GROUP BUY UPDATE:
The clay and polishing paper we purchased in the group buy will not be arriving until late next week. I had to wait for a couple of late orders/payments. I may not be at the May meeting, but will make sure I get the stuff to Sharon or someone else who will be in attendance. If you need it sooner, you can certainly come pick it up at my house.
Demo to be given by Lisa Gauthier Dimensional Flowers
Discussion on "Getting Published"
Clay ConneCTion 2006 July 14-16
Registration for Clay ConneCTion '06 opens for guild members
Sharon will be collecting any Bottles of Hope for Tracy's request for bottles
Show & Tell
May Demo Masking Molds with Christy Sherman
Clay Day April 29 Newtown Library 10-5pm
July 14-16, 2006 Clay ConneCTion Retreat
Toni Ransfield, member from NY, won 1st Place on Polymer Clay Central's March Challenge. The theme was Mica Shift
Lynne Schwarzenberg has signed a book contract with Lark Books. It will be titled "Foundations in Caning with Polymer Clay" and is due out Nov 2007
We need to schedule demos for the meetings, and would like to have more members participate in giving them. We are currently looking for demos for the June, July and August meetings. Let Sharon or Lynne know if you have something in mind!
If you are teaching a class and would like to have it listed in the newsletter, please contact Lynne with the information.
MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 2006 MTG OF SCPCG
03/19/06
Meeting called to order at 11:22 am
15 members in attendance.
Demo by Tracy on the Brain Cane.
Lisa will do a demo in April on her flowers. Christy will do a demo in May
on making molds.
The meeting will be at the library next month, and after that at the
Beachhouse. Lunch will be at the Twin Pines diner.
A system will have to be worked out for the guild library. Your requests
will probably need to be emailed in ahead of time and those items will be
carried to the meeting.
Membership packages were handed out.
The BOH program is busy - Tracy visited a workshop run by one of the Girl
Scouts. She also joined Toastmasters (www.toastmasters.org) recently and
spoke about Bottles of Hope.
Belle Armoire has two calls for entries - Altered Couture and Jewelry 2.
The deadline for the NPCG Progress and Possibilities contest if April 1st.
Patty Barnes just resigned from National and Diane has become president.
Congratulations! She will need to withdraw slightly from some of her SCPCG
responsibilities.
Clay Connection guidelines were reviewed.
Tracy will make sample nametags for April.
Twinkle will be in attendance.
Attendees wanted more demos but they should be half hour or less. Make sure
a clock is visible. If there are more complicated demos, they can be broken
into pieces.
Think about a Thank You for demo givers - such as a strong magnet for making
narrow Skinner blends or a ripple blade. (Ask Bette Abdu?)
Friday night icebreaker ideas
- Each group of tables will get objects and will brainstorm and present
ideas
- BOH progressive swap and add
- **"A Few of My Favorite Things"** Discussion groups to come up with tips
and ideas. They can all be combined t the end.
- Signup for a Hot Potato activity - Lynne will write up
Members can submit slides to add to the slide show.
Michelle will be doing the pin swap
Loreen will be running the cane swap - 3"x3/4" Descriptions will be
finalized by April.
BOH Challenge categories will be finalized for next month.
The Raffle Chain was a collection of Kato clay from Lynne and Donna Kato.
Lynne will be doing a group buy of Kato clay and sanding sheets.
Meeting resumed at 1:33
Lynne will be teaching in the South of France next year with Jana Roberts Benzon at
Gwen Gibson's house.
*Show & Tell followed
Meeting adjourned at @ 1:45 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