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Written by Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
June's meeting at Southwood
was a great success and we welcomed two new clayers, Victoria and
Jitka. We hope to see them again soon! Our gratitude to Paige Scott for
leading the group in an Image Transfer class. If you missed the
meeting, or would like a refresher, here are some links to various
image transfer techniques:
http://www.donnakato.com/Site/Inkjet_Transfers.html
http://www.heartofclay.com/page39.htm
http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/pcc/featured/mcmillanlesson.html
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/imagetshirt.html
http://www.aisling.net/library/polyclay/polyclaygin.htm
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/imagetoner.html
July Meeting
Our July meeting will be on
Sunday, July 6 at 1 PM at the Southwood Welcome Home Center. Because
it's a holiday weekend, this will be an Open Clay Day. Bring current
projects to work on or request a demo. This meeting would be a great
opportunity for you to work on canes for our first Guild Cane Swap
coming in August.
Here's how the swap will work:
- Create one or more
polymer clay (millefiore) canes. They can be anything, including
geometric, leaves, flowers, bugs, abstract, etc.
- Reduce and divide your
cane into pieces that are 2" long by 1/2" - 1" in diameter. Be sure to
note what brand clay you used to create the cane as baking temperatures
vary among the brands. Bring at least 4 pieces, preferably more, to the
August meeting on August 3, 2008.
- For each cane piece you
bring, you will swap with another Guild member. If you bring 6 cane
pieces, and there are 6 people in attendance, everyone will get a piece
of your cane, and you'll get a piece of their canes.
- Go back to your studio
and create something with the canes you receive and bring it for Show
& Tell to the September meeting.
Don't hesitate to write with questions. I"ll send out a reminder closer to our July meeting!
Have a great month!
Barbara
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June 2008 Meeting: Image Transfers |
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Written by Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 |
Thank
you to the following 2008 paid members
- Pamela Masse
- Kelly Wood
- Ellen Rumsey Bellenot
- Pat Ingham
- Kelly Fitton
Please remember to bring
your annual dues of $15 to the June meeting and be entered in a drawing
to win some really cool stuff!
May 2008
Meeting Pics
Pictures from the May 2008 meeting, including demo shots of Amazing
Mold Putty and Amazing Casting Resin in action are in the May 2008
album:
http://www.polymerclayart.org/gallery/main.php/v/May2008/
Click the first photo to view full-size, then you can 'page' through
the album or watch it in a slide show.
I did some finish work on the resin casting of the glass cab and will
bring it to the June meetin
June
Meeting: Image Transfers
Member Paige
Scott gives us her tips and tricks to successful image transfers! This
is a great technique to have in your polymer clay 'arsenal' and can be
used in so many ways! Here is Paige's recommended supply list:
- Basic Clay Kit (see
the list on our web site)
- Bottle of transfer
medium (the Guild will provide some if you don't have any)
- Images on Epson photo
paper*
- White Clay (or
translucent or ecru for a sepia look)
- Scotch tape
- Small ceramic baking
tile
- wide flat paintbrush (I
use 1/2" wide)
- parchment paper (I will
bring a roll)
- small bowl (for soaking
images)
- Heat gun (optional) or
clay oven (Guild will provide)
Paige will demonstrate two
methods. One involves a reversed image pressed into white
clay and the other involves a non-reversed image that is painted and
cured layer by layer. Page will bring a number of copyright-free images
for everyone to use.
*Old formula Epson paper works best. Feel free to bring images on other
brands of paper as test samples.
If time allows, Barbara will also demonstrate waterslide decal
transfers.
Meeting Details
The June 2008 meeting will take place on Sunday, June 1 at 1 PM.
We usually go until about 5 PM, so feel free to come by anytime
that afternoon. I understand that some people attend religious services
on Sunday and can't make the 1 PM start time, no worries! We'll be glad
to see you whenever you arrive.
If you are interested in meeting for lunch before the meeting, or
having dinner afterwards, please let me know and we'll try to set
something up.
Also at the June meeting, we'll hammer out the details for doing a
guild-wide Cane Swap this summer. This will be open to ALL skill
levels, so I hope you'll participate.
The June meeting will be
at our NEW home in the Southwood Town Center at the Beazer Home Welcome
Center, on Merchant's Row. They have a marvelous community/meeting room
that they have offered to us free of charge. There are two large
tables, plenty of natural light, a large whiteboard and countertop
space for storage/snacks, etc. There are restrooms close by, plenty of parking and we are
walking distance to several restaurants and an coffee bar/restaurant.
Directions: Capital Circle
Soutbound to Merchant's Row. Take a left. Continue straight after
stopping at Four Oaks Blvd. The Southwood Welcome Center will be on
your left, between Sharkey's Coffee and Subway. Enter through the main
entrance, then continue towards the back to the meeting room. Click
here for a Google
Map of the area.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 May 2008 )
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May Meeting Theme: Roll-up Beads |
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Written by Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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May meeting theme will be beads using translucent clay and alcohol
inks. Bring basic clay kit , translucent clay and a
couple double-ended knitting needles, skewers or stiff wire for rolling
tube beads.
Class will be taught by Ellen.
If time allows, Barbara will take requests for demos!
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Last Updated ( Friday, 25 April 2008 )
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Written by Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
Thank you to the following 2008 paid members
- Paige Scott
- Martha Sponholtz
- Barbara Thurston-Pagni
- Barbara Forbes-Lyons
Please remember to bring your annual dues of $15 to the May meeting and
be entered in a drawing to win either Studio by Sculpey Tools or a
retail package of Amazing Mold Putty!
Special thank you to Paige Scott for a generous donation towards the
purchase of polymer clay for the Lemoyne Art Education Center. We will
be using proceeds from the guild for this donation, but additional funds
are most welcome. Lemoyne has been very good to us and we want to repay
their kindness with materials that support their arts education mission.
Alternately we will accept unopened packages of clay or clay tools
(child appropriate).
Supplies buy
We will be holding a supplies buy in May. Please bring your orders with
you to the May meeting. Contact Barbara for
information. Payment due by our meeting on May 4.
We're moving on down the road!
The May meeting will be at our NEW home in the Southwood Town Center at
the Beazer Home Welcome Center, on Merchant's Row. They have a marvelous
community/meeting room that they have offered to us free of charge.
There are two large tables, plenty of natural light, a large whiteboard
and countertop space for storage/snacks, etc. At the current time we
will not be able to use an oven for curing, but we will be working with
them to find a suitable (and nearby) location where we could plug in an
oven for curing. There are restrooms closeby, plenty of parking and we
are walking distance to several restaurants and an coffee bar/restaurant.
Directions: Capital Circle Soutbound to Merchant's Row. Take a left.
Continue straight after stopping at Four Oaks Blvd. The Beazer Welcome
Center will be on your left, between Sharkey's Coffee and Subway. Enter
through the main entrance, then continue towards the back to the meeting
room. Click here for a Google Map of the area .
Thank you, Paige for making these arrangements for us. We look forward
to making new clay friends at Southwood.
Upcoming meeting dates/times. Themes to be announced (feel free to send
us some ideas !)
- Sunday, May 4 @ 1 PM
- Sunday, June 1 @ 1 PM
As always, come anytime between the hours of 1 PM and 4 PM. After two
meetings we will evaluate this location based on member feedback.
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