May/June News Letter

Hi Everybody
Don't forget our AGM next week.


This will be held on Monday 2nd July at SIT, 7pm Nominations will be accepted from the floor. Members need to have their subs paid and up to date to be able to vote.*


*To renew your subs for the year, please contact John Ogilvie by clicking on his name and give him your address, phone number, and email address. You can either pay him by cheque posted to: The Membership Secretary, 520 Coutts Rd, Coutts Island, or by making a direct payment to the Silver Smiths Guild account. You will still need to email your details to John so we have current information and you can receive this lovely newsletter! 
You can phone John on 03 323 6995 too.The cost is still the same as last year - $65.00.


To make a direct payment you must include your name and 'subs' in the boxes provided so Diederic can connect the transaction to the correct person! To Pay online, our account is with the BNZ, 02 0865 0197906 00

*Term Three Night Classes are coming up. 

Please let anybody you think might be interested know, or they make a great gift for someone who has admired your work and wants to give it a go!
Level One: 17th July - 25th September
Level Two: 18th July - 26th September
10 weeks of workshop use with helpful tutors for $240. That's $12 an hour - great value!
Ring Noeline on 322 4131 or 027 293 7026 or email her: noelinew@xtra.co.nz

Noeline's Report on the 14th May Meeting

Observations of the meeting held on Monday 14 May

• members want a central location they did not want to have to travel too far – SIT is

too far – although there is a space available at Templeton

• They liked to be able to pop into the workshop at will to either do some work or just

catch up with other members

• Nobody reacted to the mention of a retail activity

• Lease workshop space and less expensive space for storage

• Suggestions from the floor regarding Guild activities included

◦ an in house award exhibition - peer judged – and seek sponsorship for prizes

◦ The Exhibition could be held at

▪ Lincoln Event Centre

▪ Hanmer Springs Gallery

▪ Terrace Downs

▪ Darfield Gallery

▪ Molten Media - weekend

▪ A church hall

• We could sub lease the space on a short term basis to like minded groups

◦ Guild members to run their own special interest course etc

◦ a group of members wanting to focus on a particular technique outside the

monthly workshop subject

I see a couple of opportunities for the Guild which could be easily implemented:

• Introduce a mentoring programme for those who want it. Members who have a

studio set up at home and would be prepared to act as a mentor could be part of a

group that Guild members could contact. Guild members could ring around and

make an arrangement to spend some time with the mentor in their studio to solve

any problems they may have.

Once the Guild has a dedicated space this programme could continue on the same

basis but could be held in the Guild workshop. Mentors would have the ability to

open up the Guild facility and there could be a user pays charge

• After the weekend workshops – particularly the ones which focus on specific skills

which lead to the making of new items – a show and tell session could be held at

the next or future monthly meeting.

Brief Points from Committee Meeting June 14, 2012 SIT

Present:  Arthur Harrison, John Ogilvie, Karen Atherton, Jo Crompton, Diederic Ruarus

Apologies:  Crystal Mathieson, Noeline Walker, Solvejg Ruarus

Minutes: Jo read the minutes and the committee verified them.


Matters arising:

Ads:  Diederic reported that we spent $430 during 2011/12 on ads promoting classes.

AGM:  Reminder that members have paid their subscriptions as of April 1, 2012 in order to vote at the AGM. 

Noeline's report on May 14, 2012 meeting:  Agreed Noeline did a good job reporting the meeting.  Jo will put the report in the newsletter and ask for responses from the membership. 


Membership:  John O reported that we have 24 paid up members.

New space:   Karen requested that we take a vote at the next committee meeting about the next step to move to a permanent space.  Some general discussion about the rules and changes necessary for the group to have retail space.  Agreed that we cannot answer anything now but must have more thought, discussion, legal advice.

Exhibition:   Mottram has no available space for our exhibition.  It might be possible to hire space at the Tannery 2012/13 since a gallery is planned.  

General Business:

Exhibition:  Karen suggested that the Buddhist Temple in Riccarton is beautiful and would make a good exhibition space.  She will request two exhibition times, one week in January 2013 and two weeks in December 2013.  

Display cases:  Karen will ask Noeline to meet to define our requirements, evaluate options available and present a proposal at the next  meeting.

Toolmaking workshop planned for June 16th.  We will invite class members to attend.

Meeting adjourned 8:30 p.m.


Once again, if you have any news, things for sale, places to visit, web sites, blogs, or ideas for the newsletter, I would love to hear from you.
Happy creating and see you at the AGM
Cheers
Jo

Hello everyone,


Here we are in the midst of a beautiful autumn, and it is that time of year when we need to renew our subs for the year. Please contact John Ogilvie by clicking on his name and give him your address, phone number, and email address. You can either pay him by cheque posted to: The Membership Secretary, 520 Coutts Rd, Coutts Island, or by making a direct payment to the Silver Smiths Guild account. You will still need to email your details to John so we have current information and you can receive this lovely newsletter! You can phone John on 03 323 6995 too.The cost is still the same as last year - $65.00.


To make a direct payment you must include your name and 'subs' in the boxes provided so Diederic can connect the transaction to the correct person! To Pay online, our account is with the BNZ, 02 0865 0197906 00


Enough of all that serious stuff! How is everyone's work going? I have recently attended the Autumn School at Wanaka and my head is full of ideas - now for some time to play with them! I quite like the winter for brooding over ideas and hunting out new books and processes to experiment with. I feel much less like being outdoors and not nearly so guilty about neglecting my garden. So tell me what you're doing and we can all get some inspiration and share some ideas! Perhaps we can even get together to create things in each other's workshops, sharing our resources too.


Cheers
Jo




* Notice for this year's AGM: This will be held on Monday 2nd July at SIT, 7pmNominations will be accepted from the floor. Members need to have their subs paid and up to date to be able to vote.*




Studio Time: If you want to spend time on a Saturday in the workshop at SIT ring Arthur to organize this.
ph 03 382 1332 or 021 995 836

This Month's Workshop is Tool Making.

This is a really good workshop which helps you to make some great tools to add to your stash, or start to collect some useful tools to help you create jewellery at home. Saturday June 16th at SIT. Again ring Arthur to book your space. $20, and bring some lunch and a mug for hot drinks.ph 03 382 1332 or 021 995 836

Summary of 7th May Committee Meeting

7pm SIT

*Apologies:

John O, Crystal, Chloe

*Previous minutes taken as read.


*Treasurer's Report:
Diederic presented the financial and budgetary reports which were accepted.


A draft of the Annual Accounts for 2011-2012 has been put together, with further discussion with the accountant required.


Proposal to purchase a set of scales to weigh larger amounts of metal accepted.


* Class Report:
Noeline has collated the results of our various advertisings for night class students. The most students came from word of mouth, and previous students returning.


Some discussion around alternative places we could try advertising with. It was suggested that we get someone (from one of our local newspapers etc) to come along and take some photos and write a few words about us. Cost of advertising needs to be considered. We have had a few enquiries about next term's classes already.


Noeline has updated the membership application form.


Some changes to the certificates of achievement have been suggested, Crystal will do this.


Arthur has rung around the membership to encourage members to attend our meeting on Monday 14th May. 15 - 20 people plan to be there.


Discussion regarding finding a new home base for our workshop. Several possibilities were discussed but the Tannery idea still seems to be the best idea - not too far away, and in a place that will be exposed to lots of people.


* Ways to support the higher financial demands discussed were: - an increase in subscription fees, - a yearly rent for individuals to set up their own work space set up in the room, - hiring of space to members to have their work sold from ie. as 'Look" at Redcliffs used to rent a space on their walls for a set fee for a set time - they took that fee and any money for work sold was entirely for the person who made it, - maybe a permanent display case set up where members could have their work for sale and then paid a commission to the guild on each sale.


* Exhibition:
Arthur has enquired at the City Council about possible venues , not much luck there.


There is possible space at Bush Inn, but not really suitable and manning it would be difficult with long hours. Security could be an issue.


Approaching Mottrams or NG with a proposal to exhibit alongside an artist who displays their work on the walls has been suggested - this was very successful when our last exhibition was held at the Salamander Gallery.


Solvegj will approach Mottrams.


Hagley Cafe may be possible - the patchwork guild have used them in the past.


Arthur will enquire at Terrace Downs too.


*May 14th Meeting
Committee will bring a plate. Arthur will enquire whether we can use the cafe as our venue for this meeting ( and tables for the silver clay workshop).


*AGM: 
This will be held on Monday 2nd July at SIT, 7pm.
Nominations will be accepted from the floor. Members need to have their subs paid and up to date to be able to vote.




*Meeting closed 8.30pm

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Silver Metal Clay Workshop Review

Saturday May 12th saw a group of ten or eleven enthusiastic jewellers make their way to SIT for the monthly one-day Guild workshop. This time we had the privilege of learning how to use Precious Metal Clay with Susan Brown.

For some who had worked with the clay before, it was straight to work. For those of us who were first-timers, the day started with a helpful demonstration from Susan who is a very experienced PMC practitioner and sells her work at the Art Gallery in Hokitika. Then it was a matter of getting going and starting to experiment with this amazing material and see how it worked for ourselves!


The time just flew past as it always seems to when making jewellery and it was especially absorbing and exciting to learn a new technique. Susan had a wide range of tools and stamps that we used to roll, shape and texture the clay before drying it out. It was a great way to learn to make work that would not be easy to do or would be very time-consuming to do if using other methods of silver jewellery making. It certainly does require patience, practice and fine motor skills to work the clay into the shapes and forms that you want to create and speaking personally, I am not sure that I had a 100% success rate with the results but definitely enjoyed the new challenge! It was also slightly nerve-wracking at first, thinking about the cost of the clay and therefore wanting to use it as wisely as possible!


Some people had certainly made some beautiful pieces by the end of the day and we were also inspired by the work done in the many books that were available to browse through.


It was a thoroughly enjoyable day – well-organised, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, wonderful muffins provided by one of the members and some lovely jewellery produced – all good!


Yvonne Hall




Many thanks to Susan for a fabulous workshop, we appreciated her sharing her knowledge and skills with us. It was a fun day with lots of good results.

Heads down and hard at work!

Susan in a blur of activity in the red dress, and lots of concentration from the students.

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* Members Meeting
Our meeting of interested members on Monday the 14th May went well, lots of ideas, enthusiasm, and reassuring financial figures. Thank you to all who attended, and to the providers of a wonderful supper! 


Amongst the most encouraging news was that the grant to help with replacing lost resources and setting up a new workshop that Mark and Karen applied for on our behalf, has resulted in just over $15,000 being made available to the guild as the need arises. Wonderful job, thankyou Mark and Karen.

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So, all in all, a busy month with lots to be going on with. We look forward to meeting you at the various activities coming up, and hopefully the AGM. Don't forget to renew your memberships
Jo

April 2012

What a busy month! 

The members' workshop using found items was great fun; a very windy Saturday at Birdlings Flat Beach with lots of interesting finds, followed by a very welcome lunch at Little River, and then a productive Sunday spent at SIT creating a variety of 'wearable arts'. Wow was a proper response! Take a look at the photos and Tui's poem to get a taste of what we did - I think there's some poetic license with the word 'wine' - it was definitely coffee as far as I saw:) 

Take a look at the slideshow on the left hand column - you'll see what we made, and a bunch of older photos too. I haven't worked out how to make a slideshow of a select few yet - who says old dogs can't learn new tricks?

We opened the workshop at SIT on 3 Saturdays this month with pretty mixed results. Those that came along enjoyed the time together and made good use of the facilities.

Thankyou for the feedback we have had regarding the possibility of taking on a rented space at the Tannery development in Woolston. It is a pretty exciting possibility but still plenty to be working through before we make any decisions.

Summary of April's Committee Meeting, 7pm, 2nd April, SIT

Apologies: John O, Chloë, Crystal, Noeline

Present: Arthur, John W, Jo, Diederic, Solvejg

Minutes of the previous meeting taken as read.

Treasure's Report given and accepted. Some further work is required before presenting the accounts to an accountant.

Members who are not up to date with their subs need to clarify their position with the Guild and either pay their dues or send a written resignation. We understand that life has been a challenge with the Earthquakes bur we need to sort out who continues to benefit from their membership and who has resigned.

Classes:

Solvejg reported that at the moment we have 9 Level One students for next term, and 2 Level Twos. We have advertised in the Coffee News, and are continuing to receive enquiries through our hotmail address. We will book Wednesday night at SIT this term and change that if there are not enough students to support that.

Is there anyone else in the Guild who would be interested in tutoring on one evening a week?

Tannery Discussion:

Further discussion in the light of new information. We will proceed with caution and keep an eye out for other venues as well.

Fund Raising:

There are some costs involved in setting up a new workshop, replacement workbenches, storage, some equipment etc. Mark and Karen Atherton have been exploring possible funding by grants and earthquake set-up funds for community groups. They have put together a comprehensive package to apply for some re-establishment funding from Creative New Zealand, and should hear back from them soon. 

Members' Response:

This has not been very big. Fairly positive with a few reservations, and a reluctance to embrace any increase in costs. We decide to get people together to share ideas over an informal supper at SIT on 14th May, 7pm. We will divide up the members' list and each phone a number of members to let them know.

Budget for Next Year:

Discussion on ways to fund a move and paying a greater rent. A combination of members' subs, workshop fees, evening classes, and any funds generated by comission. Applying for grants.

2012 Exhibition:

We need to explore possibilities this year. We need: a venue, display cases, and people to exhibit, and help out while it is on. Ideas please!

Meeting closed at 9pm

Next Month's Committee Meeting is at SIT, 7pm, Monday 7th May. Please Come along if you would like to!

We are putting on an informal evening here at SIT to discuss future directions for the Silversmiths Guild over supper and hot drinks.

7pm, Monday 14th May. Please ring Arthur 382 1332 to RSVP so we have a rough idea of how many to cater for. 

This is an important meeting to assess which direction our members would like to follow. There will be information shared and the implications of finding a more accessible home base discussed. Bring your ideas along - we need a really good brainstorming session!

We do not want to make any decisions without your support, and at the moment teaching from SIT is working out well and is financially manageable.We are very grateful for their support.

Susan Brown is Teaching a Silver Clay Workshop on 12th May

Make use of this opportunity!

It sounds too good to be true, maybe, but a certain type of metal-clay can turn into pure silver. This is a technique that has been developed in Japan.

Susan Brown, a well known jeweller, has a wealth of knowledge and skill. We are delighted that she has offered us a workshop in her field of expertise - Silver Metal Clay. 

You may have seen her work in the Art-Gallery in Hokitika. http://www.hokitikacraftgallery.co.nz/artists.asp?media=3&artist=22

I have done this workshop twice in the past and found them very rewarding.

Don't be put off by the cost of the material itself - every gram can be used and the possibilities are amazing.

We have ordered 10 packets from the USA, there are just 10 spaces in the workshop. Be quick to book yourself in.

Solvejg

This will be a real treat, these courses are usually very expensive and we are able to charge you the standard $20, plus a materials cost of around $90 (to be confirmed once we order the silver clay). There are only 10 places available, and you will learn HEAPS. Susan will take your finished clay pieces and fire them in her kilns overnight, and we will pick them up the next morning from SIT. Take a look at some of her work here http://www.sbsilversmith.com

Book yourself in ASAP by ringing Arthur 382 1332

Report on Found Objects Workshop

We turned up on cue at the Birdlings Flat Carpark and piled into many layers to keep warm and walked off into the teeth of the wind. It was invigorating and plenty to look at while we scoured the beach for hopeful subjects to make into jewellery later. John's lovely dog had a great time running about and rejoicing as only dogs can! Some of our better halves came along for the ride and bravely joined us on the beach, or wisely stayed put in their warm vehicles. It was so windy that some of us literally were blown over, and nervously looked at the wild waves as we scrabbled for our footing. Truly an unexpected adventure!

Togging Up for Bracing Conditions

What Have We Here?

A Pause for Conversation

Did I mention it Was Windy? Look at the fur on John's Dog!!

Come 12 noon we retreated with our goodies and drove to the much more civilized cafe at Little River. I have a sneaky feeling this was the real attraction for our nearest and dearests' coming along....

Sunday Morning, bright and bushy tailed we arrived at SIT and set about the business of creating something from our finds. It was quite a challenge for me, I had all sorts of jetsam and flotsam, not a shell in sight. It was quite a collection of stuff as you can see. 

At Birdlings Flat

Bighorn bouncing by the beach

Whitecaps dancing out of reach

Dust from gravel flying high

Screaming wind, not gentle sigh

Of air – At Birdlings Flat.

Seabirds battered by the gale

Flapping hard through airborne shale.

Buff-brown hills; expanse of sea

Some grass, some scrub, but not a tree

In sight – At Birdlings Flat.

A tumbleweed races between beach and sky

A pak’n’save bag has just fluttered by

A long stick is bouncing end over end

And a fog bank is creeping around the bend

To be – At Birdlings Flat

Guilders cars are parked in line

While they are busy trying to find

Some gorgeous thing – a shell, a stone

Or other art work left alone

By nature – At Birdlings Flat

Silversmith guilders are a race apart

Devoted to the pursuit of their art

Scrabbling around in the wind and the dust

To find a great object – or jolly well bust –

To-day – At Birdlings Flat.

Off they wandered in the wind and the cold

In their boots and their thermals they looked very bold.

For their ‘found object’ workshop they need to deliver.

Back with their treasures, as precious as gold

Then off for a wine – at warm Little River.

Tui Harrison 

March 2012 - Exciting Developments!

To all members

Hi every one

There is some very exciting news to share!

The possibility has come up to hire workshop space in the Tannery-complex in Woolston.

You may have seen an announcement in the paper about this development. The plan offers space for crafts, artists, retail, another coffee-shop...  and more over the coming months.

The committee inquired about opportunities and were told that there are spaces available. At this stage it is most important to hear from all members if there is enthusiasm and interest, to set up a permanent place again for all of us.

You may not be quite aware of our former situation at the Arts Centre. The rent of our space there was shared with Connexions. Because of that we were in the unique situation of having access to the workshop 7 days a week between 10 and 5  and you had the opportunity to come in and work there. In addition we had the weekend workshop-activities and night-courses on the premises. We would  like to thank the members of Connexions for making this possible.

As you may know, we are temporarily using using space at the Southern Institute of Technology; we only pay rent for the actual hours we are using this space.

We now have to come up with a plan how we would like to use a space at the Tannery and be able to finance it.

For this to happen it is very crucial to get a response from all of you.  

Some questions:

*  Would you come to use a workshop-space during day-time, in evenings or at weekends?

*  Would you be willing to pay a contribution towards the rent....(your membership contribution alone will not be enough to get the finances sound)?

*  We  hope we can run 2 evening-classes per term, that will bring in finances as well.

*  Would you be interested in taking part in a co-operative  to run a little retail outlet connected to the workshop-space?

Many questions!! But what a chance to make the Guild flourish!!!!!!

 We hope our phones will ring and emails will pour in with your response to this news.

Please ring, send messages, give us your ideas and questions over the next 2 weeks until the 25^th of March.

Contact.     Arthur Harrison  03 382 1332    or  021 995 836   craftyart2002@yahoo.co.nz

                  Solvejg Ruarus   03 329 9887    or  021 161 3626  solvejgr@gmail.com

                  Diederic Ruarus  03 329 9887   or  027 7797 456  diedericr@gmail.com

                  Jo Crompton      03 981 8061   or  021 281 0656  joannacrompton@gmail.com

                  Noeline Walker  03 322 4131   or  027 293 7026  noelinew@xtra.co.nz

Summary of Committee Meeting 5th March, 7pm

 Arthur, Solvejg, Diederic,John O, John W, Jo present

Apologies given, Minutes accepted, and Treasurer's report given and accepted.

Thankyou: Thanks, John and Anne, for putting on a splendid barbecue on the 19th February. There was a good turn out and lots of talking, eating, and fantastic desserts! This was the first time some of us had seen each other since the Feb 22nd earthquake so there were a few stories shared too.

Classes Report: Classes are going well with lots of creative people learning new skills and making lovely things. There are some issues with soldering copper and brass together, which we will address by not doing that! It is not a beginners' skill and is disheartening to struggle with when trying to encourage learners to be confident!

Two students have enrolled for the 2nd term so far, and putting advertising the Coffee News is going in soon.

Membership: Stable

Some minor changes to the wording of our constitution were discussed, and a couple of additions to state quorums required before either committee meetings or AGMs can be conducted. Updating to include electronic payment options.

AGM: This year's AGM date was set at July 2nd

Studio Developments: Solvejg has been following up possibilities for having a SSG studio and retail space at the Tannery in Woolston. There are plans for several different groups such as the spinners and weavers, and the embroiderers' guild, and another cafe being set up in the buildings being refitted at the moment. This is exciting with lots to consider. Some consensus must be obtained from our members before we proceed as it will be a lot of work to set up and work out how it will be run.

Discussion around possible funding that we could pursue to help with re-establishing our workshop after the earthquakes, replacing workbenches, soldering station, storage, meeting space, etc

A Sub-Committee to concentrate on this work was proposed.

Members' Studio Time:

We have decided to make the workshop at SIT available every Saturday morning, starting from March 17th. It will be opened at 10am, and if no-one turns up will be abandoned at 10.30. In some part this will give us an indication of members' enthusiasm and support for the Guild, and tell us if there is a desire to move forward as a group at this time. We are hopeful for a positive response and plenty of discussion as members work on there jewellery making.

Meeting closed at 8.45pm

Next Committee Meeting is at SIT, April 2nd, 7pm.

We would welcome anyone to attend and share their ideas for the future!

Chain Making Workshop Report:

Arthur Harrison gave about eight of us a comprehensive, well-planned workshop on chain-making last month.  It was good to see everyone again for a sociable afternoon of jewellery-making.  The Saturday class covered how to make several different types of chain such as bone chains (sometimes called bar chains) and money chains (also known as loop-in-loops).  Arthur brought in his collection of chain samples for us to compare and so did John Ogilvie.  Both John and Arthur are real craftsmen and artists and their work included unusual examples of bold and modern designs and also some very delicate and traditional-looking chain jewellery made using wire jigs.  I found it inspiring to look at so many well-made pieces and to talk about how they were executed.  Most of us decided to tackle bone chains since we had a chance of finishing one during the workshop.  

The bone chain design starts out with a straight wire that is flattened in sections, drilled and then cut and joined up with round chain links.  The clasp is very cleverly designed to blend in with the bone links.   Arthur has a nifty vise attachment that does the flattening but it still needs human power and my arm was sore for days after the workout on the vise.  The drill was playing up again but Arthur managed to subdue the beast enough for us to get our wire drilled.   Several people used hand drills and the pendant drill so we made it work. I made it through the cutting stage and took home the bits to be cleaned up and joined with small round links.  My chain is still in that condition, unfortunately, but I did see Crystal Mathieson's finished bone chain bracelet at the Guild BBQ and it looked fabulous.  She used a very chunky wire (maybe 3 or even 4 mm) and ended up with a very clean, bold piece. Thanks, Arthur, for another really good day in the workshop!  

 

Karen Atherton

So, lots going on at the moment. As always, anything anyone wants to contribute would be welcome. I may have missed a couple of suggestions from around Christmas time but I really am keen to hear from you!

Cheers

Jo

February 2012 , The Year of the Water Dragon

Welcome back everybody. We trust you are feeling a little rested and ready for what this year holds for us all - bring it on! We have organized monthly members' workshops up till August, and studio time one Saturday a month - check the details following the committee meeting  summary.


Next Committee Meeting meeting at SIT on  5th March 2012 at 7pm


The first Committee Meeting of the year took place on the evening of Waitangi Day. We covered a lot of ground and the year ahead looks exciting so far. Here's a summary of the minutes taken.

Silversmiths Guild of Canterbury Inc

Summary of Minutes of meeting held at SIT Guild rooms on Monday 6 February 2012

Present: Arthur Harrison (Chair), John Weeber, Solvejg Ruarus, Diederic Ruarus, John Ogilvie Jo Crompton and Noeline Walker

Financial: Financial Reports for the periods 1 October – 31 December 2011 and1 April to 31 December 2011 were presented and accepted

Class Report: There are 10 students in Level 1 and 4 students in Level 2. Classes

are being run concurrently on Tuesday nights. Solvejg and Jo said the

arrangement is working quite well although busy. Thank you to Arthur for

his assistance.

Advertising is planned for midway thru the current term in the Coffee News. It was also suggested we distribute Course Brochures to the Bead Shop and Hands. Arthur is to email Chris Moore from the Press in an effort to secure some publicity.

Solvejg to take care of course bookings for Term 2 while Noeline is away.

Membership:It was suggested that anyone joining late in the financial year could have their membership include the next financial period.

Monthly Workshops: Arthur has bookings for 6 for the coming chain making workshop.

Monthly workshops would be held on the second Saturday of each month. The workshops up until August have been planned. Workshop subject for the rest of the year to be decided 

Insurance Claim: Arthur has still not heard from the Arts Centre about gaining access to

our space in order to take photos of assets not recovered

Studio time: Studio time would be held on the fourth Saturday of each month from

10am – 1pm. Bookings to be made with Arthur with a minimum of five

for it to go ahead. Arthur to advise any cancellations on the Friday beforehand.

Guild Website: John Ogilvie had done some research with regard to a Guild website

and suggested we check out www.domainz.co.nz to become familiar

with the process and discuss it further at the next meeting. Jo also has some knowledge of website building

Guild Barbecue: John has had some confirmations of members intending to attend.

Solvejg received an apology from Gerry but has yet to hear from Monique. Katrina will be there. It was decided to get Westfield Gift Vouchers for each as a token of appreciation for work done on behalf of the Guild which Arthur will present.

Exhibition: Solvejg has spoken to Ron Mottram about the possibility of the Guild exhibiting in his new Gallery space and will investigate it further. Solvejg also mentioned the proposed Arts Centre in Cumnor Tce and will make enquires about a permanent space for the Guild

Meeting closed at 8.25pm

Next meeting – 5 March 2012 at 7pm

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Members' Monthly Workshops 2012 February - August

When: 2nd Saturday each month, 10am - 3pm

Where: SIT

How: Book by calling Arthur on 382 1332

Cost: $20 Plus materials, unless otherwise indicated

February: Chain making, findings & wire working  - 11th Feb

March: Found objects - with field trip to Birdlings Flat to gather materials - Sat 10th March 

April: Cuttlefish Casting - Sat 14th April

May: PMC with Susan Brown

June: Tool making

July: Fused Dichroic Glass – Katrina to confirm

August: Delft Clay

Studio Time

When: 4th Saturday each month, 10am -1pm

Where: SIT

How: Book by calling Arthur on 382 1332

We need a minimum of 5 attendees to go ahead each time. Arthur will confirm we have the numbers on the Friday beforehand and let you know.

Cost: $20. 

Silver will be for sale in small pieces, bring some change with your bigger notes if possible.

Barbecue - 19th February

We are looking forward to this! It's not too late to contact John before the weekend.

I mistakenly said he lives at McLeans Island, but no, it is actually Coutts Island. John will send you a map when you contact him.

A Gift for Us!

We received a donation from one of our students last year, via her workplace supporting Canterbury groups who have had to deal with all the stuff relating to setting up after being affected by the earthquakes! This was a lovely surprise and much appreciated - thankyou!

Finally, this is our newsletter, so please send me anything of interest, photos, ideas, how-tos, exhibition details etc. I would love to publish your contributions.