CMAG Officers
President: open
Vice-president: open
Secretary: Wayne Acton
Treasurer: Mandy Allen
Members at Large
Lisa Ciolli (Membership)
Linda Apodaca (Programs)
Barbara Covey
CMAG Board Meetings
Board meeting are generally
held the last Tuesday of
each month at 7:00pm.
Members are encouraged to
attend and contribute.
Contact Mandy for location.
How to Reach Us
Website:
www.cmaguild.org
Write:
Creative Metal Arts Guild
P. O. Box 8946
Portland OR 97207
Newsletter
Contributions, comments,
classified ads, display ads
metal_fx@comcast.netLyn Simon email
Membership
Please visit CMAG's website:
www.cmaguild.org
Annual membership dues are
$60; students $30
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Newsletter
The Creative Metal Arts Guild, a non-profit organization, exists to create a community for metalsmiths, jewelers and metal artists, bt facilitating communication, providing information and benefits, promoting a positive image of the creative metal artist and increasing public awareness of the artist's contribution to the community.
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Editor's Comments
With the November meeting being cancelled, we will have only two more general meetings in 2008. Both meetings will be detailed technical demonstrations, one presented by Bruce McKay and the other by myself. These programs take a lot of preparation and are hopefully very informative. There are other opportunities to stay involved through the fall. The board will be meeting a couple times on the last Thursday, members are welcome. Present one of your pet CMAG projects for organization and support. (BTW, kudos to Margaret Frison for a bang up job on the grant submission. Let’s keep our fingers X’ed.) The Show Steering Committee is also meeting regularly, planning an event which is central for many CMAGer’s. As always, Lyn and I are soliciting articles of ank kind to publish. ….. Wayne
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Minutes of CMAG General Meeting 12 August 2008
[Thanks to Lyn Simon for note taking while the secretary presided. Lyn did a fine job but didn’t record any of my jokes so this will be a fairly dry record.]
Wayne Acton opened the meeting at 7:15 and suspended the agenda briefly to announce the sad news that Linda Apodaca’s mother had died earlier that day. Our condolences for this loss.
Guests and new members attendance were Joel Johnson, Deb Steele, Jane Powers and Susan Earl Lovejoy. As ever, my apologies for misspellings of names.
Membership renewal time is upon us once again, and if you haven’t paid by now you’re kind of late. Forms are available and all members are reminded to fill out the form in full. There are some changes there regarding the newsletter and email addresses are increasingly crucial. Regular dues are still sixty dollars, cheap!
The Spring Show Steering Committee has sent out the first mailing with applications which are due 15 September. The Committee meets monthly if not more frequently and members are welcome to attend. Contact Mona Mozieco, Jesse Vasi, Judy Acton, or Debra Carus for details. Margaret Frison has been working on a grant application to the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) to support our participation this increasing important annual event.
The working of the Guild Library was reviewed for members. This resource contains books, magazines and video materials of interest to metal workers, which is available for check out from meeting to meeting. It’s located in a closet in our meeting room.
The September program will be Wax Carving using MATT Tools by Bruce McKay. In October Wayne Acton will demonstrate soldering silver ring shanks. The November meeting has been cancelled due to the building being closed for Veterans’ Day. LeRoy Goertz reports that this happened five years ago as well and the meeting adjourned to a pub. He remembers because 11 November is his birthday. He suggested the Guild throw a surprise birthday party for him instead but to the secretary’s knowledge, no such activity is planned. As usual, there is no meeting in December.
Shawn Daughton asked about an easier technique for soldering jump rings together to form the swivel necessary to relieve stress on bracelet catches engendering long discussion. Suggestions included using solder core wire, drilling the hook as swivel and bending the whole assemble from a single piece instead of balancing two rings together. This also lead to a reiteration of Harbor Freight as a place from which to accumulate quantities of inexpensive tools often of admittedly inferior quality but of considerable utility nonetheless. Carey Smith asked about the proper nomenclature for types of jade and was informed that generally both jadeite and nephrite are referred to as jade in non-technical reference. Carey also raised a question of Oregon law with regard to consignment agreements. There is currently a law suit about the downtown “City Arts” shop and published remarks of the artists’ lawyer indicate that he may be a useful person to search out in this regard. It was a general opinion that these contracts, while simple of themselves, relied on state statute, with which, unfortunately, no one present was specifically familiar. Shawn also asked about finding ferric nitrate for silver etching and was referred to Nurnberg Scientific (6310 SW Virginia Avenue, Portland, OR.) or to the guild source guide. This led to a discussion of acids in general and their handling and disposal.
At this point the business meeting was adjourned and members retired to a fabulous repast presented by Shawn and for which she received well deserved accolades when the meeting resumed for the program.
The program was “Favorite Tools” and features member sharing, not only tools, but tip and tricks and techniques as well. Discussion was long and detailed and the presentation numerous, (nine members contributed with something like twenty two items.) A few highlights included Lyn with welding magnets to hold steel sculpture in place … Carey with TIX solder for easy low temperature attachment … Mandy with a “pan pie” of aluminum tubes to quickly cut multiple pieces of wire to the same length … Wayne refinishing solder blocks with hardwood floor sand paper and water … Barbara with a fast cutting abrasive wheel from Pacific Abrasives … Judy with a Staetler pen to make her fancy writing on tags … Margaret with numerous items including moldable Thermo Proto Plastic (www.WFR-Aquaplast.com ) and Tuff Brake plastic sheet for marr resistant coverings (J. Fred Woell Designs, Deer Isle, Me.) … LeRoy with darling pictures and story of a Nigerian customer who he initially considered a spammer … Phillip with vise grips altered with welded on tips for specialized uses. As much as any, this program illustrates the creative ingenuity of CMAGers and the utility of membership in so fertile a community.
Respectfully submitted
Wayne
26 August 2008
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Craft Show Critique
This month’s show is the Salem Art Fair & Festival, a three day event at Bush’s Pasture Park. The hours on Friday and Saturday were 10am to 7pm and Sunday was 10am to 5pm. The application fee was $35 and the booth fee was $500 for a 10’ X 10’ booth. There was no commission on sales and no electricity available. There were 208 vendors, with high quality handmade work, plus some charity information booths, food, and two stages with live performances. A very nice program was printed with a picture of everyone’s work next to their listing.
They provide a very detailed map of the site for you to pick your preferred booth spot, indicating sunny and shady spots, which was a lot of help to me as I had never attended the show. Make sure you get your booth choice back to them right away because they are assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Set-up was on Thursday - even numbered booths the first half of the day and odd booths the second half. There were numerous trees and other obstacles to avoid when driving to your spot in the park, but things were pretty slow when I got there at around 2pm so I had no trouble. The vendor parking is a little far away so if you have a lot of things that you carry in and out everyday you may want to bring some sort of cart or hand truck.
Artist hospitality was fantastic. There was a BBQ Thursday evening and on Saturday and Sunday mornings before the show opened they actually cooked omelets to order, something that was new this year and I hope will return, plus, there where plenty on snacks, coffee, and water available throughout the day.
Limited booth sitting was available, one 15 minute break in the middle of the day.
The attendance was very good and the crowd was very nice and fine craft savvy. The weather this year was absolutely perfect but it has been known to be very hot or windy or even rainy.
As usual load-out was a bit more frantic that set-up but they had volunteers helping to direct traffic which is a good thing because I would have hit that lamppost.
For more information write the Salem Art Association 600, Mission St SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 or go to www.salemart.org.
I will be compiling a list of shows to publish later in the year and I’m accepting any suggestions for inclusion. Also, if you have any opinions or tips about a show, please send that to me as well at allenmetalarts at gmail dot com.
Mandy Allen
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The CMAG is storing too much stuff!
In the hopes of eliminating the need for a storage unit (which costs us
$600 a year), we are selling several items. Some are quite useful and
others are quite “interesting”.
We have two 6’ x 30’’ folding tables. They are high quality, in good
condition and come with table risers for an ideal display height, $40
each or $60 for both.
We have two folding wall panels. Each one is made of two 4’x8’ sheets of
fiber board covered with burlap and trimmed with wood. They are well
made and self standing with brass hinges that allow them to open at a
variety of angles. They could be used as booth walls, gallery walls or
even dividing walls in a loft space, $50 for the pair.
We also have a three-sided metal sign stand, 5’ high with a 24’’x 41’’
2-D display space on each side. It has wheels, plexiglass to hold in
your sign on *two* of the sides and could use some refinishing, $10.
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A two-sided metal sign stand, 5’ high with 22’’x 28’’ 2-D display, $5.
A floor lamp, 64’’ tall, white and black with three 60watt adjustable
heads, $10.
Four heavy-duty metal fence posts, 4’ high. Ideal for the garden, $5.
All prices are negotiable, we are motivated sellers and you could get a
cracking deal on the whole lot. Contact Mandy for more information at
(503) 281-7820 or at allenmetalarts at gmail dot com.
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Call for artists
This came to our website recently and may be of interest to some of our members. I have gone to the website indicated which looks nice but I did not register so I couldn't preview the application process. In my perusal, I did not find any associated cost but one must be cautious. It's in Seattle. Wayne.
4CULTURE ARTIST REGISTRY, VOLUME VI
Artists selected for inclusion in the 4Culture Artist Registry are pre-qualified for a variety of public and private art commissions. Project budgets range from $10,000 to $1 million. The Registry is featured on the 4Culture website and widely utilized by public agencies, design professionals, and private developers. This volume will be operational for three to five years. All three categories are open to professional artists residing in the United States. Applicants may compete in one or more of the three categories Parts, Sites, and Plans by completing separate applications. Artists previously included in the 4Culture Artist Registry must reapply. Application workshops are available, visit the website below for more information.
PARTS: Artists most competitive in this category will be making functional or decorative building parts. Some examples of building components created by artists include forged metal gates, railings and grilles; stained glass windows; cast glass and ceramic tiles; concrete pavers; light fixtures; carved wooden doors and millwork; terracotta door surrounds and carved brick details; banners, benches; tree grates and man-hole covers.
SITES: Artists most competitive in this category will be experienced in creating site-specific artwork integrated into architectural spaces or places. Applicants in this category should have a desire and ability to work collaboratively with other design professionals, community and construction trades. All media accepted, completed project experience required.
PLANS: Artists most competitive in this category will be professional artists residing in the United States with experience developing public art plans and working in design team collaborations. The successful candidate will excel in conceptual thinking; be proficient in reading and evaluating architecture, engineering and construction documents; and have strong writing and communication skills. Completed art plans and project experience required.
Deadline: October 20, 2008
Information: www.apply.4culture.org
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'Your Dues (might still be?) DUE'
Dear CMAGers
Another membership year has gone by and it’s time to renew, well a little past time, truth be told. The published date for inclusion in the member directory is August 15. This will definitely be extended and it’s not like renewal won’t be accepted later. But for reasons of financial planning as well as directory publication, it’s better to have some semblance of punctuality.
Full membership for families or partners is still only $60. Full membership is necessary to participate in the Spring Show. It also gives automatically a listing on our website and space there for pictures of your work and/or a link to your site. (There is no longer any surcharge for website participation.) You will receive the annual member directory, updates for the resource guide as they are published and the monthly newsletter. Another year of interesting programs is being planned by our reinvigorated program committee.
Please be sure to fill out the renewal form completely so your info is up to date and also because we are revising our records into a database for more efficient printing from these new forms.
You will find a renewal form here which you may be able to print.
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Spring Show Dates
The contracts are signed and deposit paid for the 2009 CMAG Spring Show and Sale. The annual extravaganza is scheduled for April 24, 25 & 26.
Just a little update here. I'm thinking the first mailing has gone out 'cause that sure looks like it on the kitchen table and I happen to know the steering committee is meeting regularly 'cause Judy's gone to them a lot. I'm very confident that when they have something important to communicate, they'll drop Lyn and myself a note to publish. I for one am excited to do the next show. ......... Wayne
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MONTHLY MEETINGS &
PROGRAMS
WHEN: General CMAG member meetings are held the
second Tuesday of each month. Door opens at 6:45pm, meetings begin at 7:15pm,
and adjourn by 9:15pm.
WHERE: Room 34 at the Multnomah Arts
Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway Portland 97219.
WHAT: Meetings consist of a general business and a short break with refreshments, followed by a
program which may be a demonstration of a technique or tool, a slide
presentation, a panel discussion, or other presentation of interest to CMAG
members. The CMAG Library is open before the meeting and during the break for
checking out books and magazines.
WHO: Meetings are open to CMAG
members and their guests.
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Whether you are a beginner or a long time wax carver, Bruce is always happy to answer your questions and share a wealth of information. 
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