President’s Message

March 2025

Hi everyone,

We are at the time to switch over to Daylight Savings time and get a start in Spring, especially with the nice weather we are having. A lot of us start thinking about spring cleaning when the weather starts to get sunny, and that is what the guild will be doing from March-May of this year.

The guild has started to clean out our storage unit in Portland that has been used for many years to store everything that the guild has used for shows, etc. The guild has a large amount of pedestal furniture left over from previous year’s Gathering of the Guilds. We want to make this furniture available to guild members as we work to clean out the storage unit and move to a smaller, less costly unit. The furniture can be picked up from the storage unit on Saturday, March 22nd. Please see the event section on the website for more information.

A reminder that coming up in April we will have members participating in the Gathering of the Guilds April 25-27, 2025. The show will be at the Oregon Convention Center again this year, and not only will there be amazing work on display and for sale from our members and other guilds and the Oregon Potter’s Association, but this year we will feature work from new guilds such as the Oregon Blacksmith’s Guild, the Sculptor’s Guild and the Printmakers Guild. See the event listing for the times of the show.

We are still looking for a volunteer to lead the Newsletter Team and represent the team on the PNWGG Board. This is a very important position that is invaluable to the guild. Please contact Greta Schneider for information on the newsletter duties.

And plan to attend one or more of the four guild picnics that will be scheduled throughout the summer – dates to be announced soon.

President Lesley Kelly