The Solstice Tea will take place on June 25, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Please mark your calendar accordingly! This date was selected so as not to conflict with the Sockeye Remembrance on June 18, since we want people to be able to participate in both events if they so choose.
Please check back for more information about the Willow Garden Club's lovely Solstice Tea on June 25!
Monday, June 6, 2016
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Save the Date --Garden Tours July 2016
First: Remember the May 19 program -- What Attracts You To The Gardens You Love? See the previous blog posting for details, bring a friend, and enjoy this summer evening presentation.
Looking ahead: SAVE THE DATE!!!!!
Willow Garden Club/ Les Brake’s Coyote Garden Tour 2016
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meet at Willow Community Center (Mile 69.9 Parks Highway) for map and directions to all the gardens. This tour includes Coyote Garden. Bring a sack lunch to enjoy at George and Mary Howard’s garden.
Les Brake’s Coyote Garden Tour
Dates and Times: Saturday, July 23, 2016 10:00 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 24, 2016 12:00 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Directions to Coyote Garden: Mile 71 Parks Highway; turn right on Willow-Fishhook Road. Drive 7.5 miles up Willow-Fishhook Road. Signs will be posted. For further information about Coyote Garden Tour call 495-6525.
For additional information contact Marsha Van Abel marshavan@hotmail.com
Looking ahead: SAVE THE DATE!!!!!
Willow Garden Club/ Les Brake’s Coyote Garden Tour 2016
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meet at Willow Community Center (Mile 69.9 Parks Highway) for map and directions to all the gardens. This tour includes Coyote Garden. Bring a sack lunch to enjoy at George and Mary Howard’s garden.
Les Brake’s Coyote Garden Tour
Dates and Times: Saturday, July 23, 2016 10:00 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 24, 2016 12:00 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Directions to Coyote Garden: Mile 71 Parks Highway; turn right on Willow-Fishhook Road. Drive 7.5 miles up Willow-Fishhook Road. Signs will be posted. For further information about Coyote Garden Tour call 495-6525.
For additional information contact Marsha Van Abel marshavan@hotmail.com
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Thinking Ahead...Willow Garden Tour!
We need to start NOW. Send us names/numbers/location.
Bet you're thinking about gardening. Doubt you'd be here reading the blog if you were not! We have another weekend of Willow Carnival, then Valentine's Day, Iditarod, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, April Fools Day, Earth Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day and whatever else you may celebrate between now and Summer Gardening!! Enjoy ... and do offer ideas of properties to visit during the Willow Garden Tour.
Before long, you'll start hearing about some fine programs and activities planned for Willow Garden Club 2016.
Cheers!
Friday, November 6, 2015
Holiday Topiary Project -- Saturday, December 19
Great news! You can pay your $10 dues for 2016 now. Simply mail a check to Kathy Mailer, PO Box 947, Willow 99688. Please include your mailing address and phone number(s) and any changes to update your contact information.
Membership period is January 1 through December 31.
Looking ahead to the next Willow Garden Club Activity
Register and mark your calendar if you'd like to participate.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Time For Some Club News
The Willow Garden Club has much for which to be THANKFUL and wishes all its members a special Thanksgiving shared with family and friends.
Our next club event will be on Dec. 19, when the plan is to create topiaries for the holidays. A flyer for this activity will be mailed to members and will also be posted on this blog. Please watch for details and join in on another WGC event.
As a followup to the October workshop, which began as a vase-making experience and morphed to a make- something-of-porcelain event, here are photos of pieces made, plus some of the participants claiming their finished creations:
That wraps up the October event, provides best wishes for November, and gives you something to look forward to on the Saturday before Christmas -- Dec. 19.
Our next club event will be on Dec. 19, when the plan is to create topiaries for the holidays. A flyer for this activity will be mailed to members and will also be posted on this blog. Please watch for details and join in on another WGC event.
As a followup to the October workshop, which began as a vase-making experience and morphed to a make- something-of-porcelain event, here are photos of pieces made, plus some of the participants claiming their finished creations:
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| A variety of forms, sizes, and surface treatments! |
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| Daggi 's slender vase glazed in sage and crimson |
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| Rachel chose floating blue for her tall vase |
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| Lynn worked with embellishing plates |
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| Nina's ruffled bowl, glazed in floating blue, can serve many purposes. |
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| Ronda and Jordan selected Amber Tea Dust for their pieces |
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Vase-Making Workshop -- We Did It Oct. 15
In November there is not a Willow Garden Club event -- it's our month of rest, supposedly. Please come back soon to see details on the December event, which is likely to be a workshop to create holiday topiaries. What fun that will be!
Speaking of fun, we had some on Oct. 15 at the Vase-Making Workshop.
For most participants it was a first experience of working with porcelain. For others, it was returning to an activity they had done loooooooong ago and they wanted to see how they liked it as an adult. Lots of experimenting, discovering, visiting, and even chuckling along the way.
After wedging the clay and being advised of a few studio protocols and porcelain characteristics, the potters began their work. Clay was rolled into slabs, cut, altered, compressed, attached, stamped, and compressed some more before being covered lightly to begin a slow drying process.
The morning group focused on vases -- some tall and thin, others short and asymetrical. The afternoon potters made vases, some bowls, small plates, cookie stamps, garden stakes, sugar keepers, and even a spoon rest. Workshop pieces have been bisque fired and are currently at this stage of the process:
A few photos will help share the activity
-- but they do not tell it all. Glazing and another firing are yet to come.
If others have photos of the clay day to share, please send them to Carol. Hopefully we'll get pictures of the potters and their pots once the pieces are ready to go home.
You, too, can enjoy Willow Garden Club Programs. Become a member so you don't miss out on the announcements -- just $10 a year. Renewals and new memberships for 2016 can be sent to Kathy Mailer, PO Box 947, Willow, AK 99688.
New officers were determined in October and those attending the Harvest Dinner signed up to serve on committees. There's still room for more members, more volunteer help, and more learning and fun in the Willow Garden Club. We'd love to hear from you!!
Speaking of fun, we had some on Oct. 15 at the Vase-Making Workshop.
For most participants it was a first experience of working with porcelain. For others, it was returning to an activity they had done loooooooong ago and they wanted to see how they liked it as an adult. Lots of experimenting, discovering, visiting, and even chuckling along the way.
After wedging the clay and being advised of a few studio protocols and porcelain characteristics, the potters began their work. Clay was rolled into slabs, cut, altered, compressed, attached, stamped, and compressed some more before being covered lightly to begin a slow drying process.
The morning group focused on vases -- some tall and thin, others short and asymetrical. The afternoon potters made vases, some bowls, small plates, cookie stamps, garden stakes, sugar keepers, and even a spoon rest. Workshop pieces have been bisque fired and are currently at this stage of the process:
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| Beautiful in white . These were fired in the kiln for 20 hours and 19 minutes. |
A few photos will help share the activity
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| She's ready and rarin' to go! |
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| It's good to have smart phones and buddies. |
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| All smiles -- and rested after the gardening season? |
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| She's thinking it through. |
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| Yes, there was supervision. |
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| Watching from afar when her work was done. |
You, too, can enjoy Willow Garden Club Programs. Become a member so you don't miss out on the announcements -- just $10 a year. Renewals and new memberships for 2016 can be sent to Kathy Mailer, PO Box 947, Willow, AK 99688.
New officers were determined in October and those attending the Harvest Dinner signed up to serve on committees. There's still room for more members, more volunteer help, and more learning and fun in the Willow Garden Club. We'd love to hear from you!!
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