CONTEMPORARY GEOMETRIC BEADWORK
an open source architectural beadwork project from Kate McKinnon and a worldwide team of innovators
Beadwork Artists Stipend Fund / Pre-Orders Reopened
Thanks so much to the people who started off the community contributions to our Stipend Fund over Christmas – they really made a difference and spread a lot of joy. We’ll be continuing into the future to reach out in the field with materials gifts, to purchase work directly from artists, and we will be offering collaboration, community, and financial stipends for people who contributed to our books and/or have a tradition of working hard to share knowledge freely with the beading community.
CGB is a part of the UnLAB (our science team) and we are an IRS 501(c)(3) corporation, so donations from US citizens are potentially tax-deductible. If your employer has a donation-matching program, it’s quite likely we qualify, as we do research for the public good. I’ll also be personally matching donations to this fund with my own share of the book royalties.
We must support the arts and our artists right now, because help is not on the way this winter or any winter afterward. Because the need now is so great, I’m re-opening pre-orders for our new books, please, all are welcome to order. I always try not to take in any more funds through pre-order than it costs to print the books, but this is a special circumstance and I think re-opening the book revenue will make a real difference in what we can do to help. (Book purchases are not tax-deductible).
Click here to order books. Remember we don’t really know when we will be allowed to gather again to ship – it takes a whole team to pull it off. (Sorry for the bad link earlier, it’s fixed now.)
After the American pandemic and election settle down we will be able to re-gather our team, ship books, make new ideas, hug each other, have classes, and bead in joy. And we just can’t wait. It will probably be summer, and this is really hard to accept. But (thanks entirely to the free sharing of virus DNA by scientists) we have three vaccines now and we can always hope for Spring.
I hope you have a garden to work in, a kitten to hug, a dog to walk, dreams to tend, books to read, a library to visit, a walk you love to take, a nice view from your window, some positive things to keep your spirits up as we wait, furled.
Hugs to you all. Please stay in touch, keep me posted on how you are doing.
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Hello Kate and CGB team,
Thank you all for your work and sharing of skills and techniques through you tube videos! You are all pretty amazing and very much appreciated! With all that is and has been going on in our world, I was wondering about the status of books that were preordered last year. I have always favored seed bead work and am so excited to get the pattern book and get started on projects. I truly appreciate the tremendous effort and collaboration that has made this work possible. If you have addressed any of these concerns, please forgive my redundancy in asking. Our computer is finicky and sometimes things don’t show up in our emails. Thank you again. Stay well and hope to hear from you soon.
Pat Ravnaas npshravnaas@msn.com
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Hi Pat! I just published an update- we are still waiting to be vaccinated. We publish and distribute our own books, not through a publishing house. Luckily all of the techniques are available as classes and tips on our YouTube channel, so dive in and we’ll be out in paper again soon. Best, Kate
Is it possible to pre-order books from Italy? Thanks for an answer. Hello, Elena
Il giorno dom 27 dic 2020 alle ore 15:42 CONTEMPORARY GEOMETRIC BEADWORK ha scritto:
> katemckinnon posted: ” Thanks so much to the people who started off the > community contributions to our Stipend Fund over Christmas – they really > made a difference and spread a lot of joy. We’ll be continuing into the > future to reach out in the field with materials gifts, to pu” >
Certainly! But the shipping is expensive, and so I recommend why not wait until they are published and buy them in Europe? We have several distributors there plus they will be available widely.
Hello,
I purchased digital copies of Volume 1 and 2 yesterday but don’t know where to download them from! It would be great if you could help me out.
I’ll email you! Digital downloads are automatic, and sent by Pulley, the company we use to deliver them. Sometimes their emails to to Spam or Promotions folders. Kate
Hi I hope you are well would you have step by step photos eith instructions on how to bake a simple geometric bracelet , chain or ring With Care
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I am interested in your new book. How much is it and how can we order?
cgbteam.com
No need to pre-order, though, we really only recommend that if you are wanting to support the team. We will print PLENTY of books as soon as we get on the press.
Hi Kate:I’d really like to pre-order a book/books but when I clicked on the link it took me to something that I’ve never heard of and wants me to join–Big Cartel and it looks like it wants me to join so I can sell something–to set up an account. Do I really have to join this to pre-order a book? I have no desire to sell anything! Bev Moon
sorry for the bad link! All fixed now.
http://www.cgbteam.com
So…what do we search on Big Cartel to get to the page to order books?
http://www.cgbteam.com is our shop, and has all of the books.
Hi Kate – I’d love to pre-order one of your latest books. I clicked on the link and it wants a shop name and password. Not sure what to put there or if it’s not the right link. Let mek now.
Hope your holidays are as sparkly and good as can be.
Janet
Hi Kate,
I’m interested in pre-ordering volume 3. I have the digital copies of volumes 1 & 2. When I clicked the links in the email below, it took me to a big cartel log in and I wasn’t sure how to proceed from there. Please advise and hope you are having a wonderful holiday season in spite of the craziness that is 2020.
Thanks, Joy Faletti
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Bad link!
http://www.cgbteam.com
Hi Kate, It looks like you have to join BigCartel to pre-order books. Why is that? Do I have the wrong link? Thanks, Peggy
Just a bad link, Peggy.
I had to set up an account with BigCartel to even get in but I still can’t preorder the books. Any advice or a less onerous way to buy them? I missed the earlier deadline so I was delighted to have the opportunity except I ran into a big cartel.
Oh heck, I’m sorry, I just used the wrong link. No need for an account!
The books are for sale in our shop at:
http://www.cgbteam.com
Hugs!
Strange, but when I click on the “Click to Order Books” link, it takes me to my own BigCartel shop.???
I have a bad link it seems!
Bless you, Kate, and your team for all you’ve done and continue to do for our beady world! You’re the best!
Hi Kate,
I would like to preorder the books, but when I clicked on the link it took me to something called Big Cartel. Is that where the link is supposed to go? Is there a way to order from you or from your website?
Thanks,
Linda Wentink
Aisha26@comcast.net
apologies – the correct link is cgbteam.com
Hi Kate,
I have kept myself busy beading all throughout my shielding and will continue to do so.
I am happy to wait for my book I ordered as I know you will get there in the end.
Let’s hope that 2021 is a better and safer year for all of us 🙏
I’m sure it will be a huge improvement. I already feel better!
I signed up to make a donation and the site added a tax so I did not go through with it. How can I donate without the tax surcharge? Thank you…Joan Ochroch I also tried to purchase books and ended up at a site called Big Cartel??
On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 9:42 AM CONTEMPORARY GEOMETRIC BEADWORK wrote:
> katemckinnon posted: ” Thanks so much to the people who started off the > community contributions to our Stipend Fund over Christmas – they really > made a difference and spread a lot of joy. We’ll be continuing into the > future to reach out in the field with materials gifts, to pu” >
Hi, Joan! If the site charges tax, we will refund it 100% – in most cases it will not. Big Cartel is just our payment processor – they are a trustworthy site. Come Jan 1 we will be on PayPal with a nonprofit account and everything will be much simpler. Thanks for your note!