2016 January/February Newsletter

VILLAGE NEWS AND VIEWS
Volume 39 Issue 1
The Village Painters is an affiliated chapter of
the National Society of Decorative Painters
January/February 2016
Web page http://www.villagepainters.net
President’s Corner
Hello Ladies,
The Village Painters’
Board
2014
President
Linda Christopher
734-718-3745
lindachristopher60@
gmail.com
Vice-President
Linda Morgan
734-397-0210
[email protected]
Secretary
Joan Mueller
248-349-5889
[email protected]
Treasurer
Kathy Fischer
734-429-5328
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Linda Morgan
734-397-0210
[email protected]
Membership
Michelle Handley
734-358-2087
[email protected]
As we embark on this new year I struggled to come up with a theme for
us. Last year we worked with Fun. I dare say we were successful because
last year certainly was fun. I ran across a quote from Judy Diephouse and
Lynn Deptula and adopted it immediately. The Quote, “Blessed are we
who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused”. This
year our theme is Laughter, with others as well as ourselves.
We have a jam-packed year filled with activities for learning, enjoying and
laughing. It all begins Feb. 13 with a Spring Fling Paint in at the Livonia
Senior Center. Sunday, Feb. 14, is an open painting day. You can come
and finish your spring fling project, or work on anything you would like.
There are a number of open painting days this year and the cost to you is
0. Just come and enjoy your day painting with friends and get one of those
UFOs finished. Have your calendars ready as you read this newsletter
There is loads of information about the upcoming year. Karen Capshaw
will be leading us in our April project. You will need to sign up and pay
for this activity at the Feb. meeting. It’s a beautiful project and very inexpensive.
Thank you to everyone who responded about the future and direction of
our club. As well as increasing both the budget for education and general
meetings, we gleaned information from your responses. As well as keeping our seminar costs low, the club invested over $16,000 last year in its
members and plans to increase that amount this year. We are truly receiving the benefits of all the hard work we all do for the Spring Fling.
WE NEED YOU!!! Cheryl Wallman was the chair of the Memory Box
program and her passing leaves this position open. The hospitals are calling us with their need for more boxes. Please, please consider taking this
position. Michelle Handley is happy to help you get started.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the Feb. meeting. We will be
making multi-media hearts led by Diane Stiller. They are really pretty
awesome.
Remember,
Keep painting and laughing
Linda
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Calendar of Events
Feb 13
SF Boutique paint-in
Feb 14
Open painting
Mar 12
Sheri Redd owl
Mar 13
Open painting
April 9
Kathy Ziemba
April 10
Open painting
April 30
Michigan Mixer
May 13-15
Ros Stallcup
June 6-11
SDP Conference, San Diego
June 25
LTP—Doreen McLain
June 26
Open painting
August 4
Picnic
August 8-13
HOOT
August 27
Sam Farah
August 28
Open painting
Sept 10
LTP—Linda Christopher
Sept 11
Jeanne Collick
Sept 16-18
Fall Retreat
Oct 1
PWU—Sally Thirjung
Oct 9-15
Cheri Rol trip
Oct 22
Sandy Tyo
Oct 23
LTP—Kathy Riddle
Nov 4-6
Brenda Stewart
Dec 1
Christmas Party
Registration forms can be found on
the website
General Meetings are held at Livonia Senior Center
15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
Social hour begins at 6:00, Business meeting at 6:45
2016 dates: Feb 4, March 31, Jun 2, Aug 4, Oct 6
Board Meetings are held at 6:30
at the Plymouth Public Library
2016 dates: Jan 7, Mar 3, May 5, Sep 8, Nov 10
NOTE THE APRIL MEETING IS CHANGED
TO MARCH 31
MICHIGAN MIXER 2016
It seems like a long time until we see flowers
blooming, but our Michigan Mixer is just around
the corner. As part of this event, we will have two
baskets in the raffle, one filled with painting supplies, and the other filled with colored pencil supplies. We are accepting donations for either or both
of these baskets, either new supplies or money for
us to purchase them. Please turn them in at the
February meeting. THANK YOU!
Linda Morgan,
Michigan Mixer co-chair
Marilyn Cunningham
or at the general meetings
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February After-Meeting Project – Diane Stiller
Please join me in painting a small faux cloisonne project using DecoArt glass stain and DecoArt Paper Effects and
beads. If you have not used these three items before, now is your chance. The surface will be a 5” pink cardboard
heart with an orchid design on it. The only supplies that you will have to bring are: a sheet of palette paper, a
small water basin (or use a plastic cup), and a #2 or #4 round or filbert brush. You really only need 1 brush; but if
you want to bring a selection, that is up to you. This is a small project and should not take you more than 30
minutes depending on how fussy you want to be.
April Meeting Project—Karen Capshaw
A Robin In Winter
Design by Judy Diephouse and Lynne Deptula
www.distinctivebrushstrokes.com
Interpreted and Instructed by Karen Capshaw
Painted on a 12x12 inch wrapped canvas. DecoArt acrylics.
To sign up for this class contact Karen [email protected],
734-397-2543, or at the February General Meeting.
Cost due at sign up is $3 and includes prep sheet, photos and
canvas (only 20 canvases available). Or use your own surface.
Fee will then be $1. You are asked to bring your own paints.
SPRING FLING 2017: Boutique Paint-In
On Saturday, February 13, 2016, we will kick off preparations for Spring Fling Boutique 2017!!!
We will start at 10 am and finish around 4 ish. A selection of items and patterns to be completed will be available,
much like the previous Paint-In of 2014. Many colors of paint, prep products and conversion books will be available too.
Please bring a bag lunch and your painting supplies. If you wish, you can bring your own project to donate. Enjoy
the camaraderie while beginning a donation to the Spring Fling Boutique. Bring more ideas also!!!
One pence will be awarded for attendance at the Paint In. Projects themselves will have a predetermined pence
award---which will be received AFTER Spring Fling 2017---for completion of the project.
Coffee, water and a selection of pop will be available, but remember personal snacks
and a lunch-or plan a break to go out for lunch.
We look forward to seeing you on a Winter’s Day!
Michelle Handley
Linda Morgan
Boutique Chairs, Spring Fling 2017
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Village Painters
2015 Year End Report
HAPPY
Amount
BIRTHDAY
INCOME
Christmas party
Education 2015
Education 2016
Learn to Paint 2015
Membership
Paint With Us
Spring Fling
Ways and Means
Other
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENSES
August Party
$
1,490.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,068.00
420.00
1,040.00
1,245.00
1,324.00
14,697.00
1,160.00
325.00
26,769.00
$
295.20
TOTAL EXPENSES
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,497.07
159.30
666.70
7,251.60
575.00
391.46
15.57
1,367.51
227.69
170.83
43.79
64.42
57.98
157.18
70.57
1,045.80
11.44
59.36
180.00
9.33
5,717.50
72.33
37.93
27.56
117.08
156.39
21,446.59
Difference
$
5,322.41
Christmas Party
Community Service
Corporate Expenses
Education 2015
Education 2016
General Meeting (VP)
Hospitality
Learn to Paint 2015
Learn to Paint 2016
Library
Membership
Memory Boxes
Michigan Mixer 2017
Misc
Newsletter
Paint With Us
Pence
Publicity
Rent
Secretary
Spring Fling Expenses
Sunshine
Treasure Boxes
Treasurer
Ways and Means
Website
Checkbook Balances
Checkbook Balance on 1/1/15
Checkbook Balance on 12/31/15
Money for 2016 Reserve
$
$
$
9,652.60
14,975.01
4,400.00
January Birthdays
2
5
10
14
17
18
19
22
29
31
Janet McFadden
Teresa Palmer
Barbara Paquette
Donna Roskamp
Denise Rogers
Jeannine Laderach
Kathleen Fischer
Ruth Vernacchia
Rondi Bur
Nancy Forbes
February Birthdays
5
15
19
22
Leslie Williams
Pam Hypnar
Diane Stiller
Audrey Gusmano
Checkbook balance minus 2016 reserve
Pence Used
Hostess Used
$
$
$
Village Painter CD
Education Cheri Roi
Income
Expenses
Difference
10,575.01
662.00
60.00
$10,200
$
$
$
1,350.00
500.00
850.00
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Paint with Us
I have some surfaces left over from the 2015 event. I am selling the surface with the witch instructions and the
embellishments for $15. If you would like one, please email me at [email protected] and let me know.
I only want to bring as many as I need to the Feb 4 meeting.
I have ordered the surfaces for the 2016 event so look for announcements in the near future to start prepping
them. I will be bringing them to the Feb 14 paint in to base coat the background. Later we will have paint-ins to
base coat the snowman, etc. Paula Atkinson has volunteered to act as the Pins/Name Tags Chair. I will be looking for volunteers for Surface Prep, Setup/Takedown, Hospitality, Raffle, and Show & Tell.
Sam Farrah 8/27
Sheri Redd 3/12
Kathy Ziemba 4/9
PAINT
WITH
US
Jeanne Collick 9/11
Sandy Tyo 10/22
Sally Thirjung 10/1
RN
LE A
TO
NT
PAI
Doreen McLain 6/25
Linda Christopher 9/10
Kathy Riddle 10/23
Brenda Stewart projects selected by our members. The iris is in watercolor.—11/4, 5, 6
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Education – Diane Stiller
I can already tell from the number of registrations that I have received so far that Ros Stallcup is going to be the
top seminar. If you are interested in taking a class from her, then I would encourage you to register early.
The first two Education classes will be Sheri Redd’s owl on March 12 followed by Kathy Ziemba’s Wild Paintin’
Ladies on fabric on April 9. Please send in your registration forms as soon as possible.
The second deposit in the amount of $100 for the Cheri Rol 5 day painting road trip is due February 1 so please get
that into the mail or you can pay me at the February 4 meeting. If you have just decided to sign up, then the 1st and
2nd deposits totaling $250 are due at this time also.
I am trying something new this year. I have scheduled 5 free paint-ins at the Livonia Senior Center on the following Sunday’s: Feb 14, March 13, April 10, June 26, and August 28. Come alone or bring guests. This would be
an opportune time to bring people who have little to no painting experience to introduce them to our love of painting and to members of The Village Painters. However, since this is free, there are a few self-service rules to follow:
You bring your own project in whatever medium you want to paint in. I am going to have sign up sheets for
the first 2 dates: Feb 14 and March 13. I’d like to have some idea as to how many people are planning to
come and if you plan to use oil paints. Some people may be allergic, so I want to designate an area for oil
painters to set up in. The hours will be from 10:00 – 4:00.
Please bring your own lunch and beverage. If you would like to provide snacks for everyone, then you will
need to clean up too.
The Livonia Senior Center usually has about 12 tables set up. We need to leave the room as we find it. So I
am not planning to move those tables. I would like 4 – 6 people to a table whether they are part of
someone’s group or not. I will bring the tablecloths, but you will have to put it on and take it off. If by
chance we need to set up more tables, then people need to help set them up and take them down.
At the first paint-in on Feb 14, there will be several options: You can paint your own project, paint a memory box,
help base coat the surfaces for the 2016 Paint with Us, or finish painting your Spring Fling project that you will
have started at a paint-in which has been scheduled for that specific purpose on Feb 13.
I hope that you will enjoy painting with other people who share your passion for painting. And hopefully we can
all get some unfinished projects finally completed. If this proves successful, then I will continue it in 2017.
Ros Stallcup projects selected by our members. The tulip one received a record 30 votes!
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Holiday Party at Warren Valley Golf Course – 2015
Table Setting
Toys for Tots
Toys for Tots
Special Raffles painted by…
Paula Atkinson & Gail Barton
Sam Farah
A Selection of Raffle Items Donated by our Members
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Centerpieces
An Assortment of Ornaments for Christmas Exchange.
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Canton, MI 48188
2043 Bellingham
Linda Morgan - Editor
Next
General Meeting
Next General Meeting
February 4, 2016
Livonia Senior Center
15218 Farmington Rd.
Livonia, MI 48154
See you there!!