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From I-4 take the Altamonte Springs/436 Exit. Go east on 436 (several miles and quite a few stop lights) Once you pass the 17/92 intersection on 436 keep going for more 2 blocks and turn left on Oxford Rd (sign overhead). Then go about two blocks. On the right will be the Seminole Central Library. Our meeting room is on the first floor.

Eighty-Seventh Seminole Patch

3/8/08

Attendees: Louise Leake, Johny Blunt, Joy and Jim Sutton, Marcia White, Judy Van Vuren, Marti White, Lila Loy, Diane Harris, Bill Layne, Susan Kumiski, and Carol Healy

Joy opened the meeting at 1:10. She introduced Susan Kumiski and Carol Healy, teachers who are interested in gourds.

Treasury Report: Virginia sent in the report as being $112.06. Joy said that $62 of the treasury money had been spent at the show for the coming activities during the year. These are extra gourds for the new members that come in.

Bought were: 6 for Kachina, 5 for Woodburning, 5 for Philly Rims 5 forTeneriffe, 5 for Colored Pencil, 5 for Inks

[None for masks, sculpting, santa ornament, & beading classes]

PATCH DISCUSSION

1) Patch Activities were sent out via e-mail within the last few days. The FGS website will also have them posted for Seminole Patch.

2) Gourd Artists Gathering held in Cherokee, NC will be held June 6-8.

3) FGSI Show

A) Judy reported that the FGSI Booth made about $400 less than last year. The booth will be turned over to others to run next year.

Judy said t-shirts were still available, and she had some with her. Shirt sales were down this year. But sales of previous year’s shirts at reduced cost help to offset the expenses.

B) Joy read e-message from Tonia Owens, GSI president, thanking everyone for help.

C) Joy read e-message from Selma Carrow, show chair, announcing the Breakout meeting to be held in April possibly in Paisley. Date to be set. All Patch leaders and volunteers are asked to attend to suggest improvements for next year’s show. [Show will be held in Palatka again next year,] Show improvements and theme will be topics.

D) Patch members made the following suggestions for show improvements.

*Must have a speaker system in place for the dinner. It destroys the evening to have to shout and NOT BE HEARD.

*NEED TO PUBLICIZE the raffle baskets on the net and with huge signs on the FAIRGOURNDS. We had people who stumbled upon us the last day saying they would have supported the raffle IF THEY HAD KNOWN.

* LIMIT GROWERS AS SUGGESTED

* JUDGES NEED TO HAVE A HANDOUT AS A REMINDER OF THE JUDGING CRITERIA-% FOR CREATIVITY,% FOR EXECUTION ETC. Therese has all that info from when she led a workshop for FGSI!

* Sunday classes to begin at 8:30 so peope can GET ON THE ROAD even if they are willing to take a class on Sunday.

* Bigger and better signage along major highway.

* Workshops - Have a wider variety of type techniques taught (lots of painting this year)

* Limit number of classes per instructor

* Gourd instrument entertainment (Someone was good on uke.)

* Would like to have a shirt design that is more dignified or classic so could wear to more functions.

E) Patch members made these suggestions for show theme.

* Hung Up on Gourds

* Gourd Circus in the Sun

* [Something to tie into bike week or boy scout derby.]

4) Joy talked about September Gourd Retreat to be held on September 19-21. The famous Bonnie Gibson will be the featured artist. Workshops by other instructors will also take place. Selma is in the process of arranging and asked that we keep informed through the FGSI website. Joy will also contact us when more detalils are known.

5) Joy said that the three Patch Albums containing minutes and pictures of the 86 Seminole Patch meetings which have take place since March 1999 were on display for members to look at.

6) Diane, Bill, Louise, Lila and Marcia shared gourd projects they had brought in. At this time, gourdians had a chance to see the faux raku gourd that Maxine had done and that will be similar to the activity to be done in May. Gourding tips were discussed. Diane and Louise talked about what they had learned at the show about gourd carving with a dremel. They said steel tips rotate in only one direction so it is best to keep them headed the same way as you are using them. However, titanium tips can go in any direction. They cost more, but the quality cut makes it worthwhile. Betsy Roberts, a carving instructor at the show, sells these kinds of tips. They run from $9-15 but do last a lifetime.

Patch Activity: “Anything Goes”

Gourdians brought their own projects to work on. In addition, Diane taught a few who had missed the Ocean Drum patch activity how to assemble them. Joy and Bill cut gourds for those needing to have that done for upcoming acti

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