January's Meeting

Our first meeting of the New Year was held at Marsha’s. We thanked the outgoing board and welcomed the incoming board members.

Our library has expanded with many new titles for our members to peruse. With so many new books, we will be archiving a few titles, which may still be checked out upon request. Be on the look out for more details….

The Clay Network is very pleased to be sponsoring Jerry with his annual “Ceramics in the Garden” sale and show. This is an opportunity for potters to sell their art and others to browse and purchase beautiful pottery in a gorgeous garden setting. The show is scheduled for Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. If you are interested in participating, please contact Jerry. If you are not planning on participating, please bring your friends and stop by to admire your fellow potter’s art as well as Jerry’s beautiful garden!

 

The Network 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

Marsha presented our January program in which she showed us how to add beautiful texture to both thrown and hand built pieces by using a “church key” (a.k.a. – can opener). She suggests adding this texture in the stiff leather hard stage and to use a rocking motion to achieve the best imprint. It is important to start planning for the last imprint, approximately 4-5 marks prior to the end when embossing a cylinder. It is necessary to reset your rim after such intense embossing; this is easily achieved by using a collared-in bisque pottery piece. Thank you Marcia for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us!

Happy New Year!!

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
• Using latex to mask areas, you need to lay it 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!

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!