MARCH/APRIL 2014 NEWSLETTER

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1 MARCH/APRIL 2014 NEWSLETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Wow! Can you believe it is almost time for our annual Paint-In? I have been in a whirlwind since we were together for the Christmas Luncheon. First the holidays and then the crazy weather we have had. During the first bout of unseasonably cold weather we had a pipe that burst. And where did it flood why in my basement studio, of course! I had lined the walls of that room with my UFOs (unfinished objects) so they would be there reminding me that one of my resolutions for the New Year was to finish one piece for every new one I started. There were so many UFOs lining the wall, I had to enlist all three kids to help move them out of the flood zone. But I am not complaining as I missed the snow jam of The day that everyone in Atlanta was snowed in, I was in Grand Cayman swimming with the stingrays. Now it is time to focus on the upcoming Paint-In I will be working on my bonnet, and there is also a piece to paint for the Brown Bag Raffle. Hmmm what to paint? Paint-In is one of the highlights of the year for me. I just can t imagine missing all the fun an entire weekend dedicated to painting, chatting, sharing and laughing with painting friends! I hope that you have made your reservation; it is just not to be missed. Your Board is finalizing plans for the New Year and we plan to share them with you at Paint-In. Hope to see you there until then, Happy Painting! NEWSLETTER INDEX Index From the President March Meeting Info Paint-In Reminders 2014 Fundraiser Chapter Officers Please Remember Directory Changes New Members Member Birthdays Treasurer s Report Chapter Minutes Library School Supplies Memory Box Program Advertise in Newsletter Show and Tell Sandy Aubuchon Seminar Chapter Calendar 2014 Committee Schedule Lynda Gaddy MARCH MEETING at PAINT-IN: MARCH 15, 2014 Unicoi State Park & Lodge 1788 Highway 356 Helen, GA (706) Painting, fellowship and fun, March 13 th - March 15 th

2 Don t forget your decorated hat for the Banquet. Please make donations to the Brown Bag Raffle: paint supplies, paintable surfaces with pattern, etc. Print out or bring return address labels for your Raffle tickets. Please bring a finished painted piece (or other hand made artwork) to donate to the Brown Bag Raffle. If you re staying at the lodge Thursday night, there will be a painting party. We will be painting snowmen ornaments for the Children s Hospital. FINANCIAL REPORT: Reminders I am so excited at the ideas for your Tabletop Trees that you have shared with me. As usual, I am impressed with the creativity, talent and generosity of this group. Some of you are working alone, while others have banded together to create a one-of-a-kind tree. Remember, we are not limited to holiday themes. I will have a sign-up sheet at the Paint-In, so keep those ideas flowing. You can start on your ornaments now, and purchase your tree in July. Trees are due for photographing at the July Meeting. Thanks so much for your enthusiasm! Kathy Cutlip Fundraiser

3 CHAPTER OFFICERS President: Lynda Gaddy Secretary: Nancy Free st Vice President: Cindy Harden Treasurer: Sue Coffin nd Vice President: Sandy Carroll Newsletter Editor: Susan Bungenstock NEW MEMBERS Myra Hopper Arlee Jenkins Norma Rabideau 230 Ponderosa Lane 125 Village Court 137 Homestead Drive Waleska, GA Woodstock, GA Dallas, GA (770) (401) (678) Angie Weldon Linda Witmond 204 Van Walk 3605 River Ferry Drive Canton, GA Alpharetta, GA (678) (770) PLEASE FINANCIAL REMEMBER REPORT: Please contact me with any information. DIRECTORY CHANGES None at this time. (Remember if you have a change contact Susan Bungenstock.) 2014 Dogwood Chapter Member Birthdays (Due to Paint-In, please bring your Birthday Raffle to the May Meeting) MARCH Sue Bailey 03/2 Lauran Fechte 03/14 APRIL Velma Sweatman 04/03 Anita Reid 04/04 Myra Hopper 04/06 Cindy Harden 04/11 Linda Witmond 04/11 Bobbie Corey 04/21 Miho Miyake 04/27 For those of you who are not familiar with this Raffle, everyone who has a birthday in the month of, or the month following, the Meeting is asked to bring a HANDPAINTED gift to the Meeting. We then sell $1.00 Raffle tickets to win any of these special items. You buy your tickets from Joyce Yarbrough. 3

4 TREASURER S REPORT Dogwood Chapter Treasurer's Report Year to Date Beginning Balance on 12/1/2013 $5, /1/2014 $6, Income $2, $2, Fundraisers $2, $2, Birthday Raffle Tole Taker Chair Raffle $1, $1, Membership Membership Dues 2014 $75.00 $75.00 Paint-In 2014 $0.00 $0.00 Banquet Brown Bag Raffle Class Fee Christmas Luncheon 2014 Banquet $ $ Seminars $20.00 $20.00 FINANCIAL Expense REPORT: $1, $1, Christmas Luncheon $ $ $ $ Membership $ $ SDP Chapter Fee $93.00 $93.00 Golden Palette $ $ Meeting Location Rental Overpayment of Dues $25.00 $25.00 Misc. State Fair - gas $61.35 Donation NMDP Website Newsletter Paint-In Expense 2014 Postage and Delivery $0.00 Ending Balance (11/30/2013) $7, $7,

5 DOGWOOD CHAPTER MINUTES FINANCIAL REPORT: DOGWOOD CHAPTER MEETING Mable House Art Center, Mableton, GA January 11, 2014 Meeting was brought to order by President Lynda Gaddy. Board Members Present: Lynda Gaddy President, Cindy Harden 1 st Vice President, Sandy Carroll 2 nd Vice President, Sue Coffin Treasurer, Nancy Free Secretary and Susan Bungenstock Newsletter Editor. Welcome: President Gaddy welcomed five guests to our Meeting: Myra Hopper, Angie Weldon, Arlee Jenkins, Linda Witmond and Norma Rabideau. Motion on minutes as written in the Newsletter was made and accepted. Motion on the Treasurer s Report as stated in Newsletter was approved and accepted. 1 st Vice President Cindy Harden: Sandy Aubuchon has been scheduled for June 14 th & 15 th at the Museum. Pictures of the projects will be at the next Meeting. Sue Bailey has Dorothy Dent coming to her studio June 6 th, 7 th, & 8 th. Please see her ad in the Jan/Feb Newsletter. 2 nd Vice President Sandy Carroll: Memory Boxes: Please paint memory boxes for the hospital as they are needed. Sandy has boxes for free, bring them back at the next Meeting. Treasurer Sue Coffin: Signature cards will be completed this week. Meeting with Pam Lowry for guidance. Newsletter Editor Susan Bungenstock: Deadline is February 1 st be on-time!! COMMITTEE REPORTS: 2014 Fundraiser, Kathy Cutlip, Chair: Project for 2014 will be table top Christmas trees decorated with hand-painted ornaments. Members may form groups to complete the projects which will need to be completed by the July Meeting so that pictures and tickets can be printed and distributed by the September Meeting. The lucky winning tickets will be picked at the November Meeting Paint-In, Bev Tye and Kay Lynn Leise, Chairs: Paint-In will be held at Unicoi State Park, March 14 th and 15 th. Painting classes will start Friday morning at 9am. Paint-In registration packets are now on the website. Please complete, mail and include a self-addressed stamped envelope by Feb. 8 th. 5

6 (Minutes continued from page 5) Georgia National Fair Joyce Yarbrough: Start painting your project to be submitted into the Fair. Entries forms need to be completed and sent to the Georgia National Fair by Oct.1 st. Bring your finished projects to the September Meeting for Joyce to pick up and she will deliver to the Fair. Fair pieces will need to be wrapped and have a picture of project on the wrapping. School Supplies: A reminder to start looking and collecting for school supplies to be donated. Birthday Raffle: No birthday raffle items were received. NEW BUSINESS: Christmas Ornaments for the Children s Hospital: For every ornament handed in for the 2014 Christmas Ornaments given to the Children s Hospital you will receive one ticket that can be used in the Brown Bag Raffle at the 2015 Paint-In. We will start this off with having available ornaments to paint Thursday evening at our 2014 Paint-In at Unicoi State Park in March. DecoArt will be sending our Chapter new products to try. The Chapter will develop some After Meeting Projects so that attendees can try the new products. FINANCIAL National Museum REPORT: of Decorative Painting is hosting 4 seminars this year. Please go to the website for more information. Because there were several guests at this Meeting, there was a more in-depth explanation of our Fundraisers, Paint-In, Birthday Raffle, and After Meeting Projects. Information was given regarding the Museum, the Memory Box program and Georgia National Fair entries. The next Meeting will be at Unicoi State Park at Paint-In. Looking forward to seeing everyone there Meeting was adjourned by President Gaddy. Respectfully submitted Nancy Free 6

7 DOGWOOD LIBRARY Committee Chairperson: Joyce Yarbrough (770) The Library has many packets, books and videos. Listings are in the Directory. You can check them out for two months for only $2.50. There is a $25.00 deposit for videos that is returned to you when you return the video. Just call or let me know at a Meeting what items you want and I will bring them to the next Meeting. SCHOOL SUPPLIES If you have any School Supplies to donate, please bring them to the Chapter Meetings. If you can t attend the Meeting please get them to Susan B., Pam L. or Sue R. INK CARTRIDGES NEEDED If you have a printer and do not recycle your cartridges please save them for the Chapter. I (Susan Bungenstock) take them to an Office supply store and get a $2.00 rebate for each cartridge. I then purchase paper, envelopes and ink for the Newsletter. Please bring in your empty cartridges to the Meetings. 7

8 ADVERTISE IN OUR NEWSLETTER Do you know someone who cuts wood? Do you teach? Do you conduct Seminars? Our Membership would like to know and our advertising rates are low. Send your ad copy to Susan Bungenstock so your ad can appear in our next Newsletter. Advertising Rates: Full Page Half Page Quarter Page Line Ad FINANCIAL REPORT: $15.00/issue $ 7.50/issue $ 3.25/issue $ 1.00/issue Members Only: Free ad in Newsletter (Effective Jan. 2010) MEMORY BOX PROGRAM The Dogwood Chapter, as a part of the Memory Box Program, paints paper mache boxes for the Infant Bereavement Program at Northside Hospital. These boxes are given to the parents of a child who dies in childbirth or shortly thereafter. It contains a birth certificate, lock of hair, foot print and a cap or blanket provided by the Hospital Auxiliary and any other mementos of a life that was too short. Northside maternity is a very busy place handling thousands of births a month. Their need at this point is for in excess of 40 boxes a month and they are appreciated by the staff and parents more than anyone realizes. You can pick up boxes at any Meeting, take them home, paint them and return them at the next Meeting. Please be sure to sign them as this personalizes them for the parents who receive them. Please consider giving just a few hours to paint a couple of boxes for this program. If you have any questions, or need boxes, please contact: Sandy Carroll at (770) or her at skcherokee@yahoo.com. *** Show and Tell *** Bring your wares and share! What does this do for our Chapter?? It keeps us up to date on what is new out in the painting industry Gives us motivation to paint even more Introduces us to new artists and new painting styles Keeps the excitement for painting Helps us share the new things we have learned at seminars and conventions that others may not attend 8

9 Paint with Sandy Aubuchon June 14 th and 15 th at the Museum 9

10 Sandy Aubuchon Seminar Come paint with Sandy Aubuchon Saturday and Sunday, June 14 th and 15 th at the Museum. We will be painting from 9:30 to 4:30. Saturday s project is the beautiful 16 Zhostovo plate. We will also prepare the canvas for Sunday s landscape. Sunday s painting is the 12 by 16 landscape. Both projects are painted in Traditions paint which will be provided by DecoArt. Students will provide their own surfaces. Cost to Dogwood Chapter Members is $70 for both days and $40 for a single day. Cost to non-members is $80 for both days and $50 for a single day. Remember that we will hold your check until the date of the Seminar. Space is limited to 23 students so don t delay in signing up. This class will be offered to Chapter Members before we open it up to the public. Name: Phone: Address: I will be painting both days I will be painting only Saturday I will be painting only Sunday (You will be responsible for prepping your canvas and instructions will be provided.) Make your check payable to the Dogwood Chapter, and mail your registration with check to: Lynda Gaddy, 533 Hickory Ridge Rd, Jackson, GA We will also have sign-up sheets available at Paint-In. We will distribute the line drawings and any prep instructions available at Paint-In. 10

11 DOGWOOD CHAPTER CALENDAR January Chapter Meeting Mable House Art Center After Meeting Project taught by Susan Bungenstock February Newsletter Deadline Las Vegas Creative Painting Convention March Paint-In at Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA April Newsletter Deadline May Chapter Meeting Mable House Art Center After Meeting Project taught by Kay Lynn Leise June Newsletter Deadline Seminar at Museum Sandy Aubuchon SDP Convention July Chapter Meeting Museum 2014 After Meeting Project 12 taught by Sue Raine Meeting August Newsletter Deadline HOOT Convention September Chapter Meeting Mable House Art Center After Meeting Project painting ornaments for Children s Hospital October Newsletter Deadline November Chapter Meeting Mable House Art Center December Newsletter Deadline 13 Christmas Luncheon 8-12 New England Traditions Convention After Meeting Project taught by Barb Trettel 11

12 Dogwood Chapter Committee List Committee Chairperson Committee Members Annual Audit Bev Tye Birthday Raffle Joyce Yarbrough Christmas Luncheon Marguerite E. & Sherrill L. Kay Lynn Chapter Fundraiser Kathy Cutlip Jackie Voorhees Ethics & Parliamentarian Marguerite Embrey Golden Palette Award Gail Cummins Doreen Buckley, Nancy Free Hospitality January May Pam Lowry/Sue Raine Mickey July Board Members September Doreen Buckley & Bev Tye November Jackie/Judy/Dianne Membership/Directory Jane Merry Susan Bungenstock Memory Box Program Sandy Carroll Nomination Sue Raine Paint-In 2014 Kay Lynn Leise & Bev Tye Table Decorations FINANCIAL Brown Bag REPORT: Raffle Registration Teachers Paint-In 2015 Table Decorations Raffle/Door Prizes Registration Teachers Proof Editor School Supplies North side South side Scrapbook Sunshine Tole Taker Bette M., Doreen B., Sue C., Sandy C., Sue R. Nancy Free Sandy Carroll Sherrill Lang, Marguerite Embrey Sue Raine, Pam Lowry Sue C., Lynda G., Kathy C., Mickey Q. Sandy Carroll Gail Cummins & Susan Bungenstock Doreen Buckley Susan Bungenstock Pam Lowry Vicki Patterson Bev Tye Sandy Carroll 12