur-ing show
☐ Hospitality: Available for vendors that need a break or assistance
☐ Demonstrations: Work on personal projects and answer questions: beading, cabbing, chain maille, faceting, wire wrapping and weaving.
Any questions? Ready to sign up? Please contact Marcia: 772-340-3841 or [email protected]
Attendees : Debra Goodrich, Hannah Pollack, Jenny Shibona, Marcia Robart, Don Theobald, Meri Jo Theobald, Bobbie
RichardsThe Civic Center is now scrolling our show
dates on its marquis. We have an estimate of 32 vendors as of this meeting.
The membership table will be able to take payments for membership at the show using “Square,” or for those already a member you can pay online if you prefer. Also other types of pay-ments to the club can be handled there.
Our club usually has three raffle items for the fund-raiser scholarship program. We have not received solid commitments for these items so if you are interested please contact Jenny or Marcia with your ideas.
The Club is looking for donations of $20 from each member which will provide the member with 4 tickets to the show and one chance to win a $100 gift card. Letters to membership explaining the program will go out soon. Please be aware that if you are not working the show you will need a ticket to enter. Tickets are good for one day only (either day, but not both).
Members of the Show Meeting group will meet soon with the Civic Center to fine-tune/finalize the vendor lay-out, discuss the caterer operation, and distribution of thank-you bags for the vendors. (This date has now been set for August 1.)
Debra is working on the advertising of the show with various participants such as Natural Awakenings magazine (we are purchasing ad-vertising space in that publication).
Our next meeting is scheduled for August 5, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the workshop. All members are welcome to attend.
✦ Gold & Silver Buyer On Site ✦✦ Demonstrations ✦ Raffles ✦ Kids Corner ✦
Saturday, October 269:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, October 2710:00 AM – 4:00 PM
at the
Port St. Lucie Civic CenterBuy tickets online for $5.00 (www.Etix.com)
or at the Civic Center Box Office for $6.00 (772-807-4488)
Handcrafted Fine Jewelry, Rock, and Gem Show
43rd ANNUAL
Treasure Coast Estate Buyers
PRESENTED BY
St. Lucie County Rock & Gem Clubwww.slcrockandgem.org • 772-462-6597
Soldering Tips and Tricksby Joe David
Part 5: Flux:The two main reasons you use flux in soldering jewelry are to keep the metal clean and to keep the
oxygen off the metal while it’s hot so it doesn’t oxidize. You have paste flux, you have liquid flux, and you have powdered flux. When you use each of the different fluxes is the big question. I find good re-sults in using paste flux when I’m using hard solder and I go to liquid flux when I am using medium and easy solder. You can also use borax as a flux which comes in a powdered or a chalk shape that you mix it with distilled water. Better yet, mix with alcohol, but be careful because alcohol is flammable and you cannot see the flame when it’s burning.
I look forward to your input on this subject.
Deadline for the next newsletter is September 9. Share your great ideas and photos!
10 Point Benefits of Southeast Federation Mineralogical Societies I. Programs and Archives II. Mayo Educational Foundation
• Purpose: Provide a means for clubs to sponsor deserving students with financial aid for the study of the
• Earth sciences• The initial Endowment was
created by Frank Mayo• Since then, the Endowment
has grown from donations from Federation Member Clubs
• Only earnings from the Endowment are used for scholarships.
• Separately incorporated division of the Southeast Federation
• Benefits to Individual Clubs: Any club can sponsor a deserving college student• Gain visibility with colleges
and universities…leads to new members for the club
• Act as a resource for students
St. Lucie Rock and Gem Club is a member of the Southeast Federation Mineralogical Societies. They have recently released a publication of mission statement and benefits and descriptions. We will be including a portion of that publication in each
issue (the first installment was in the June issue). To learn about other offerings from the federation, visit http://www.amfed.org/sfms/.
seeking advanced educa-tion in sciences related to our hobby
• Solicit the support and par-ticipation in club activities by young, motivated col-lege students
• How to utilize the Foundation: • Students must meet the fol-
lowing qualifications• Must be a Junior, Senior or
Post Grad student • Must complete all application
requirements • The student must participate
in club activities to the extent that a club officer can write a letter of recom-mendation.
• Additional qualifications are listed on the website: http://www.amfed.org/sfms/mayo-foundation.html
• Clubs can make contributions to grow the endowment:• Can be made to honor a
club member for a specific contribution to the organi-
zation• Can be made to memorialize
a deceased club member• Legacy donations from
Estates• An appropriate notification
will be sent to the person or family you designate, advis-ing them of your thoughtful gift.
• Growth in the Principal pro-vides more annual income for scholarships
• More information on the Mayo Educational Foundation: http://www.amfed.org/sfms/
frank-mayo.htmlhttp://www.amfed.org/sfms/
mayo-foundation.html III. Club Development IV. Interclub Connections V. Federation Sponsored Club
Insurance VI. Field Trips VII. Youth Program and Support VIII. Lapidary Education IX. Competitive Cases and Judges X. National Affiliation
When taking more than one class, the most expensive class is considered your first class. Each additional class ( listed as a $65.00 class ) will be $50.00. If second or third class is listed as a $35.00 class it will become a $25.00 class.** Walk-In Rate 15.00 with Instructor Approval No Walk-In Rate for Studio Workshop * Walk-In Rate 7.00 with Instructor Approval
Class Fees
Class Schedule Session IV 2019 / August 19 – October 19 (8 weeks)
Open StudioS. Ivy
Limit 10
Bead Weaving (Seed Beading) M. RobartLimit 12
Wire WrappingJ. Vaughan
Advanced ChainmailleG. Smith Limit 8
MONDAY
9 AM-3 PM 1 PM-4 PM 7 PM-1O PM
TUESDAY
12 N-4 PM 1 PM-4 PM 7 PM-1O PM
WEDNESDAY
CabbingE. Dedecker
Limit 6
Silversmithing WorkshopD. Theobald
9 AM-12 N 1 PM-4 PM 7 PM-1O PM
THURSDAY
9 AM-12 N 1 PM-4 PM 7 PM-1O PM
CastingS. Shaw Limit 8
FRIDAY
9 AM-12 N 1 PM-4 PM 7 PM-1O PM
SATURSDAY
9 AM-12 N 1 PM-4 PM 7 PM-1O PM
Metal ImpressionsJ. David
Vacuum Casting/J. David
Freeform Wire Wrapping/D. Baker
Open WorkshopJ. David
LampworkD. Baker
FacetingC. Viereck
Limit 8
SilversmithingS. Ivy
Beginning Wire Wrapping D. Baker
Denise Baker 291-8673Joe David 321-749-2195Ed Dedecker 446-7739Susan Ivy 217-7161
Marilyn Papendick 781-7348Marcia Robart 340-3841Stu Shaw 285-3755Genny Smith 242-1331
Don Theobald 334-5346June Vaughan 341-3820Charles Viereck 971-5566
