Oklahomans Interested in a Polymer Clay Guild?
I live in the Oklahoma City area, and I've often wondered if I am the only polymer clay addict around here. Until recently, I hadn't heard of any polymer clay classes in the area. I haven't seen polymer clay artists at the (admittedly few) craft shows I've been to. And there's not a polymer clay guild in Oklahoma. Still, I figured there must be at least a few other clayers in the state of Oklahoma. And since it would be cool to meet with folks to learn and share ideas, I started toying with the idea of starting a polymer clay guild.
Turns out I wasn't the only one toying with that idea. Last night, Mary posted to the clay-polymer Yahoo! group (an excellent group, by the way) that she was looking for Oklahomans interested in a Tulsa-area guild. She's already had a couple of positive responses -- but there were also a couple of people (including me) that responded they'd rather not drive all the way to Tulsa for meetings.
I've been looking at the National Polymer Clay Guild's tips on starting a new group... and it really sounds exciting. I would be happy to volunteer my house for meetings -- or if there are too many people for that, I'm sure we could find a community center or library with reasonable meeting fees. So I'm curious -- is there anyone else in the central Oklahoma area who would be interested in meeting to play with clay?
Leave a comment or contact me privately if you're interested...
Update 11/12/06: I've posted meeting info on the Oklahoma Polymer Clay Guild web site.
Comments
Angela, I live outside Guthrie, Ok and am trying to get good a artdolls. I have alot of trouble with the armatures but am not to bad with the scuplting. If you get a group together where would it be or would it be online?Shirley
Posted by: Gayle Quiett | October 18, 2006 6:43 PM
Shirley, We would plan to meet in person -- maybe once a month? The place isn't determined yet, though. I live in Yukon, and would be happy to have a small group at my home. But if there were a more convenient place to meet, that'd be great too. Depends on where folks are and where they'd like to meet. I look forward to seeing your art dolls, btw. Sculpting is something I'd really like to learn more about!
Posted by: Angela Mabray | October 18, 2006 9:46 PM
Angela, My daughter lives in Yukon, my house is up for sale and I am moving that way. This is neat. I
hope to hear more. My house would be big enough but way out in the middle of no where according to my kids.
Posted by: Shanidy | October 19, 2006 6:50 PM
Shirley, Sounds like we'll practically be neighbors! FYI, I hope to arrange a quick get-aquainted meeting sometime in the next couple of weeks -- maybe at the downtown OKC library, since it's centrally located...? I'll send an email so we can discuss times that work best.
Posted by: Penni Jo Couch | October 20, 2006 10:27 AM
I live in Norman, OK and have just started playing with polymer clay. I would love to meet/learn with you all!
Posted by: Shanidy | November 6, 2006 12:53 PM
Shanidy, Wonderful! I'm sure you'll love working with polymer clay. I hope to be getting something together very soon -- I'll keep you posted!
Posted by: Penni Jo Couch | November 6, 2006 2:12 PM
I am very interested in the guild. I have moved from OKC., but am still in the city about half the time. I am usually there Mon. am thru Thurs. pm every other week. Meetings in the evenings would work best for me. Also, handicap accessability would be important.
Posted by: craftyminx | November 8, 2006 4:32 PM
Good to hear from you, Gayle! You should have just received an email about setting up our first meeting. We'll certainly keep your scheduling & accessibility needs in mind. If there are others who can only meet on weekends, we might try alternating -- meeting on a weekend one month, & on a weeknight the next. Looking forward to talking to you more!
Posted by: Penni Jo Couch | November 8, 2006 4:52 PM