Meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m.
Guests included Bethany from Prickly Poppy Farm, Christiane Young who makes wonderful pine needle baskets, and guests from the San Louis Obispo Weaving Guild and the Los Osos Weaving Guild.
The Treasurer presented the Treasurer’s report for the month of April.
All members were sent the proposed changes to the bylaws of the Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) and standing rules along with a comparison table between the existing documents and the proposed changes via email. The proposed changes were minor overall in nature. SCTAG will have one vote on the proposed changes. A motion was made to approve the changes and was seconded, and voted unanimously. Marilou will submit the Guild’s vote to CNCH this month.
The library has been moved to the Mid-County Senior Center (MCSC) and will be housed there permanently, which allows members to browse the collection and check out materials in person. The materials include books, oversized books, multimedia, and ephemera. The books are arranged in alphabetical order by author or can be searched by topic on the website. Marsha provided instructions on how to check out books via phone and will email the instructions. Donations are needed to defray the cost of renting out the space for the library materials.
The CNCH 2025 conference will be held at Asilomar and we are hosting it in conjunction with the other area guilds. We will be responsible for the gallery, including setup and takedown. Volunteers will be needed. SCTAG needs to provide a timeline to CNCH by September.
Upcoming programs:
September – Wrap up of summer activities.
October – Alice Beasley will present tapestries made of cloth
November – Sale to benefit SCTAG and Basketry Interest Group presentation
December – Holiday get together
January – 70th Anniversary celebration
February – April PLEASE HELP ME OUT, I DIDN’T WRITE IT DOWN
May – Medieval distaff spinning
Roberta Valdez spoke of the proposed collaboration of the Monterey Metal Arts Guild (MMAG) with textile workers. The MMAG will have a board meeting on Friday to vote on whether they want to proceed, and then our board will have to approve it as well. The collaboration would involve an exhibit at the Radius Gallery at the Cannery next spring beginning in April and running six weeks into May. The Radius Gallery charges a fee of $750. Roberta is recruiting textile artists from the region. We will need volunteers for 10 hours total over the six weeks to help staff the gallery. The installation will begin in late March.
The guild needs volunteers and with this in mind, the Board has created descriptions of each position which will be available in the information book which is available during each meeting. These positions are:
Program Assistant
Publicity – needs someone
Greeters – Melody
Hospitality
Librarian – Marsha
Webmaster
Interest Group Leaders – including weavers, tapestry, basketry, spinners, embroidery and natural dyers
Motion to approve decisions was made, seconded, and voted unanimously.
Interest Group Updates
Joan gave updates on the weaving groups and mentioned the newbies were doing very well.
Bruce from the Frequent Flyers group mentioned the June 3rd meeting will feature spinning flax and he will send out a reminder a week prior.
Peg showed samples of silk ribbon from the dye day at the beach. Collaboration with the Homeless Garden Project and a garden plot at the senior center are possible future activities. Next week the dye group will be planting at the Castro Adobe.
Mary Quillin would like to share a video with the guild about the Chancellor’s Award for the Homeless Garden Project and how it is changing lives.
Bruce also mentioned that the Homeless Garden Project operates a store on the mall in Santa Cruz to benefit it, and there is also a store in Capitola.
Elizabeth announced there will be a meeting at the Aptos Library on May 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m of the Sew and Sews.
Leann announced a meeting of the basketry group at Caroly’s Club House on May 17th. They will be making wire flowers $5 fee.
Several members shared their recently completed work.
It was decided the name tags will be stored with the library.
Mayumi Fujio presented a program about botanical and natural dyeing on silk.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:55 a.m.