Classes will be starting with two new tutors, Monday pm 12th Feb. with Allan Mauger, Wednesday 14th, pm with Michael Michaels, both experienced potters. Wednesday 14th, am with Shona Clarkson, classes are filling up if you have booked and not paid please contact Shona as you will be now on the waiting list for next term. Welcome to all our new class members.

Subs are now due $45 please pay direct banking Mt Pleasant Pottery Westpac, 03 1591 0083454 00 please write your name as reference. Brochure included for ease of renewing subs. email return to mt pleasant pottery group.

We had a great cleanup day on January 27th, we cleaned the garden outside ready to put down gravel to make it a permanent raku area, and inside all nice and tidy for the year thank you to the 10 who attended we appreciate your cleaning skills.
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Web site will be up and running very soon, we would like our members to bring along one or two pieces of their work on Tuesday 13 club day for photographing; this will be on our website gallery showing our work to the public. Size of the work.name and any other information would be helpful. It doesn’t have to be an exhibition piece, one that you like and are proud of. If Tuesday is not suitable we will make a Saturday available. This will be on going for a month or two until we have a picture gallery on show.

Club night’s demonstrations for this term starting with Andrew Carron on Tuesday 13 at 7pm 
"Everything melts-- glaze materials in your own back yard"

First get together of the year with Question time on glaze materials, chemicals, glaze ingredients, etc with keen potter and retired soil scientist Andrew Curran. 

I believe Andrew has made glaze with soil from his veggie patch! Andrew will have lots to share and show. With his knowledge and analytical mind every glaze problem can be solved. This is a great opportunity for newbie’s and old hands alike. Bring your questions, samples, pen and paper.

$5 for club members and $10 for non members all welcome.

CLUB DAYS & CLUB NIGHTS
 
Club Days are on Tuesdays, 10am to 3.30pm and 7 to 9pm. Club day charges are $5 for a full day $2.50 half day. This keeps the electrical equipment running for your pleasure.

Club Demonstration Nights are on the second Tuesday of every month.
 
We are hosting guest speakers and demonstrators who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise on a wide range of topics relating to pottery and ceramics.

We would appreciate a $5 donation for the nights demonstration please.

To get most out of our Demonstration Club Nights please get in contact and let me know which topics you would like to know more about. I will try and make it happen!
Renate 021-1336620, rgaletzka@gmail.com

Weekend Schools
Due to interest we will be reintroducing a number of weekend or one day workshops throughout the year. Please let me know what your interests are and I’ll make that happen too 😊

Programme
 
2018
 
February
Tuesday 13th, 7pm
Feldspar, Lead, Cobalt Oxide… What?
First get together of the year with Question Time on Glaze materials, chemicals, glaze ingrediences etc with keen potter and retired soil scientist Andrew Curran
Bring your questions, samples, pen and paper
 
March
Tuesday 13th, 7pm
Majolica Decoration with Eve Hope
Eve worked in a Majolica decorating pottery in Italy, how cool is that! Eve will talk to us on how they applied the majolica glaze and decorated their ware.
 
April
Weekend/one day workshop
Slip/Engobe workshop
Making use and application of colour slips
 
May
Tuesday 8th, 7pm
Special Group Meeting to authorise changes to our constitution.

June
Tuesday 8th, 7.00pm

July
Saturday 7th, 10.00am
Engobe workshop with Renate, $50.00. More details in Club News.

Tuesday 10th, 7.00pm

Saturday 28th, Halswell Club for a wood firing.

August
Tuesday14th, 7.00pm
Nikki to demonstrate stamp and sprig making.

September
Tuesday 11th, 7.00pm

October
Tuesday 9th, 7.00pm

Saturday workshop to demonstrate the best/correct use of our glaze spraying equipment and booth. (date to be confirmed)

November
Tuesday 13th, 7.00pm AGM
 
Phillipstown hub open day all welcome Friday 2nd March 10 to 2pm all welcome come and have a look and see what is going on there might be something for you the potters will be open.
 
Ben carter is coming this is a must on your potting calendar keep the dates booked May 11.12.13 a weekend workshop times, costs will be revealed soon, all welcome book in first  at CPA and secure your place canterburypotters@gmail.com  see poster below.

Committee for 2018
Chairman: Shona Clarkson - claytech1@gmail.com
Secretary:     ................
Treasurer: Ken Doidge - ken.doidge@gmail.com
Class coordinator & Membership: Shona Clarkson - mtpleasantpottery@gmail.com
Newsletter and web manager: Graham Maguire - gjmaguire@xtra.co.nz
House hold and maintenance: Lorraine (Rudi) Jansen - rblanjan@xtra.co.nz
Club day roster: Bill Bromley - bromleybill@hotmail.com
Minute secretary: Brenda Benge - brendabenge@outlook.com
Facebook manager:  Anne Goddard - anne.goddard@yahoo.fr
Leigh-Ann Smith leigh-ann.obrien@gib.co.nz
Allan Mauger alinos@outlook.co.nz

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CLUB DAYS & CLUB NIGHTS

Club Days are on Tuesdays, 10am to 3.30pm and 7 to 9pm.
Club Demonstration Nights are on the second Tuesday of every month.

We are hosting guest speakers and demonstrations who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise on a wide range of topics relating to pottery and ceramics.
A Gold coin or note donation please.
To get most our of our Demonstration Club Nights please get in contact and let me know which topics you would like to know more about. I will try and make it happen! Renate 021-1336620. rgaletzka@gmail.com

Weekend Schools
Due to  interest we will be reintroducing a number of weekend or one day workshops throughout the year. Please let me know what your interests are and i'll make that happen too.

Programme

Xmas and End of Year Party 2017 - with Secret Pottery Santa - Tuesday, December 12, 7pm.
Join us for a celebratory end of year celebration. Some finger food would be great; drinks will be supplied by the Club. Bring a gift wrapped 'swap a pot' (Secret Santa) to be part of the draw, and you will end up with your new favourite piece of pottery to take home.

2018

February
Tuesday 13th, 7pm
Feldspar, Lead, Cobalt Oxide...What?
First get together of the yearwith Question Time on Glaze materials, chemicals, glaze ingredients etc with keen potter and retired soil scientist Andrew Carran. Bring your questions, samples, pen and paper.

March
Tuesday 13th, 7pm
Majolica Decoration with Eve Hope
Eve worked in a Majolica decorating pottery in Italy, how cool is that! Eve will talk to us on how they applied the Majolica glaze and decorated their ware.

April
Weekend/one day workshop
Slip/Engobe workshop
Making use and application of colour slips.

May
Tuesday 8th, 7pm
Club Special Meeting

June
Tuesday 12th, 7pmClub night with Mary Lou Foate
Mary Lou lovingly creates these unique, whimsical, adorable and very individual pieces of art: miniature sculptures, plaques, brooches, coasters… by using found tools from nature or the kitchen draw. A very inspiring, creative and must attend evening.

July
Saturday 7th, 10.00am: One day engobe workshop with Renate, $50.00

Tuesday10th, 7.00pm Club night: Wood firing glaze night
​Shona has developed Shino and Celedon glazes suitable for wood firing. She is testing this this weekend (Sat 26th May) and will advise her results. 

Saturday 28th at Halswell Pottery Club for a wood firing. We are able to share a wood firing with the Halswell potters group in Candys  Road, Halswell. We would like members to share this experience  of chopping wood for fuel and spend a couple of hours stoking the kiln on July 28th. This is a great opportunity to try something different

Pots  can be made with LF18, Macs white, or clay that fires to 1300c. These will be bisqued in early July in our kilns. On Tuesday 10th July, club night, we will have a glazing night with your pots. The glazes available are a Shino & a Celedon. We will also have several washes. Types of work can be vases, jugs, cups, whimsical, sculptural type work but, no bowls or plates as this type of firing can leave rough marks inside the work. Outside roughness is ok. Check out websites on wood firings.   If you're  interested we will need about 10 people or more for this to happen.email mtpleasantpottery@gmail.com  to book.

August
Tuesday 14th, 7pmStamp/sprig making, a hands on mini workshop with Nikki Wallace Bell

September
Tuesday 12th, 7pm
Soup Night

October
Tuesday 9th, 7.00pm
​Glazing techniques 
How to use our spray gun – An introduction.. with Ken
Dipping Glazes – Pot preparation, waxing, dipping techniques with and without tongs.. with Renate 

November AGM
Tuesday 13th, 7.00pm

December Tuesday 11th, 700pm Christmas party
End of year party around the Hub pizza oven.

​Committee Meeting 13 Dec 2017

As we didn't have a quorum  at the proposed AGM, inn November, we couldn't have a legal election. I welcome the new members who have joined the committee to help until we have a special AGM when they can be formally elected. We need to encourage the members to attend the special AGM in March as with out a chairman and secretary with the treasurer they are the official office bearers. I will continue as chairman until march then resign or elect a new chairman. 
 
Our first  meeting will be held at 7.30 on DEC 13 with new members at the rooms; that is when the Wed class has finished for the year and it is best to hold the meetings in the rooms if we can.
 
Agenda
Discuss the positions of chairman, secretary, hub representative; this last position is important to us as it is in the rent agreement that all tenants have one or two people to attend the monthly meetings. These are usually on a Friday morning.  (No decisions to be made at these meetings; bring them to the committee to decide what part the members will take)

Clean up day  Sat 27 January, 2018
Work programme and the number of people required to do it.

Classes
Start Monday 12th February 2018, 7.00 to 9.30pm for 8 weeks,
Wednesday  morning 14th, 10.00am to 12.30pm, 8 weeks and 
Thursday 15th 7 to 9.30, 8 weeks.

The final lessons will be during the week beginning the 2nd April, 2018. Tutors will be appointed before then.
Tutors  have applied for Monday and Thursday classes.  This will be discussed with Ken, Shona, Brenda and Graham during December. Wednesday tutor is Shona Clarkson. Perhaps children’s holiday classes this year could have a 10 to 13yrs and 13 to 16yrs as these age groups haven't participated in any of our holiday classes .

Special AGM in March 2018
Notices to go out to the members to discus possible amendments to our constitution and the election of office bearers. This is a must or we will find it difficult to operate as a club.

Web site
Class information, newsletters on our Club News page and the first term’s programme on our Diary page. We have a Gallery page; discussion for photography members and class works.

Meeting Rule
If there is any other business to be raised at our committee meetings, email the details of your proposal and a resolution of the proposal to the chairperson, Shona, so that it may be inserted into the agenda. This achieves two outcomes; efficient meetings because members can prepare to discuss it and if the subject is important enough, it should be on the agenda. Having a resolution to a proposal indicates a members commitment to the idea.

Cheers - Shona
Chairperson, MPPG