Not-A-Newsletter August 2007

=====Suggested agenda for August 18, 2007

Demo - Holly Lapinski - Beaded Cabochon
Bead Bazaar Beads to be submitted and sign ups for working the booth.
Discussion of Bead Bazaar promotions
Payment due for October Class
Show and Tell.

=====Looking Ahead

September meeting is 2ND Saturday: September 8
Bead Bazaar Sat and Sun Sept 15 & 16
October Demo - Michelle Pini - Creating a Lightweight Hairclip
Nov Demo - Wendy Oestreicher- "Yetta Cane"

Oct 6 & 7 "Better Beads” workshop with Tracy Holmes and Dan Cormier.
Cost for guild members $160. $170 for non-members.
Please register with Libby. Libzoid@gmail.com
Bead Strand beads (2) to be turned in by November meeting. They are to be black clay base and textured. Bead Stand will be raffled off at the January Meeting

Election of Guild Officers - November
Clay ConneCTion 2008 is scheduled for July 25, 26 & 27

SCPCGuild 10th Anniversary
Saturday Sept 29 from 12-4pm
Savin Rock Conference Center West Haven
"Open House" for members' friends and family and past members
Display of members' work:
Please bring 3-5 pieces of your most prized work to the September meeting and we will plan the display and select pieces to exhibit.
The room seats 65 and is on the boardwalk.

=====Announcements

Congratulations to Tommie Howell for winning “Best in Show” in the Amaco Bottles Of Hope Competition at the CHA show in Chicago. Tommie’s “Buddha of Hope” bottle was chosen as “Best in Show” by the designers in attendance at CHA. Pictures are available on his new blog site: Howell at the Moon (tommiej.wordpress.com)

Lynne also won an award at the ceremony, for “Best Expression of Hope”. Her bottle can be seen at www.amaco.com/amaco-bohauction2.html The bottles are being auctioned off on Amaco’s website to raise money for Gilda’s Club, a cancer support group founded by Gene Wilder in honor of his wife, Gilda Radner who died of ovarian cancer.

=====Welcome New Members

Sally Julian from Coventry RI (Christy Sherman's mom)
Gilda Espin from Seymour

=====Travelling Exhibit

August - North Bridgeport Library
September - East Haven Library
October - North Haven Library

===== Classes

Diane Villano will be teaching the following classes:
August 19 and 26, 2007, 10:00-12:00, Starfish Pendant, Michael's, North Haven, CT, $40.00 plus materials
September 16, 2007, 2:00-5:00, Christmas Candy Beads,
Bead Bazaar, Holiday Inn, North Haven, CT, details:
http://worknotes.com/CT/Statewide/TheCTBeadSociety/ap1.stm

October 18, '07, Bottles of Hope Workshop at Art Fest to Nurture the Soul, Cromwell, CT, 3:00-6:00, free to conference attendees. More info at www.artfest4thesoul.com.

November 16, 2007, 10:00-5:00, Balinese Allure Necklace, Bead and Art Glass Fest, Orlando, FL, $140.00, Kit fee: $25.00.
November 17, 2007, 10:00-5:00, Miniature Journal Pendants, Bead and Art Glass Fest, Orlando, FL, $140.00, Kit fee: $25.
Details available at www.beadandartglassfest.com

Debbie Goodrow taught a BoH class to a group of women lead by Jackie McGraw in New Haven. They will be continuing making BoH in their own time.

Lynne is teaching her 8 From 1: Intensive Flower Caning Workshop in Chester, CT on August 18-19 at Marilyn Malcarne’s studio space. The cost is $150 plus $5 materials fee. If you would like to sign up for one of the remaining couple of seats, please contact Tricia Hamel at tjhamel@peoplepc.com

Lynne will also be teaching in Schenectady, NY on September 15-16, in Israel from October 8-24, and at the Bead House in Rhode Island on October 27-28. She will also have a table at the Pumpkin Festival in Seymour on Sept. 23.

===== A note from Lynne

Just writing a short note to let you all know that I have not disappeared off the face of the earth...I’ve just had some scheduling conflicts and have not been able to make it to the meetings lately. Last month I attended CHA in Chicago during the meeting weekend and this month I am teaching a class here in CT. There are a whole bunch of things I can’t wait to tell you about at the next meeting, including the new Kato Concentrated Clay that has finally been produced and is now available. If some of you remember, I came up with this concept a year and a half ago and it’s finally in production. I am so excited that something I “invented” is now “on the market.” I have a good supply of the Kato concentrates and will bring them to the meeting in September if anyone wants to see/buy them. From CHA, I also have info about Studio by Sculpey clay (I have a sample for people to feel), several new products I scouted out and quite a few awards and book inclusions to share with you all. I hope you have a great meeting...see you all at the September meeting!

===== Minutes

MINUTES FROM THE JULY 2007 MTG OF SCPCG 07/21/07
Meeting called to order at @ 11:25 am
17 members in attendance.
Demo on Karen's Kane by Karen.

Discussion on the Klay Karma retreat. Everyone had a wonderful time. They had a fun 1 inch mosaic swap that everyone liked. It seemed easier than our Bead Strands. Discussed doing something similar next year.

Clay ConneCTion 2008 will be July 25th-27th. Libby secured a blog address for it at clayconnection.blogspot.com which will be used for announcements.

More ideas for the retreat were discussed such as alternatives for the goody bags. It's harder to find donations and many people don't actually use what they get. Sue will look into getting potholders or oven mitts. A technique book was suggested with ideas compiled from guild members. The emphasis would be on useful things rather than quantity. Ideas for name tags were discussed such as a more basic tag, something that we could put the schedule inside. Will discuss again after getting a catalog.

Discussed pricing for the Bead Bazaar. Make sure you bring your best, new work. A $1 basket was suggested for beads you just don't want anymore. Bring in your beads for the August meeting (Sept 8th is the final cutoff), preferably in a plastic see-thru box with your name clearly labeled on it.

Projects from the hinge challenge were displayed.
Debbie won Libby's piece in the Raffle Chain.
Money for the "Building Better Beads" workshop is due for August.
Show and Tell followed.
Meeting adjourned at 2pm.
Respectfully submitted by Christy Sherman, Secretary SCPCG

Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg
Newsletter Lady, and General Polyphile
riverpoet@comcast.net

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