mel jacobson on wed 23 mar 11
well, things are falling into place rather well.
as most of you know, we have the clayart room for two days.
thursday and friday. the cost for rental at the convention center
is beyond silly...so, we had to compromise.
for example....i checked on wifi for the room...and they would be pleased
to turn it on for $1200 bucks for two days.
i am sure that next year in Seattle things will be back to normal.
we are rather confident that a hotel space will be more in keeping
with what we need for clayart. this year the hotels are giving nothing.
and what we do have is very very expensive. so, we will work it out,
and enjoy what we have been given.
i will be meeting with the nceca board and iron out details for our
association. most has been discussed, and it seems to be good
for both parties. i am going to ask bill schran to join me at the meeting
as an observer. nice to have two sets of ears, and it gives credibility
to things.
for any clayart friends that are local florida, the clayart room will
be open to the public, and you will not need nceca credentials to
be a part of clayart meetings and activities. just show up.
as always, the activities will always have a little flex room and
we have to allow for changes as things come up. and, we will list
activities. i have big paper and and a big felt pen packed along
with orange dots.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com
mel jacobson on tue 6 dec 11
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from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
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