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C N C H N O T E S Volume XIV, Number 2 • June 2005 CNCH 2005 Was a Great Success! by Nancy Weber, CNCH 2005 Chair The Conference of Northern California Handweavers Fiber Retreat 2005 at Asilomar was fantastic! The conference was fun! The weather was great, the teachers were phenomenal, and the teacher boutique was a smashing success. Much thanks to all of the 2005 team members and the guilds who worked so hard to make this conference so successful. You are truly the winners for CNCH Fiber Retreat 2005. Asilomar was thrilled with our conference – they are looking forward to having us in the future. They thought the quality of work in the workshops was incredibly high and want to have similar workshops in the future. 259 attended the conference and most everyone stayed at Asilomar. 27 locals and walk-ins purchased the meal tickets and day-use fee. It was such a pleasure to stroll to the dining hall from your room or workshop and have a nice meal waiting for you. CNCH 2005 will be able to send over $18,000 to CNCH, Inc. above and beyond the seed money for the conference. We had budgeted conservatively and were financially successful because of enormous response which filled up the workshops. The Teacher Boutique sold about $9,700, and CNCH will receive $2,000 from it after taxes and expenses. The teachers really appreciated this opportunity to sell their items. The teachers were thrilled with their students and the whole conference. They want to come back to CNCH conferences and felt it a privilege to be a member of the faculty. Many commented that they didn’t want to go home and could it be a longer conference next time. While the Teacher Show and Tell was short for each of the teachers, everyone got to see what they were all doing in their non-conference life. Such a range of talents! To keep the tradition going and encourage new and non-fiber people to learn about fiber arts, CNCH 2005 is forwarding $400 to the CNCH 2006 committee to use for scholarships. Thank you again, everyone, who worked on this conference to make it so much fun for all attendees, faculty, and Asilomar staff. CNCH Scholarships — CNCH 2003 raised money from the Fiber to Shawl drawing and donated it to be used for scholarships for a future conference. The Advisory Council was pleased to award two registration scholarships to the 2005 conference. Fiber Retreat 2005 will be forwarding $400 to the CNCH 2006 committee to use for scholarships to their conference. The deadline for applications will be October 1 so the scholarship recipients can be announced at the fall Liaison luncheon. The scholarship is open to the general public and the applicant need not be a CNCH guild member. Encourage your friends who are fiber arts students to apply. Awards will not be made on the basis of financial need, but will be based on desire to learn and willingness to share their knowledge with others. To apply, the applicants will describe their fiber interests and how attendance at CNCH 2006 will further their work. The applicant must propose a community outreach program in the field of their textile studies, or a guild seminar, program or mini-workshop that will be presented to guilds from two different CNCH areas. Any seminar or workshop must be based primarily on the applicant’s own work and experience and not duplicate a seminar that the applicant attends. Applications will be available at www.cnch.org or by contacting CNCH, P.O. Box 191119, Sacramento, CA 95819-1119. CNCH 2006 by Leslie LeMon CNCH 2006 cordially invites weavers, spinners, dyers, basketmakers, and other fiber enthusiasts to come to the central California community of Modesto early next May for a weekend to find inspiration, shop, make new friends, and to meet with old friends. The conference will be held at the Modesto Centre Plaza May 5-7, 2006. The conference hotel is the Doubletree, 1150 Ninth Street, Modesto, California, 209- 526-6000. The conference rate is $99 per night for up to four people to a room. There will be commercial vendors, seminars, a fashion show, galleries, early bird shopping, and much more. Details of the conference will be discussed at the liaison luncheon scheduled to be held at the Modesto Centre Plaza on October 22. Guilds can choose to participate in any one or more of the four galleries or the fashion show, whichever they find the most inspiring. The galleries are: California Originals - Items submitted to this gallery must be (at least 50%) of fiber that is native to California. For example: it could be California grown cotton, wool from California sheep, or other fiber animals, or basket materials grown/gathered in California. California Inspired - Items submitted to this gallery must be inspired by something Californian. For example, it could be the colors of a California sunset, one of our stately sequoia trees, the rocks of one of our river beds, the atmosphere on the midway of one of our county fairs, and on and on. California Fun - Life in California is avant-garde. The way Californians have fun is a big part of this image. We can have fun in the biggest (or the smallest) way. People from other places have been known to just shake their heads and say “only in California.” This spirit of California Fun should be the inspiration for the theme. Return to Sender - Spinners will be provided with a 5 oz. sliver in a combination of the three conference colors: Sierra Green, Pacific Blue, and Miner's Gold. Report from the Advisory Council The Advisory Council asked the guilds to formally vote on a proposal to require each guild to pay a membership fee of $5 per member to CNCH, Inc. Currently the fee is optional. Two-thirds of the guilds must approve this proposal for it to go into effect. This $5 fee will help defray CNCH, Inc. expenses. The fee, along with the guild roster, will be due by November 1 each year. Benefits of membership in CNCH, Inc., include:
CNCH, Inc. provides the seed money that enables us to hold an annual conference. Note that non-member registration fees for the conference will increase in the future to make them more in line with guild dues. For insurance coverage, a guild should notify the CNCH Adminstrative Assistant at least two weeks before a guild activity. She may be contacted at P.O. Box 191119, Sacramento, CA 95819 or advisory@cnch.org. The Advisory Council has implemented a number of cost-cutting measures, including communicating by e-mail rather than paper. This is the first issue of "CiNCH" Notes that is available on the web site only rather than by mail. Even with these cost-cutting measures and the money returned by CNCH 2005, CNCH, Inc. will continue to run at a deficit for the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 fiscal years. The implementation of the mandatory guild fee proposal along with reasonable profits from future conferences will allow the organization to balance its budget and rebuild reserves. Last, but not least, a big thank you to the Area 1 Guilds who formed the CNCH 2005 committee: Ashtl’o, Blacksheep Handweavers, Carmel Crafts Guild, Fiber Artisans, Glenna Harris Weavers, Santa Cruz Handweavers, and Trampornas. Convergence Scholarship All CNCH members are eligible to apply for scholarships to attend Convergence 2006 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Convergence is the biennial fiber conference of the Handweavers Guild of America. The theme for 2006 is A Grand Convergence: Fiber Inspirations. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of a description of the applicant's fiber work and how attending Convergence will enhance it. In return, the recipient must present a display, demonstration, seminar, workshop, or slide presentation for the next CNCH conference. Applications are due Dec. 1 and are available on the web site, www.cnch.org. Fall Liaison Meeting The next liaison meeting will be held at Modesto Center Plaza, on Saturday, October 22. Registration booklets will be distributed and details of the upcoming conference will be announced. Be sure your guild has a representative there, since registration booklets will not be mailed. Everyone is welcome. Fiber Arts Heritage Fund Seeking Newsletter Editor The position of CiNCH Notes editor will be available in January, 2006. The newsletter is published three times a year and the editor is responsible for its production and distribution. The editor is also a non-voting member of the Advisory Council. Anyone interested in the job should have skills in writing and desk-top publishing. This is a paid position. To apply, submit a resume and writing sample to the CNCH Administrative Assistant. For more information contact her at P.O. Box 191119, Sacramento, CA 95819-1119 or advisory@cnch.org. Around the guilds Programs: Santa Cruz hosted Carolina Concha Whuarhu from Peru. Carolina demonstrated both weaving and Andean spindle-spinning. Spindles & Flyers continued its 50th anniversary celebration in May by bringing their total number of different fiber samples that did not grow on sheep up to 50! Jannie Taylor taught Sacramento how to design shadow weave for 4, 6, and 8 shaft looms. Jannie also visited Diablo where she taught them how to re-write an overshot pattern as patterned double weave. Linda Hager Bailey, who has worked with textile evaluation and storage for the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, presented a program at Tamalpais, discussing ethnic and family textiles brought in by guild members. They learned how to use, clean, display, and store their textiles. Trampornas had a mini-workshop making mini twined baskets with Pam Longheed. Yokayo enjoyed a special demonstration by Pomo basketmaker Christine Hamilton. This was in conjunction with the cradle basket exhibit at the Grace Hudson Museum. Golden Gate had an interesting program from Sandy Drobny who was Artist in Residence at the San Francisco Recycling and Disposal Site (aka the dump). Sandy wove cloth out of the various materials she found at the dump and then used the fabric to create a series of ten aprons. Bay Area Basketmakers arranged for a professional photographer to come to their April meeting to photograph their art work. Marie Stanley taught Carmel how to make Japanese cloth booklets. Everyone went home with at least one completed book. Community outreach: Del Oro is sponsoring the first annual “Woolgathering” at the Amador County Fairgrounds on June 25. There will be llamas! Silverado celebrated Earth Day at the Connolly Ranch by making felt balls and demonstrating spinning and weaving. The Humboldt guild is flexing its creative muscles thinking up projects for the County Fair. The fair’s theme is “Udder Madness.” Mother Lode has been very busy demonstrating at the Tuolumne County Library for National Crafts month, to several hundred 4th and 5th graders for Calaveras County Agricultural Day, and at the County Fair. Mendocino members have been doing presentations on spinning and weaving at local schools as well as for Living History Day at the Ford House. Congratulations: Loom & Shuttle member Bren Ahearn has an article on shadow weave strip weaving in the March issue of Handwoven. Ashtl’o is pleased to announce that they have a permanent meeting place at Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay. Join them to explore traditional Navajo weaving on the second Sunday of each month. Group activities: Golden Valley took a road trip to attend the Tribal and Folk Art Show at Fort Mason. Reno warped four looms and spent a Saturday weaving satin weave samplers. Treadles to Threads retreated to the Montera Lighthouse near Pacifica for a weekend spinning workshop with Judith Mackenzie. Blacksheep enjoyed a studio tour to three member’s homes. There was lots of good food and interesting show and tell. In June, Foothill Fibers will share the picnic-related items they made for their annual challenge. Exhibits and Events May 31-Aug 14: Lucid Dreams: Fabrications from Marlene Bloomberg & Debora Corsini. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 110 Paseo de San Antonio, www.sjquiltmuseum.org, 408-971-0323. Thru June 3: Homecoming - mini-retrospective of the work of Kay Sekimachi and Bob Stocksdale. ACCI Gallery,1652 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 510-843-2527, www.accigallery.com Thru Oct. 30: Artwear: Fashion and Anti-Fashion, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco. June 1-Aug 1: Estimated Time of Arrival/EmergingTextile Artists, online exhibition at www.fiberscene.com. June 3-26: National Basketry Organization Exhibition, North Tahoe Arts Gallery, Tahoe City, CA June 4: Spinners Day at the Retzlaff Winery, Livermore, 10 to 4, 925-228-7233 or campbelltaylor@earthlink.com June 11: Annual Spinner’s Day on the Farm, Westside Farms, 7097 Westside Road, Healdsburg. 10 to 4. June 15-28: Tapestry Weavers West Celebrates 20 Years, 2701 Eighth Street, Berkeley, CA. 510-525-8609 Thru June 24: Recent Acquisitions of the Design Collection. Includes costume and textiles. U. C. Davis Design Museum,. 530-752-6150. http://design.ucdavis.edu/museum/index.html. June 25: Woolgathering sponsored by Del Oro Guild, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, 10-5. 209-245-5235, delorowoolgathering@yahoo.com. Bring your wheel. June 25: Fashions’s Memory: From Peasant Art to Wearable Art by JoAnn Stabb, 10-12. Legion of Honor, San Francisco, Textile Arts Council. 415-750-3627. July 2-24: Fiber Art Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League. 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831-426-5787, www.scal.org July 30: Working with Navajo Weavers: An anthropologist’s reflection on how & why, Ann Lane Hedlund. 10 a.m., Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, 831-429-1964. July 30: Lambtown Festival, May Fairgrounds, Dixon, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., www.lambtown.com Aug 16-21: Monterey County Fair Wool Show. July 30: open judging of fleece entries, 10 a.m.; July 31: open judging of handcraft entries, 10 a.m.; Aug. 21: Fleece Auction, 1 p.m. 831-372-5863. Sept. 16-18: Wool & Fiber Festival, Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Booneville, 707-894-2591, www.fiberfestival.com Oct. 1-2: 15th Annual Natural Fiber Fair, Mateel Community Center, Redway 707- 923-7168, naturalfiberfair@yahoo.com May 5-7, 2006: CNCH 2006: California Landscape – Sierra to Pacific, Modesto Centre Plaza. www.cnch.org Advertisements SALE: Nilus Leclerc 60" jack loom, fly shuttle, sectional beam, bench, power bobbin winder, 6 reeds, many shuttles, warping board, $2000. Also yarn, $1 to $5/lb. www.aeonix.biz/weave.htm; 510-222-6743 FOR SALE: 46" 4 harness, 10 treadle Gilmore loom; 4, 6, 8,10 & 12 dent reads; bench; shuttles, lease sticks; ball winder; skein winder. $1400. Carol Berntsen 916-315-9854, trbjay@starstream.net Freshly sheared (5/2005) Local Alpaca Fleeces for sale. Yearling fleeces $25.00/lb. firsts; Mature 1st quality fleeces $20.00/lb firsts; Seconds, older, low micron count fleeces $15.00/lb. New Moon Alpacas 408-248-3581 or allison@newmoonalpacas.com. Ad rates: Minimum $7.50 for 3 lines. $2.50 for each additional line. A line is an average of 8 words. Send a check payable to CNCH to 2435 Rebecca Lynn Way, Santa Clara, CA 95050. CiNCH Notes is published three times a year, Feb., June, and Oct., |
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