First Meeting 2008

It's a new year and the club has had it's first meeting. It was a 2 part meeting starting with discussing things we would like to do for the year. We talked about the possibility of hosting a teacher for a sculpting class. It was also suggested we learn to make our own molds for masks. Costuming was another suggestion as well as fabric manipulation. We didn't get to do these two things last year, so we want to make sure we did them this time around. It was also suggested we do armature wrapping and something with a pre-made wire bust and decorative paper. Charity dolls also came up. It was suggested we do something with and/or for a group of children for charity. Last but not least, we want to schedule an outing or two this year. Maybe a shopping day or something along those lines. Deborah came up with a great idea also. She suggested all the things we learn this year be part of one project which will be completed at the end of the year. We decided to start with fabric manipulation. We are to bring our ugly fabrics and any other fabrics we would want to manipulate or have manipulated already. Jean will look into ordering the paint sticks needed for dying fabric. That concluded the first part of our meeting.

The meeting was held at Deseria's house in Rockland because we were asked to participate in a doll exhibit. We were asked to bring 5 or 6 dolls each. We met with Melissa L. Roy Esq. who is the Director of the Equity & Compliance Office at SUNY Rockland Community College in Suffrin, New York. She talked to us about the exhibit and how our dolls will be displayed. The exhibit will start on January 21st and run through February for Black History Month. There will be more about the exhibit once it starts. This will be one of the group outings planned for this year