Polymer Clay Workshops

Hi all!

The next Clay Carnival will be held from November 30 - December 2, 2007, in Las Vegas. Instructors for this year's event are Leslie Blackford, Marla Frankenberg, Cathy Johnston, Donna Kato, Sue Kelsey, Jacqueline Lee, Karen Lewis (Klew), and myself. We're happy to have Klew back with us this year and we're so excited to have Marla joining us for the first time!

As always, each guest will receive a total of 24 hours of instruction from eight instructors who will rotate to each classroom. And, of course, the greatly anticipated poker chip swap, pizza party, the carnival games where EVERYONE'S a winner, and the fabulous door prizes are all a part of this year's event as well. Bring your pasta machine and a few tools, and we'll supply the clay.

Although the front page news has been slow, the site is kicking along and we've surpassed 120 registered members! There are currently 82 items on the calendar and more things are in the works for '07 and '08. There are at least two clay-related cruises in the works, a NPCG Conference not to mention ongoing classes, guild meetings, retreats and workshops.

Check in with PCW on a regular basis and don't forget to add your items to this calendar AND the NPCG calendar. The more the world hears about this wonderful art and craft medium, the more people will be encouraged to try it! 

Have a great weekend, everyone...hope you get some clay time in!!

Barbara 

I'm happy to announce that the new National Polymer Clay Guild site is open to the public. The site was, and will continue to be, a labor of love for me and the entire NPCG board. There are some great things planned for the future, including a new direction for the Guild, a new national conference and much more.

Please visit http://www.npcg.org to read all about it. While you are there, please join the Guild and support their educational and marketing efforts!

There has been a lot of buzz in the community recently about color mixing and various methods. Maggie Maggio has a great series of color tutes up on her site and even had a short video produced.

If you are interested in tackling the  monumental task of color mixing all combinations within a particular brand, I've posted checklists that you can print out and use to create your own color mixes. So far I've got Kato Polyclay, Premo and Fimo Classic completed.

I am aware that there are duplicates on the list, for example Yellow & Violet is the same as Violet & Yellow. As I have time, I'll refine it. 

 As always, feedback is welcome. Enjoy!

Barbara