Author Archive: MPlummer
Call for Entries to Complex Weavers Show
Weavers are invited to submit entries to “Complex Weavers: Glamour, Glitter, Glitz”, a traveling, juried exhibit opening at the Hellada Gallery in Long Beach, CA in July of 2012 to coincide with Convergence sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America. The show then travels to the Kaplan Gallery at the VisArts Center in Rockville, MD […]
Continue reading2012 Conference Info Online Now
Tradition/Innovation – the 2012 Conference is coming. The dates are May 18-20, 2012 and the place is the Oakland Convention Center. Everything you wanted to know (almost) about classes, teachers, galleries, and events is online now. You can start reading all about it on the 2012 conference page. Important dates that are coming up soon: • Deadline for […]
Continue readingCall for Entries at Petaluma Arts Show
Warm and Cozy Fabulous Functional Fiber Fest is a fabric, fiber, weaving, spinning, textile arts show. Opens November 18, runs through New Year’s Eve at Clear Heart Gallery, 368-B Petaluma N. Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94952. Open to fiber artists living in California, from the Redwood Empire and Bay Area, to the hills of Big Sur […]
Continue readingLiaison Luncheon Coming Up — Reserve Now!
The annual CNCH Liaison Luncheon and Meeting is coming up: Saturday, Sept. 18. And your reservations are due before Sept. 8. The luncheon is being held at J & D’s Steakhouse, 36 Main St., Sutter Creek, CA. This liaison meeting will include the presentation of information and materials about the 2011 Sutter Creek CNCH conference. […]
Continue readingPine Needle Basket Workshop
Mt. Lassen Guild is having a pine needle basket workshop this weekend, March 6th from 11-3 and March 20th from 11-3, at the home of Johnica Love in Cohasset, a small community north of Chico. The teacher is Dee Malone. She has over 30 years experience with basket weaving and wire wrapping.
Continue readingJudy Fisher Is New News Editor
We are pleased to announce that Judy Fisher has accepted the new position of online news editor for CNCH. She is a member of the Redwood Empire Handweavers and Spinners Guild. Judy brings vision and enthusiasm to the job, has both online and print experience as an editor, and has a long history with CNCH […]
Continue readingWanted: CNCH On-Line News Editor
Are you a writer/info gatherer with a passion for the textile arts? Do you know someone who is? Let us know and help us find candidates who want to make CNCH news as interesting, current, effective and useful as can be. We need your help to spread the word on the job posting to guild […]
Continue readingJane Mintz memorial service
I just received information from Deborah Chandler in Guatemala about a memorial service to be held this Sunday, December 13, in San Francisco for Jane Mintz. Jane was a local weaver who teamed up for a while with Lou Grantham at the San Francisco Fiber Company. I first met her when I was in Guatemala […]
Continue readingSusan McGehee Workshop in Sacramento
Susan McGehee will be at Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild on February 23, 2010 (lecture) and February 24-25, 2010 (workshop). The workshop is called Weaving With Wire and Metals. The workshop has not filled. If you are interested in taking this workshop or have any questions please call Cindy Geer (209 609 6055) or email […]
Continue readingStarting a new conversation
The Web offers many new ways to communicate. The Advisory Board has asked a committee to explore the communication needs of the CNCH community. That would be us. We’ve met. We’re excited about the opportunities to share news and information in new ways. We welcome any input you might have. You can email your thoughts using […]
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