We have had to change our meeting location. The Rock Garden has been our home for more than 8 years and they are all such nice people. We will miss them.
As it stands, our meetings will be in the following locations:
February 18: Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, Branford (across the street from The Rock Garden)
March 18 and April 15: Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, East Haven
May - December (and beyond): The Beachhouse, Cosey Beach Avenue, East Haven
We will be nomads for the next couple of months, but we will be settling into the Beachhouse in East Haven in May and hopefully we will have as long of a run there as we had at the Rock Garden!
“Demo” by Sue Rankin on “The Fine Art of Collecting Polymer Clay Objects”
Weekend of Clay Results/Discussion
Continuation of Clay ConneCTion 2006 (Diane)
CHA recap by Lynne
Show & 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)
Classes are as follows:
Sat 10-1 - Pinchpots in the Wabi Sabi Style - Tracy VanBuskirk
Sat 2-5pm - Flashy Foil Fun - Jenn Dorion
Sun 10-1 - Tropical Flip Flop Beads - Diane Villano
Sun 2-5 - Viva Intarsia! - Lynn Swarzenberg
Fee $10 per class
Materials fee due to instructor at class
July 14-16, 2006 Clay ConneCTion Retreat
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 May, June and July meetings. Let us know if you have something in mind!
Diane Villano will be teaching a one-day intermediate “Caning Your Vision” workshop at Guilford Art Center, March 4. Contact Diane for more info: Diane.Villano@yale.edu
Lynne Schwarzenberg will be teaching an Intensive Flower Cane Workshop in Bridgeport on February 25, 10-7. Contact Lynne for more info: riverpoet@adelphia.net
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 JANUARY 2006 MTG OF SCPCG
1/21/06
Meeting called to order at 11:40 am
Demo by Christy on Fold Over Beads
The drawing was held for the guild Bead Strand. Congratulations to Michelle Pini, who won.
Weekend of Clay will be held on March 11th and 12th at St Paul’s in Wallingford. Class Proposals were passed around and the members in attendance voted. An email will be sent out to all the members so they can vote as well.
Loreen has started compiling a master check list of supplies to bring with you to a class or retreat. If you have any suggestions, please contact her.
Clay Connection - Retreat guidelines were passed out and preliminary assignments were made.
Co-coordinator - Sharon. She will also do Registration and Graphics.
Promotion - Lynne. -Involves getting the word out about the retreat and
contacting suppliers for donations.
Nametags - Tracy and Sue
Hospitality - Lisa, with Loreen's help
Studio Coordinators - Lisa and Lynne
Demo Coordinator - Christy
Voluntary Cane Swap - Loreen
Raffle Coordinator - Loreen and Lynne
Video Screening - Sue
Bead Strand Coordinator - Lynne with Christy's help
Retreat Pin Swap - Michelle
BOH Challenge Coordinator - TBA
Judges - Diane Gregoire, Lynne, TBA
Cleanup - Everyone
Ribbons, bags, shirts - Sue
Activity Schedule -
Friday night - Icebreaker (TBD)
Saturday - Retreat Raffle
Saturday night - Slide show (?)
Sunday - BOH Challenge
The guild will look into renting the slide shoe from the NPCG.
Activity Ideas: Speed Claying - BOHs or tiles “speed Friending” - talk to someone for a few minutes, show work, etc, then switch, Yankee Swap
The Bead Strand raffle tickets will not be sold this year. Everyone who made beads will get a chance. The guild will buy numbered beads for stringing.
The retreat will end at 5pm on Sunday. Registration will begin in April. Anyone who is interested can contact Sharon.
Lynne is hosting a dragon swap in Christi Friesen’s style. Make 5, 10 or 15 dragons.
Upcoming Demos - February - Sue - will bring in some of her collection March - Tracy - Brain Cane
April - Lisa - Dimensional Flower Pins
*Break
The raffle was held and Lynne won. *Show & Tell followed
*Meeting adjourned at @ 3:30 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