Meeting Announcements

Meeting announcements: Our February guild meeting will be on Saturday, February 15, one week later than normal. We’re doing inchies this month, and there is no set theme – so anything goes!

Update: Tom reminded me to mention the invitation from the Mustang Library to include some of our items in their display case celebrating National Craft Month. The items will be on display throughout the month of March, and Angela has generously volunteered to take the items to the library. If you want to participate, please bring your items to this month’s guild meeting, bring them to the library, or contact Angela.

Tom Gibson will be teaching us how to make a Damascus Ladder cane:

Materials:

• Choose four to seven colors of cane worthy clay the color selection can be anything that appeals to you, but make sure there is good contrast between adjacent layers. Metallic or pearl clays can produce extremely good effects.
• Bring 1/2 to 3/4 block EACH COLOR of conditioned clay. You will need enough to have 7 or 8 strips 1″ x 6″ at the #1 (thickest) setting on the Atlas Pasta machine or 2 layers at the #3 setting. You will probably use more of the lighter color strips than contrasting darker colors.

Optional inclusions:

• Gold leaf
• Mica powder
• Glitter

Tools:

• Tissue blade (the stiffer ones work best for this cane)
• Brayer or roller
• Work surface
• It is also helpful to have a piece of Lucite or other flat surface to provide an even distribution of pressure while rolling the stack of clay.

NOTE: Construction is still likely on May Avenue next to the fairgrounds. Enter through Gate 5 further south on May, across from Forest Lumber. See this map for reference.

This is raffle month and those bringing items are: Karen, Tom, Cindy, Connie, and Penni Jo.

Angel is our instructor this month, and she will teach a cane technique created by Pavlina, a lady she met via Facebook.

After seeing some of her polymer clay pieces, she asked Pavlina for permission to teach the cardiogram/razor wire technique at our guild meeting. Pavlina was excited to be asked and gave her permission!

She went on to tell Angel that she was new to polymer clay, and that she belonged to a guild in Bulgaria. Her only request was to post pictures of some of our color combinations.

Clay

• 1 block light color
• 1 block dark color
• 1 block metallic color

Tools

• Pasta machine
• Work surface
• Slicing blade or other slicing tool
• Acrylic rod

Optional

• Molds or shape cutters

Our meeting will be held January 11th from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center at the State Fair Park (3000 General Pershing Blvd.).

Our meeting will be held December 14th from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center at the State Fair Park (3000 General Pershing Blvd.).

NOTE: There is ongoing construction on May Avenue next to the fairgrounds. Gate 3 (the one nearest to the arts center) is completely closed until at least January 2014. Use Gate 5 further to the south, across from Forest Lumber. See this map for reference.

This month, Lisa and Penni Jo are teaching us how to combine polymer clay and gourds to make beautiful tabletop accessories.

Also, this month is inchies with the theme of Water.

Materials/supplies/tools list for gourd class (Lisa’s part):

• Gourd blank (furnished)
• 1/2 block black clay, well conditioned
• Your favorite color of mica powder
• Fluffy, pouncy brush
• Texture sheets – just bring what you have and we will sort them out in class
• Brayer (or mug)
• Cornstarch – a couple tablespoons will be plenty. Water misters do not work for this project.
• Medium-size drinking straw – unused or cleaned and dried
• Pasta machine
• Work surface
• Index cards
• Long stiff blade

Our meeting will be held November 9th from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center at the State Fair Park (3000 General Pershing Blvd.).

NOTE: There is ongoing construction on May Avenue next to the fairgrounds. Gate 3 (the one nearest to the arts center) is completely closed until at least January 2014. Use Gate 5 further to the south, across from Forest Lumber. See this map for reference.

Nance will be teaching the lesson this month. We’re not sure exactly what we’ll be making, but she has warned us to watch out for “spooks” – so whatever it is, it’s sure to be fun! Here’s the supply list from Nance:

Clay:

• 1 block orange
• 1 block glow-in-the-dark
• 1/2 block light green
• 1/2 block darker green
• 1/4 block gold

Tools:

• Pumpkin shaped cookie cutter (I have one and will share)
• X-acto knife
• Sculpting tool, scribe, or ball point pen

Optional:

• Mica powder
• Glitter
• Antiquing supplies – tube of ocher acrylic paint
• Maybe a plastic spider

Our meeting will be held October 12th from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center at the State Fair Park (3000 General Pershing Blvd.).

NOTE: There is ongoing construction on May Avenue next to the fairgrounds. Gate 3 (the one nearest to the arts center) is completely closed until at least January 2014. Use Gate 5 further to the south, across from Forest Lumber. See this map for reference.

Our meeting will be held August 10th from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center at the State Fair Park (3000 General Pershing Blvd.).

Lee Ann will be presenting Texture Encrusted Whatzits. She doesn’t know the real name for it, she just knows it’s fun. If anybody knows, please inform her!

Supply List

• 1/2 pkg any color of your choice for the base and 1/2 pkg of a contrasting color for your texture  – or you can do both in the same color. Hey, we’re flexible.
  If you are covering a vessel, roll out base color on 3rd-thickest setting of your pasta machine. Don’t bake.

• Small amount of scrap clay (approx 2×3 on thickest setting).
• Mold release-cornstarch or spray bottle with water.
• Molds – buttons, Penni Jo’s molds, rubber stamps, or molds you’ve made yourself. I will have some you can use and some you can keep.
• Work surface that clay will stick to
• Card stock
• Pasta Machine
• Blade

This month it’s Inchies with the theme of “Sunshine”.

Myra will be teaching this month…

Supply list:

— Pre-baked black clay pendant with a deeply impressed texture, in whatever shape you wish.

— 1/2 block Premo pearl clay

— 1/4 block Premo translucent clay

Condition and thoroughly mix these two colors together before the meeting, to save time. You can adjust the mix according to your preference – increasing the proportion of pearl clay makes it more shiny, adding more translucent may make it look more natural.

— Mica powders (I have plenty of these colors to share):

• Blue
• Pink
• Pearl white

— Small-to-medium size paint brush or sponge-tip make-up applicators

— Sandpaper or sanding sponges (I will bring some):

• Coarse (for removing excess material after baking)
• Medium, fine, & extra-fine (for polishing)

— Small bowl or dish for water

Tools:

— Pasta machine

— Blade

— Acrylic roller or brayer

The meeting will be held at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center at the State Fair Park (3000 General Pershing Blvd.) on July 13th from 1:30 to 4:30.