Founding of the Guild
- February 23, 1988
Twenty papercutters met in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and agreed to form a regional paper cutting guild.
- April 1988
The inaugural edition of First Cut is published.
- May 1, 1988
Business meeting at Paul VI Institute for the Arts in Washington, DC, at the opening of an exhibition of the work of Dan Paulos.
Interim Executive Committee was formed:
- Sukey Harris
- Steve Woodbury
- Kerch McConlogue
- Rose Weidner
Trudy Kauffman agreed to be treasurer and start to accept memberships for $15.
First Cut Vol. 1 No. 2 included minutes from May meeting.
- October 9, 1988
Third meeting of the Guild at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia; Karen Schloss made all the arrangements
Officers were approved:
- President – Steve Woodbury
- Vice President – Mary Lou “Sukey” Harris
- Recording Secretary – Sandra Gilpin
- Treasurer – Trudy Kauffman
- Steering Committee – Kerch McConlogue and Rose Weidner
Founding Guild Members
This page honors as many of our early movers and shakers as possible. GAP is indebted to all our members, past and present: here are some of our passionate and quirky foremothers and forefathers.
Tilly Schouten
Paul H. Trattner
Blanche Turner
Walter Von Gunten
Karen Shain Schloss
Sharon Schaich
Kerch McConlogue
Ursula Kirchner
Trudy Kaufman
Sukey Harris
Claudia Hopf
Arlene France
Marilyn Diener
Pamela Dalton
Paul D. Beal
Ellen Brown
Claire Archer
Tsirl Waletsky
Story of the GAP Logo
The official Guild logo was designed in 1998 by Blanche Turner, with calligraphy by Karen Schloss. The following statement describing the intended use of the logo by members, written by Dick and Sukey Harris, was published in First Cut, 1998 (Winter), vol. 11, no. 1, p. 14 (minor typo corrected):
The GAP logo may be used by all members. The Guild encourages all members to use the stickers on their artwork and to employ the logo design on their advertisements, cards, etc., whenever and wherever possible. There are two stipulations: The member must be in good standing, with dues paid for the current year while the design is used. The use of the logo may not be continued if membership in the Guild is allowed to lapse. The logo design must be used exactly. A photocopy of a sticker or of the logo on a newsletter is acceptable. Hand drawn representations are not acceptable. The word “Member” may be printed above or below the logo if desired.