Art and Soul Retreat in Portland, Or.

It has been a while since our last post. I am not sure if anyone else has had a problem signing into the Yahoo Group but it seems to be down now.
We will attempt to keep you up to date on future Guild activities.
I have had a couple of questions and e-mails regarding people interested in meeting or getting together locally for claying so will try to keep you up to date on that.
In the meantime if anyone is interested here is news on a fairly local retreat.

Just a heads up that Art and Soul will once again be in Portland, Or Feb.29 - March 6, 2016. Laurie Mika will do four classes and Leslie Blackford and Wendy Malinow team up for their Garden of Earthly delights workshop.

Art and Soul Retreat

 

New Cascadia Facebook Page

FYI I have recently received an e-mail from Paula Beltgens of the Vancouver Island Guild regarding a new  group on Facebook. If you are a Facebook member and live within the Cascadia area please check it out.

“In response to several requests to have an avenue for sharing information about resources and collaborating on events and workshops along the Pacific Northwest (US & Canada), there is now a Cascadia Polymer Clay Meet-Up Facebook Group for enthusiasts in BC, Washington and Oregon. If you’re interested, please go to this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/739384796190339/ and click on Join. Once you are a member of the Cascadia Group, you can invite and approve other members as well.”

 

Tory Hughes to visit Vancouver

Another great Polymer artist to visit our area is Tory Hughes.

More information is available at The Crafts Council of BC website or on the Tory Hughes site.

MOKUME GANE comes to VANCOUVER! September 2015

September 12+13, 2015
Crafts Council of British Columbia, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
See the CBCCC webpage here
Sign up here with EventBrite
Questions? For more images of the joys of Mokume Gane, go here.
Contact Raine McKay, 604-687-6511 or email raine.mckay [ at ] craftcouncilbc.ca  Or email me.
For all artists: No experience needed with polymer, but comfort with art materials and an ease in working with your hands will be great. 

Carol Simmons Workshop

For some of you who may still be following this Blog I would like to let you know that Carol Simmons will be teaching on Vancouver Island back to back weekends in August.

Contact information is in the photo below.

Upate of Guild News

Just to keep our members informed of what is happening with our Guild lately I have to inform you that it has been decided to shut the Guild down in its present form. We will no longer be having monthly meetings at Nancy’s clubhouse. For many reasons there has been a lack of interest by  members to attend monthly meetings. The work of planning demos and a meeting agenda is too time consuming to have only six or eight regulars show up. There is also the cost of our meeting space and coffee and munchies provided by the same volunteers on a regular basis.

Our Yahoo online sites will remain https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Vancouverpolyclayers/info  and members will be kept informed of any upcoming events.  I am not sure what will be happening with our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/VancouverPolymerClayGuild  as Nancy is also in charge of that.

Our Blog will be here and kept up to date as required by myself and/or Joan Tayler, so please check back regularly and  comments are always appreciated. 

I was at Joan’s studio yesterday and it was such a delight to see and touch her beautiful series of new bowls which have been featured on her Blog and her Facebook page

Vancouver Polymer Clay Guild Christmas Party- POSTPONED

Hi Everyone

It is a very busy time of year for most people so the get together scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2014 will be postponed until next year.

The Vancouver Polymer Clay Guild would like to wish each and everyone of you a Happy Holiday season.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

May all your wishes come true

RSVP- Nancy Q quipayca@yahoo.ca

Vancouver Polymer Clay Guild Christmas Party.

Hi Everyone

You are all invited to come to the Vancouver Polymer Clay Guild Christmas Party.

Saturday, December 13th, 2014

At the Clubhouse

Time:  11:30 am  

POTLUCK: Please bring an appy or sweet treat to share (and please let me know what you will be bringing)

GIFT EXCHANGE:   A gift made with polymer clay.

LIGHT CHALLENGE: make an item that you can put a battery-operated candle in.

Looking forward to seeing everyone

 RSVP- Nancy Q quipayca@yahoo.ca