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Cleaning Bee - Sat 27th November

31/10/2021

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Please add your name to the list on the board if you can help. Remember you are required to do one cleaning bee per year or pay the $45.
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Workshops

31/10/2021

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As advised last month there are no workshops planned for the rest of the year, however, if you have a particular skill in ceramics that you are willing to share with  members please let Margaret Hunt know.
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Tote Modern guest artists official opening

19/10/2021

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​Two new artists are exhibiting (and selling their goodies) in the Tote Modern gallery, Kaye Stead and Kay Latham. Kaye, with an "e" is a Ceramicist and Kay, without an "e" is a Watercolour Artist. 

They are having an official opening this Thursday, 21 October, at 5.30pm.   All are welcome.
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​Festival of pots 2022

4/10/2021

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The team has had several meetings and are now well on the way to getting the 2022 festival underway. The postcards will be ready for the Kapiti Arts Trail (The Arts Trail 2021 will take place on 6/7 and 13/14 November 2021.) so please do have these on display if you are exhibiting.

Kylie is managing the website and the Festival page has now been updated. Registration of interest to exhibit is now open. Remember as a member you do not need to pay the $25 registration fee.

Jenny has engaged our 2022 guest artists. Maria Brockhill, Sue Scobie, and Lee Robertson.

The Festival will only proceed under level 1 but we will be monitoring the government guidelines and will review closer to the time.
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Class updates

4/10/2021

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Adult classes - are full and we have a sizeable waiting list for the beginner's wheels classes. Emily is organising more classes to try and alleviate this.

Young Persons Classes -
Paula will be stepping down from tutoring young people next year.
We will be looking for someone to take these classes. Please contact Stephanie if you are interested.

Holiday classes -
for young people will not proceed this holiday as the Adult classes will now extend into this time to make up for classes missed due to lockdown. 

Classroom hire - It was agreed by the committee that the classrooms will be available for hire. It is preferred the club runs the classes. The preference to hire the rooms will be given to members however consideration will be given to outside requests on a case-by-case basis.
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Clay, Glaze and Kiln Updates

4/10/2021

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Clay stocks are good with shipments having arrived. The stock list is on the white board on the clay room door and updates on the club news board. We are trialing Primo White Stoneware - this is the un-grogged version. There are a few bags of Bright White, formerly PW20 PRO. We have had a report of small metal fragments in our previous batch. Please let Rod know if you are having any problems with any of the clays we stock, and he will take it up with the supplier. With delays in supply, people need to plan and carry stock of the clays that they use to avoid long waiting times.

Glazes - Members need to be reminded that now is the time to start firing work for the Festival. With the backlog of pots, the looming Kapiti Arts Trail and the increased volume of work coming from Adult classes and Children's Workshops, members need to plan ahead. The glaze team does its best to ensure that the supply of glazes is good. Lead Bisilicate is not available at the moment and this will mean some of our low fired glazes will go out of stock for the interim.

The team is testing glazes that may be useful to the people who did the large pots workshops with Bruce. Jojo has tested the club glazes.

Because of the high iron content in the PRG clays our transparent (clear) glazes do not perform well.

*Please do not add anything to the glazes. If you think they are difficult to use, please talk to one of the glaze team. Never add water to the club glazes.

Kilns - the kilns have been busy, and the shelves are bowing. If you have work there please could you collect as soon as possible.
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