Artists in the Clay Guild of the Cascades (CGC) share a passion about clay with each other and the community. Member meetings, educational workshops, cooperative purchases of supplies, exhibitions, and participation in charitable projects such as Empty Bowls, supports our aim to promote creative self-expression in clay, share knowledge and experience, and facilitate an appreciation of handmade pottery and ceramics.

We are making some changes to the Guild meetings.  We are going to insure that they are fun and interesting. New business, if any, will be limited to the first 15 minutes and no discussion about Wildfire will be allowed.  The rest of the meeting will be socializing, sharing or demonstrating. The Board will meet a half hour before the General meeting, take care of the biz stuff and report to the members via email or briefly at the General meeting.  Members are welcome at the Board meeting. Wildfire issues will be addressed at the Wildfire meetings and Eleanor is in the process of putting a meeting schedule together to be sent out soon.

We will continue to meet at the Art Station unless we have made other arrangements to meet somewhere else for an event or tour.  The Board Meeting will start at 6:00pm and the General Meeting at 6:30 and we will meet on the second Monday of every other month beginning with April. The Art Station is located at 313 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr. on the west side of the river across from the Old Mill Shops.

The next Guild meeting is Monday, August 8th at 6:30 pm

Come learn how to take better photos of your work.
You can have the greatest looking work, but if the photos are amateurish, the work is going to look amateurish.

Everyone is invited to the next Guild meeting, Monday, August 8th at 6:30 pm.
Michael Gwinup will show us how he photographs his and other people's ceramic work and discuss how you can do it too.

The meeting will be located at Blue Spruce Pottery Studio, 20591 Dorchester E.
Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Blue Spruce Pottery Studio is located in south east Bend, past the Knott Landfill.
Directions: go south on 27th Street past the Knott Landfill. The road curves and becomes Knott Road, continue to New Castle Drive. Turn left at New Castle Drive and go to Dorchester E. Turn left on Dorchester and go to 20591 Dorchester E. (Blue Spruce Pottery Studio)

Call David Warren (541.610.2999) or email him at: david@clayarchitexture.com if questions.

 

If there is something you want on the agenda, please contact David at david@clayarchitexture.com before the meeting. You are welcome to bring food and beverages.

The 2011 Board and Chair persons are:

President………David Warren
President-elect……..Helen Bommarito
Secretary………Marcia Hudson
Treasurer……..Jolene Cap
Wildfire chair……..Eleanor Murphey
Webmaster……..Helen Bommarito
Workshops chair…….Janet Matson

Michele Gwinup is shadowing Jolene for the Treasurer position,
Norm Frater has been shadowing Jolene’s accounting position at Wildfire.

Make plans to attend Wildfire!
Date & times:
Saturday, Nov 5th, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 6th, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Highland School (Old Kenwood School)
701 NW Newport Ave., Bend
Click here for application 2011Wildfire Application
Application Deadline: June 10th (applications sent after June 10th incur a $25.00 late fee)

Email Eleanor Murphey to get more information.

Time again for membership renewal!
We have reduced the membership fee from $25. to $20.

For those of you who have been members of CGC in 2010...Thanks. To stay in touch with CGC, we need to know you are interested and have your membership up to date so send in your 2011 membership dues and information!! (It also keeps you current with Georgie's for your clay discount on Georgie's clay).

Join now or renew your membership. Click here for membership application

Clay Guild of the Cascades
P.O. Box 172
Bend, OR 97709