Louisville Clay: July 2011

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Minutes: LOUISVILLE CLAY MEETING: June 29, 2011

LOCATION: Chapel of St. Phillips

AGENDA: Introduction of Bourbon Bottle and Shot Glass Show

MEETINGS: We now have 4 meetings a year. The remainder are:
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011: selected members of the group will demo how to throw bottle forms in preparation for members' entries into the Bourbon Bottle and Shot Glass Show.
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011: Christmas Party

BOURBON BOTTLE SHOW:
To kick off this event, Mike Veach, a nationally known expert in the history of bourbon, discussed the beginnings of bourbon and its uses through the years. It was interesting to note that the use of jugs gave way to glass once glass was able to be molded rather than blown. Prior to this, glass was very expensive. While bourbon is aged in barrels, each barrel has a distinct flavor. In order to retain the flavor of certain brands, many barrels are blended together. Now I understand what single barrel means and why it is so expensive!
Matt Gaddie introduced the upcoming show. Matt Long will be the juror. He will invite 50 artists, jury in 50 artists, and jury in 15 Louisville Clay members. The show will be held at KMAC in April and May which includes Derby 2012. There will also be a jury process for 100 shot glasses to be included in the show. A fee will be charged for entries. That fee will be decided by the sub-committee. A good number of our members have stepped forward to help with this show.
It was discussed that we once again use Bob Payne to take pictures of work for entry into the show by our members.
Details will all be worked out by the committee.

HOME THROWN, HOME GROWN:
The sale was a success. While it seemed slow, when we added up the numbers, we had our best year yet. There were 20 artists in the group. It was a bit sticky when we broke down but not quite as bad as last year! Members will be receiving the overall financial statement by email.

GLAZECAL:
Christeena presented her new product and it has been very well received. If you are interested, please visit her website www.glazecal.com.

FARMER'S MARKET FOR ARTISTS:
I guess we really should call it an Artists' Market! Matt Hanekamp has been in talks with the city about location. The market will be open to all artists and will be juried. The artists would vary week to week. He is going to keep us informed of any new details.

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