Crafts classes close to full

All classes at the Ettalong Beach Arts and Craft Centre are close to full.

In fact, demand for classes at the centre is so strong that the waiting list for adult pottery has 18 names leading to plans to introduce an extra class in term three.

The waiting list for silver craft will be reduced as new class has been scheduled for Tuesdays at 5pm.

Workshops coming up that have not yet been filled are recycling demin (May 28 and June 4), and Shibori dyeing (July 30, August 6 and 13).

Proposed workshops include basketry, felt scarves and functional art glass.

The April 11 meeting at the Centre had an unusual start with an inspection of the new cupboards in the pottery space.

A total of 110 comfort cushions have been supplied to the hospital already this year with the request for as many more as can be made.

There are plenty of cushion covers ready to go, with volunteers wanted to help stuff them on Thursdays from 12pm to 3pm.

The centre also intends to submit a concept to Gosford Council for a mural to enhance its public presence.

"If council agrees maybe everyone will be talking about that building with lovely bright colours on the wall sooner rather than later," said centre president Penny Howard.

The centre's cards are now included in a display with other local business cards as part of their contribution to the Central Coast tourist information service in the foyer of the Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club.

The centre's committee has agreed to investigate the viability of purchasing a long arm quilting machine that would assist the students to complete their quilts more efficiently.

If this machine becomes available, it will be on a user pays basis that would eventually see the machine pay for itself.

Term two at the centre starts on May 2.

The quilters and potters from Ettalong will be in the Dwyer Pavillion at the Gosford Regional Show on the weekend of April 30 and May 1.

Newsletter, 14 Apr 2016

Penny Howard, Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre