Membership in the Flow Blue International Collectors’ Club, Inc. provides a number of valuable assets to enhance your collecting experience.
Newsletters
“The Blue Berry Notes,” our club newsletter is received four times a year by members. It consists of 24-28 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. Historical issues going back to 1986 are available on the website for members.
As a preview, below is the Jan-Feb-March 2024 issue.
Pattern Identification Database
The Pattern Identification Database is a treasure trove of over 5000 flow blue and mulberry patterns featuring pattern images, makers’ marks, written descriptions and references. Club members may access the database using a search engine, filters and specific descriptors. Also available is a database of over 100 shapes. Below is one sample page.
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.” Authors of many definitive publications on flow blue, mulberry, children’s china, and potter’s marks are current and past members of FBICC.
Below is one of many examples of our Educational Committee booklets. The others can found on the FBICC Educational Materials webpage: https://flowblue.org/educational-materials/.
Rare & Unusual Presentations
The “Rare & Unusual” (R & U) Flow Blue and Mulberry presentation has become a favorite event at the Flow Blue International Collectors’ Club conventions. The event allows club members to share rare and unusual pieces of Flow Blue and Mulberry from their collections. The event is both exciting and educational.
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.
International Conventions
Our annual international convention, held on the third or fourth weekend of July (at sites varied from year to year) is 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!
Conventions begin with a ‘Welcome Back’ social gathering, and features an Education Seminar, a Rare and Unusual Seminar, and a ‘Convention Chairperson’s Choice’ of subject matter. Additionally, events include a ‘Bluetique’, Sales Extravaganza, Cross Over Collections, Tops and Bottoms, Business and Banquet lunches, and much more. In 2025, a new Auction format was introduced as an online/public auction with up to 275 lots of flow blue and mulberry. The auction and a final chance for gathering together concludes each convention on Saturday.
Regional Meetings
Regional one-day conventions or gatherings promote activities on a more local level in the club’s four regions. Smaller groups of club members frequently meet for antique shows, auctions, or just dinner and discussion.
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.