Clay ConneCTion ’18 Prize Winners
We were so fortunate to have so many prizes to share with our lucky attendees. Our goodie bags were filled with many samples of clays from Polyform, Apoxie Sculpt, clay and cutters from Makin's, and generous coupons from Makin's, Sculpey, Marvelous Molds, ComposiMold and Craftcast. They were generous and also donated items for our raffle. [...]
Clay ConneCTion ’18 Garden Walk
This year we finally got to go on our Garden Walk. It did not disappoint! Connecticut College has so many beautiful gardens and plantings all over the campus. This year Donna Panciera brought us to the Carolina Black Garden. Here is a link to the Connecticut College website for the garden Below are some pictures we [...]
Clay ConneCTion 2018 Retreat
Registration will be closing soon! Last day to sign up is June 23. Go to the Retreat Page (click on the link) for details. We have a PayPal payment option (click on the link) for your convenience. The registration form (link) needs to be filled out and sent in also. You can email it to scpcguild@gmail.com Hope you [...]
Weekend of Clay Creations
Here are some creations either made during our WEoC or inspired by the WEoC
Weekend of Clay March 10 & 11, 2018
Weekend of Clay at the Foxon Firehouse, 1420 North High Street, East Haven, March 10th and 11th. (Located at the corner of Rt 80 and High St in East Haven) Classes BY Members of the guild FOR Members of the guild. Sat am - Mitten Beads - Diane Villano Sat pm - Goddesses with [...]
RESCHEDULED – Pot Luck and Destash Day – Jan Meeting
December Meeting Cancelled Due to SNOW! Let's Begin the Year with our POTLUCK DESTASH CELEBRATION! Please bring your favorite potluck goodies! The destash is NOT to be missed! Everyone brings crafting things that they have NOT USED OR may never use...... and for a dollar, we all take turns to bring home different things! [...]
Pics from CWOS
Here are some pictures of our displays from City Wide Open Studios at the Armory. We were in Room #210 which was actually 5 separate rooms. Helen and Carole shared the big (entry) room. Lori had a small room off of the main room and Sharon was in the corner room with the other guild [...]
SCPCG At City Wide Open Studios New Haven
The Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild is excited to be participating in City Wide Open Studios this year. The guild's 20th Anniversary and CWOS 20th Anniversary! We will be at the Goffe Street Armory located at 290 Goffe Street in New Haven on Saturday, Oct 14 & Sunday, Oct 15 from Noon to [...]
SCPCG 20th Anniversary Celebration
I can't believe it's been almost 20 years since we started the Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild! You are invited to celebrate with us at the Foxon Firehouse on Route 80 in East Haven. We are hosting a class with Marie Segal the weekend of Sept 30 & Oct 1. The party will [...]
Feb Meeting Demo – Flowers by Jackie
Jackie McKinney demonstrated her style of flower making at our February guild meeting. She had quite a collection of flowers! There were Peonies, Poinsettias, Daisies, and other flowers in a variety of colors! We can't wait for Spring! Here's a grouping of flowers and some tools used. Poinsettia flower in the [...]
Weekend of Clay March 25 & 26
Weekend of Clay at the Foxon Firehouse, 1420 North High Street, East Haven, March 25th and 26th. (Located at the corner of Rt 80 and High St in East Haven) Classes BY Members of the guild FOR Members of the guild. Sat am - Baby Seals - Christy Sherman Sat pm - Woodland Fairy [...]
Dec 2016 Meeting Tag Sale and Pot-Luck Lunch
Our December meeting was held on 12/10/16 at the Hagaman Library in East Haven. December meetings are usually the second Saturday in December, instead of our usual third Saturday meeting schedule. We had a great time! Plenty of goodies were donated for the Tag Sale and all kinds of wonderful food had been brought [...]
Agenda November Meeting
Agenda: Demo - Christy Sherman - Setting up an Etsy Account Ornaments are due for the “Tree of Hope” Election of Officers of the Guild- 2 year term President: Sharon Mihalyak (uncontested) Treasurer: Sue Rankin (uncontested) Secretary: Michelle Pini (uncontested) The Vice President position is currently being held by Diane Villano. [...]
SCPCG @ BPT ART TRAIL 11/12/16
We will be taking part in the BPT ART Trail on Saturday, November 12 from 10 - 6pm Highlight of the event can be found here Members of the guild will have a table at the BIC (Bridgeport Innovation Center) 955 Connecticut Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06607 Link to their website http://bridgeport-art-trail.org/portfolio/bpt-innovation-center/ See THAT DOOR - GO [...]
Deb and Dorion – Team Demo
Debbie Goodrow and Dorian Merriman-Boddy teamed up to demo Inka-Gold and Gilders' Paste at the October guild meeting. Debbie was lucky to find some Inka-Gold colors on clearance at Hobby Lobby. There are 20 different colors. Deb used the Inka-Gold between layers of polymer clay for a mokume-gane effect. Inka-Gold can [...]
Christy Sherman’s Flower Making Demo
Christy Sherman demonstrated how she makes flowers at our June guild meeting. She showed us her process to make irises, roses, and calla lilies. Christy started with a Skinner blend and cut out the shapes. Here is the assembled flower. Notice the texture she added to the petals. Sometimes she [...]