Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild
Not-A-Newsletter August 2003
=====Suggested agenda for August 16, 2003 Meeting
Demo by Diane Villano
Ravensdale Discussion
Diane will be accepting beads for the Bead Bazaar
Name Tag Swap exchange
Show-n-Tell/Brag/Help
Message boards:
Please remember to check out the message boards and keep posting!
http://forums.delphiforums.com/scpcg/start
http://forums.delphiforums.com/boh1/start
=====Looking Ahead
=Don’t forget about the Bead Bazaar in
September! We hope you are already busy making beads and other items to sell at
the guild table.
=Millennium Garden Workshop with Leigh Ross Oct 4-5
=September Demo by Libby Mills - Using Bead rollers
=Return of beads from the Bead Bazaar and sale to members of beads left
=====Classes, Workshops, Retreats
MEMBERS TEACHING CLASSES:
Debbie Goodrow will be teaching beginner classes with Clinton Adult Education starting this fall. Classes start in September, and there will be two five week classes. Details will be left on message boards.
Jody will be teaching a 4-week portfolio class on Wednesday mornings at Brookfield in the fall.
CLASSES: The guild is sponsoring a Millennium Garden Workshop with Leigh Ross
Oct 4-5 in East Haven. We have the room until LATE. Leigh would like us to
provide a scholarship to someone who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend and
who would really benefit from learning techniques. Speak with Sharon if you are
interested in the scholarship.
Jeffrey Dever will be teaching a class at Brookfield in October.
===== Shows, Exhibits, Publications
New England Bead Society Bead Bazaar –
September 13, 2003
===== Bottles of Hope
We've been busy with the websites
and message boards.
Lucille Schacht built the Bottles of Hope website for us at
http://bottlesofhope.org/
There is a link to the Bottles of Hope message board on the Delphi Forums
http://forums.delphiforums.com/boh1/start
====Call for Entries
=Announcing a new polymer clay book in
progress. It is tentatively called "Polymer Clay Inspirations"
which I(Patti Kimle ) am writing for NorthLight Publications. It is a
project book and in it will be exploring the process of using source materials
(such as fabrics, natural materials, etc.) for inspiration for polymer clay
work.
Submissions are invited of work for the gallery section of the book. If
interested, send 35mm slides by September 15, 2003. Any type of work will
be considered. Also please include a brief statement (50 words or less)about
what inspired the piece(s). Please include a SASE for return of slides.
send to: Patti Kimle 2525 North Dakota Ave. Ames, Iowa 50014
=====Traveling Exhibit
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AUGUST |
Wallingford Public Library, 200 North Main St. |
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SEPTEMBER |
North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St. |
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OCTOBER |
Seymour Public Library, 46 Church Street |
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NOVEMBER |
Guilford Public Library, 67 Park Street |
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DECEMBER |
Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave. |
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2004 |
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JANUARY |
Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 South Main Street, Branford |
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FEBRUARY |
Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St. |
MINUTES FROM THE July 2003 MTG OF SCPCG
7/19/03
Meeting called to order at 11:20 am
Demo by Arlene McNeely on Wire Wrap Jewelry using the Coiling Gizmo & Wig Jig.
There were 12 members in attendance.
Books from the book order were distributed at the meeting. If you did not attend the July meeting and have ordered books, please plan to attend the August meeting. Check should be made out to the guild.
Bead Bazaar – Sept 13, Holiday Inn, North Haven, exit 12 off of 91. Best quality work only. When you consign your work you are agreeing that it is original work. 20% consignment fee to the guild. 10% if you work a shift at the guild booth. Sharon brought some of the cards for mounting your beads. She also brought masters if you prefer to copy onto gray card stock yourself. She will also bring the cards to the clay day. The cards have the guild logo and info on them. Place your beads on wire, punch 2 holes and thread through the back. Put your price on the back according to the instructions. If you want to include any personal contact information, you may do so on the back. Diane has agreement forms and inventory sheets. BEADS ARE DUE TO DIANE BY SEPT 7TH. If you have any questions please contact Diane. Volunteer sign-ups for the Bead Bazaar will be at the August meeting.
BOH – The 2 workshops Arlene organized went well and were well received. The guild is working on a tip sheet for running BOH workshops. Some ideas: bring pre-conditioned, pre-cut sheets of clay, precut cane slices. This is very helpful with shorter workshops or workshops with people who need assistance. Kemper cutters are useful. Tissue blades are not generally a good idea. Bring clean bottles, no tops, ignore the labels, they do not need to be removed. It helps to bring a variety of sample bottles of similar techniques, not just really gorgeous artistic bottles. Samples from previous workshops. If there are people who don’t want to make BOH, have them bag & tag. If you are using blades try marking them. Pearl-ex can also be a great technique for BOH used over textured clay.
Class tips: put non-skid mats under the work surface sheets to keep in place. Deb has the BOH workshop box and will be going through it. The guild will purchase any necessary supplies to keep the box stocked. We will try to get Lynne to work on the pasta machines. Please donate ends of canes.
The BOH workshop box is available for any guild member who is hosting a BOH workshop. It can also be available for rent by guild members who are teaching as long as there is no conflict. Also any supplies, which are used, would need to be replaced.
Diane is trying to set up a BOH workshop at Gilda’s club in Seattle before Ravensdale.
Sandra has volunteered to help Terry with the distribution of bottles at Yale.
Name Tag Swap – Name Tags are due at the Aug meeting. Lettering can be done by transfer, rubber stamp, gel pen, cut outs, liquid clay.
Slides of BOH were shipped off to Lark. Sharon picked the best slide of each piece.
Diane is teaching Foiled Polymer Clay at Guilford Oct 11, 1 pm - 4 pm and Millefiore – Beyond the Basics Nov 22, 10 am-4 pm.
Deb will be teaching in Clinton again this fall.
Raffle Chain; Sandra made a lovely hand painted Christmas ornament. Diane Villano won the raffle and will be providing the next raffle item.
Sandra & Arlene will bring snacks for the August meeting. Wendy will bring snacks for Sept.
Traveling Exhibit – if you are setting up the exhibit at any of the libraries, you need to call in advance and set up an appointment to do the installation. Wendy will help set up in Wallingford in August and Sandra will help with North Haven in Sept.
The meeting adjourned at 2:05 pm.
Meeting minutes submitted by Libby Mills
Respectfully submitted by Deborah Goodrow
Deb_twinkle@yahoo.com
203-245-2910
Vice President SCPCG
Twinkle, Official Guild Clown
Editor, Not-A-Newsletter
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