Alpha II Chapter of the American Gourd Society
Alpha II Chapter of the American Gourd Society
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Welcome
We are a fun group that looks for ways to promote the history, growing and crafting of gourds; we will provide informational and educational services to our members, support the sharing of ideas, and enjoy the fellowship with our members. Current Officers
as of 10/22/2011
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| Upcoming Events |
Meetings planned for 2012
Saturday, March 24th, we’ll meet at Onondaga Hills Presbyterian Church in Syracuse (4797 Makyes Road) from 10 am to 3 pm, to learn how to “chip carve” a design on the surface of a gourd
- Cost of the event is $5 for members, $10 for non-members (you may become a member that day and pay the lower fee).
- Please bring a cleaned, thick-shelled gourd and/or gourd scraps (gourds will also be available for purchase), any gouges you may have, leather gloves, lap apron or towel, and a dish to pass for our pot luck noon meal.
- If you have questions about the chip carving process you may contact our instructors, Dick Lewis at gardenkeeper@frontiernet.net or Phil Rosini at fillphilus@yahoo.com
- If you’d like to bring a gourd project for Show and Tell we’d love to see it! Travel info will be sent with confirmation of registration.
- TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT please reply to Graham Ottoson at <graham@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us>
- Include your name, address, telephone number and email address. Payment may be made on the day of the event. Hope to see you there!
7/28/2012 (Windsor) 10/27/2012, on the eastern side of the state
| News and Past Events |
January 14, 2011 Yahoo
Group created for communication
Group home page: groups.yahoo.com/group/nysgourdcrafters
Group email address: nysgourdcrafters@yahoogroups.com
February 19, 2011 First NYS Gourd Gathering was held at EcoVillage in Ithaca, NY. We made name tags and Gourd Animal Nightlights
February 22, 2011 Survey (created using Survey Monkey) was distributed to all AGS members residing in New York to gather input on meeting/workshop frequency, location, and topics
May 7, 2011 Second NYS Gourd Gathering was held at EcoVillage in Ithaca. We planted gourd seeds and made a Gourd vase for Mother’s Day
October 22, 2011 We met in Syracuse, NY for the Weaving a Rim on a Gourd Bowl Workshop led by John Noxel. Prepped gourds and varigated #3 round reed in different color combinations were available. As you can see in these photos, with the same raw materials (gourd and reed) creativity abounded! Good fellowship and great food added to make the day complete.
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| Membership | Dues are $12 per calendar
year. (Pro-rated the year you join)
Memberships are renewed in January of subsequent years |
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| Constitution
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By-Laws |
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| Patches |
Your Patch can be listed here – Contact
Terry with your information (noxelts@aol.com)
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Meeting date, class, location, contact info
| Links |
| Member Sites |
Hands-on Gourds -- www.handsongourds.com ... |
| Education |
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| Gourd Societies |
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| Gourd Growers |
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| Gourd Craft Supplies |
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