Workshop List

Not only has she been serving the needs of jewelry designers and fabricators since 1997 as a Jewelry Assembler, Ms. Metz has always had a love of making jewelry. She wanted to share her expertise by teaching classes privately and through the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club’s Fiesta of Gems Show, the Bead Society of Los Angeles, and privately through Zoom. She has established the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club Beading Series Program teaching various projects highlighting one beading technique per class. The classes are fun, informative and patiently taught in a relaxed atmosphere. She is a member of the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club and holds the position of Publicity and Fiesta of Gems Workshop Chairperson. Ms. Metz can also be found as a Demonstrator for the Bead Society of Los Angeles’ Bead Bazaar. For information, please contact her at janicebeadartist@gmail.com. You can also visit her website at janicebeadartist.com to view her jewelry.

Not only has she been serving the needs of jewelry designers and fabricators since 1997 as a Jewelry Assembler, Ms. Metz has always had a love of making jewelry. She wanted to share her expertise by teaching classes privately and through the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club’s Fiesta of Gems Show, the Bead Society of Los Angeles, and privately through Zoom. She has established the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club Beading Series Program teaching various projects highlighting one beading technique per class. The classes are fun, informative and patiently taught in a relaxed atmosphere. She is a member of the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club and holds the position of Publicity and Fiesta of Gems Workshop Chairperson. Ms. Metz can also be found as a Demonstrator for the Bead Society of Los Angeles’ Bead Bazaar. For information, please contact her at janicebeadartist@gmail.com. You can also visit her website at janicebeadartist.com to view her jewelry.

Leslie Hamilton is a professional artist who has been painting anything that didn't move too fast since infancy. A child prodigy, she attended art classes at Loyola Marymount in Palos Verdes, while still in Middle School, the prestigious Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada, while in high school. She obtained her art degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and went on to freelance illustration in advertising, then launched Wristy Business, which kept her climbing ladders and painting half of the west coast for the next 25 years. Leslie now focuses on fine art, while making unique wearable art and jewelry. She has taught fine art and crafts to all ages of students, has demonstrated her techniques in workshops and is now formally teaching at the Garan Beadagio shows.

Leslie Hamilton is a professional artist who has been painting anything that didn't move too fast since infancy. A child prodigy, she attended art classes at Loyola Marymount in Palos Verdes, while still in Middle School, the prestigious Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada, while in high school. She obtained her art degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and went on to freelance illustration in advertising, then launched Wristy Business, which kept her climbing ladders and painting half of the west coast for the next 25 years. Leslie now focuses on fine art, while making unique wearable art and jewelry. She has taught fine art and crafts to all ages of students, has demonstrated her techniques in workshops and is now formally teaching at the Garan Beadagio shows.

Leslie Hamilton is a professional artist who has been painting anything that didn't move too fast since infancy. A child prodigy, she attended art classes at Loyola Marymount in Palos Verdes, while still in Middle School, the prestigious Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada, while in high school. She obtained her art degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and went on to freelance illustration in advertising, then launched Wristy Business, which kept her climbing ladders and painting half of the west coast for the next 25 years. Leslie now focuses on fine art, while making unique wearable art and jewelry. She has taught fine art and crafts to all ages of students, has demonstrated her techniques in workshops and is now formally teaching at the Garan Beadagio shows.