Following the Mid-Southern
Group Meeting on Sunday 10th May 2009
there is a report by Michelle Shrimpton available to read here
NEW REGIONAL
GROUP IN THE SOUTHWEST
A few clayers living in
Cornwall are planning a new regional group. Our first meeting will
be in the Falmouth area over the summer. If
there any other clayers in the SW who would be interested in joining
us, then do please get in touch with Marian Saunders at
ms@NOSPAMteamconnect.co.uk (removing NOSPAM from the address).
FIMO MODEL
FUN COMPETITION
STAEDTLER recently launched
the FIMO MODEL FUN COMPETITION in association with Aceville Publications
(Crafts Beautiful, Let’s Make Cards, Quick & Crafty etc.)
The closing date for the
competition is 30 June 2009 and is only open to residents of the UK
and Ireland.
Midlands
Group Newsletter
The April
Newsletter is available to read on the website. Please go here
to read the report.
Accompanying photos are available to view in the Midlands
Gallery.
My First
Polymer Clay Workshop
A report
from Fiona Abel-Smith about her first polymer clay workshop can be
viewed here
Mid-Southern
Group Report - Sunday, 8th March 2009
A report from the March
meeting can be seen here
London
Regional Group
A report
from the March meeting of the London Regional Group can be seen here:
http://www.lpcg.co.uk/Reports/March%202009/lpcg%20report.pdf
The next LPCG clay days are:
Sunday 24th May
Sunday 26th July
Sunday 27th September.
For more
information please contact Carol Blackburn carol@carolblackburn.co.uk
Lisa Pavelka
Workshop report
Harriet Bligh has written
a report on Lisa Pavelka's recent workshop. To read the report please
click here http://www.lpcg.co.uk/Reports/Feb2009/LIsaPavelkaReport.pdf
Changes
to the National Polymer Clay Guild
The Executive Board and
Executive Director of the International Polymer Clay Association have
created a survey for the polymer clay community. As members of the
community, your input is especially valuable to them. The Executive
Board will be meeting in two weeks for a Strategic Planning Meeting.
The information gathered in this survey will be used at the meeting
to help create their plan for the next two years.
The survey link is below.
http://www.npcg.org/survey/index.php?sid=59188&lang=en
Thank you in advance!
Euroclaycarnival
Helen Cox
is organising another poly clay weekend on May 30th- June 1st 2009
at
Ilkeston Town Football Club in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
All details of classes, cost, location and hotels can be found at
www.picturetrail.com/euroclaycarnival
Very Sad
News
I have just heard that
Alan Vernall passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly on Tuesday 9th
September. Alan has been a contributing member of the Guild and 'honorary'
committee member for a number of years and he will be sorely missed.
He has always been so generous
and willing to share his knowledge. It has been a joy to follow his
scientific approach to claying and share his enthusiasm for all things
creepy crawly! I will always remember Alan as the 'bug and butterfly
man!' He will sorely be missed by the Polymerclay community.
For those who would like
to see more of his work -
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Alanjamesv/?
Our deepest sympathies
go out to his wife Mary, his family and his many friends.
Shelley
On behalf of the British Polymer Clay Guild
Eberhard
Faber Press Release
Following
the Eberhard Faber workshop, Eberhard Faber have issued a press release
concerning Fimo classic. To dowload a pdf file of the report, please
click here.
POLYDAYS
2008
Polydays took
place on the weekend of 12th and 13th of April 2008 in Wiltshire.
I am busy putting together photographs from the weekend. If you have
any photos, or want to relate your experiences from the weekend, please
e-mail me.
Shelley
shelley@nospambpcg.org.uk
(remove nospam to e-mail me)
Forum
We now have a members only
forum. If you are a member and have not received your log in details
for either the forum or the members only area for the website, please
e-mail shelley@bpcg.org.uk
