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The Torch is Passed for 2003-2004 Term! |
Greetings from
your new office holders:
Lisa St. Martin opened the meeting at 10:30 am
and extended a warm welcome to members of the newly- formed chapter, the
STRESS CRACKS. Lisa started off by saying that starting a new
term with the chapter was a really “nice place to be” for several
reasons—as one of the most formidable challenges any chapter can
undertake—hosting a GATHERING— Answering the call, Jan Olsen volunteered to
chair the Program Subcommittee, under Annie Simpson, the
Vice-President, so feed your ideas to her (via email please to chief@studio-1-f.com). Clare Nykolyszyn and Linda Spence volunteered as
subcommittee members.
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Lisa commented that these bead bazaars offer
new beadmakers, in particular, a great opportunity. Lisa also indicated
that the Alexandria Gathering was the “1st” to offer chapter tables,
and that chapter tables may be available at the next Gathering in
Lowell. Lisa also reported that she’ll soon be moving to yet another
studio—even bigger/better. It will be co-located at the Rockville Arts
Place, “RAP” for short. Debby Weaver mentioned the Salem Glass Conference & others coming up soon—see their website for details. We then circulated idea sheets
for members to jot down their ideas for classes, workshops, demos, and road trips (here we come Karen
Frederici & Paul Stankard!) If you have additional teachers to
recommend, please drop a note to Annie
Simpson. Other News
Jinx Garza recommended that we take/post pics of
our meetings including all beads submitted for bead of the quarter—hey
go see ‘em—they’re up! |
STRESS Cracks Ann Salamini is the President of the STRESS CRACKS, an ISGB chapter in Northern Virginia. Ann Schermo Baldwin gets credit for starting the group. Lisa reported that the STRESS CRACKS intend on rotating their meetings to different locations throughout the year such as Studio Baboo in Charlottesville, Williamsburg, and best yet, co-hosting with us in January & July. See the STRESS CRACKS web page for more information. News from Our Regional Director Debby Weaver talked to us about ISGB matters. She also told us about an idea to sell promotional items that would feature our name/logo (do we have one???). Debby offered that these promotional items, such as ballpoint pens, calculators, and embroidered t-shirts, could serve as a way to continually raise funds for our chapter if we offered them at our table at the various bead bazaars. (psst…..Hey, maybe we could even make a calendar featuring beads made by Mid-Atlantic chapter members!!!! In this digital world, just about everything is possible!) Debby reported that the Lowell Gathering packets will be mailed mid-February. The IGSB website (www.isgb.org) already has the theme and pre/post-conferences classes posted. Plus, classes will be filled by random lottery once all registrations are in. Gatherings to the coming years include Portland in ‘04, Louisville, KY, in ‘05, & maybe Florida in ‘06!!! Debby also told us the ISGB asked that chapters consider funding a scholarship for new members to attend the Gathering. Everyone agreed that it was a good idea, so long as we get to fund someone from our own chapter.
Corrections.... The minutes of the October 2002 meeting should read TAX ID, not TAX 10. Also, it's Libby HECKER, not HECKLER!!!! Ooops, won't happen again! p.s. Libby is moving & has loads of mason jars if anyone is interested. Hey, that's an idea--should we have our own classifieds in the newsletter??? |
DEANNA GRIFFIN DOVE DEMO Deanna treated us to a terrific demo 
of her kaleidoscope bead and shared many of her tips/tricks for more
perfect bead-making.
NEW BEAD
CHALLENGE A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR OUT-GOING LEADERSHIP: ALICE ST. GERMAIN, PRESIDENT |
