Golden Spike Decorative Painters



Board  Members     
President
Nancy Coley
801-621-7564
stevencoley@earthlink.net
1st Vice President
Eileen Barnard
801-773-7509
eileenbarnard@msn.com
2nd Vice President
Rebecca Chaffee
801-731-3997
chafecombe@msn.com
Editor/Newsletter
Terry Pulver
801-731-6425
tpulver1@msn.com
Secretary
Susan Fukunaga
801-546-6248
susanf10@msn.com
Treasurer
CarolAnn Smith
801-399-1261
hdbikes1@msn.com
Parliamentarian
Tirzah Probasco
801-825-2660
Tirzah.probasco@gmail.com

                          

Ogden, Utah April 2008


Dear Ladies,

        Happy Spring everyone. With all of the snow and sprinkles of rain things are staring to get green outside. It lifts my spirits to see tulips and daffodils coming up all over. I can’t decide whether to paint or go outside and start cleaning up my yard. Guess I will paint.

        I want to thank Carol Easley for teaching her beautiful card box. I think everyone just about finished painting their boxes. It was a fun and relaxing day.

        Heidi will be here the 17th thru 19th of this month. Those of you who still owe a balance on wood or the class fee need to get paid up before class or picking up the wood. Tirzah says you can starting picking up the wood April 1st and that is no April fools joke! The sign ups for this class is great.

        We have a winner on our Logo Contest. Tirzah Probasco won one day free at our Nancy Baur Seminar in September. Juanita Denton was the judge, thanks Juanita.

        On May 17, Eileen Barnard will teaching a Cornucopia Lid. The sign up sheet will be at the April Seminar. We need to know how may metal Cornucopias to order, so if you plan on taking this class, please sign up early. Please note that this is the third Saturday rather than our normal second Saturday.

        I appreciate all of you. This is a great group.

        Keep painting.

        Nancy



2008 Seminars


    April 17th-19th (Thur-Sat):
    May 17th (Saturday):

    June 14th (Saturday)
    July 12th (Saturday)
    August 9th (Saturday):
    September 12th-13th (Fri-Sat):
    Oct 11th (Saturday):
    November 8th (Saturday):
    December 13th (Saturday 1pm):

Heidi England Seminar: Emperor and Nightingale Chest
Eileen Barnard: Cornucopia Lid
(Note: Moved fom May 9th - Surfaces delayed)
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





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.




May

Cornucopia Lid (Give Thanks) by Debbie Cole, CDA

Teacher:   Eileen Barnard
Cost:      $7.50   (class fee only)
              $22.50 (class fee and Cornucopia Basket with Lid)
May 17th, 10 am
(chat time 9:30-10:00)

Palette: Delta
   Avocado
   Barn Red
   Black
   Burnt Sienna
   Burnt Umber
   Dk Burnt Umber
   Dk Goldenrod
   Dusty Plum
   Dusty Purple
   Gamal Green
   Georgia Clay
   Golden Brown


Light Ivory
Maple Sugar Tan
Moroccan Red
Raspberry
Royal Plum
Spice Brown
Spice Tan
Straw
Terra Cotta
Trail Tan
Metallic 14K Gold
Metallic Silver

Prep Instructions: Mix Elmer's Wood Filler with a little water until it has a creamy (cake filling) consistency. Coat lid with filler using a palette knife to create ridges and texture similar to stone. Use a stylus to add cracks to edges. Allow to dry at least 3 days before sanding the pattern area smooth. Apply design. Float perimeter of design with Bk Burnt Umber. Basecoat large gourd with Straw + Golden Brown (1:1), small gourd with Spice Tan + Straw (1:1), background pumpkin with Georgia Clay, foreground pumpkin with Terra Cotta, light grapes with Moroccan Red, medium grapes with Barn Red, dark grapes with Dusty Purple, and leaves with Barn Red + Terra Cotta (1:1).





Raffles


Thank you to all who brought raffles last month. They were great!!!




Happy Birthday


Marla C.
Rosina L.
LaRae W.






Senior Center


Thanks to Glenda for teaching paper folded Iris in March.

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.

     April
     May
     June
     November

Cathy Jensen
Nancy Coley - Magnetic pencil holder
Eileen Barnard
Rebecca Chaffee


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.




Painters Tips


Eileen received the following e-mail from Glenda Lallatin, Plaid Enterprises Designer Relations Specialist, and wanted all our members to be aware of web site for Plaid's catalog. Eileen urges each of us to let Plaid know that we appreciate their gift and their support of our Chapter.

Golden Spike Decorative Painters

Hi, I have ordered 30 each of the 6 new FolkArt colors for 2008. I hope your members enjoy them. If you could put in the newsletter that our catalogs are on-line at www.plaidonline.com, I would be most appreciative. Plaid is trying to save paper and make sure that our catalogs are available 24-7.


Glenda Lallatin
Designer Relations Specialist
Plaid Enterprises
e-mail: gjlallatin@plaidonline.com
Ph: 678-291-8140
Fx: 678-291-8360




March 2008 Treasury Report




Beginning Balance


Expenses paid:
   Raffle Gifts
   Treasure Boxes
   Feb Surfaces
   Christmas Gifts
   March Treaching Fee
   Copies-Jan/Feb

Payments received:
   March Class Fee
   May Class Fee
   May Surface
   April Seminar Class Fee
   April Seminar Surface
   Raffles
   Dues

Interest Received

Petty Cash

Ending Balance

Checking

$2,846.80



20.24
31.72
157.50
156.92
60.00
16.00


22.50
22.50
22.50
720.00
620.00
23.00
35.00





$3,869.92

Savings

$3,310.63























$3,310.63

Petty Cash

$35.50























$35.50

Total

$6,192.93








442.38








1,465.50





$7,216.05




Chapter Minutes


March 8th 2008

Attending:

     President - Nancy Coley
     1st Vice President - Eileen Barnard
     2nd Vice President - Rebecca Chaffee      Treasurer - CarolAnn Smith
     Parlimentarian - Tirzah Probasco
     Web/Newletter - Terry Pulver
     Carol Easley - Teacher

     Gloria Eldridge
     Judy Graham
     Cathy Jensen
     Glenda Mitchell
     Pat Reeder
     Sandy Reeder
     LaRae White


Nancy called the business meeting to order at 10:12 am.

The Chapter has purchased a number of boxes for the members to paint for the Treasure Box Program. Our July monthly paint-in will be set aside to paint the boxes. Glenda will be coordinator for the month and she has ideas, patterns, etc for us. Members are asked to check out one or more boxes. We would like to complete as many as possible. Glenda would like to have 40 done to take to the Shriner's hospital at the end of July. She already has a bunch done, but we need to support her efforts. The boxes are for boys and girls ages 5 thru 17. Keep the painting simple, but nice. We would also like to have a potluck lunch with the paint-in since there is no 'instruction' being given. So plan on bringing you yummist dish.

Eileen talked to us about the May Cornicopia project. The surface has been delayed, so the paint-in will be pushed back a week. Those present decided to go with a Saturday instead of Friday date, so it will be May 17th at 10 am. There is prep that needs to be done and Eileen warned everyone not to wait until the last minute. The filler needs to dry at least 3 days before sanding the pattern area and tracing the pattern.

Cathy Jensen asked the members to consider teaching at the Senior Center. We only have teachers for February, March and May. Cathy will be teaching in April. Eileen agreed to teach in June and Becky said she would do November.

The April Seminar was discussed. The chests will be ready the first of April Tirzah reported. Any outstanding class and surface balances will be due at that time. Trizah also reported that the Gesso that Heidi used as primer now only comes in black and white. Traditions Primer can be used to get the brown tone Heidi suggests for prep. You can also use Black or Raw Umber. Tirzah has also ordered as much Red Earth as she has been able to find for the base coat.

Members were asked if any one else had an entry for our Logo contest. They are due today. Juanita will be judging them.

Time was then turned over to Carol for the Card Box project.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 pm till our Spring Seminar April 17th-19th, 2008, at 8:00 am.