A few words from Sharon NQPA President

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1 President Sharon Jewell Ph: Vice President Secretary Wendy Bainbridge Ph: Mob: Minutes Secretary Margaret Crawford Treasurer Jeff Tillack Ph: Mob: Assistant Treasurer Newsletter Jodi Pattinson Mob: Librarian Catherine Ogden Ph: Clay Supplies Louise Watson Ph: Keeper of the Kilns Edward O Brien Mob: edwardobrien66@gmail.com Seminars/Workshops ABN: N e w s l e t t e r August / September 2017 Mailing address: PO Box 5033 Townsville Qld 4810 Studio/Workshop: 15 Flowers Street Railway Estate Ph: (07) Web address: nqpotters@gmail.com Facebook: A few words from Sharon NQPA President Membership Just a reminder, this will be the last newsletter you will receive if you have not paid your membership. The code for the door key has been changed (from 1 st august). Any members who had previously been issued with the code will need to be a financial member and contact Wendy on mob no to obtain the new code. A membership flyer is included in this newsletter. Please fill it out to renew your membership. Payment can be made on-line or by visiting the studio. Historian Permanent collection/conservator Pop-up shop with Umbrella Gallery A great result from the pop-up shop. Please read Louise s report in the minute s section of this newsletter. A huge thank you to Louise for overseeing all involved, and to those members who volunteered to set-up and pull-down, supplied pots and manned the gallery. It was generally agreed that the experience was a lot of fun and great exposure for the potter s involved and the Association. 1

2 MINUTES OF NQPA INC COMMITTEE MEETING held 16 th AUGUST 2017 Meeting opened at 3pm. Please note: All members welcome to attend. Present: Sharon Jewell, Wendy Bainbridge, Jeff Tillack, Edward O'Brien, Louise Watson, Bridget Smallwood and Margaret Crawford. Sharon Jewell moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be taken as read, seconded Louise Watson. Carried. Correspondence: Inwards: PUNQ correspondence, PTRG flyers, Suncorp statements, Rates Notice $ , Telstra $102.39, Clay Shed inv $ , NQ Bytes $110, NR Gas $125, Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Policy 1GQU218757BPK Ref: Y due 6 Sept 17. Outwards: Invoice to Umbrella $1800 re PUNQ. Journals: Aust Ceramics Vol. 56 No2 July Wendy moved that the correspondence inwards & outwards be accepted, seconded, Louise Watson. Carried. New members: Sharon Ralph. Treasurer s Report: Business Everyday a/c balance B/F $ less withdrawals $ plus deposits $ Balance as at 31st July 2017 $ Business Saver a/c -$ interest $ Treasurer moved that the balance be accepted as is and the accounts be passed for payment, seconded Edward O'Brien. Carried. Studio/Classes/Kiln Report- 2 outside taps and ladies toilet tap had been replaced or repaired, tks Edward. Edward's class a bit slow at the moment with quite a few away on holidays. Sharon's Friday morning class continuing and a Thursday night class re-starting this week. Kiln firing class around mid-september. Edward away 8 to 22nd Oct. Sharon away 4 to 9 Sept. Clay Report- 1 tonne clay order had been delivered. Tks to Louise & son, Max for unloading. Library - nil report. GENERAL BUSINESS Pop-Up NQ Festival by Umbrella Studio (PUNQ)- Louise tabled a report which read - Shop was very well received, lots of visitors/customers. Lots of compliments on our range of pottery and the display. Jonathon from Umbrella suggested we might like to exhibit our club's work at Umbrella in/around people contributed to the pop-up. Nearly everyone sold. Types of pottery selling ranged from high priced sculptural pieces to small inexpensive utilitarian pieces. Handmade is "hot" right now. Total number of visitors was 490. The Cotters markets Sunday morning was very busy. The compulsory hours for PUNQ 2017 were afternoons and nights. This was often the quietest period. All agreed it was great exposure for the Potters. Facebook - Tks again to Louise and Sharon for its upkeep. Kiln C Repairs - All correspondence was tabled and read to the Committee by the President (Sharon). 2

3 E Member involved in the incident was invited to attend meeting however was not able to be present. President to respond. Suncorp Bank Account - Moved Sharon Jewell, seconded Wendy Bainbridge that Margaret Crawford be added as a signatory to NQ Potters Inc. accounts. This will enable Margaret to assist in paying bills and access statements for our new on- line accounting system Manager. Carried. Float - Float to be reduced from $200 to $100 as most reimbursements will now be made using internet banking. NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD Wednesday 20th September 2017 at 3pm. Meeting closed at 5.15pm. Please send any agenda items to nqpotters@gmail.com prior to meeting. Jenny Mulcahy NOTICE OF EXHIBITION: Falling Softly into Ash 12 August to 14 September 2017 Vault Shop Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Jenny Mulcahy is a local ceramicist and mixed media artist and educator who has resided on Magnetic Island since 1984 where she established the Nelly Bay Pottery Studio & Gallery [now Jenny Mulcahy's Gustav Creek Studio]. Mulcahy holds a PhD in Creative Arts from James Cook University, has participated in international artist residencies in Canada and Wales, and her work can be found in a number of art collections in institutions such as Perc Tucker Regional Gallery; Gold Coast City Gallery; The James Hardie Library of Fine Arts, Queensland State Library, Brisbane; and the Banff Centre for the Arts Ceramic Collection, Banff, Canada. In addition to her work in these indoor collections, Mulcahy is responsible for a number of large-scale public art pieces that can be seen throughout the Townsville area. Falling Softly into Ash focuses on a new series of works with delicate images created by first impressing fragile plant material into a soft paste made from porcelain which is then fired to a high temperature thus permanently embedding the plant material in the paper thin porcelain, the ashy residue delineating the remnant plant material. Ash has also been used to create a variety of finishes in the series of miniature still life groupings which have been either Saggar or Raku fired resulting in a variety of colours obtained from sawdust and green plant material used in the firing processes. 3

4 The Drill Hall Studio Kilns to give away 2 kilns to give away both could do with some work one is huge, stainless steel. Elements look good, but will require a controller. The other is an old ex-nqpa kiln that has been done up by Townsville Stained Glass. Operational with controller. For more info please me - Sue Tilley sue@thedrillhallstudio.com.au ph 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 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 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. 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 $6 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 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 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. 4

5 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 or edwardobrien66@gmail.com Quick Guide to Pottery Classes: Edward O Brien: Wed 6-9pm, & Sat 2-5pm edwardobrien66@gmail.com 5