Golden Spike Decorative Painters

2008 Seminars

March 8th (Saturday):     April 17th-19th (Thur-Sat):     May 9th (Friday 6pm):     June 14th (Saturday)     July 12th (Saturday)     August 9th (Saturday):     September 12th-13th (Fri-Sat):     Oct 11th (Saturday):     November 8th (Saturday):     December 13th (Saturday 1pm):

Carol Easley: Lotus in Gold and Silver Heidi England Seminar: Emperor and Nightingale Chest Eileen Barnard: Cornucopia Lid Juanita Denton : Watercolor Apple and Lemon Glenda Mitchell (Coordinator): Treasure Box Work Project Kristin Birkeland: Nancy Baur Seminar Nola Phillips: Snowman Sing-a-long Plate Susan Fukunaga: East Meets West Plate Christmas Party Lunchon

March

Lotus in Gold and Silver by Leah Singleton Teacher:   Carol Easley Cost:      $7.50   (class fee only)               Provide your own surface March 8th, 10 am (chat time 9:30-10:00) Palette: Jo Sonja or Traditions    Pale Gold    Rich Gold    Silver    Burnt Umber    Black Brushes:    Small flat or filbert    fine liner or pen with black waterproof ink    C-thru ruler    soap stone or light color chalk pencil    scotch tape or masking tape    small sponge for "dabbing" Prep Instructions: Seal and give surface 2 coats of black. We will apply pattern in class after sponging the sides. Do not put on the cross-hatching pattern.

April Heidi England Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conroe, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah, Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the "Artist's Journal", "The Decorative Painter", and "Paint Craft" of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Emperor and Nightingale Chest Teacher:   Heidi England April 17th - 19th     (Thur - Sat)      9am - 5pm Cost: Class Fee   Members                     $150                           Non-members              $195          Chest w/Hardware (14x16x12)     $150 Seminar:   1/3 of the seminar fee ($50) must be paid by February 9th to hold your place in the class. (After that date we will open registration up to non-chapter members.) The balance must be paid when the patterns are picked up. Chest:    If you wish the Chapter to order your chest, w/hardware, you must pay 1/3 ($50) of the cost of the chest by February 9th. The balance must be paid when the chest is picked up. Attention: Chest and patterns may be picked up beginning April 1st at Tirzah's. (Please call to make sure someone is home.)

(For more views of the finished chest, go the main web page and click on the Heidi England Seminar link in the bottom right box.)

The Seminars will be held at the Clearfield City Municiple Building, 55 S. State, 2nd floor Multi-purpose Room. Take I-15 #335 and go south on Main Street about six blocks. The City building is on the east side of the street with plenty of parking around the building.

Lunchs are included in the seminar price. All lunches will include bottled water and dessert. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be provided during the seminar. Lunch on Thursday will be lasagna and salad, Friday will be taco salad, and Saturday will be a baked potato bar.

Contact Nancy (621-7564) if you have any questions about the seminar. Checks can be made out to Golden Spike Decorative Painters and mailed to the chapter at 1037 W 4600 S, Riverdale Ut 84405.

Raffles

Thank you to all who brought raffles last month. They were great!!! We even got our "lost" goose back and lucky Glenda got to take her home for February. We are looking forward to seeing what she paints on her.

Senior Center

Our thanks to Tirzah for teaching at the Senior Center in February. There was a good turnout and everyone seemed to enjoy painting the stamp holders. Some of the ladies even bought Tirzah's extra holders. Way to go!!! This March Glenda is teach a paper folded Iris. It is really lovely and Chapter members are welcome to come.

Ladies, we need teachers for the rest of year, so please support the chapter and help pay our rent. Contact Cathy Jensen at 475-7711 if you are willing to teach.

March 14th 10am      May

Glenda Mitchell - Iris paper folding Nancy Coley - Magnetic pencil holder

Contact Nancy or Sue at the Senior Center for more information about time and dates of classes, costs, supplies, and to sign up for classes.

February 2008 Treasury Report

Chapter Minutes

Attending:

Nancy called the business meeting to order at 10:17 am.

First she introduced Becky Wright from the Standard Examiner. Becky is here to do a "local interest/arts" article for the newspaper on our Chapter. Her photographer will be comming a bit later. The article should be in the paper in 3 or 4 weeks.

Nancy urged everyone to look at the chest we will be painting at the April Heidi England Seminar. She asked us to sign up and pay the $50 class fee deposit and, if we want the Chapter to order us a chest, sign up and pay the $50 deposit for it ASAP.

Nancy also reminded all of us that we need to show our National SDP 2008 card to Rebecca Chaffee, Membership Vice President, next month, or as soon as we have it. Membership in national is a requirement for local chapter membership.

Carol Easley will be teaching a black, gold and silver card-box in March. The sample box is on the sign up table. The Chapter could not find any boxes, so you will need to provide your own surface and the cost for the class will only be $7.50.

The Chapter has purchased a number of boxes for the members to paint for the Treasure Box Program. Our June or July (the month still has to be confirmed) monthly paint-in will be set aside to paint the boxes. Glenda is the Treasure Box Program Coordinator for the State of Utah and she will have ideas, patterns, etc for us at the paint-in. Members are asked to check out the boxes. Glenda suggests that the top of the box be 'roughed up' before base coating. Only the top of the box needs to be painted. Lydia, our Memory Box Program Coordinator asked us not to forget about painting memory boxes. Both programs are part of our Chapter's community service projects.

Nancy reminded everyone about the Chapter's "LOGO" contest and referred them to last month's newsletter for the pattern. Juanita Denton has agreed to judge the entries so that everyone, board members included, can enter. The winner earns one day 'free' at the Nancy Baur September seminar.

Cathy Jensen asked the members to consider teaching at the Senior Center. We only have teachers for February, March and May. So we do need member support.

Time was then turned over to Tirzah for the Lace Coasters and Box project.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 pm till Saturday, March 8th, 2008, at 10:00 am.