OCTOBER DAY MEETING
Help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Monterey History and Art Assn. by joining Laurie Simmons at Monterey Gems of the Collection II.

Place: Perry-Downer House, 20l Van Buren Ave., Monterey (cross street Scott)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 12 10 -12:30 pm

Laurie says there are many beautiful things from the collection that we haven't seen on previous visits. For more information about the 75th anniversary, join us at Perry-Downer House or go to www.montereyhistory.org.


OCTOBER NIGHT MEETING
The night meeting will be at Ann Pettit's mom's home on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. The topic for discussion is warping with a paddle. Please bring your paddles and be prepared to show what they do. Also, there might be time for an "embellishathon" for those who need to work on pillows for the Homecrafters' Marketplace.

RECAP OF HATTORI PRESENTATION
Many thanks to Michael Hattori for his fabulous kumihimo braiding presentation/demonstration at our September meeting. He very generously shared his looms, his braids, and his knowledge; his clear instructions and his enthusiasm and love for this art was very inspiring. Thanks Michael and we hope to see you again. Check www.hattoriphotography.com (click on Links).


HOMECRAFTERS MARKETPLACE
This year's sale will again be in downtown Carmel on Saturday, November 18 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Susan Bradshaw, Mary Lou Hanley, Berta Jones, Ann Pettit, Pat Rosberg, and Nancy Trissel will be selling their work.

CCG will have a table with goods for sale. Included are pillows surged by Joan Williams using fabric woven at the 2005 Monterey County Fair. Those of you who are embellishing pillows can bring the finished work to one of our meetings or drop them off at Jan Thoele's house by Nov. 15th.

DECEMBER POTLUCK/EXCHANGE
The Christmas Exchange will be at our day meeting on December 14. The gift exchange this year is a bag/purse-any size, shape, material, design that strikes your fancy. Use your imagination and creativity. The exchange will be at our usual meeting place, Buzzard's Backyard BBQ.


NATURAL DYE INTENSIVE
Randy Chelsea, a member of Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild, is offering a Natural Dyeing Intensive on Sun., Oct. 22 from 10 - 1. Participants will be able to dye their skeins red, blue and yellow, and then overdye, creating orange, purple and green. The class will include the construction of an indigo vat. Each attendee will receive a spiral bound book including the recipes used, a materials list, resources and more. Cost is $60 plus $15 materials fee. RSVP and directions: Randy Chelsey, 423-5751, evenings and weekends.

ROSTER UPDATE
Welcome to new member Sharon Lee Winter, a student in MPC's weaving class. She was so impressed by Michael Hattori's demonstration that she joined the guild, even though she probably won't be able to attend meetings. Please add her to your roster: 300 Glenwood Circle, #127, Monterey, CA 93940 slwinter@earthlink.net


TRAVELING PRESIDENT
Our president, Merrie, is heading to the Southwest. She'll be visiting Navajo country and is willing to buy handspun Navajo yarn for those interested. Call her on her cell #408-858-1786 for information and to place your order.

MOCO FAIR REPORT
Thanks to those of you who exhibited at this year's Monterey County Fair. Congratulations to award winners: Ann Petitt received Best of Show in Home Arts. Susan Bradshaw's "Aspen" received 2nd place and her"Waves" received Honorable Mention in Visual Arts. Mary Lou Hanley received 1st place in Home Arts Weaving and Spinning and 2nd and 3rd places in Visual Arts for her scarves. Jan Thoele received 1st place in Home Arts for her krokbragd rug.

Linda Millerick had 13 entries in spinning and 7 in weaving in the Handspun-Handwoven Division. She received four 1st places in spinning and a 1st place for controlled loom weaving. Brittny Sattler got Best of Section for her 2-ply homegrown mohair and the Carol Fontana Award for Best Junior Handspinning. She also received three 1st places for handspinning entries. Linda and Brittny received numerous other awards. Congratulations to all of you.


If you exhibited in the fair, please bring your work to our meetings so we can all enjoy it. For those of you not mentioned here (and I know there are many), please let me know how your work was honored and I'll mention it in future newsletters.

THE FARM DAY EXPERIENCE
Mark Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006 on your schedule now! The Monterey Fairgrounds will be the first venue for the 2006-2007 FARM DAY EXPERIENCE. It's an opportunity for the ag community to reach out to those who don't understand how their plates are filled! Share part of your ag world with the third grade students of our county. Last minute volunteers are welcome. Contact Joanne Nissen at 595-1199 or 675-3950.

TIP FROM NANCY NIX-HANSEN
Nido, one of the shops we visited on our field trip to Moss Landing last year, is having its Recylced Art Show, with wearable art fashions. The show opened Aug. 26 and runs until Nov. 3rd. Call Nancy (646-0559) for more information. (Ed note: She has probably already bought all the good stuff!)


CALL FOR ARTISTS
2nd City Council (2cc) Art Gallery

Of the Earth: Glass, Wood, Fiber, Clay, Metal & Stone runs from Dec. 2, 2006 - Jan. 11, 2007. The exhbition is open to all Califrnia artists working in these mediums.
Juror Carol Sauvion, is a ceramist and the founder/owner of Freehand Craft Gallery in L.A. She is the originator, executive director & co-executive producer of a multimedia project Craft in America which includes the PBS documentary series Craft in America to be aired nationally in 2007. The intention of the series is to celebrate craft by honoring the artists who create in it. In addition to the PBS series, the project includes a traveling exhibitand a companion book, educational DVD and a website.
Sauvion has juried numerous exhibitions including the 2006 Smithsonian Craft Show, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., which is the nation's most prestigious juried exibition and sale of contemporary American crafts.

Entry Deadline is Sun. Oct. 29, 2006.
Awards: $500, $300, $200, and $100 plus the infamous eye-opener statue.
Entry fees are $10 per entry for members and $12 per entry for nonmembers.

Volunteer hours (in the gallery or online) are accepted in lieu of entry fees but must be completed prior to notification deadline. For a prospectus or questions, please email us at 2ndcitycouncil@earthlink.net, write the gallery at P.O.Box 90503, Long Beach, CA 90809 or call (562) 901-0997.


THINGS TO DO
Oct. 11: Stephanie Gaustad "Hands On Cotton."
Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild, 9:30 - noon. Aptos Library Meeting Rm, 7695 Soquel Dr., Aptos.
www.santacruzhandweavers.org

Oct. 14: Animal Myth & Magic: Images from Pre-Columbian Textiles. Talk by Vanessa Drake Moraga. 10 am at Koret Auditorium, DeYoung Museum, S.F. www.textileartscouncil.org

Oct. 21: CNCH Liaison Luncheon and Meeting. The Pleasanton Hotel, Main St., Pleasanton. Check with Laurie Simmons (625-3688).

Nov. 1-5: Kumihimo Festival 2006. Braiding with Roderick Owen. Pacific Textile Arts, Ft. Bragg, CA www.pacifictextile.com