NO.13/1 July, Now our only problem is KEEPING those shelves filled!

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1 THE GUILD GRAPEVINE Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts 113 Kam Lake Road, Yellowknife (867) NO.13/1 July, 2013 The Fireweed Studio, our little log cabin by City Hall, has been super-busy since it opened on June 18. We have added Tuesday evenings to our Saturday and Public holiday hours, in order to take advantage of the popularity of the new Somba Ke Park Yellowknife Farmers Market. Aboriginal Day was almost a sellout!! Members came out to review the procedures, and here are a few keen marketers: Jenny, Janice and Donna; Garry and Wendy, Rachel, Ann and Jake, planning how to fill those empty shelves --- decisions made!! Now our only problem is KEEPING those shelves filled! 1

2 Ice Cream Bowl Sale Next item on the agenda was the Ice Cream Bowl Sale a resounding success, as usual, potters working from January on, throwing, trimming and glazing. The variety was astonishing and the buying public seemed delighted we sold out in 2 hours and made $4000. Congratulations to our Fundraisers, Yewon and Alicia, for a job well planned and executed. Thanks to all the volunteers who made the more than 400 bowls, who fetched and carried and cleaned up, and who sold and scooped under the blazing sunshine of Canada Day, and to our generous customers who clearly appreciate our fun draiser! Rachel recycling the clay bowls out of the kiln Wendy getting going on the glazing Pay and pick your bowl Choose your ice cream! 2

3 Meet your new Board members: These are the folks who have volunteered to take on the various jobs we need to have done who will take your questions and suggestions, and answer them to the best of their ability. President Rachel Makohoniuk Vice-President Kelly Moore Also in charge of Pottery classes Sales and Communications as well as Sales and the Fireweed Studio Treasurer Pat Moore Secretary Janet Diveky Shares sales with Kelly 3

4 Fundraisers Yewon Kang and Alicia Scallion Pottery, Garry Singer, Mixed media, Carole Tetlow and Brian Collins Pottery Classes, Michelle Fortin; Mixed Media classes Janet Procure 4

5 Fall classes Registration will be on Thursday September 5 at 7 pm; Classes are planned for Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and possibly Saturday and Sunday mornings. First session would start September 9 and second session November 4. Anyone interested in teaching is asked to give their ideas to Michelle and Rachel at potteryclassesyk@gmail.com or Janet Procure at janetprocure@hotmail.com. Open Studios will resume in September and are usually Thursday evenings 7 9:30 and Saturday and Sunday afternoons 1-4 From our Many Hands 2 Cookbook JD Made Me Do It Seafood Wraps 1 cup light cream cheese, softened. 1 cup light/reduced fat mayonnaise 450g Imitation crab/seafood sticks or chunks or real shrimp, crab, lobster, smoked salmon Blend cream cheese and mayonnaise Blend crab chunks or other seafood with cream cheese/mayonnaise. If using crab sticks these may be placed directly on wrap. If smoked salmon, spread a line across wrap. Spread crab/ cream cheese/ mayonnaise mix liberally on wrap. Sprinkle dill liberally on top If using crab sticks, lay across wrap. Lay line of lightly cooked asparagus [or sliced cucumber] across wrap. Lay red pepper slices beside asparagus Roll up wrap as tightly as possible. Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for at least2 hours. Slice on an angle, 1-2 cm.thick, about 7-8 slices per wrap Serve and enjoy. Guild favorite at potlucks 4-6 large wraps/tortillas [spinach/green or red/sundried tomato add colour] Fresh dill, or freeze dried to taste. 12 asparagus stalks, or cucumber sliced lengthwise 1 red pepper, sliced lengthwise John Argue 5

6 A Little Bit of our History New Guild opening, 2007 The Yellowknife Guild of Crafts first began in 1946 when the Dene shared the land with the people who had come here to work in the mining industry. There were only 3,000 people living in the Yellowknife area then, and in the long winters there was not a lot to do at the end of the working day. A group of women interested in getting together and sharing their talents formed a group headed by Ruth Stanton. Over the years the Guild has taught a wide variety of crafts including sewing, leatherwork, copper enamelling, batik, birch bark piercing, felting, fabric printing, painting, basketry, jewellery making, spinning, weaving and pottery. Classes, meetings and sales have been held all over town at Con Mine and Negus, in the old St. Pat s school, Sir John Franklin High School, the Legion and Elks halls, in the basement of the old library, rooms in the old City Hall, and in the basement of the old Northern Health Building where Diavik has its offices now (known to many as the Guild of Crafts or IODE building.) A partnership with the Catholic School board allowed the Guild a place in their art room for several years. The Guild now runs out of a two story building owned by YK Dairies the first time we have ever paid rent, but also the first time we can work in our own space any time or way we please. Now, our city has grown to over 20,000, and the Guild has grown with it. One to two hundred people each year take classes at the guild, and hundreds more line up for the annual spring and Christmas sales. Everything is run on a volunteer basis. In the summer,to display and sell our work, we have the use of the Fireweed Studio, a little log cabin near city Hall which used to be a blacksmith shop, and now we open on Tuesday evenings as well as Saturdays, to join in the fun of the new weekly Farmers Market. 6