Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild http://polymerclayart.org Established 2006 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 September Meeting Change http://polymerclayart.org/?p=28 http://polymerclayart.org/?p=28#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:58 +0000 Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild http://polymerclayart.org/?p=28 Due to the Labor Day Holiday (and the arrival of my parents on Sunday), I’d like to postpone this month’s Tallahassee Polymer Clay Guild meeting. What is everyone’s availability on September 12? Please let Barbara know.

]]> http://polymerclayart.org/?feed=rss2&p=28 0 August Meeting http://polymerclayart.org/?p=26 http://polymerclayart.org/?p=26#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:29:49 +0000 Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild http://polymerclayart.org/?p=26 Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 1 at 1 PM at the Southwood Welcome Home Center (just east of Four Oaks Blvd. on Merchant’s Row in Southwood Town Center. It’s the large storefront just west of Subway).

This month we’ll learn from an expert, Lindly Haunani, via her new 2-DVD set, Innovations: Confident Color.  We’ll watch DVD #1 and discuss color as it relates to polymer clay. You may also bring clay and your kit and work along with the DVD. Suggested Premo! clay colors for the first few projects on the DVD are as follows:

  • 6 ounces cadmium yellow + a bit extra for tinting
  • 4 ounces fuschia + a bit extra for tinting
  • 4 ounces ultramarine blue + a bit extra for tinting
  • 3-6 ounces white
  • 3-6 ounces black
  • 1 ounce each Fluorescent Pink and Fluorescent Yellow (if you don’t have these fluorescent colors, Barbara will bring some to share)

Note: polymer clay blocks are on sale at Michaels this week 4/$5

Dues

Please remember to bring your dues if you’ve not paid already – $15 per year. Benefits include participating in discounted supply purchases, ability to check out books from our (newly formed) library, discounts on classes and events that we host locally.

Upcoming Classes & Events

  • Barbara Forbes-Lyons will be teaching an Intro to Polymer Clay class at Florida Society of Goldsmiths NW Chapter on August 28 in Tallahassee. Visit the FSG Web site for details.
  • Central Mississippi Polymer Clay Guild is hosting Karen Lewis (aka KLEW) for a 2 day workshop on October 23 & 24, 2010.  For more information, visit their Web site.
  • Orlando Clay Fandango 2011 will feature classes from Christi Friesen, Penni Jo Couch, and Maureen Carlson. The dates are May 19-23, 2011 in Lake Yale, FL.
  • The International Polymer Clay Association Retreat will be in July 2011.  Pre-Retreat Classes will be July 10-13, the Retreat will be July 14-16, 2011.
]]> http://polymerclayart.org/?feed=rss2&p=26 1 June Polymer Clay Meeting: What’s a Skinner and How do You Blend One? http://polymerclayart.org/?p=12 http://polymerclayart.org/?p=12#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 19:10:32 +0000 Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild http://polymerclayart.org/?p=12 Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 6 at 1 PM  at the Southwood Welcome Home Center (just east of Four Oaks Blvd. on Merchant’s Row in Southwood Town Center. It’s the large storefront just west of Subway).

We’ll demo Skinner blends and some of the many ways to create and use them.  Bring White and Black clay, along with 2-4 colors to ‘play’ along.

Please remember to bring your dues if you’ve not paid already – $15 per year. Benefits include participating in discounted supply purchases, ability to check out books from our (newly formed) library, discounts on classes and events that we host locally.

This month we’ll finalize plans for the June 10 trip to Jacksonville for the Rings & Things Traveling Bead Show. Be prepared – sign up for e-mail coupons from Hobby Lobby (we’ll be visiting Hobby Lobby before we go to the bead show).

If you need to borrow a pasta machine or basic tools, please let me know by Friday, June 4.

]]> http://polymerclayart.org/?feed=rss2&p=12 0 April Meeting – Date Change http://polymerclayart.org/?p=7 http://polymerclayart.org/?p=7#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:06 +0000 Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild http://polymerclayart.org/news/?p=7 Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at 1 PM  at the Southwood Welcome Home Center (just east of Four Oaks Blvd. on Merchant’s Row in Southwood Town Center. It’s the large storefront just west of Subway).

We will be making mini-masks using of all things, spoons!  I’ll bring a selection of dollar-store soup spoons for everyone or you can bake your mask flat and attach a pin finding to it.  Bring clay, canes, items for embellishment (beads, wire, etc.) plus your basic polymer tool kit .

Inspiration:

Kim Cavender

Craft Gossip

Sarajane Helm

If you need to borrow a pasta machine or basic tools, please let me know by Friday, April 9.

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