Folks,
I want to remind you of the upcoming Rendezvous. June 14th, it's only 3 months away!!! And some events are taking place right now! For those of you that have not attended one I'll post some highlights, though you can find most information by visiting http://www.penmakersguild.com/provo06/provo06.htm
The Rendezvous will be structured similarly to last year's. There will be 3 penturning demos run at the CSU Super Wednesday event. In the evening, we'll have the main Rendezvous, the get-together at the Hampton Inn. At the Hampton we'll have more room than last year. There will be the pen display where you can vote your favorite pen, show-and-tell displays, some vendor tables, chatting, demos. This year we will have demos in a partitioned-off room which should make it a little easier. One of the demos is arranged - Russ Fairfield will talk about integrated clips. Other 1/2 hour slots are still open - any suggestions? Anything participants want to see? Of course there will be lots of door prizes again - Woodcraft has pledged a Rikon mini lathe as grand prize!
But to make this event a success again, we need YOU. You can participate in more than one way.
1. Of course we hope you'll attend. In that case, please preregister. On the website there is a paypal pay button, or you can send me a check. You may also register at the door, but you'll not get a customized button that way. There is a $10 registration fee to help cover the costs. Registration entitles you to participate in the doorprize drawing
2. If you are unable to attend you can still participate by submitting pens for the pen display. The pen display will be at the Rendezvous, as well as in the instant gallery at the Symposium. There are so many new talents, and folks whose abilities have grown since last year's event, I hope this will be the most spectacular display yet! This is to show the turning community that pen turning is an art to be recognized! And as a little enticement we do vote and have the turning community at large at the Symposium vote on the best pens in 3 categories. And of course there will be prizes, so it's fame AND fortune! We would also like to take a selection on the displayed pens to the AAW Convention the following week to exhibit there. The pen display submissions are open to all turners, you don't have to be a member of any specific group, and the only cost to you is postage both ways. It's high time to plan that special pen that'll knock the socks of all the bowl and hollow-vessel turners out there
3. We need a logo!!! Details on the logo design are on the website. Get cracking, guys and gals! This is happening now! You can submit several designs. The group will vote, and Dave Baldwin has again agreed to make buttons for us. You must be preregistered to get a customized button, but you don't need to attend. There is a very nice prize for the winning design, graciously donated by Arizona Silhouette - 10 very exceptional oversize desert ironwood blanks. (Identified that way by the Duke - and he knows his desert ironwood
I really hope to see many of you there and put faces to names and 'handles'
I want to remind you of the upcoming Rendezvous. June 14th, it's only 3 months away!!! And some events are taking place right now! For those of you that have not attended one I'll post some highlights, though you can find most information by visiting http://www.penmakersguild.com/provo06/provo06.htm
The Rendezvous will be structured similarly to last year's. There will be 3 penturning demos run at the CSU Super Wednesday event. In the evening, we'll have the main Rendezvous, the get-together at the Hampton Inn. At the Hampton we'll have more room than last year. There will be the pen display where you can vote your favorite pen, show-and-tell displays, some vendor tables, chatting, demos. This year we will have demos in a partitioned-off room which should make it a little easier. One of the demos is arranged - Russ Fairfield will talk about integrated clips. Other 1/2 hour slots are still open - any suggestions? Anything participants want to see? Of course there will be lots of door prizes again - Woodcraft has pledged a Rikon mini lathe as grand prize!
But to make this event a success again, we need YOU. You can participate in more than one way.
1. Of course we hope you'll attend. In that case, please preregister. On the website there is a paypal pay button, or you can send me a check. You may also register at the door, but you'll not get a customized button that way. There is a $10 registration fee to help cover the costs. Registration entitles you to participate in the doorprize drawing
2. If you are unable to attend you can still participate by submitting pens for the pen display. The pen display will be at the Rendezvous, as well as in the instant gallery at the Symposium. There are so many new talents, and folks whose abilities have grown since last year's event, I hope this will be the most spectacular display yet! This is to show the turning community that pen turning is an art to be recognized! And as a little enticement we do vote and have the turning community at large at the Symposium vote on the best pens in 3 categories. And of course there will be prizes, so it's fame AND fortune! We would also like to take a selection on the displayed pens to the AAW Convention the following week to exhibit there. The pen display submissions are open to all turners, you don't have to be a member of any specific group, and the only cost to you is postage both ways. It's high time to plan that special pen that'll knock the socks of all the bowl and hollow-vessel turners out there
3. We need a logo!!! Details on the logo design are on the website. Get cracking, guys and gals! This is happening now! You can submit several designs. The group will vote, and Dave Baldwin has again agreed to make buttons for us. You must be preregistered to get a customized button, but you don't need to attend. There is a very nice prize for the winning design, graciously donated by Arizona Silhouette - 10 very exceptional oversize desert ironwood blanks. (Identified that way by the Duke - and he knows his desert ironwood
I really hope to see many of you there and put faces to names and 'handles'
