I am sure
you are all wondering what is going to happen in the fall semester of the New
Hampshire Weavers Guild. The Board met Saturday, May 30 to wrestle with the
question as information changes weekly about how to stay safe in the new age of
a still highly contagious virus.
We are happy
to report several opportunities that we can offer virtually. There are still no
plans for in person gatherings.
After
consulting with our cancelled Spring 2020 afternoon speakers we will be
presenting one virtual speaker each month in the fall, either on Zoom or WebEX
(very similar to Zoom). Details will be available in our next newsletter. These
will be Justin Squizzo, Jennifer Moore and either Sue Pretty or Elaine Isaak.
Watch for information in our newsletter.
The Jennifer
Moore workshops have been rescheduled to 2022 but she will be one of our fall 2020
semester virtual presenters. Watch for an opportunity to vote for which topic
you would like to hear. Since she has such rich offerings, and it is hard to
choose so she may present again later as a speaker.
At this
time, the Daryl Lancaster spring 2021 extended workshop in person is still
scheduled. Watch for an email about early registration for this from Elaine
Isaak, Extended Workshop Chair.
For the
future: Mary-Ellen has hosted a Weavers Helping Weavers on WebEx. It was well
attended and enjoyed. We plan to offer more online meet ups and seek your input
for topics.
Some of the
more localized groups such as Weavers East have met by Zoom. And Linda Lincoln ran
her towel workshop virtually on Zoom. It
is heartening to see other weavers, their work and hear what they are working
on. It is almost as good as in person and more people can attend, even from
Florida.
Since things
are changing quickly, the board has decided that we will be sending a shorter
newsletter more frequently.
The board will meet again at the end of June
and will send updates as we have more information and may be able to offer more
options. At this time our newly elected officers will be official. They are
Joyce Morton, Treasurer; Cheryl Going, Recording Secretary; Elaine Isaak, 2nd
Vice President and Chair of Extended Workshops (2nd term) and
Barbara Goddeau, Nominating Committee.
Feel free to
direct any questions, suggestions or concerns to me; Kathy Hutchins (haroldhutchins@comcast.net ).
