Orange County Polymer Clay Guild


We meet the last Monday of the month, except for December, at Piecemakers 1720 Adams Avenue Costa Mesa, California 92626
We meet in the quilting room at the back of the complex. The people in the store will direct you if you need help.

From 6:30 to 7:00 is a chance to visit, catch up, ask questions etc. The actual meeting begins at 7:00 and usually ends by 9ish.

Meeting agendas usually include demos, members sharing their clay projects, various guild business a raffle, and often a challenge and or a swap. Benefits of membership besides meetings, includes access to our Guild library, clay play days, and the annual Christmas Party in January.

Your first meeting is free, individual membership is $20.00 per year, family membership is $25.00. If you'd like to give us a test spin, you can try six months for starters.

Minutes of April 28, 2008

Attendees: 17
NEW MEMBERS/VISITORS- Welcome Susan and Ellen! Welcome Packet available from Kathy Davis (First meeting: free. $20.00 annual/$25.00 family, $$10.00 biannual) We are happy to have you join us!
DEMOS -
Dotty -demonstrated Donna Kato's new Polymer Translucent medium on a tile and did several layers(layer, bake, layer, bake). She showed various uses on rounded surfaces that it might be useful on. She said it bakes at 350 degrees for 15 minute to clarify (clear).
She also had Kato Poly Paste which she said is used to adhere baked to unbaked clay
Scott - demonstrated how to make very 'real-looking roses'. He used burgundy clay and twisted his rose onto 12 gauge wire. The he used a cookie cutter shape to shape the petal underneath and then finally added rose leaves to the wire and wrapped this to the main wire!
SHARING -
Michelle - Brought her doll figure complete with joints in the arms and legs.
Ellen - Brought her felted and clay horse!
Scott - showed his vase complete with various canes to hold the roses!
Didi - bought boxes at the swap meet, and is covering them with fanciful designs! Mercedes - brought her kaleidoscope from Boston Clay works that she covered and her fabulous chess set that she has been working on for a long time. She is planning to enter the set, in this years OC Fair!
Cassie - Mirror image pieces. She also warns that using the Golden Varnish with gold leaf actually tarnishes the gold almost instantly.
Dotty - She is sending many of her scopes to a Utah gallery and though she would show them to us before she shipped them off! She also showed a book she had made (from a publisher) for her great granddaughter. It was nicely bound in a material-like cover.
SHOWS -OC. Fair entry forms are due on May 21st. You can do this on-line.
TREASURY - $950
NEXT MONTH'S DUES: Patti Fish, Cindy Gonzales, Gwendolyn Jackson, Randi Taylor, Johanna Wollenzein
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT - Outstanding books due Vikki, Maria D., and Connie M. Please return books/DVD's to avoid further fines due.
NEW BUSINESS - Suggestion to do a gallery month at the Whittier Museum. $750 for a month. 25% commission. Choose the month in 2009 that you would like to have your work there. Vote sent to Nancy U.
WEB SITE - Valerie's husband David will post members names, descriptions (50 words or less) and links to your page of products and details. Email him for the photo size details.
Trainmaster7@hotmail.com members only!
LIBRARY SUGGESTIONS: Donna's book delayed publishing until July. Christie's book coming soon.
DVD for wire and transfers, by Matt. May 26 the demo: Cassie May 26 RAFFLE: Dotty, Cassie brought for next month already and Kathy.
May SWAP/CHALLENGE: Make something to show (from everyone!). Do Bottles of Hope with a thought for children; do wire work from wire Myra got for us. Also continue Hearts for Heroes
CLAY DAY - Please suggest a day that is good for everyone and post to Yahoo.
CLASSES - Kathy Davis has a Silver Clay Ring class coming up on Sunday May 18th, 10 to 3. Saturday- June 14th from 10 to 4 is a Dress me Doll class. Trina may have classes also??
Please bring all your no longer needed books and magazines to sell for the Guild! See you May 26! (Yes - Memorial Day!)
Happy Mother's Day!

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