Wednesday, May 8, 2019

May 2019 Newsletter

Hello Painting Friends,

May's painting class should be a lot of fun.  Thank you Jan for teaching this project.

Our retreat is coming up in June.  There are a lot of great classes planned.  If you haven't done so already, please get signed up as soon as you can because we need to order the painting surfaces and supplies.  Please read the updates below about the retreat classes.

Glenna is in Seria on a dig, so I am filling in for her.  

Roberta has not been feeling well and we want to let her know that we are thinking of her and hoping she gets feeling better soon. Roberta, we miss seeing you at painting.

Our service project this year is to the Assistance League.  They especially help babies, children and elderly people.  All workers are volunteers.  They raise a lot of their money through their thrift store.  Please take a look at the information below and bring your gently used items and hygiene kit items to the opening social.  We may also see if people are available when they build clothing kits in Sept - Nov. I will get more information on what is most needed and what volunteering entails and when they need the help when it gets closer. 

Thank you all for your continued support. It takes us all to keep this going.



                               Best regards,

                               Betty Van Pelt, UGHA Vice President

                                                                                                                     

April Food Assignments


Main -  Lisa Peck
Salad -  Jacque Ilguth
Dessert -  Loretta


May Raffle Assignments


Loretta, Marilyn, Maridene (need more for May)



May 18, 2019 Class - 9:00 am


Our May project is this wonderful box that holds cell phones so that you can charge them.  Jan Pecharich will be teaching this project. Everyone should have their wood already.  Prep instructions were emailed out to everyone who has paid.   Pattern packets will be handed out at the May meeting.





Painting Retreat will be held June 20-22


The theme this year is "Take a Hike."  This will be a super fun get-away to paint in the mountains.  We will be going to Jolynne's cabin.  A copy of the sign-up sheet is below.  You can click on the photo and print it out.  Or Pat McKean has blank forms.  Registration will be $75.00 for members and $100 for non-members. Please get signed up as soon as possible because we need to order the paints and painting surfaces. 

Added information as follows:


  • Pat McKean will be teaching a second class of the Mixed Media Sketch book on Friday evening, so that you can paint the hummingbird feeder on Saturday. The class includes a IDenti pen. 
  • On the Hedgehog trivets, the cost for one trivet and a pattern is $18.50.  If you want to order another trivet it is $10.50.  Please let Pat McKean know.
  • On the hummingbird feeders, you can buy your own at Home Depot or Shonnie can order you one just like the one in the photo.  Please let Pat know.
  • There is a super special raffle item that Kay Salisbury has donated for the retreat.  It is amazing.  
  • Jacque Illguth's watercolor class is $8.00 for the pattern, and the paint and paper will be supplied.





August Opening Social & Service Project


Date and time to be announced.  Tirzah will be teaching a Heidi England owl pattern.  We would like you to bring items to put into hygiene kits to donate to the Assistance League.  We will not be putting kits together at the social event.  They put the kits together at the Assistance League.  

The Assistance League would like items donated that they can put into the kits, such as small bottles of shampoo, soap, toothpaste, brushes, floss, washcloths, towels.  They  are also looking for items they can sell, such as clothing, shoes in good shape, housewares, bedding, dishes, knickknacks, decor, purses, luggage, jewelry, small furniture but no TVs with DVD players, they do not sell.  You can also donate time.  From September to November they need people to help pull together clothing kits for school kids.  They have the items, they just need help assembling the kits for individual kids.  


September Seminar - Kristen Birkeland


The seminar will be held for two days -- September 20-21.  The seminar will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day and will include lunch.   The cost is $80.00 per day or $150.00 for the two days.  Non-members will pay $25.00 extra.  Kristen has set a limit of 16 participants.  Registration priority will be given to those signing up for two days. The 
Rogalund Pedestal Cake Stand will be $17.50 for the wood.  The Telemark Box is $25.25.