Newsletters

"The Blue Berry Notes," our club newsletter is received five times a year by members. It consists of 16 to 36 pages filled with educational articles, photos, information on club activities, and ads for items wanted or for sale. In addition, it contains decorating ideas and wonderful human interest stories of our members and their collections.

Website

The club website is maintained for both member and nonmember lovers of flow blue and mulberry china. We hope that you find the articles, photos, and information both entertaining and helpful.

Education

Educational materials detailing in-depth information on flow blue and mulberry china are published by the FBICC Educational Committee. Past publications include research on a variety of potters and "new flow blue." Pictured to the left is a major publication on teapot shapes and forms. Authors of many definitive publications on flow blue, mulberry, children’s china, and potter’s marks are current and past members of FBICC.

Club Roster

An updated club roster listing fellow members with names, mailing and email addresses, phone and fax numbers, EBay handles, and patterns or specialty areas collected is received annually by club members. It also contains a list of all member dealers. This roster is a most valuable tool for networking within the flow blue and mulberry worlds.

National Conventions

Our annual national convention, held on the third or fourth weekend of July is for hundreds of our members the highlight of our collecting year. It is a chance to greet old friends, welcome new friends, and put a face on that EBay rival! Though the site varies, the event always brings top notch speakers (most recently Patricia Halfpenny, Neil Ewins, and Geoffrey Godden). There is also a most entertaining rare and unusual program, a flea market. a boutique, and an auction of three to four hundred pieces of flow blue and mulberry china. Each convention concludes on Sunday with our grand finale, table sales. For the flow blue and mulberry lover, this spectacular Sunday morning event is Nirvana-a hotel grand ballroom filled with tables loaded with flow blue and mulberry china, and it is all for sale!

In 2007 these festivities unfolded in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2008 it's on to Rochester, New York in July. Watch this website for further details but JOIN NOW because it is "members only" for "Racing for the Blue!"

Regional Meetings

Regional one-day conventions or gatherings promote activities on a more local level in the club’s six regions. Smaller groups of club members frequently meet for antique shows, auctions, or just dinner and discussion.