Quotes from AMACO STAEDTLER Hope-on-a-Rope 2008

Quotes from the Designers of AMACO-STAEDTLER Hope-on-a-Rope 2008

"Hope is a special event."

Michelle Zimmerman
(3-time Top 25 finalist)

"Live to love. Love to create. Create to connect."

Marie Segal
2-time Top 25 finalist

Without "Bottles of Hope" we would not have connected with the hundreds of artists who grace lives everyday in homes and hospitals across the country. Thank you for your participation with our Designer Challenges. Thank you to the National Polymer Clay Guild for promoting "Bottles of Hope" through its local chapters, including the Indianapolis Polymer Clay Guild, which voted for the Top 25 finalists in the first two AMACO Designer Challenges. A special thank you to the Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild for nurturing the bottles to spread so far.


"Pete the Pirate" by Past Winner Dotty McMillan

"I've made over 100 bottles of Hope so far, and each time I am grateful for the opportunity. Their creation has blessed me in numerous ways."

Dotty McMillan

"I want to do only my very best work when I make something for a child with cancer."

Ellie Hitchcock
3-time Top 25 finalist

"A Forest Grew" based on the book Where the Wild Things Are shows us the power of home, love and the taming of our own monsters.

Mike Devine

"I truly believe happiness has healing powers."

Patricia Hodgens

"[Creating] a necklace with children in mind has inspired me to design … with moving parts, bright color, simple but meaningful elements that will capture the curiosity of a child's mind.

Ponsawan Sila

"[Cancer] is the cruelest thing to happen to someone, yet in an eerie way, allows us to make friends with people that otherwise may never have crossed our paths."

Darleen Bellan

"My dear friend … is my pillar of strength, my beacon of hope, and she has taught me that no matter what we must endure in this life, we are strong enough to fly high above the obstacles we face."

Jen Lowe

"When I got sick enough to need chemotherapy … my daughter and I started taking Bottles of Hope from the Orange County Polymer Guild… about 200 bottles. I know the bottles brightened the day for a lot of people."

Myra Katz

"My son is a survivor… an inspiration to the family … with a positive attitude."

Anna Talei Fisher

AMACO and STAEDTLER are honored to support "Bottles of Hope" with this "Hope-on-Rope" challenge in honor of Susan Clement and the countless artists who gift their time and creativity to send messages of hope to cancer patients and their families.

A special thank you to Lisa Pavelka who has shared her polymer clay expertise with and encouraged hundreds of designers to "play in clay". She's is one of AMACO's "sheroes".


Hope-on-a-Rope by Event Coordinator Lisa Pavelka

Thank you to AMACO's Cathy Carlin who volunteered her time as "Bottles of Hope" Coordinator and ensured the success of the challenge.

Learn more about "Bottles of Hope"
http://www.scpcg.org/bottlesofhopepage.htm

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