Minutes for the November 2021 Meeting
Central Oklahoma Polymer Clay Guild, Minutes for November 20, 2021
The guild met on Saturday, November 20, at 1:30 pm, for the first time in our new meeting place at Crown Heights Church of the Nazarene, 920 NW46TH, in Oklahoma City. Internet access was good, and we were able to log into Zoom for the benefit of several members who could not attend in person. Six were present in person: Betty, Betty’s daughter, Connie, Jane, Mark, and Lee Ann. In addition, four attended remotely on Zoom: Lori, Kathy, Myra, and Shirley.
Old business:
- Retreat: We will not have another retreat until 2023.
- Lack of attendance and dwindling membership were discussed. Ideas to boost membership were:
- Doing demos – We discussed asking Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and JoAnn’s whether they would allow us to do demonstrations since they all carry polymer clay. It was suggested that Hobby Lobby might allow us to do demos on the sidewalk in front of a store and possibly making it possible for those interested to sign up for membership.
- Placing notices in libraries
- Shirley volunteered to send public service announcements to local NPR stations but said it would be better wait until we begin to have regular programs again.
New Business: There was no new business.
Programs: Jane presented a short Christmas project. We are reluctant to ask people to present programs until our attendance comes back up. Meanwhile, we have been asking everyone to bring something to work on and share tips with other members.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Conaway
Minutes for the October 2021 Meeting
Minutes October 16, 2021
- The meeting was held at Betty’s house, with four members present (Lee Ann, Betty, Connie, and Jane), and three on Zoom, (Myra, Shirley, and Penni Jo). There were no visitors.
- Old Business:
- Meeting space: The group discussed the possibility of meeting at Betty’s church and decided to tentatively plan on meeting there in November, if Betty receives official approval. If it works out, the address will be sent to all members in the November meeting notice. There would likely be no storage space available to the guild. Currently, the group’s library is stored at Betty’s house.
- Reports:
- Treasurer: Lee Ann reported our treasury total and we currently have 11 paid members.
- Programs: November’s program is to be announced. December will be our Christmas party.
- Party Chair: Connie will arrange the Christmas party. Each member is asked to create a polymer clay item for the gift exchange.
- State Fair: Members showed their entries. There is a new coordinator who seems open to our supplying our own judge next year.
- Retreat: due to COVID, our next retreat will not be until 2023. WE need someone to chair the retreat committee. There was some discussion of changing the month we hold it, but nothing was decided.
Submitted by Shirley
September 2021 Meeting – Project with Medallion Canes
CANCELED! Please note that the September meeting has been canceled due to illness. See you in October!
UPDATE: The September class/project is being moved to October. September will be a play day. Bring whatever you want to work on.
PLEASE NOTE: We have changed our meeting day to the THIRD Saturday of the month.
The September meeting will be on the 18th at 1:30 pm at Betty’s home at 6712 Randi Road, Oklahoma City (map). We will also be offering it on Zoom. Please contact Betty for info to join us via Zoom.
Jane and Penni Jo will show us how to apply the Medallion Canes we made in August to a flower pot. They will also have instructions for making a wind chime with flower pots as well as ideas for other projects (see below).
Tools:
Work surface
Knife
Pasta Machine
Craft Knife
Straight edge
Scissors
Poly Paste or Bake and Bond
Optional: Extruder… It is not a problem if you don’t have this!
The cane you made in August. If you didn’t get to make the cane, please Contact Us so that we can get the instructions to you.
Project:
Small terra cotta flower pot. I used approx. 4 1/2 inch diameter but use whatever size you wish.
(I also used my medallion decorated terra cotta flower pot to make a wind chime..
if you would like to do this, you’ll need:
3 terra cotta pots of decreasing sizes
minimum 45 inches of jute or cord
4 beads larger than that drain holes in the pots. I used wooden and clay beads that I made).
However, if the flower pot doesn’t appeal to you, this cane can be used on–Picture frame, handle for food serving piece, buttons, hair barrette, bowl, pendant, bracelet, coaster, pen/ craft knife, etc.
Minutes for the August 2021 Meeting
Minutes for Aug the 14th Guild meeting
Members 11
5 people in person
2 on zoom
We voted and passed, to start meeting on 3rd Sat each month. We will Start on Sept the 18th.
Same time and at Betty’s home.
Motion made by Connie, Lori 2nd. All agree.
We will continue to meet at Betty’s home until the end of the year.
I have this list of the people who want to do the state fair demo. Here’s the list. I am ordering one extra ticket if you want to join!
LeeAnn, Jane, Tom, Connie, Betty
The program today was by Jane and Penni Jo : Cane
Our program for next month will be applying the cane we made in Aug.