+Announcements
+Bead Bazaar discussion and Member-to-Member Sale!
+ Guild highlights from the past 5 years and discussion for the next 5. Let us know what you want the guild to do for you and what we can do together. Bring suggestions and ideas!
+5th Anniversary Celebration!
+ Show-and-Tell/Show-and-Help/Show-and-Brag

Deborah Goodrow’s fall semester at Clinton Adult Ed in Clinton, CT - Evening classes
Polymer Clay Basics
Polymer clay is easy and fun to use. With a little help you can be making your own wonderful projects. From jewelry, to home decorations, to covering pens and boxes learn it all. From basic techniques to complex caning, you’ll learn many ways to express yourself and bring home several completed objects. The instructor Debbie Goodrow is Vice President of the Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild, and has been working in polymer clay for many years and enthusiastically teaches you her secrets. Artistic talent not necessary. #10 materials fee (Your choice of 5 oz of different polymer clay colors and a tissue blade, and more.) due instructor on the 1st night. Additional clay available at class. Bring any (conditioned) clay or tools you own.
Wednesday’s - 7-9pm.  5 weeks starting Oct.2, 2002 Morgan School, Clinton, CT Fee $29
Call 203-710-4659 to enroll

Polymer Clay Advanced - Techniques and Hints
Faux techniques, image transfers, Millefiore, Molding, Caning, and Mokume Gane are just some of the possibilities for this class. What we’ll cover will be partly chosen by class members interests. Handy tips and ideas for making working with polymer clay easier and more fun will be shared. Bring home several finished items! Debbie Goodrow makes is fun and easy, from basics to advanced techniques. $10 materials fee ( your choice of 5 oz of different polymer clay colors & a tissue blade and more) due instructor the first night. Additional clay is available at the class. Bring any (conditioned) clay or tools you already own.
Wednesdays 7-9pm, 5 weeks begins Nov. 6th The Morgan School, Clinton Fee $29
Call 203-710-4659 to enroll

Diane Villano’s fall classes at the Guilford Handcraft Center, 411 Church Street, Guilford, (203) 453-5947, www.handcraftcenter.org:
Piñata Pendant Saturday, October 12, 10:00-4:00
Polymer Clay Cookie Cutter Ornaments Saturday, November 2, 1:00-4:00
Filigree Ornaments in Polymer Clay Saturday, December 7, 10:00-4:00

Leigh Ross will be teaching a workshop in Pittsburgh on Oct 19-20.  No particulars yet, stay tuned.  Expected to be a two day workshop, 1st day making beads, 2nd day finishing up beads and making bangle bracelet.  Perhaps people could car pool and/or room pool?

--Traveling Exhibit Coordinator for 2003 - Someone to make the phone calls and arrangements for where the Library Traveling Exhibit will be shown each month in 2003. A lot of the groundwork has already been done.

---Promotion Coordinator - someone to help get the word out about the guild and our programs

Crafts USA 2002, 4th National Juried Craft Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT  06840
November 17-December 22, 2002, entry fee $25, up to 3 works, 2 slides each. 
For prospectus,  (203) 966-9700, ext 26, or www.silvermineart.org.

=====Traveling Exhibit Schedule:

SEPTEMBER -Hamden, Miller Memorial Library
OCTOBER -Cheshire, 104 Main St

October 2nd, Debbie Goodrow will be presenting the program to The Open Door in Hamden.

===== Reminders

----Raffle-chain drawings will be held Jan, Mar, May, Aug, Oct. If you win the raffle, you also provide the item for the next raffle. 

====Minutes from August Meeting
There were 13 people at the August meeting.
We welcomed 3 new members to the guild!

Wendy Oestreicher from Wallingford (attendee of CC2002 Retreat)
Janice Rubino from Guilford
Mary Guthrie from New Haven

Janice Rubino won the raffle of Mary's necklace. She has the honor of donating the next item for October Raffle.

Respectfully submitted,

Debbie Goodrow
NaN Editor, Vice President, and Official Guild Clown

 deb_twinkle@yahoo.com

====Member Links

++Lynne Schwarzenberg  River Poet@aol.com
http://www.wtcpins.com/

++Barbara McKie  mckieart@earthlink.net
http://www.mckieart.com/

++Libby Mills  mills3456@cox.net
www.hobbystage.net/art/libbym

++Tricia Hamel  tjhamel@peoplepc.com
http://www.collagefh.com/

++Leigh Ross
Polymer Clay Central
http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/index.html

Links for art in New Haven and CT:
www.artscouncil-newhaven.org
www.ctarts.org