QCC Meeting July 24

Hi y'all,
Our meeting Saturday I am going to be experimenting with the gauze and liquid polymer clay bracelet. Note the experimenting part. I have enough gauze to wrap the building and liquid pc to share if anyone wants to play along. If you have something else you want to bring and work on that's great too.
In addition to my regular clay kit (pasta machine, work surface, blades, acrylic rod, hand wipes)
these are the supplies I will be bringing:
Kato Liquid PC - regular and colors
Pearl-ex
Cotton gauze
pre-made pc cabochons

Brass bracelet forms

wire
Clay in colors to match the bracelets
Alcohol inks
a couple of small containers to dip and drip in.

See you there,
Maggie

Hi Y'all,

Since our wonderful VEEP and demo coordinator is recovering from knee surgery and can't come to this Saturdays meeting I told her I would throw a line out to see what everyone wanted to do. I have a couple of suggestions. Back in February Polymer Clay Daily featured a alcohol ink dyed, liquid polymer clay soaked gauze bracelet by Susan O’Neill (11BoldStreet). I was fascinated and wanted to try it. Or we could do the watercolor technique we did before using alcohol inks, rubber stamps, cutters and cloth for texture. I love that one because it's different every time. Any other suggestions from those attending? Or we could just play. Any ideas? Either way we will be meeting at 12:00 at Expressive Impressions in Pineville.

Maggie

Our Queen City Clayers June meeting was held on the 26th at the Blythe location. Kathy brought her lathe and taught us how to turn polymer clay (literally) like you turn wood spindles. TOO COOL. I was intimidated by the fast spinning contraption at first. Kathy is such a good, calm teacher we got through it. Soon clay was flying and the graceful shapes of turned pens were emerging. After baking we put them back on the lathe for the fastest sanding you have ever seen. We left with finished pens and key chains we are proud of. Thank you Kathy for bravely sharing your tools and talent. A very exciting and different demo. I think I have a new piece of equipment to want.
For those that missed it Kathy might be talked into demoing again some time if we ask real nice.
Many thanks go Cheryl's hubby for carrying the very heavy lathe in and out too.
Our next meeting will be on July 24th at Expressive Impressions.
More details later.

Submitted by Maggie

Saturday Meeting

Our next meeting is this Saturday. She will be Demo-ing PC on a lathe.She has been doing this for a few years now and I for one can't wait to see how its done. I'll post pics for all to see after the meeting.
List from Kathy:
We will be turning pens on a lathe. Please bring canes and sheets of polymer clay that coordinate. You can also bring skinner blends and sheets of polymer clay where the pattern goes all the way through the sheet. Bring more than you think you will use.

Prices of the pen kits are as follows:

Gold - $6.35
Platinum - $8.95

I should also have some keychain kits available. They are:

Gold - $2.20
Chrome - $1.80

Hope to see you there.

Kathy

Hi all,
Our last meeting was held at the Blythe Ave. location. We had a great time making inro boxes of all sorts. Julie offered to teach a 2 day face cane class open to paid members of the qcc and BRPCG. That will be in July.
We are going to have a meeting at Expressive Impressions Saturday. A clay play day of sorts. Bring what you want to work on or need help with. And show and tell. It's always fun to see what everyone has worked on. So, those of you who can't make it won't miss out too much except our delightful company. Hopefully we can re-schedule the lathe demonstration for another meeting.



I plan to be there about 12:00.
This is the new address and information for Expressive Impressions. Our next meeting will be back at the Blythe location.

Expressive Impressions, Inc. email: kim@kimstjean.com or
10615 Industrial Drive
Suite 100
Pineville, NC 28134
704-962-3496
Open to the public: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Monday 10:00am-3pm WHOLESALE ONLY. If you want to come after 3pm, make sure you call ahead of time.

Can't believe it's already time for our next meeting. Our last one was so much fun. We learned how to make silk screens and do Kumihimo weaving all thanks to Brenda. We also collected dues for the first time. We had enough to buy our own guild oven, timer and some paper towels! I think we might have enough left over for a thermometer too. Yeah!

This time I'm taking lead on making inro pendants.

Bring the following:
Decorated sheet of clay. Anything you like. Textured Skinner blend works well.
Sheet of plain paper
cording and beads to coordinate with your clay

Your regular clay kit (work surface, pasta machine, blades, roller, clean up wipes etc.)
If you have but don't run out and buy: tall cutters, Kato repel gel
That's all I can think of right now.

Anyone else want to add anything?

See you all Saturday, 12:00 Blythe location.

Hi Y'all,

Just a quick reminder. QCC meeting Saturday the 24th at the new location. We will be doing inro pendants. Supply list as soon as I can get together. 12:00. Right Cheryl?
We also have a meeting scheduled at Expressive Impressions for May 22th. More later.

Maggie