Co-president, Joan Vierra, welcomed the 31 participants to our meeting expressing hopes that this would be the last meeting held with this Zoom format. The April 13th meeting is planned to be held in person at Aptos Village Park if the Covid numbers continue to drop, as predicted.
CNCH to be held May 19-22 at the Airport Marriott Hotel:
-Vice-president, Shar Brunston, reminded us to get our gallery entries in soon. The form is on-line and quite easy to fill out.
https://cnch2022.com/?page_id=318 There are 4 galleries and up to 3 pieces may be entered by each member. You do not have to be at the conference to enter. (Note: Shar and Maggie’s room is the “Party Room!”)
-Marilou Moschetti reported on the plans for our guild’s entry in the Tableaux. The theme is laundry…the lines are never empty.3-4 members will hold a clothesline displaying 15 or so items created by our guild members. Joan Near will be the narrator. Marilou requests written descriptions of items either worn or hung on the line so that the script can be written. Volunteers are LeAnn, Michelle, Susan P., Marilou, Maggie and Kris.
The draft of the up-dated bylaws can be found on the website in preparation for voting on adoption during the April meeting. They deal primarily on aligning our guild year with the CNCH fiscal year which governs when our dues would be collected. Also addressed is the definitions of our memberships and the corresponding dues.
Joan asked for volunteers to be on the nominating committee for officers for next year. Please contact her.
LeAnn Bjelle, our Program Chair, introduced our presenter, Gyongy Laky, founder of The Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts in Berkeley and professor emeritus of the UC-Davis Art Department. Gyongy delighted us with slides of her studio, her own artistic development over the years and use of what are often considered “waste” in terms of materials. Twigs, ropes, paper, paint, nails and screws are all used to create symbols and words in unique and thought-proving ways. Early on, Gyongy wove tubes which were stuffed and used as rope while later strands were woven and used to plait structures. She was especially inspired by the wonderful basket collection of the Oakland Museum and by Buckminster Fuller and his work with geodesic domes as woven shapes (which she claimed were just baskets, but upside down!) The idea that it is not enough to just be an artist; one needs to be an “Artist Participant,” to be political and outspoken with their work. Some of the issues that have inspired her are gender and multiracial equity and the cost of war.
Following this exciting presentation, Rachelle, Kris, Mibs, Tina and Gudrun shared their latest projects.
Interest groups reported the following meeting places and dates:
Twisted ThreadsTapestry- Quail Hollow, April 7
Eccentrics Tapestry-Blue Ball Park, every Monday
Spinning- Bruce’s clubhouse, 3rd Tuesday of the month
Natural Dye-Beach, April 6
Basketry-Tina’s, April 23
Weaving-Joan’s, April 9
The Natural Dye group met briefly after the general meeting ended in order to plan their first dye day.