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13^th Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence 2015

Newsletter March 2015

Hi Folks

It is all go now as we advance towards the 25^th Anniversary of the Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence of 2015.

Many thanks to all those who have registered and we still have a few places left for those who may be still be interested. We look forward to hosting you all and welcoming our Guest Artist Fiona Duthie from Canada.

Guest Artist - Fiona Duthie:

You will all be invited to take part in 4 daily demonstrations by Fiona:

• Tactile Metaphors: Art in Craft
• Composition of Felt-making
• Nuno Inclusions
• Felting over the edge

Fiona will also guide registrants through a 2 hour workshop creating a felt luminary (a small sculpture) to celebrate the UN International Year of Light.  She will be there to offer assistance and inspiration.

At the final night dinner we will all be photographed with our illuminated pieces.

Check out a recent interview with Fiona here:

http://craftcouncilbc.ca/blog/2015/01/artist-interview-with-fiona-duthie/

Demonstrations/ Tutorials:

Convergence is about the sharing of ideas and this is dependent on registrants offering their time to run/supervise sessions. We have had many offers so far so we look forward to a great variety of challenging topics. The detailed program will be sent out as soon as it’s formulated.

Fashion Parade:

Everyone is invited to be part of the Fashion Parade, where you can showcase your beautiful creations (maximum of 2 garments per person).

You can either model your own garment or organize a friend to be your model.

Exhibition:

There will be a display of participants work so please bring along 1 special piece to display and share with others. Hand it in at registration labeled with your name, price (if for sale) and phone number. The exhibition will be on display at the Parnell School Hall over the road from the hotel.

Traders:

This is always an exciting feature of Convergence. We have a wide variety of traders attending this year.

Suitcase Sale:

During Convergence participants will have the opportunity to sell their wares. Cost to participate will be $20, and will de added to your final registration installment.

Please send an email to SHFC2015@vodafone.co.nz if you wish to take part in this.

Exchange challenge:

At each Convergence some funds are raised to assist the next Convergence Committee’s initial funding. Many thanks to the Illawarra Feltmakers for funding from the exchange of sculptured items.

At the 2015 Convergence we ask registrants to create a scarf depicting the celebration of the 25^th anniversary of the Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence. These are to be sent to us prior to Convergence - due date 1^st September 2015 as we want them to be part of an installation in the registration area where we welcome you all.

Please send to

Raewyn Penrose

1366 Tiki Rd

Coromandel Town 3506

New Zealand

Registrations commence at 3 pm on Sunday 27^th September at the Quality Hotel – Parnell. At this time please present your Exhibition pieces.

Hotel check in from 2pm onwards, check out by 10am on final day.

Please note: if you wish to book additional accommodation at the Quality Hotel, before or after Convergence dates, please let us know.

The following has been copied from the Registration Form FYI:

Payments:  We have set up 2 Convergence bank accounts, one in Australia and one in NZ. Australians can simply pay into the Australian account, and we will transfer funds over to the NZ account in blocks, as and when required. You will be credited at the exchange rate that applies on the day, but no other fees will apply. NZers can pay directly into the NZ account. Please contact us regarding payments from other countries.

Within the payment deadlines (see below), you can make payments as often as you wish, however, you must advise us of each payment, plus include your name in the reference field with the deposit so that it appears on our bank statement.

Bank account details are as follows:

In Australia:               Westpac Toowong  BSB: 734061  A/c No. : 669405   Mrs Raewyn Penrose

In New Zealand:       BNZ Coromandel Town   02 0304 0036707 025    SHFC2015

• Your deposit was due no later than 31^st March 2015 - $400 ($A or $NZ) for registrants, plus $300 for partners accompanying.

• Final balance due no later than 30^th June 2015 – we will advise you of the amount outstanding.

• If you cancel your registration up to and including 31^st May 2015, you will be refunded everything you have paid less a $50 cancellation fee.

• There will be no refund of fees for cancellations after 30^th June 2015. You can either arrange somebody else to take your place (and advise us of the new details) or, if we have a waiting list, we will do our best to find a replacement person. If we are able to do this, you will be refunded all monies paid to date less a $100 cancellation fee.

• If you fail to check in on the arrival date specified, and cannot attend all or part of the event, no monies will be refunded.

• We strongly recommend that you take out travel insurance to cover any unforeseen circumstances.

Update newsletters will continue at later dates.

Any queries please contact Raewyn or Ian at SHFC2015@vodafone.co.nz