Chilly Clay Retreat in 19 Days
Our annual members only retreat, Chilly Clay Days is scheduled for February 1 & 2, 2025. We will have two guest artist demos over the weekend, off the cuff demos, claying, food, and fun.
THE RETREAT IS FREE FOR MEMBERS BUT WE DO NEED YOU TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE. YOU SHOULD LOGIN BEFORE YOU START THE REGISTRATION PROCESS TO RECEIVE THE MEMBER DISCOUNT. IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, YOUR RETREAT FEE IS ALSO YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL.
Login URL (copy & paste into browser or use menu on website): https://polymerclayart.org/member-login/
Event Registration URL (copy & paste into browser OR use menu on website): https://polymerclayart.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=182
Saturday Demo
We’ve got an amazing demo scheduled for the first day of the Retreat – Layl McDill! You may know her from her Silly Millies, her IPCA exhibition entries or studio tour, or the Polymer Art Summit of 2023.
Layl will be demoing this bright and fun dragonfly ornament. Click an image to view full size.
Demo Supplies
Mix a variety of colors in dice size amounts.
Body: Butterfly cane
Wings: 4 colors light to dark in value, 1 very dark or very light color for outline.
6 colors that are very similar to each other to make a marbleized background (make sure they are different from the colors you chose for the butterfly wings.
Dragonfly wings: 8 dice sized colors
Wire: Any colored wire 12 gauge is my favorite. You could make smaller gauges work.
Pliers to cut wire; round nose pliers to curl wire
Upcoming Meetings
- February 1 & 2: Chilly Clay Retreat
- Layl McDill – Dragonfly Ornament
- Barbara Forbes-Lyons – Mica Powder Stamping and Mosaics
- March – December 2025
Volunteers Still Needed
The Guild needs YOU to keep moving forward. To be blunt, Barb and Cindy need a break and the Guild needs members to step into some leadership roles. The two roles that would have the most impact are below and both roles could be shared by a pair of members.
Demo Coordinator(s)
- seeks out and schedules demos for the monthly meetings
- works with the Special Event Chairs to schedule special guest demos for events,
- responsible for providing demo info, pictures, and supplies lists for the website articles,
- communicating with demonstrators and teachers.
Special Event Chair(s)
- Plan the Guild’s two annual Retreats – Claybor Day in September and Chilly Clay Days in February.
- schedule demos/guest teachers with the Demo Coordinator
- arrange catering and/or potluck sign-up
- schedule volunteers for meal cleanup and end of event cleanup
- setting event budgets
Other roles that would be helpful are Membership Chair and Website Editor. Both roles would involve some level of technical knowledge.
