The next meeting of the Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild will be on Sunday, November 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).

Barbara will demonstrate making Autumn-themed napkin rings out of clay.  Bring clay in seasonal colors (metallics are great!) and any extra, sturdy paper towel OR cling-wrap rolls covered with aluminum foil or parchment paper.  Barbara will have leaf-shape cutters available or bring some fresh leaves to make natural textures.

Bring new work for show and tell, as well as any other projects you wish to work on during the meeting.

We'll also talk about doing a Winter-themed swap for the December meeting.

The next meeting of the Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild will be on Sunday, October 4 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).

Paige Scott will give a demonstration of her Washi Paper technique. If you want to follow along, bring clay for a 2 or 3 color Skinner blend as well as canes for decoration. There will some canes available for sharing as well.  What you do with this technique will be artist's choice: make jewelry, decorate Bottles of Hope, make more butterflies for the Houston Holocaust Museum, etc.

Bring new work for show and tell, as well as any other projects you wish to work on during the meeting.

Southwood Harvest Festival

Southwood is having its annual Harvest Gathering on Sunday, November 15th from 3pm - 5pm. The TPCAG has been given permission to set up a table at the festival to introduce ourselves to the community, try to enlist new members, and sell or show some of our creations. This is one of the biggest events of the year for our community where we gather for a potluck style dinner. There is usually entertainment like local dance troops, the Tallahassee Fiddlers, cake walks, raffles, a petting zoo, a kiddie craft area, and pony rides. If you are interested, let Paige know as soon as you can. We have 2 more clay meetings and 7 weeks to come up with things to sell or show - bead strands, jewelry, sculpture, whatever your heart desires. I think this would be a great way to try to expand our membership and show Southwood what we do every month. The Art of Living Deparment at Southwood is very excited to see what we bring!

Here are the details:

Southwood Annual Harvest Gatheringl

Location: The Southwood Plantation House, Hemingway Blvd. (parking is available in the field adjacent to the house)

Date: Sunday, November 15

Time: We need to be set up by 2:30pm, festival ends at 5pm

Provisions: They will provide a 6-foot table - we need to bring our own linens (I believe I still have some catering linens). If you would like to bring a side dish, chips, or whatever to the supper, they would be glad to have it! The main course and drinks are provided. All is free-of-charge except desserts, which are usually sold by local groups like the Scouts or schools for fundraising.

Contact: Paige Scott 656-5546

Note: You are required by law to charge, collect and pay Florida Sales Tax. If you do not have a FL Sales Tax Certificate, you can apply for one at http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/taxes/sales_tax.html . Alternately, you may speak to one of the TPACG members with a sales tax certificate and work out a sales agreement.  The Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild is not liable for any tax-related fees, penalties, or problems incurred by members that do not comply with Florida law.

Pictures from our September 2009 meeting are in our online gallery at http://polymerclayart.org/gallery/main.php/v/Sept2009/ .

I still have a few more butterflies to cure - after they are done, I'll take a picture of all the butterflies that were made at our meeting.