A few things from our intrepid staff that we’d like you to know about.
The Mercantile
Announcing! The Society For Ritual Arts gift shop! The Mercantile. Managed by Pauline Stangl, also a Board member, beautifully presented by Kristen Skold, web designer. Help us keep bringing the magic to you! Stop by and support the Society and Coreopsis Journal with your purchase. Remember: it’s only 94 days until the Holidays!
Board Positions Open
The Society for Ritual Arts is seeking a qualified Board President. Please send your CV and ideas to [email protected]. 13-month term, Board elected position. A background in non-profit development and management is helpful.
Any SRA member or volunteer is eligible to serve. You will bring your resources to the Society’s goals and projects, make decisions in consensus with the voting board members, set the tone for the Society in your year and head the Awards Gathering Committee, setting the overall theme and generating enthusiasm for the event.
There are two further vacant voting Chairs on the Board: Fundraising and Youth.
Helena Domenic, SRA Artist in Residence
has new work to show, here:
Lezlie Kinyon: Downtown Alley Hats
Your Coreopsis editor in chief (also known as “yer editrix”), Lezlie Kinyon, has taken up making fantasy inspired hats. You can follow her on Facebook, here: @downtownalleyhats
or chat about tea, hats, history, and costuming here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/219488825633043/
And: purchase a hat of your very own here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DowntownAlleyHats
Lezlie will be selling her creations in person at the monthly Community Tea, in Kensington, CA at Raxakoul Coffee on November 16, planned for 2:00-6:00 PM with artist, Stacy Dulan, mask maker. Address: 299 Arlington Ave, Kensington, CA 94707 (510) 647-8330. Stop by and say hello! Stacy’s creations can be seen here:
If you’d like to meet and talk about the SRA or Coreopsis Journal, Lezlie will be attending the Annual Yachats Celtic Festival in Yachats OR November 8th-10th. We can chat over coffee or tea at the Historic Drift Inn. SRA volunteers Katie Kane and Gayle Wayne will also be attending the festival.
Katie Kane, SRA Chef in residence
has a new webpage, for her personal chef skills, here:
Gayle Wayne: Lost Chord Awards event planner
A warm welcome to Gayle Wayne of Wee Hand Productions, Gayle will be event planner for the next Lost Chord Awards. Please nominate your choice to receive the Award for 2021 here: http://societyforritualarts.com/lost-chord-award-nominees-for-2020/
Jerry Kuryta: New Book Releases & Reviews
And, also welcoming Jerry Kuryta, who will be managing the New Book Releases page and both writing reviews and soliciting reviewers. Welcome Jerry!
Elizabeth Spurr, Photographer
SRA Photographer and artist, Elizabeth Spurr, has opened an esty shop for her creations here:
Wands and Wings Studio
https://www.etsy.com/people/phoenixkatt
Pagan papers and tools
Laurie Dietrich/mnemosyne (editing staff)
https://www.facebook.com/laurie.rae.dietrich
Sammavaca Wordworks (www.facebook.com/4contentcreators) will co-facilitate two weekend intensives in October. Beyond the Veil: Ancestors and Descendants with Expanding Inward in Hiawatha, Iowa (October 4-6) and the Spiralheart Samhain Workshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 18-20).
More information about these events can be found here:
https://www.expandinginward.com/events/beyond-the-veil/
https://www.facebook.com/spiralheart/posts/10156395138895978?__tn__=K-R