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, by 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
I apologize for the somewhat late and abbreviated newsletter this month. The holidays have hit me a bit early with some urgent orders (a good thing!) and some of the newsletter’s contributors won’t be back until January. Please remember that there is NO GENERAL MEETING THIS MONTH (that would have been tomorrow.) ........
Wayne
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CASA Beads
Now is the time to start thinking about a very important subject: What bead
will you make this year for our CASA neckpieces? Our theme remains Hearts,
Homes and Kids.
In the past, we have raised tens of thousands of dollars for our charity,
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children; www.nationalcasa.org/) and this
money has helped countless children in our community. We have raffled off
some of the pieces at our show, and others have been auctioned off by CASA
at their fundraising events.
In addition to the support we give to this local charity, our neckpieces
serve to get CMAG noticed by the community. There are donors who go to
these events specifically to see the new CMAG pieces. These people are
collectors; there have been actual bidding wars! Everyone who sees our
pieces recognizes our name, CMAG, and they usually turn up at our Spring
Show to purchase work by the people who made the beads.
We recently received a wonderful letter of thanks from the Clackamas County
Oregon CASA chapter, in which they informed us that we helped them serve
almost 50% of the children in need of a voice in court in their area. We
can help them do more by making this year our best ever! MAKE THOSE BEADS!
REMEMBER: Beads must be smaller than 1" cubic, and they must have a hole at
least 3mm in diameter. NO BEAD IS TOO SMALL!
If you have a bead or if you have questions, please call Mary Wong at 503
452 1939. Thank You!.
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Gallery Opening
Carey Smith’s jewelry will be the focus for the month of December at The Beet Gallery in The Pearl, opening First Thursday, December 4th.
The Beet Gallery
1720 NW Lovejoy #120
Portland, OR 97209
Carey N. Smith, Artist-Metalsmith
8217 SE 21st Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 232-0057
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Member Ehibit
This from now member Daniel, who is busy busy.
Hello everybody, here is a link to an article that was written up in Central Oregon Community Colleges newspaper "The Broadside". I am mentioned and quoted in it for the display of my piece "Kinetic Fit" which is on display there at the Rotunda Gallery.
Visit COCC website
Thank you,
Daniel Baca
www.darchorseironworks.com
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Call for entries
This from Mandy:
Metalsmith Juried Exhibition in Print 2009: Call for Entries
"Saturated: Metal and Color"
Jewelry and metalsmithing in which color plays a significant conceptual or visual role.
Approximately 40 artists will be selected for the publication, which will include four-color reproductions of artists' work. All jewelers, designers and metalsmiths, including students, are eligible and encouraged to apply and need not reside in the United States. All work must be original and produced within the last two years (2007 or later).
Jurors: Jamie Bennett, Professor of Art, Metal Program, State University of New York at New Paltz; and Marilyn da Silva, Professor, Chair, Jewelry/Metal Arts Program, California College of the Arts.
Postmark deadline December 5, 2008.
Click here for more information and entry form.
Metalsmith's special annual issue, Exhibition in Print, brings exhibitions to your doorstep. Some years are juried, and other years are curated, every year a winning issue.
www.snagmetalsmith.org
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Call for entries
This came to the guild email recently:
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
April 2-May 29, 2009
DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2008
FULL PROSPECTUS: www.thedcca.org/pdfs/Juried%20ShowSNAG.pdf
THE EXHIBITION:
“Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal” is a national juried exhibition with a concentration on pioneering art jewelry and small scale functional metalwork, such as vessels and implements that combine traditional metalsmithing techniques with a vision representative of the field of contemporary metalsmithing.
Hosted by the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA) and juried by Ellen Lupton, “Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal” is shown in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmith’s (SNAG) annual conference Revolution in Philadelphia, PA, on May 20-23, 2009. Works should demonstrate the use of one or more traditional metalsmithing techniques and be wearable and/or functional. There are no restrictions on inspiration, format, or
additional materials employed. Artists are encouraged to interpret this broad theme with original and innovative contemporary designs.
This exhibition will be held in the main atrium of the DCCA and in the Alternatives Museum Shop, an elegant retail gallery featuring exquisite handmade wearable and functional crafts by artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. All metal objects accepted to “Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal” must be available for purchase.
QUESTIONS:
Email Whitney Marsden at wmarsden@thedcca.org
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
www.thedcca.org
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Web review? Has anyone checked out Ganoskin?
These people send us a LOT of email stuff, which I haven't had much chance to check out but which sometimes seems worth while. Their front page is VERY dense. At least I haven't tried unsubscribing yet. Hanuman is a personal favorite but I doubt it's the same fellow. If any one looks into it I'd be grateful to hear what you thought of it. Wayne
The Ganoksin Project
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Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques
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If you have been considering your own Blog, but haven't yet, the
Orchid Blog Network may be perfect for you! We are passionate about
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To that end, we've combined the atmosphere of the Orchid Forums with
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Spring Show Dates
The annual extravaganza is scheduled for April 24, 25 & 26.
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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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Our regular meeting room opens at 6:45. Come early for a good seat.
Judy Acton reported for the Spring Show Steering Committee. The show has reached the critical number of exhibitors but openings are still available so make contact now if you’re at all interested. Judy suggested that some accommodation in the payment of fees could often be negotiated, if that's what's holding you basck. She also reported on a meeting with representatives of other guilds and the convention center regarding load in and out difficulties and procedures, which she characterized as ‘encouraging.’
Margaret Frison informed the members of the donation of a complete copy of the Rhino & Flamingo Cad/Cam jewelry design system, complete with scholarship to a training session. This is to be auctioned for Spring Show sponsorship funds, Dutch Auction style, which means send your highest bid to Margaret and on November 15th she will open the bids and announce the winner. This is very sophisticated software and the package would cost hundreds of dollars at least.
