Newsletter Third Quarter 2018
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NNEEWWSSLLEETTTTEERR T H I R D Q U A R T E R 2 0 1 8 www.baskets -gourds.com Volume 22, Number 3 August 5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Annual Members’ Basket Class Day Basket Day & Weekend Update ................................ 1 There are still openings in some of the classes Mary Hettmansperger Class Experiences ..................... 2 at this relaxing and inspiring annual event: CGS So. California Competition ............................... 2 September & October Meeting Info & Calendar ............. 3 Appalachian Egg Basket ~~ Carol Lang SD County Fair Demos & Competitions Winners ............. 4 Member Happenings & Garden Fairy Festival Report ....... 5 Weekend Teacher & Class List ................................. 6 Cobalt Blue Bottle Covered Road Trips ........................................................ 7 with Cross Warp ~~ Willie Ziegler Minutes: May, June, July. ................................... 7-9 Contacts, NBO, Links & Acknowledgements ............... 10 Membership Form ............................................. 11 Lauhala Earrings ~~ Sue Kamin (Grace Swanson’s teneriffe/pine needle woven ornament class is full.) 2019 Weekend in the Garden Class descriptions, photos and registration and payment information are on the Classes Class List is Here! Page of our website (http://baskets- gourds.com/classes ). Non-member friends We’re pleased to announce that the list and family are welcome to join the fun! (BYO of Weekend teachers and classes has lunch – no potluck.) been finalized, and can be found on Page If you have additional questions, contact 6 for your review. Jeanne Ames ([email protected]). We are working on the draft class Members who want to just handout and catalog with photos and descriptions, bring something to work on are welcome! which will be available on our website in the near future. As mentioned previously, registration will be online at the San Diego Botanic Garden website. Those without internet access will have an option to register via phone. UPCOMING EVENTS: August 5 Annual Members’ Basket Day Classes September2 Informal Meeting/BYO Lunch October 7 Those of us who stayed to take Carol Lang’s folded paper box mini-workshop had a wonderful time, and we all Meeting and Field Trip to Fiber Arts learned from each other along the way. -- Photo by Fiesta in Vista Carol Lang Page 2 MWGBG Newsletter Third Quarter 2018 A Special Timewww.baskets with Mary-gourds.com Hettmansperger By Susan Roberts Thank you to MWGBG for the scholarship to this special class. It was two days of learning new techniques and being with an awesome group. Thank you all! A journey of techniques and new materials greeted the participants of the Alternative Surfaces for Basketry. The subjects covered were varied, interesting and a chance to stretch your creativity. Copper techniques started the exploration of color on metal. Colored pencils were easily used to add excitement to the surface. Cold, heat and painted on patinas were employed. The surface was also reworked with textured hammers and shaping. The second day brought in torch-fired enameling on copper. Truly another technique to find color for your work. So many other surfaces were up for grabs when trying out the new techniques. Basketry and gourd samples were used to explore color and rusted exteriors. Fabric was painted and embossed. Embossing was also carried through on metal to amazing results. An exciting turn in the class was the creation of a metal wire armature, covering it with pantyhose and then gluing pattern tissue to the surface. Amazing results! Other structures were created with stripped willow and covered utilizing the varied techniques. So much information and such a fun atmosphere added to the class. This is the Guild offering a unique and exceptional experience. Call for Entries California Gourd Society Southern California Competition CGS will have a competition October 27-28, 2018. The Orange County Gourd Society is hosting the competition in conjunction with the Orange County Woodcarver’s Show at the Laborers Local 652 Union Hall in Santa Ana, CA. The categories are Carved, Pyrography, Filigree/Fretwork, Weaving, Painted, Anything Goes, and a special category of Class-Made Gourds. The Divisions are Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Master Craftsman. Any MWGBG member who would like to enter is welcome. If you can bring your entries to the October 7 Guild meeting during the Fiber Arts Fiesta in Vista, Debbie Zimmerman will take them to the show and return them at the November meeting. Full entry information is available on www.californiagourdsociety.org or www.ocgourdsociety.org. Third Quarter 2018 MWGBG Newsletter Page 3 www.baskets-gourds.com September 2 Informal Meeting Because of the Labor Day holiday, this meeting will 2018 Calendar be informal. Bring a sack lunch and one of those August 5 [no regular meeting] unfinished projects of yours and enjoy the Annual Members’ Basket and Gourd camaraderie and get inspired while you work. Or Class Day, 9am – 3pm maybe you have a problem piece you need help with. Or maybe you could start working on your September 2 hand-made gift exchange item for the December Informal Gathering (BYO sack lunch) 2nd meeting. October 7 October 7 Brief meeting at Noon at the Fiber Arts Fiesta at the Antique Gas & Steam Fiber Arts Fiesta in Vista Engine Museum, Vista [2040 N Santa Fe There will be a short Guild meeting at Noon in the Ave, Vista, CA 92083] Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum board room Bring your CGS competition entries during the Fiber Arts Fiesta. Admission is free, but [See Pg. 2] there is a $5 parking fee. Concurrent with the Fiesta, is a gem and mineral show and clock market November 4 – all of these definitely worth the parking fee! Meeting/Potluck Guild members are encouraged to come before December 2 and/or stay after the meeting to experience all the Meeting/Potluck and Members Gift fun activities and to tour the antique looms in the Exchange weavers' barn. No potluck, but food is available for purchase at Unless otherwise noted, meetings take place AGSEM (http://vistafiberartsfiesta.yolasite.com). from Noon to 3:00pm the first Sunday of the month at San Diego Botanic Garden (230 Quail BRING ENTRIES for CGS Southern California Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA) Competition. Debbie Zimmerman has graciously offered to deliver your pieces and return them at the next Guild meeting. [See Pg. 2] Mini Workshop Suggestions? What types of projects would you like to learn after our meetings? Please put your thinking caps on and brainstorm mini- workshop ideas and send your suggestions to Nanette Wood, our Workshop/ Activity Chair ([email protected]). Some of the mini-workshop participants taught by Debbie Zimmerman in June. Everyone was very pleased with their sample eggshell mosaic on gourd shards and were inspired about the many possibilities to use this technique in their artwork. -- Photo by Carol Lang Page 4 MWGBG Newsletter Third Quarter 2018 www.baskets-gourds.com Opportunities 2018 San Diego County Fair Fun at the Demos! By Barbara Jones The demo group on June 16 included the opportunity for a hands- on weaving experience. Barb Jones, with the assistance of the other guild volunteers (Michal Costello, Natalie Kuhlman, Susan Roberts, Judi Shaw) invited interested booth visitors to participate in weaving a make-and-take, lauhala-style bracelet. Using suitable substitutes for natural weaving materials (flexible plastic file folder material, cardstock and miscellaneous threads, yarn and ribbons), approximately 20 visitors sat in the comfortable sofas and chairs our demo space provided to make a unique creation. Participants included teenagers, small children, and men and women of various ages. Each was able to create their bracelet in approximately half an hour. On right, is photo of the creation of our first visitor! A good time was had by all! Let’s all think of other participation activities for future demos. Thank You! Big thanks and a round of applause to Judi Shaw for again coordinating this year’s demos and to all of you who joined her at the Fair! You played an important role in helping to spread the awareness and appreciation of gourd and basketry to the general public. Hopefully, a few of these people will join us at a future meeting or attend the Weekend in the Garden. And the Winners Are. Additional thanks to Judi Shaw for taking the time to deliver Guild members’ artwork to the Home and Hobby exhibit. This made it possible for many of us to participate. Congratulations to the following members who won in various basket and gourd categories: Peggy Blessing, 2nd Place ribbon; Natalie Kuhlman, 3rd Place ribbon and Honorable Mention; Judi Shaw, two 3rd Place ribbons; Grace Swanson, 1st and 2nd Place ribbons and MWGBG Award for Best Gourd; Nanette Wood, 1st and 2nd Place ribbons and the MWGBG Award for Best Basketry. Also, congratulations to Vicki Patnode for taking a 3rd place in the Fine Arts competition for her ribbed basket. Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s competitions. It’s really important for us to continue to have a lot of entries in the basket and gourd categories to ensure they are not eliminated from future competitions. Third Quarter 2018 MWGBG Newsletter Page 5 www.baskets-gourds.com Member Happenings Congratulations to Grace Swanson whose beautiful artwork was chosen to promote the SD Botanic Garden’s 2018 plant sale on 10/20 & 21. Watch for a call for volunteers to sit the Plant sale Guild booth during this popular event. It will Artwork by be a great opportunity for us to promote the Grace Swanson 2019 Weekend in the Garden. Jeanne Ames has an exhibit of her watercolors and gourds at the Southwestern Yacht Club, 9/22 to 11/8/18. She invites you to join her at the artist’s reception on Sunday, 9/30, 4 to 7pm (2702 Qualtrough St., San Diego, CA).