Scheduled Guild Classes
•   Clay Day – June 14 – Skinner Blends, lantern beads, flower canes & nametags

Unscheduled Guild Classes
•    Nada

Announcements:

Other Announcements
•    Debbie is going to be a grandmother!
•    This was Margaret’s last meeting. She is moving to New Hampshire.

Show and Tell
•    Lee had a Donna Kato book for sale. She also brought an interesting book about Victorian hair weaving.
•    Silicon Valley Open Studios – http.svos.org – Rachel Tirosh is showing Weekend One – May 2 & 3. Pat Accorinti is showing Weekend Two – May 9 & 10.
•    Debbie Anderson is teaching a “Klimt” Style Cane workshop on May 11. Contact her for details.
•    Debbie Anderson has a rental home in San Jose that’s in need of a new renter.
•    George Post will be presenting at our October meeting on professional photography.

Meeting Program  - Christie Hendrickson – “Your Request is My Command” demo, metallic clay effects.

Guild’s online assets
•    Website – http://www.sbpcg.com
•    Blog – http://sbpcg.blogspot.com/
•    Yahoo group – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbpcg. - This is the latest effort by the guild to provide communication for the group. All current members received an email inviting them to join. Anyone who missed that opportunity can join the group by following instructions on the page or by contacting Pat Accorinti at pacc831 AT pacbell.net

Scheduled Guild Classes
•    None at this time

Unscheduled Guild Classes
•    Clay day – to be scheduled soon, possible Skinner Blend techniques as a theme

Announcements:
•    Future Meeting Programs
          o    April: - Christie –  mica shift
          o    May: Desiree –Faux snakeskin or ?????
          o    June: Cathy – Kumi Himo
•    Desiree recently published a new tutorial on sanding: http://desiredcreations.com/howTo_TLSanding.htm
•    Recent Mokume Gane discussion in etsy today: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread ,
          o    If Mokume Gane (moku=wood, me=eye and gane = metal), then Mokume Nendo (moku=wood, me=eye and nendo = clay) This is Desiree’s suggestion to solve the problem
•    Dotty Calabrese and Willy will be showing at the Contemporary Crafts Market on Mar. 14 & 15 at Fort Mason.
•    Photographing craft items in the Digital Age; presented by George Post March 17.
•    Lisa Pavelka April 4 & 5 at A work of Heart Studio Director; www.aworkofheart.com
•    Original Classic International Gem & Jewelry Show – April 10-12; San Mateo Expo Hall
•    BSNC Bazaar – April 18th – www.BeadSocietyofNorCal.org for more info.
•    Clayville Guild Retreat in Lake Tahoe: Thu-Sun, June 11-14 at Zephyr Point. If you plan on sharing a room, the total lodging & meal cost will be $187; a single will be $304. We need a few more signups soon or we will have to cancel. Victoria – vic@victoriajamesart.com
•    Workshop suggestions from members—
          o    Transfers
          o    Vessels
          o    Elise Winters type techniques
          o    Extrusions
•    Lee Beers is taking over the compilation of the membership list. Kathy Fulton passed out her latest edition. Please check it for corrections . You can send any corrections to Lee at lbeers@mindspring.com .

Other Announcements
•    Debbie is going to be a grandmother!
•    This was Margaret’s last meeting. She is moving to New Hampshire.

Show and Tell
•    Emi showed her knitted bead jewelry.
•    Kathy Fulton showed some knotted silver jewelry she made at a workshop
•    Debbie has made some new kumi himo patterns she learned from Cathy Warrick

Meeting Program  - Uiko Ogawa – Open Work Beads

Guild’s online assets
•    Website – http://www.sbpcg.com
•    Blog – http://sbpcg.blogspot.com/
•    Yahoo group – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbpcg. - This is the latest effort by the guild to provide communication for the group. All current members received an email inviting them to join. Anyone who missed that opportunity can join the group by following instructions on the page or by contacting Pat Accorinti at pacc831 AT pacbell.net

Scheduled Guild Classes
•    None at this time

Unscheduled Guild Classes
•    Clay day – Theme suggestions?
•    Faux cloisonné
•    Make a nametag
•    Skinner blend projects
•    Button making
•    Doll making
•    Polymer play cards
•    Miniature modeling
•    ??? Send suggestions to Desiree

Announcements
•    Future Meeting Programs:
          o    March: Uiko – bead making techniques
          o    April: - Christie –  mica shift
          o    May: Desiree –Faux snakeskin
          o    June: Cathy – Kumi Himo
•    Clayville Guild (Placerville) retreat in Lake Tahoe; Thu-Sun, June 11-14 at Zephyr Point. If you plan on sharing a room, the total lodging & meal cost will be $187; a single will be $304. We need a few more signups soon or we will have to cancel. Contact Victoria – vic@victoriajamesart.com
•    Viva-Décor GmbH, a company headquartered in Germany, is showcasing their new polymer clay—“Pardo” Schmuck-Masse (Jewelry molding mass) http://www.vivadecor.us/index.php
•    Desiree doing MAASV demo Sunday, Feb 15, 2009 1:00p to 3:30p on using the Koil Kutter w/a Dremel, here at the YuAiKai

Other Announcements
•    Menlo Park Library has a great display case that could be used for a display. Does anyone want coordinate a display for the guild?  Nancy Banks has contact information.
•    A message from Jodie Tice Lawrosky: She got to take Julie Picarello’s class in Tucson and loved it! She misses us ☺
•    Debbie had an article in the Spring ’09 issue of Bead Unique magazine
•    Debbie Anderson will be teaching a class, color transfers, at her home on February 23.
•    Debbie needs volunteers for demos for Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov. meetings. Contact her if you would like to show off your talents!
•    Bead Bazaar – April 17, 18, 2009
•    Interesting transfer process from Valerie Haroni using baking parchment. Read her blog entry about the process at http://valerieaharoni.com/2008/12/i-am-just-so-jazzed-about-these.html

Show and Tell
•    Christie experimented with different types of foils and the Julie Picarello method of Makume Gane.
•    Cindy showed her treasures from her trip to the Tucson bead shows
•    Uiko, Rachel, Jean, Kathy F. and Vickie showed various samples of their work from Julie Picarello’s class
•    Maria showed some bracelets she made

Meeting Program  - Susan Rosario – Beaded polymer cabachons

Guild’s online assets
•    Website – http://www.sbpcg.com
•    Blog – http://sbpcg.blogspot.com/
•    Yahoo group – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbpcg. - This is the latest effort by the guild to provide communication for the group. All current members received an email inviting them to join. Anyone who missed that opportunity can join the group by following instructions on the page or by contacting Pat Accorinti at pacc831 AT pacbell.net

Guests – Yes, we had guests!

Scheduled Guild Classes
•    Julie Picarello – January 10-11, 2009. To see examples of Julie’s work: http://www.yhdesigns.com/

Announcements
•    Future Meeting Programs:
          o    Feb: Sue – Bead embroidery with polymer clay cabachons
          o    March: Uiko – bead making techniques
          o    April: - Christie –  mica shift
          o    May: Desiree –Faux snakeskin
          o    June: Cathy – Kumi Himo
•    Shopping Tour Report: It was fabulous!
          o    Harbor Freight Tools
          o    Bead Asylum
          o    Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot – great lunch
          o    Daiso Japan
          o    Niles Antique Co-Op
          o    Kiowa Rose Beads
•    Polymer Clay comes to Facebook.com in a big way – Desiree reports that many Polymer clay notables (Donna Kato, Lisa Pavelka, and others) are now on Facebook. For the luddites in our group, Facebook is a social networking site that allows members to collect “friends” and keep them updated on every move they make.
•    Kathy Fulton has new Member Lists. Please check your entry and give any corrections to her.
•    Margaret Donnelly is moving with her husband, to New Hampshire. She’s looking for help to pack up her stuff. Volunteers get first dibs on the items she can’t take with her. Give her a call if you can help.

Meeting Program  - Julie Picarello – Mixing metal with polymer clay.
Julie demonstrated a number of tools and techniques for adding metal elements to her polymer clay pieces.

Next Meeting: Friday, February 13, 2009

Guild’s online assets

Guild’s online assets
•    Website – http://www.sbpcg.com
•    Blog – http://sbpcg.blogspot.com/
•    Yahoo group – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbpcg. - This is the latest effort by the guild to provide communication for the group. All current members received an email inviting them to join. Anyone who missed that opportunity can join the group by following instructions on the page or by contacting Pat Accorinti at pacc831 AT pacbell.net