Lynne’s running the meeting this month in Sharon’s absence…look out guild!
Demo by Christy Sherman on Fold Over Beads (More info can be found at Christy’s
website )
Weekend of Clay Class Proposal Discussion and Voting
Master Checklist for Supplies (Loreen)
Clay ConneCTion 2006 Discussion (Diane)
Dragon Swap Discussion (Lynne)
Demos for the Upcoming Year…recruiting Volunteers
Raffle-chain Raffle donated by Christy Sherman
2005 Bead Strand Raffle
Show n Tell
Weekend of Clay March 11-12, 2006
Classes will be held at St. Paul's Church 65 N Main St, Wallingford CT 06492
The hall will (ideally) be open from 9:30am-9pm on Saturday, and 9:30am-8pm on Sunday.
Classes will be 10-1 and 2-5 both days.
Studio space will be open for all after classes (not just those taking classes)
July 14-16, 2006 Clay ConneCTion Retreat
Diane has announced Progress & Possibilities '06, the second international juried show of the National Polymer Clay Guild. The number of categories has been expanded
to showcase the widest possible range of exceptional polymer clay work to showcase the widest possible range of exceptional polymer clay work. Entry deadline
is April 1, 2006 and more information is available on our website at: http://www.npcg.org/education/progresspossibilities06.htm
or from the link on our home page at www.npcg.org.
Digital images will be accepted for the competition.
Loreen is compiling a master checklist of supplies to bring to workshops/clay days and she would like everyone to email suggestions. She will compile the list and distribute it to members. Email your suggestions to: Loreen.Resler@pb.com
We need to schedule demos for the meetings, and would like to have more members participate in giving them. We’ll discuss them at the meeting and hopefully sign up volunteers for the next couple of months.
Diane Villano will be teaching a two-session class on the Beaded Mosaic Amulet Pendant at Michael's in North Haven February 12 and 19, 9:30-12:00.
She will also be teaching a one-day intermediate Caning Your Vision workshop at Guilford Art Center, March 4.
Lynne Schwarzenberg will be teaching Floral Tile Bracelets at the Art School at Old Church in Demarest, NJ on March 19, 2006. More information to follow.
If you are teaching a class and would like to have it listed in the newsletter, please contact Lynne with the information.
Lynne is hosting a Christi Friesen-style dragon swap.
Swap details can be obtained by emailing me at riverpoet@adelphia.net.
You may sign up for groups of 5 dragons, up to 3 groups per swapper.
Dragons will be due at the February meeting or mailed to Lynne by Feb 15th.
Dragons must be wearable...pins, beads, pendants, etc. Size constraints are 1" to 3".
While you don't NEED to own the book to participate, it can be purchased at:
http://www.cforiginals.net/cfd/pubs.html
MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 2005 MTG OF SCPCG
11/20/05
Meeting called to order at 11:58 am
Demo by Tracy on Transfers
9 members in attendance
Elections were held by ballot. The following were elected: Sharon -President, Lynne - Vice President, Sue - Treasurer, Christy - Secretary
Clay Quest - Lynne was down in Georgia teaching for three days. The location was beautiful, the teachers were great, and the students were happy but there were several problems. There was a lack of information, the ovens hadn't been tested and weren't reliable, etc. It will be held in a different location in 2007 though in Raleigh.
Lynne will be writing a book proposal on realistic flower canes.
The guild has an opening for a Guild Promotion Coordinator to publicize the guild and the Clay ConneCTion.
The NPCG is creating a Members Only area on their website. There will also be a Teachers classified listing so they can promote their workshops. There will be a small annual fee but the details are still being worked out.
There will be a call for entries soon for a juried web show - Progress and Possibilities 2006. There will be additional categories for dolls and miniatures, beads and bead sets, missed media, and alternative use.
The next National conference will be in 2008.
The next meeting will be on the 2nd Saturday in December. Tracy will run the tag sale - bring in any craft items you don't want anymore to donate, as well as a dish for the potluck.
Raffle Chain Raffle: The raffle will be postponed until next month. Sue R will be providing the next raffle item.
BOH - Tracy gets occasional emails. One was from the Metro Detroit coordinator, Irish Red who is going to print BOH info up into cards. There was another email from Macedonia where they want to start a BOH program. Two workshops will be held - one in Jan 14, for Girl Scout leaders to take back to their troops. The other is on Feb 4 at the Congregational Church in Newtown.
*Show & Tell followed
*Meeting adjourned at @ 2:27 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Christy Sherman, Secretary SCPCG
Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg
Vice President, Newsletter Lady, Bead Strand Coordinator,
Bead Bazaar Maven, General Poly-Maniac
riverpoet@adelphia.net