……and a massively heat welcome to the primary version of the brand new e-newsletter from the British Polymer Clay Guild. Our publication PolyNews will complement our web site, www.bpcg.org.uk and can convey you an everyday and concise round-up of all the present highlights. PolyNews will make sure you don’t miss out on polymer occasions within the UK, Europe and additional afield; we are going to take a look at drive new merchandise in your behalf, search out thrilling work from different polymer artists, try blogs, write ebook critiques, monitor down elusive artists and persuade them to disclose their darkest secrets and techniques! There can be alerts after we are planning particular occasions on the BPCG Fb websites and there’s lots extra concepts within the pipeline together with common give-aways from our gifted Committee Members and different covetable and infrequently distinctive clay-related gadgets. Hold a watch out for the month-to-month version of PolyNews so you do not miss out.
We very a lot hope you’ll stay up for receiving PolyNews in your in-box and that you’ll benefit from the content material in addition to discovering a helpful useful resource. In case you are a member of the Guild, you’ll obtain the e-newsletter mechanically and likewise if in case you have requested to be stored updated with the Guild. Nevertheless, we perceive that in-boxes can typically be overwhelmed, so it’s simple to unsubscribe by clicking the hyperlink under. You’ll be able to subscribe at any time from the BPCG web site.
If you want a print copy of PolyNews, we’re going to make them accessible on the Regional group conferences. Please contact your native group co-ordinator, in order that they’ll put together it for you once you attend the Clayday.
I anticipate you’ve heard the sayings, ‘You might be by no means too previous to study one thing new’, and ‘You’ll be able to’t train an previous canine new methods’. Our previous web site served us faithfully, creaking into the twenty first Century however simply couldn’t sustain with the unimaginable technological adjustments we’ve seen within the final decade. I understand how it felt. We’re lucky that we have now on our Committee gifted individuals who gleefully embrace social media and technological networking abilities and who’ve the endurance to show the remainder of us to not concern it. You’ll meet them in PolyNews sooner or later. They’re working tirelessly and going with out sleep, I concern, with the launch of our beautiful, new and recent web site. Lizzi, our net editor has obtained many compliments on the fashionable and clear look.
The British Polymer Clay Guild Fb web page www.fb.com/BritishPCGuild and Group discussion board www.fb.com/teams/538935692939040/ have proved to be invaluable protecting our devoted members and the rising claying group updated with Guild occasions. We now have a closed group particularly for BPCG members in addition to an open group in order that we are able to community broadly each right here and world wide. Do verify into each frequently, because the open group is a beneficial discussion board for the trade of assist and concepts.
This previous canine is studying new methods, if a bit slowly. I’ve been claying for over ten years, and I consider I’m effectively up with most issues polymer. I now double verify what I’ve assumed I’ve recognized, on questions akin to what varnish to make use of on polymer. I didn’t realise that one model of polymer clay will react in another way with one other model of clay’s varnish, and that query is essential in case you work with completely different manufacturers. That’s the place PolyNews will come in useful. Once we spot an fascinating technical be aware, we are going to steer you in the best path. By the way, for the above query, hop on over to Ginger Allman Davis’s wonderful website, The Blue Bottle Tree https://thebluebottletree.com
It is our twentieth Anniversary!
The Guild was shaped 20 years in the past on the twenty third of September. We thought it will be excuse for a celebration, so we wish to invite you to the twentieth Birthday Celebration of the British Polymer Clay Guild. It can happen on twenty third and twenty fourth September 2017. Save the weekend! We now have secured a tremendous venue in Kidderminster, largely as a result of beneficiant clay spirit of Lisa Walker of Lisa Walker Designs, and the Trustees of The Merely Limitless Wellbeing Centre. A lot frantic planning and scheming is occurring for the time being. We’ll let you know the way our plans are progressing sooner or later, however in the meantime, hop on over to the Merely Limitless web site http://www.simply-limitless.org and have a look at all that beautiful house.
Courses, programs and different clay goings-on
Hobbycrafts and Miniatura on the NEC Birmingham
Due to the untiring and dependable work of Committee members Allan Marshall, Ange Smith and Fiona Abel-Smith, supported by different members of the Guild, who’re after all in no way tempted by the chance to pattern the Hobbycrafts present, the Guild all the time has a robust presence at these occasions. This report from Fiona explains why…..
‘We had an amazing 4 days on the NEC once more for the Hobbycrafts present, and as all the time we took particulars from anybody who confirmed critical curiosity in becoming a member of certainly one of our teams. The present was a bit of quieter than previous years and I actually observed that the overwhelming majority of people that we spoke to got here from the midlands areas. many individuals took the Guild’s enterprise playing cards and so hopefully even those that did not need to depart a contact e-mail should get in contact (I’ve had one for the South Midlands group this morning – so that you by no means know). We give away ‘orphan’ beads very often which we connect our web site particulars to, and it was such a pleasure to have the ability to inform individuals concerning the new web site.’ The longer model can be accessible to Members within the web site.
Lisa Walker has additionally shared her private expertise on the Guild stand and we can be listening to from Lisa within the Might PolyNews. Possibly it’ll encourage you to volunteer for the following present. It’s a enjoyable and rewarding expertise.
We’ll depart you now to go on over to the Guild net pages and spend a little bit of time discovering your manner round. Have enjoyable, and we’d love to listen to from you!
Lots of you might have been asking when your membership is up for renewal. Properly, it’s due by the thirtieth April for everybody besides for many who have joined not too long ago (effectively executed – you might have joined on the proper time!). As a particular incentive, we are going to choose a paid up member at random to obtain an additional particular clay associated reward – the draw will happen on the seventh of Might and the fortunate recipient can be given a shout out on the Fb members web page! Click on right here to finish the membership type or contact Angela@BPCG.org.uk for extra particulars.