I am now a member of Carolina ClayMatters Pottery Guild, and I went to my first meeting on Sunday. The guild seems very friendly. In some ways the meeting was a little overwhelming, there are so many members. Overall I enjoyed the meeting, but I really wish I had spent more time getting to know people instead of trying to hang around the familiar people. During the meeting I spotted this one gentleman who looked familiar to me, but I couldn't figure out why. I found out after the meeting that the guy, Barry Lockman, used to be a customer of my grandfather's store, he used to purchase fuel for his kiln from him. Other than that, the only other familiar faces I saw were the ones of people I had seen at Carolina Clay before.
The guild made me feel really welcome at the meeting, a fact which will certainly drive me to want to be more involved in the activities of the guild (including the spring barn sale).
Related links:
Guild Website
Carolina Clay Connection
