In Attendance:
Jo Van Winkle, Margery McConaghy, Leslie Godbe, Connie Vann, Virva
Porcelli, Doris Woloszyn, Marilynn Clarke, Sandi Steele, Samantha
Strasser, Lilli Moffit, Lindsey Doolittle, Gina Caudillo, Kendra
Iwahashi, Gina Iwahashi, Sue Gottsacker, Jo Johnson, Bev Perkins,
Patti Novak-Echenique, Alyce Brown, Carolyn Thompson, Mimi Bullard,
Maureen Pisani, Lawrence Romiti, Judith Romiti, Heidi Ericson, Deanna
West, Nancy Pryor
Treasurer’s
Report: As of 1/12/2018 we had 5 members for 2018. We received
dues for 20 members, monies for 2 spindle kits, and a donation from
Sue Turbow. We paid out monies to Nancy Pryor for 30 spindles. As of
2/9/2018 we have 25 paid members.
Old Business:
The American Tapestry Alliance will be holding a show July 1-31st.
“The Biggest Little Tapestries in the World!” will hang at the
Northwest Reno Public Library, 2325 Robb Drive. The entry form
(intent to participate) is due February 15, 2018. The tapestry,
and an image of the tapestry is not due until March 31, 2018.
Information and entry forms can be found at:
https://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/unjuried-small-format-tapestry-exhibition/
Convergence July 8,
2018, Sheep-to-Shawl competition from 12-5. There will be a $10
admittance fee if you haven’t purchased the package deal for
Convergence. Each team will have 1 Liaison person, 4 Spinners, 1
Plyer, 1 Carder, and 1 Weaver. It was discussed that we could have
more teams as slots are available. We will be having a practice on
the 4th Saturday of each month at the Reno Rails Building,
future home of our Fiber Workshop facility on the corner of 4th
and Sutro Streets. Times and dates will be posted later. If you have
any questions please contact Nancy Pryor or Marilynn Clarke.
Marilynn
Clarke said to give her a call if you would like to shop all of Mary
Bear’s fiber arts collection which is in Marilynn’s garage.
Gina
Caudillo reported she had made contact with Liz, (Susan Pallwick’s
sister), regarding the “Sibling Guild” idea and they are very
interested. Liz will be visiting next month and we will be discussing
projects, etc. for the Guilds to work on together.
Our
Learning Tree for our March meeting will be Shibori Dyeing with Gina
Iwahashi at the Schoolhouse at Bartley Ranch.
Our
April Learning Tree will be another Mad Hatter Batt Party at the
Schoolhouse at Bartley Ranch. If you can, please bring your carder
and any extra fiber odds & ends that you to share.
May
Meeting-Weather permitting, will be held at Doris’s home
June
Meeting-Mimi’s home, with an invitation to come and camp out on
Friday. We will be doing indigo and other dye projects. Please bring
fiber that you want to dye.
July
Meeting-Lilli’s Fiber Workshop/Reno Rail Building on the
corner of 4th and Sutro Streets
August
Meeting-Marilynn Clarke’s home
September Meeting-
Spinster Retreat at Davis Creek Campground
October-December
meetings will be held at the Schoolhouse at Bartley Ranch.
New Business:
Virva Porcelli, our Vice-President and gracious coffee and tea
hostess, will be retiring in May and will be moving to Finland in
June, we will miss you soooooo much!!!
Heidi reported that
if the fundraising goals are not met by May, there will not be a
Celtic Fair this year.
Upcoming Events:
Farm Days in Fuji
Park in Carson City, Apr.19-20, from 9-3. Set-up will be at 8 a.m. on
the 19th, this annual event is indoors. This is a
demonstration event for the school kids in the area.
Carson City Fair,
outdoors, July, more details later.
Art Town at the
Arboretum at Rancho San Rafael, How Art Relates to Nature, July, we
will be in Honey’s Garden under the pergola. If you would like to
sell, there will be a fee, more details later.
We have been invited to participate at
the 7th National Grazing Lands Conference (7NGLC), Dec. 2-5, our
booth fee will be $200. More details can be found at grazinglands.org
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