The Guild President called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. The first order of business was for guests to have the opportunity to introduce themselves. Next, the Treasurer’s report was provided along with a reminder that these reports are always available to members upon request of the Treasurer and are also provided at Guild meetings in the Information Manual maintained by the Secretary.
The Librarian’s report informed us that the library is being unpacked at the Extra Space Storage facility on Soquel Ave. near the Dominican Hospital Highway 1 interchange. Two books have recently been donated to the library, one on indigo and one on the status of wool yarn production in the United States. Guild Librarian Marsha can meet members who have borrowed items at the storage facility or elsewhere as needed, just contact her to set up a book pickup or drop-off.
Guild member Janette Gross has been awarded Santa Cruz County’s Visual Arts Rydell Fellowship. This is the first time the fellowship has been given to a textile artist. Janette’s work will be included in a Museum of Art and History (MAH) exhibit opening January 19th and running through March of this year. The MAH’s hours are 12-6 p.m. Thursday – Sunday. Admission is $10 regular, $8 senior.
An inventory of SCTAG equipment is happening and a rental process system is being developed. More information is to come.
The Pajaro Valley Quilt Association show is coming up, February 24-25 at the County Fairgrounds. We have members who will be selling items at the show. If you have items to sell at the show, please contact Marilou M. Ten percent of sales goes to the Guild, and sellers are sharing the cost of the sales table.
Upcoming workshops include nalbinding (led by Bruce F.) and card weaving (led by Janette). February’s meeting is a Guild play day. 2025 will be the 70th anniversary of SCTAG.
The Board is updating the Guild bylaws and Board job descriptions. Once completed, these documents will need to be voted on by general membership.
Special Interest Group updates:
Basketeers (LeAnn B.): paper hearts are the next gathering’s project.
Dyeversities (Kris N.): next meeting on 1/17 at the Scotts Valley Public Library, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Frequent Flyers (Bruce F.): this month’s meeting was all about spinning cotton, with thanks to Kris N. for bringing all sorts of cotton spinning resources for us to learn about and for Jen D. for showing us how to use a charkha. Hopefully flax spinning can be the focus of an upcoming spinners meeting.
Be Weave It! or Not (Joan V.): the newbies continue to meet weekly and have various projects ongoing at Joan’s studio. First Monday of the month meetings are for the full weaving group and take place at various members’ homes. Call Joan for more information.
Members shared work recently completed.
Internationally recognized artist Youngmin Lee gave a presentation on the Korean art form of cloth wrappings entitled Bojagi: Stiching and Wrapping Happiness.
The meeting was called to a close at 11:15 a.m.