Welcome Potters to the May mini News

 May 8th at 7 pm Special General Meeting 
We need you to help change our constitution!
This needed to be changed when we have moved to Phillipstown and all that is required of you is to read the remits, which were sent to you last month and vote on the changes; simple as. We need a quorum of 16 to be able to legally pass these changes. 
Wood Firing
We have the opportunity to wood fire with Halswell potters group in July 28.This is a wood kiln where we keep putting wood in the kiln and monitor it for about 8 hours. I will bring along some samples and discuss the wood firing techniques and the build up to loading the kiln etc. If you are interested please come along, vote and discuss taking part in a different type of firing.
Club days.
Tuesday 10.00am to 3.00pm: you can carry on into the night session with Ken.This means you have all day to play with clay.
You may also arrange with Shona, after her class on Wednesday, to play until 4.00pm when the hub closes. The rooms are usually open during week days when the hub is open. First Saturday of the month: Anne is opening the rooms; if you would like to take part check her out on Mt Pleasant face book or email anne.goddard@yahoo.fr. 
Photographing your work for our web site:  please bring along some of your work on club days so Graham Maguire gjmaguire@xtra.co.nz  can take photos to put on the web site. It is looking rather good. All our information is there for you to see what going on in the club. 
See you on May 8 at 7pm

SUBS ARE NOW OVERDUE please pay direct credit to Mt pleasant pottery Westpac 03 1591 008345400 many thanks 

MP Pottery Club Programme 
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 demonstrators 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 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 😊


Program
May
Tuesday 8th, 7pm
Special Meeting
Please attend as this important meeting to progress our club!
There’s no pressure to the individual member, you are just required to vote.
Please see details attached to the email


June
Tuesday 12th, 7pm
Club 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 tools found from nature or the kitchen draw. A very inspiring, creative and must attend evening.


July
Saturday, 7th, 10am to 4 pm
One day workshop
Slip/Engobe making, experimenting and decorating workshop with Renate
We will make our own Engobe, experiment with a variety of different decorating techniques on test tiles and decorate our own prepared, raw bowl
Enrolments to mtpleasantpottery@gmail.com

Committee for 2018
Chairman.........needed.....
Secretary                                               Shona Clarkson mtpleasantpottery@gmail.com
Treasurer                                               Ken Doidge doidge.ken@gmail.com
Newsletter and web manager    Graham Maguire gjmaguire@xtra.co.nz
Household and maintenance      Lorraine (Rudi) Jansen rblanjan@xtra.co.nz
Club day roster                                    Bill Bromley Bromleybill@hotmail.com
Minute secretary                                Brenda Benge brendabenge@outlook.co.nz
Face book manager                           Anne Goddard anne.goddard@yaho.fr
                                                                       Allan Mauger alinos@outlook.co.nz