Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Winding up 2011, we had our final meeting at Christie’s.

Again this year Clay Network supported the Empty Bowls project benefiting the First Harvest. The event was held Nov. 15 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. Members contributed many items for the general sale and six items for the silent auction generating over $1000 to Empty Bowls – that’s double last years amount. Great Job Everyone!!!

We elected our officers for 2012 and started planning for an exciting and eventful year.

Again this year we will be displaying at various Libraries around Northeast Florida. So look for these displays at the following libraries this year:

February - Fleming Island
April - Regency
June - The Beaches
August - St. Augustine
October - Mandarin
We also plan, once again, to sponsor Jerry’s “Ceramics in the Garden” sale and show in St Augustine in April. If you missed this show last year, you missed an opportunity to see 14 potters with their art in a gorgeous garden setting on one of the most beautiful days of last spring. This year promises to be even better, so watch for details.
Christie presented our final program of the year sharing a variety of extruder and decorating techniques she learned at a recent workshop at Arrowmont. Some of the things she shared/demonstrated were:
  • Use a credit card to cut a die for a hand held extruder
  • nnnn tttt on rather than brush like painting
  • Stack razors with cardboard in between and glue together. Use this to cut thin slits in a slab, then stretch then out by throwing at an angle onto the board below
  • Tyveck (which is a vapor barrier used in construction) can be cut or burned with a woodworking tool to make a stencil for decorating. You can fix a tear or slip of the cutting tool with rubber cement.
Thank you Christie for a very informative program!

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