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silver city clay festival and syzygy tileworks

updated thu 26 jul 12

 

revivalsteph@yahoo.com on wed 25 jul 12


Just a reminder to anyone who wants an enjoyable, informative,inspiring t=
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The Silver City Clay Festival is almost here,T starting late next week.
there are workshops ,community events, lectures, a tile auction, exhibits=
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and even a street dance. Silver City has accommodations downtown, (art de=
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era Murray hotel, for example) as well as on the outskirts. visit their =
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FB
page or website.

Lee Gruber of Syzygy Tile is really at the center of this effort, thought=
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the whole town is getting involved. Syzygy Tile is one of those companies=
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you may not have heard about. they make a lovely line of tile and have
managed to keep a good number of people gainfully employed for many year=
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Tile Heritage Foundation will be there and will start off the week with a=
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tile auction. There will be an exhibit ,lectures and tours focusing on th=
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mimbreno of the region.=3D20

There are so many activities and there is no charge for the festival itse=
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I'll be teaching a hands on relief tile and relief sculpting workshop at=
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Syzygy Tile . it will be a small group . materials and tools provided.

Silver city is an easy drive from Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, El Paso, =
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even do able from southern California, Colorado and parts of Texas,
Oklahoma, etc. it is a few hours drive from El Paso, Albuquerque, Phoenix=
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and Tucson airports. and it is in the mountains, next to the Gila
wilderness, and generally cooler than the lower elevations this time of y=
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hope to see you there.=3D20

http://www.clayfestival.com

Stephani Stephenson