Newsletter June 2010

 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

June 2010

Dear Members,

    Back from Wichita, Kansa !!!  What a wonderful experience visiting SDP Headquarters, meeting with Chapter Presidents from the world over, proudly representing our Chapter and taking fantastic classes all in one week.  We carried our red “sparkly” shoes but did not need them to get home after all!!! There were no tornadoes and the weather was great (answered prayers).  Pat Stubbs and I were lucky prize winners in two different events sponsored by SDP and other contributors. It was really a good thing that we carried and extra piece of luggage even though my luggage was examined in Oklahoma City because I had so many bottles of paint and 2 large tubes (I suppose it did look suspicious) filled with posters!  As Seminar Chair, Pat met with several traveling teachers and spoke with them about teaching at our Chapter. One great lady was willing to design a special chair just for our chapter if we hired her to come here!  We heard so many compliments from former teachers about our chapter members and the hospitality shown to them during their stay with us.

    I certainly am looking forward to our June meeting and sharing some of the ideas I have for Christmas Village painting.  Our Monthly program is being conducted by Linda Burns.  Since Linda’s broken finger is well, she will teach the watercolor that so many have eagerly awaited.  

    At this month’s meeting, I do look for a group to graciously step forward and begin plans for our 2011 Paint-In.  There is still plenty of time, plenty of help and talent available from the membership and support from the board to plan a fun weekend.  Just getting together is the most important thing !!!

Stay Cool !     

Sharon Wade

(quote for the month)       Help is spelled Y-O-U!

ALABAMA GUILD OF DECORATIVE ARTISTS

BUSINESS MEETING

May 15, 2010

Sharon Wade, President, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone.  The minutes from the April meeting were approved as submitted.  

Dot Tuggle gave our devotional on the subject of Memorial Day and the Armed Forces relating a news article about Lee Marvin, Captain Kangaroo, and Mr. Rogers.     

Marcy Gwin, 1^st Vice President, reported that today’s program will be led by Sherry Duncan featuring Acrylic painting on a bag, apron, or other surface of choice.  The June program will be led by Linda Burns and will feature the watercolor that was postponed from April. 

Pat Stubbs, 2^nd Vice President, reported there were 35 members present today.  There were no visitors.    Pat remarked that the last couple of months there was more money in the basket that people signed in.    She hates to complain about too much money, but wants people to remember to sign in so they get credit for attendance. This could be important come mini-paint in.

Sara Brasher Treasurer, reported that the checking balance is 11,330.177.    She also reported that a friend has started wine making and gave her about 58 wine bottles and can furnish up to 24 per month if we come up with something to do with them.   Sharon Wade said we could make candle holders, Sara suggested putting lights in them, and Jan Meadows said she has a book on wine bottle painting…These could be good for Christmas Village.

Donna Voss, representing the Show and Tell Committee, was unable to attend as her husband had hip surgery.   Next month we will have 2 drawings.

Susan Hall corresponding secretary reported that after weighing the monthly newsletter, the postage required to ensure delivery was $.61.    She said since the newsletter was 5 ‘real’ pages that it put the postage up.   She asked for more volunteers to use the web site.   Comments were made that patterns didn’t print cleanly, so in the future, she will send patterns viva email to all with email addresses.   If this works, we can then dramatically shorten the ‘paper’ mail list and save the club money.

For the Sunshine report, Peg Farmer reported that Donna Voss’s husband had hip surgery and that we should all keep him and Donna in our thoughts and prayers (he is a man and we know how that goes).   Jane Mitchell has a broken toe. Tiese Stroup tore her meniscus while dancing.  Kitty Ludolf’s husband had knee replacement surgery, and Lois Sundquist husband is scheduled for surgery on June 17^th for his prostate.   Keep them all in our prayers.   Jan McCary is back and looking beautiful as always.   Jan thanked all for the calls, prayers, and cards.

Scrapbook Committee:  Kitty Ludolf was not in attendance; however Sherry Duncan reported that she needs photos.   Karen Blatter will email her a CD with photos from the web site.

Mini Paint-in: Donna Hartline reminded us that Mini Paint-in will be in September and she still needs 4 teachers.   Bring the projects to do in June and teachers will sign up students.    This gives the instructors a chance to order surfaces and give out in August for prep work that may be required.

Karen Blatter reported that when folks try and Google AGODA, that we have issues with old pages that are not deleted as requested and causing problems by still showing up.   She will send additional request to “Go Daddy” to clean up.

In Community Service efforts Reba McFee reminded us to bring in canned goods, and other non-perishables for the church food bank as they are providing for about 100 families per week.   She also mentioned that in a church discussion they mentioned how impressed they are with our clean-up as they cannot tell we have been here.   Keep up the good work.  

Cheryl Cain reminded all to please bring in their painted tote bags to Pam Curry in June so they can be delivered to the receiving organizations.

Christmas Village 2010: Sharon discussed members get together in “meet, greet, paint and eat” sessions with those that live near each other to paint for Christmas Village.   She also reported that we will have a new “GREEN” corner devoted to items that are painted from recycled goods.   We will have samples of the before life of items to focus on before and after.  Examples are the new ball shaped coke bottles @ 2 for $1.00 at Wal-Mart, spark plugs,  cans, light bulbs, etc. whatever had a previous life.    We can make a photo garland of the ‘before’ life.    Our program in August will be painting for Christmas Village.

Old Business:  Sharon Wade reported we still need a chairman for the 2011 Paint-in.   We have reserved a number of rooms and have paid the deposit.  Paint-in pretty much organized itself, and if she doesn’t get volunteers, she will start calling.

Sharon also reminded the group of the MOTTO Contest.   Cheryl Cain and Pam Curry are spearheading and we need more ideas.   Email ideas to Cheryl and/or Pam Curry.   Send to Pam in June.   In a couple of months they will go through submitted ideas and compile them for the members to vote upon.

New Business: Sara Brasher reported that she and Connie Henson are working with a group called Teen Challenge and need brushes.   If anyone has brushes in sizes #4 & #6 Flats or liners, they would greatly appreciate them…they need 30 to 40 for the group to work with.   These are women 18 to 65 that don’t have the opportunities we have.

Trunk Show: In August we will have the annual ‘Junk in the Trunk Show” prior to the meeting.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

                                      Respectfully submitted by,

                                      Susan Hall for Pam Freeman, Recording Secretary

Happy Birthday

JUNE

  4  Reba McFee

  6  Jan Meadows

  8  Diane Crocker

11  Toula Fulford

12  Pam Curry

16  Peggy Crosby

17  Marilyn Burrier

18  Sandra Wilde

18  Sherry Duncan

20  Karen McConville

22  Terri Early

29  Nancy Glover

JULY

  7   Pat Stubbs

12 Yvonne Andrews

13  Nancy Willliams

19  Deborah Goodwin

22  Ellen Friedrick

23  Dotti Matyi

25    Cindy Carson

30    Donna Voss

31    Ginny White

MEMBERSHIP – Pat Stubbs

No additional new members at this time.

Seminars:  It was a great trip to Wichita.  I made several contacts.

·        Mark Polomchak-Watercolor -- $50 per person; minimum of 15, maximum 35 students (plus expenses).

·        Betsy Edwards is getting me  a list of Royal Ambassadors who also use DecoArt.   These are artists that are sponsored.

·        Debby Forshey – Choma -- $500 per day.   Debby is one of the Royal Ambassadors and is also with DecoArt, therefore her airfare and lodging is covered.   www.debbystouch.com

·        Lynne Deptula –Acrylic --$500 per day.  Lynne said she would design us our own pattern for a chair or table. (just a thought since we now have a place to do a large project.  www.distinctivebrushstrokes.com

·        Jillybean Fitzhenry - $575 per day.   DecoArt and Dynasty/FM Brush pays airfare.   Check her website:  www.jillybean.net.   Jillybean does great santa’s.

·        Linda McDonald – Colored Pencil.   Linda is currently out of town and will be getting bak to me with her contract information.   www.turtlehollowartists.com

Any suggestions, please let me know.   The above are currently scheduling for 2012.

Sherry Duncan new email address:   sedunc@charter.net    Make the change to your directories.

DON’T FORGET

·        Non Perishable food item for the Bluff Park Food Pantry

·        Name Tag

·        Show & Tell Items

·        This months Painting project supplies

·        Photos from events for the scrapbook

Sunshine Report

Susie Franklin, the little lady that has been coming to AGODA with Dot and Martha, passed away this month.  She had bronchitis and had been released from the hospital once, but the bronchitis turned into pneumonia and her weak heart just could not handle it.

Lois Sundquist's husband is having surgery on 16 June.

Leona has had some problems this week.  Wednesday she had numbness in her lips and was dizzy.  Her daughter took her to her heart doctor Thursday.  Friday she had the numbness and was dizzy again.  She called an ambulance and her daughter.  She was taken to the Huntsville Hospital.  She is still there tonight (Saturday). It is suspected that she may have had some mini-strokes.  Leona said the second was more severe than the first one.  Leona’s daughter, Sally, had just brought Leona home from the hospital.  She said that Leona is going to have to have a pace maker and that it will be the end of next week that that will be done.  But for now, Leona seems to be ok and no damage from the "mini strokes".      We need to have Leona in our prayers.  Hopefully, the pace maker will "do the trick"!

Thanks to everyone who lets me know what is going on.  Please drop me a note or call even if you think someone else has already called.

Yours, Peg

Community Service:

You can read the church's newsletter on-line at www.bpumc.org?  The newsletter can be found under "Resources" and then "Newsletter".

We will be accepting non-perishable food items again this month.  Your items can be placed in the grocery cart in the lobby.  A note will be sent to the church office letting them know of our contribution

Social

If you are unable to be a hostess this month, please contact someone to take your place.    Remember to come early to help set up and help clean up after the meeting.

June  Hostesses

Roberta Carter

Tina Chaffin

Maxine Crago

Dianne Crocker

Pam Curry

Margaret Denson

Julia Doherty

Sherry Duncan

Lenore Durlacher

                                      July  Hostesses

Terri Early

Judy Eudy

Peg Farmer

Susie Franklin

Ellen Friedrick

Pam Freeman

Terri Freeman

Toula Fulford

Peggy Garner

Nancy Glover

SEMINARS – Pat Stubbs

2010 Seminars:

October 1-2 - Sandy Aubachon – acrylics (DecoArt & Royal Brush will pay for her airfare)

2011 Seminars:

April 1-2, 2011 - Mary Owens – pen & ink with oil rouging

October 15 & 16, 2011 – Kathi George - Watercolor & watercolor batik

Scrapbook Committee:  Kitty Ludolf needs photographs, especially from Paint in.   Several of you sent them to her via email and she tried to download from the website but the resolution when printed, was not satisfactory for the scrapbook, so please bring in real photos.

Christmas Village  2010:  

Laughter & Lunch = Christmas Village Production.

In the month of May several of us got together in small groups for "laughter & lunch" with Christmas Village in mind.  Before we knew it, 81 items had been added to the CV inventory list.  So have some fun and make some money for AGODA.  Invite your painting buddies over and have a round of "laughter & lunch" while you paint for Christmas Village.  Thank you to everyone who has already donated items, many of which are breath-taking and very detailed.

Calendar of Events: (still evolving and suggestions welcome)

2010

June 26                                   Show items for Mini Paint in & Sign up

July 24                                    Additional sign up for Mini Paint-in

August 21                               1) “Junk in the Trunk” prior to meeting

                                                2) Surfaces & Instructions for Mini Paint-in Classes provided

September 25                         Mini Paint-In

October 1-2                            Sandy Aubachon – Acrylics

October                                   Tole Week –Display only

November 3-7th                     Christmas Village  

December 4^th                          Christmas Party

2011:

March 11-13th                       Paint-in

April 1-2                                  Mary Owens  - Pen & Ink

September 24                         Mini Paint-In

October 15-16                        Kathy George – Watercolor and watercolor Batik

November 2-6^th                      Christmas Village (usually first weekend in November)

December 3^rd or 10^th              Christmas Party (to be voted on by members)

June Program: 

Linda Burns delayed from the April Meeting. 

Palette will be furnished for $3.00 (call or email Linda if you need palette to ensure she has enough)

Materials:   Watercolor paper. Approximately 7 ½” x 13” (1/2 of a quarter sheet) 300 lb cold pressed

Brushes:  -Rounds, flats, liner and a 1 inch wash

Pencil, eraser, Water container, paper towels

If not using Linda’s palette, bring favorite watercolors.

No pattern is attached.    A simple sketch of design will be done in class. 

July Program:

Linda McCrary   Surprise Program 

 You will paint with a medium you have never painted with.

 Your taste buds will be tickled.

 You will do a good deed.

 EVERYTHING WILL BE FURNISHED! Just bring a smile and a creative spirit!

Miscellaneous:  Connie Henson is calling all painters- Las Vegas Painters Convention, February 27 – March 5, 2011,  Check out the information on their website.   Special class prices this year.