Houston Polymer Clay Guild
Board meeting minutes, Saturday, May 17, 2008

The meeting began at 12:15 p.m. Present were: Bob Wiley – President, Rebecca Wells-Stout -- Vice-President, Ronalyn Hurley – Treasurer and Membership Coordinator, Paula Kennedy – Secretary, Patricia Daugherty -- Education Coordinator and Betsy Fraser – Member-at-Large.

Ronalyn gave the treasurer’s report and membership report. We currently have $7904 in the bank, and no money in our PayPal account. There are 42 paid members at this time.

Future meeting demos:
June: Rebecca has arranged for Ginny Eckley to demonstrate her silk screening on clay techniques.
July: Bob will demonstrate “invisible canes” and sanding and buffing.
August: Betsy will present ideas on what to do with scrap clay.

Classes:
Barbara Banks and Kim Pajot have volunteered to teach a beginners class in July. Details to be announced.

Patricia has arranged for Laura Tabakman to teach a two-day workshop on October 4 & 5, 2008. The board decided that the registration will be as follows:
Members registering before 7/1/08 - $160
Members registering after 7/1/08 - $175
Non-members registering after 7/1/08 - $200
(Current non-members who wish to sign up before 7/1/08, may pay $25 membership fee to become a member and $160 registration fee.)

Maureen Carlson will be teaching a two-day workshop on February 7 & 8, 2009. Details to be announced.

Events:
“Feat of Clay” Shoe Exhibit: The exhibit has been installed in the artist’s hallway of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC). Guild members are invited to the opening reception Friday, May 23, to talk with attendees about polymer clay.
Hands-On Houston: In conjunction with the shoe exhibit, HCPG will be the demonstrator for the Saturday, July 5 Hands-On Houston at HCCC. The guild has been asked to do something related to the shoes. We will probably have the kids make small “flip-flops” or another simple design. Help will be requested from the membership to staff the event.

Challenges:
The July challenge is “bugs.”

Retreat: It was decided that the board itself will make up the majority of the retreat committee with additional help solicited from the membership. A retreat planning meeting will be held at Rebecca’s house on Friday, May 30 at 4 p.m. with a pot-luck dinner.

The meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Paula Kennedy, secretary