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Attention Guild Leaders
UNCLE KATHI WANTS YOU!
Kathi Briefer-Gose and Frances Bauer are trying to put together a contact list for all the guilds worldwide, and they would like your help.
Do you know someone in your area who tries to organize gatherings for polymer clay enthusiasts?
Are you in a local polymer clay guild that meets on a regular basis?
We'd love to hear from you! Please click the link below to read more about updating your group's contact information.
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Facebook Challenge Results:
Lime And Orange
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Last month, the IPCA held a Color Challenge on the IPCA Facebook Group. For the challenge, group members needed to post polymer items made in the colors of orange and lime green. They could create anything they wanted, as long as the colors of the items were primarily lime and orange. It was a great challenge event, and we'll be doing another one this month. Won't you join our group and particpate in the next IPCA Color Challenge?
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For Members Only:Looking For A Mentor? We're still matchin' peeps up!
The IPCA Mentor Match-Up program is off to a flying start, and we'd like to get YOU involved!Are you someone who would like to share your expertise with others?
Are you someone who could use a little guidance in getting started, or are you stuck on learning a particular technique?
Get ahold of Kathi at the email address below and she will match you up with just the right mentor or mentee!
Please note, you must be an IPCA Member to have access to this Mentoring Program. | | Get signed up by contacting Kathi Briefer-Gose at kathig@dragonsglass.com | |
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A Great Crafter's Resource
When it comes to crafty-ness, I've often been a CRASH test dummy: in other words, my craft closets are filled with products I've purchased, thinking they'd be the next best thing to sliced bread. Turns out they weren't. In some cases I'd had unrealistic expectations about the product, in others I used it incorrectly, and in a few cases the product was just downright awful.
Looking back, I'd have really liked to have known about Jenny Rohr's craft product review site, CraftTestDummies.com, before I'd spent my hard-earned pin money on something I'd never use. So with that in mind, I exchanged some email with Jenny and we talked about her work and her life, as well as picking her brain about her favorite polymer clay products!
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Worldwide Calls for Entry
 Note: Many calls in the US are open to non-US residents
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BotanicalsLinus Galleries
Southern California (open to artists worldwide) deadline June 18, 2012 Electric Summer Showcase"Essie Awards"Gallore Gallery (open to artists worldwide) deadline June 15, 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln (open to US residents only) deadline June 30, 2012 Kishwaukee College, Illinois (open to artists worldwide) deadline July 1, 2012 PURE 2012Fine Art London (open to artists worldwide) deadline July 9, 2012 deadline August 15, 2012
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Synergy3 Update
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The Synergy3 Publicity Committee has created a promotional flyer for the conference.
This flyer can be printed on standard letter-sized paper and distributed to students, customers, and fellow guild members.
The file is in PDF format and requires Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview.
To download the flyer visit the Synergy3 website at synergy3conference.net.
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Volume 6, Issue 5
June 2012
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Congratulations To Our Graduates!
|  School's out, and the flurry of summertime activity has begun. We've cheered at commencement speeches, shared in the joy of caps flying through the air, attended barbecues and made our summer vacation plans.
The IPCA wants to celebrate with you, and to do that we've gathered up a bountiful list of polymer clay classes, workshops, and retreats from around the world. These events are a perfect excuse to travel!
We'd also like to invite you to stop by our big booth at the Bead & Button Show. This is the largest consumer bead show in the world! It's held every June in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The IPCA has had a booth at the show for the last few years, and the response to our guild by attendees of the show has been really good. Our booth is located in the concourse just opposite the main entrance to the exhibitor hall.
Free technique demonstrations by prominent polymer clay artists are scheduled at our booth all weekend long, so stop by and meet Christi Friesen, Julie Picarello, Lisa Pavelka, and more!
To learn more about this event, as well as all the other events all over the world, scroll down to the Classes And Workshops section of the newsletter.
How're we doing? We'd love to hear your feedback, and you can contact us at administration@theipca.org.
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Guild Spotlight:
Introducing The Newly Formed Scottish Polymer Clay Guild
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After years in the making, the Scottish Polymer Clay Guild was founded by Valerie Wallace & Chris Pellow.
For years, they have been introducing Polymer Clay into the lives of unsuspecting "victims". Slowly but surely the word was spreading, and the need for materials, supplies, information and support closer to home, has become necessary. They aim to provide support to the polymer clay community in Scotland, backed by their knowledge and expertise. They are hoping to establish a network of Scottish polymer clay groups and create a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere where all clay addicted souls can feel at home among like minded people . Their full statement, program and details of the Guild will be available on their new website in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for it! |
Worldwide Classes & Workshops
June - December, 2012
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 May 30 - June 3, 2012Hyatt Regency Irvine Irvine, California, USA CREATE Orange County -- Mixed Media Retreat Assorted Instructors; Laurie Mika teaching Mixed Media Polymer Clay Techniques Find more information HERE June 1 - 10, 2012Frontier Airlines Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA The Bead & Button ShowAssorted instructors, including: Lisa Pavelka, Christi Friesen, and more Searchable list of polymer clay classes and workshops HEREPlease visit the official IPCA Booth at the show!  June 2 & 3, 2012Georgetown Clubhouse Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA Sarah Shriver Intricate Kaleidoscope Caning WorkshopInstructor: Sarah Shriver Find more information HERE
 June 11 - 17, 2012Descovan Center Racine, Wisconsin, USA Intricate Kaleidoscope Pendant IntensiveInstructor: Carol Simmons Find more information HERE June 28 - July 1, 2012Peppermill Casino & Spa Reno, Nevada, USA 2012 Clayville California PolyPalooza Retreat
Find more information HERE June 24 - July 1 & July 4-11, 2012La Cascade Durfort, France Capturing Ancient FranceInstructor: Dayle Doroshow Find more information HERE July 26 - 29, 2012Connecticut College New London, Connecticut, USA Clay ConneCTion RetreatRetreat Highlights: Demonstrations, Tile Swap, Bottles Of Hope Challenge, and more! Find more information HERE  August 14 - 21, 2012Ocean voyage, various ports of call Departs from Seattle, Washington, USA 2012 Clayditerod Alaskan CruiseInstructors: Lisa Pavelka, Julie Picarello, Jackie Truty, Katie Baum Find more information HERE August 15, 2012Bead Fest Philadelphia Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Beaded Clay IconsInstructor: Laurie Mika Find more information HERE
 September 1 - 8, 2012
La Cascade Durfort, France
Miniature Hollowware& Reinforced ArmaturesInstructor: Jeffrey Lloyd Dever Find more information HERE
 September 11 - 18, 2012
La Cascade Durfort, France A Happy Week Of CreativityInstructor: Ronna Sarvas Weltman
Find more information HERE
 September 14 - 16 2012
Toddington Village Hall Toddington, Gloucestershire, UK
Polydays 2012
Instructors: Bettina Welker, Carol Simmons and Alison Gallant
Find more information HERE
Upcoming Events in October, November, & December:Lindly Haunani in the NetherlandsChristiane De Haes and Christine Dumont in Luxemburg Celine Charuau in Belgium
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Polymer in Print: What's New
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New Books
Polyfor m Products, Beginner's Guide to Polymer Clay, April 2012
Polyform Products, Beginner's Guide to Polymer Clay Jewelry, April 2012 Books Coming Soon  Dawn Schiller, FaeMaker: Making Fantasy Characters with Polymer Clay, August 9, 2012
Michele Barrow-Belisle, How to Make Polymer Clay Fairies, September 1, 2012
Wilkes, Lori, The Absolute Beginners Guide: Working with Polymer Clay, October 16, 2012
 Judy Belcher, Polymer Clay Master Class: Exploring Process, Technique, and Collaboration with 11 Master Artists, December 26, 2012
Magazines --'Dawn Schiller: The Oddest Fae of All' by Trina Williams
--'Clancy' by Dawn Schiller
--'Cherry Blossom Pendant' by Maria Clark
--'Di-Faux-ic Pendant' by Maureen Carlson
--'A Bear in a Basket Full of Flowers' by Laura Schiller
--'Spring Green Man Mask' by Jessica Kelly
--'A Glimpse Into Your Work Spaces', and much more!
--Learn new ways to reuse old canes and scrap clay
--Read the inside story on the Stroppel cane phenomenon and the art it's inspiring. --Become inspired by Ron Lehocky's heartwarming story of how he uses polymer to better the lives of children and the environment, and much more!
The Yellow Issue
Table Of Contents Page HERE  The newest issue of Art Doll Quarterly is a breath of fresh air in the warm summer months! Talented master doll maker Jack Johnston presents his first tutorial that kicks off his four part installment on how to sculpt a complete art doll from head to toe. Colleen Athens Coluhoun introduces her Jewel Jointed Dolls that have a beautiful bling to them, and Ramona Pelley is back with her spectacular Cloth Stories - this time with her version of Snow White! Don't miss the compelling art dolls and sculptural figures made from cloth, polymer clay, Creative Paperclay®, wire armatures, and mixed-media elements that line the pages of this must-read adventure.  --Air Chasing By Wendy Edsall-Kerwin--Top Tools of Top Jewelry Makers: Ten jewelry artists weight in on the tools they can't live without.--Set Up Your Studio-Metal Clay By Jill L. Erickson
--Build a Low-Tech Jig to Make Consistent Steel Wire Links By Brenda Schweder
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