President Sharon Jewell Ph: 0412 831 883 sharon-jewell@hotmail.com Vice President Secretary Wendy Bainbridge Ph: 4771 5044 Mob: 0434 445 101 wendybainbridge@optusnet.com.au Minutes Secretary Margaret Crawford mjcrawford@marg-art.net Treasurer Jeff Tillack Ph: 4724 3827 Mob: 0417 615 815 etillack@aapt.net.au Assistant Treasurer Newsletter Jodi Pattinson Mob: 0428 150 151 jodiannepattinson@gmail.com Librarian Catherine Ogden Ph: 4789 1821 wcogden@bigpond.com Clay Supplies Louise Watson Ph: 4772 6668 louise_ian@bigpond.com Keeper of the Kilns Edward O Brien Mob: 0407 628 307 edwardobrien66@gmail.com Seminars/Workshops Historian Hilary O Leary Ph: 4788 8892 hjcol@live.com.au Permanent collection/conservator ABN: 73 105 384 899 N e w s l e t t e r February / March 2017 Mailing address: PO Box 5033 Townsville Qld 4810 Studio/Workshop: 15 Flowers Street Railway Estate Ph: (07) 4772 3458 Web address: http://nqpotters.com Email: nqpotters@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/northqueenslandpottersassocsince1972/. A few words from Wendy NQPA Secretary Welcome back to 2017 and welcome to new members Bridget and Harry. I m standing in for Sharon who s away on a wonderfully extended Xmas break! All groups and classes have been back since mid January and here s wishing all members a creative and productive 2017. LUNCH for Hilary O Leary who is retiring as the NQPA Historian. When: 12.30 Friday 17 March Where: The Crown, Palmer Street. I need to know numbers for booking so please RSVP to Wendy via text/phone 0434 445 101 or email: wendybainbridge@optusnet.com.au **Hilary, Jean Campbell and Bev Boulton started NQPA in 1972 and Hilary has kept a wonderful history all this time. Bound copies are available in the library.** 1
MINUTES OF NQPA INC COMMITTEE MEETING held 15 th FEBRUARY 2017 Meeting opened at 3pm. Present: Wendy Bainbridge, Jeff Tillack, Edward O'Brien, Louise Watson, Bridget Smallwood and Margaret Crawford. Apologies: Catherine Ogden. Margaret Crawford moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be taken as read, seconded Edward O'Brien. Correspondence: Inwards: Dec 16: TCC storm water draining, PTRG Vault shop agreement 14/1-2/2, NR Gas $125, PTRG Strand Eph entries. Journals: Aust Ceramics Vol 55 No.3 Nov 16. Jan 17: Ceramics Monthly renewal, Telstra $102.69, Ergon power outage 2/2. Journals: Ceramics Monthly Dec 16 & Jan 17, Ceramic Renewal Issue 283, Feb 17. Telstra $101.50, TCC Rates $1269.60, Clayshed $2078.30, Ray Hubert roof $3509, Ceramic Monthly pd $80.35, Website $22 pd, Rikis tours flyer 2017, NR Gas $125, PTRG invites. Journals: Ceramic Monthly Feb 17 Wendy moved that the correspondence inwards & outwards be accepted, seconded Edward O'Brien. Carried. Treasurer s Report: December 16 - Deposits $992.40, Expenses $573.13 Bal as at 31st Dec 16 $5695.40. January 17 - Deposits $961.55, Expenses $1395.88 Bal as at 31st Jan 17 $5261.07. Invoices to be paid - Hubert Roof $3509, Telstra $101.50, Rates $1259.60 (due 7th March), Clay $2078.30 Subs $80.35. Approval given to transfer $3,000 from Business Saver A/c. Treasurer moved that the balance be accepted as is and the accounts be passed for payment, seconded Edward O'Brien. Carried. Studio/Classes Report - Edward's Sat afternoon class full and has a waiting list. Hoping some students may move to Wed night class. Glaze mixing class (for his students) on Sat 18th March 9am to 5pm - studio booking for that day. A couple of students have reported clay missing from main studio space!! Clay Report - clay order arrived Wed 8th Feb. Tks to Louise for order and Edward for unloading. Member's individual orders to add on 30 cents @ kilo for freight. Library - Donations of books had been received from Jill and Hillary for the library. Thank you to both ladies. Facebook - No report. New Membership - Harry. GENERAL BUSINESS Roof - Still small leaks - Ray Hubert fixing as they arise. Accumulation of leaves on the roof was compounding the problem of rust. After discussion it was decided that some roof maintenance needed to happen to help maintain the remaining old roof such as the removal of leaves every 6 months - next due in August. Thanks to all members involved in moving old leaves, particularly Catherine & Warren for their work in the front garden. Neighbours Driveway - Neighbour not happy. Members need to be reminded not to park in front of the neighbours private driveway near the front entry door - notice for Newsletter. National Ceramic Competition 2018 - Scheduled for July/August 2018 at Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway. 2
Possible judge Greg Daly. Looking at a two day glaze workshop if interest is there from members. Historian - Hillary O'Leary had advised that she needs to resign from her position as she is moving house during the year. NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD Wednesday 15th March, 2017 at 3pm. Meeting closed at 4.15pm Please send any agenda items to nqpotters@gmail.com prior to meeting. Vale Wendy Allen 12 July 1946 23 December 2016 Wendy was born in Winnipeg, Canada and came to Australia in the 70 s. She came to live in Townsville in the mid 80 s and as her two children grew up she became involved in NQPA. For over 20 years Wendy was a regular at the studio at Flowers Street. During that time she produced all kinds of pots and always took part in workshops, looking after us all, continually providing food for everyone, as well as her famous prawn platters which impressed workshop tutors from out of town. Always thoughtful and caring of others, she kept the studio clean and replenished supplies which she only stopped doing a few years ago. She was also our Librarian for several years. Not one for mincing her words, Wendy was a constant at the studio for many years and will be missed. Wendy s family held a memorial for her at PBSLC at the end of January which some of us attended. As Wendy had become part of Fiona & Trevor s family they were very involved in the memorial which was a nice gathering to farewell a colleague and friend. She will be deeply missed by her kids, Gordon and Michelle, and especially her grandkids, Archie, Clementine and Banjo whom she loved deeply and cared for. CAR PARKING In case you re unaware, where we park under the Tamarind trees is also a driveway for the house next door. Apparently members have been blocking this driveway PLEASE KEEP IT CLEAR AT ALL TIMES. Please note when you use Flowers St and pay hire fees or buy clay it is necessary to have the correct change as we do not always have much available. This is especially for people who use the studio out of hours 3
2018 biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards The 2018 biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards are going ahead and will be exhibited at Pinnacles Gallery 27 July to 16 September 2018. The first ad will be in the next issue of JAC. Once again the major TCC acquisitive award will be $10,000 with 4 other smaller awards. Entries will close Friday 30 March 2018 - so a heads up to start working on an entry now. Greg Daly is the confirmed judge and he will be running a workshop on Sat 28 July and Sun 29 July 2018 at NQPA. We re interested in any ideas you may have of topics you might like him to cover let us know please. A couple of ideas at the moment are 1 day glaze on glaze, application, brushwork and 1 day on lustre and techniques.... Sian Rowe s work is currently in the display case at the studio. Well done Sian! Lovely work. 4
NQPA Tuesday Social Pottery Group The Tuesday group, with Nic and friends, welcomes all to share. This is an informal group which meets from 10am to 1pm every Tuesday at the NQPA studio. There is only the $5 charge for members to use the premises and we all help each other. No tutors, but everyone helps everyone and it is just a time to come along and enjoy yourself. PLEASE NOTE THE STUDIO IS CLOSED IN THE EVENT OF CYCLONE OR STORM WARNING WHEN PUBLIC BUILDINGS ARE CLOSED. NO STUDIO ACCESS OR KILN FIRING DURING SUCH EVENTS. Everyone please sign in the DIARY when you are in the NQPA studio! This is essential for both NQPA insurance and your insurance coverage. Please sign your name in the diary to indicate that you are on the premises; it is extremely important for Workplace Health & Safety in the case of a fire to have a record of attendance. Thank-you for your cooperation! POTTERY LESSONS with EDWARD! Come and learn and have FUN with clay! Lesson Times: Wednesday: 6-9 pm Saturday: 2-5 pm Cost: $25 per class (3 hours!) + materials / firings Where: Nth Qld Potters Assoc. Studio 15 Flowers Street, Railway Estate **Contact Edward on 0407 628 307 or edwardobrien66@gmail.com Quick Guide to Pottery Classes: Edward O Brien: 0407 628 307 Wed 6-9pm, & Sat 2-5pm edwardobrien66@gmail.com www.edwardobrienpottery.weebly.com www.facebook.com/edwardobrienpottery 5