President's Message - May 2014

Hi Ladies,

Welcome to another great month of painting! April with Jill Fitzhenry was really a lot of fun and I just love my giraffes. I am going to blow up one of the giraffe heads and flip it and do

A daddy to go with mom and baby. A happy family. I also love my rose. Please don’t forget to send thank you’s to decoart and fm brushes for helping Jill come paint with us. They help save the

Chapter a lot of money and we get a great teacher to come visit us, also.

In May we will be doing UFO painting and I know that not many of us have UFO’s. ha ha.

Betty V. will also be teaching us how to make the beautiful scarves that she makes with Sashay yarn. Bring your own yarn if you want to learn how to do this. If you choose not to paint with us then at least come to sign up for retreat. The toads are not to be missed and the ornaments are great and the nativity is beautiful, etc., etc.. Of course we know that you come to retreat to spend time with all of the great ladies that come to chapter. Retreat is always a fun getaway. We hope you will all plan on spending the weekend with us.

Kay will be doing one of her great Tea Parties for our opening socials so I hope that you will all put

August on your calendar. Don’t forget to get your fascinator hats made, also. We will have some fun

Prizes for the winners of the fascinator contest.

Thank You so much to all of the great ladies who make this chapter function so well. I enjoy spending time with all of you and look forward to chapter meeting every month.

Happy Painting!

Lisa

Jillybean

What fun we had painting with Jillybean. She was just a bundle of joy and she scattered sunshine all through the studio. Thanks to all who participated and those who stopped in to say hello. 

Jillybean

A huge thanks to JoLynn who furnished a wonderful lunch on Friday.  I didn't paint on Saturday so I am not sure who furnished lunch, but a huge shout out and thanks to you too. 

Judy and Marilyn

leading the pack

Gail and Shonnie holding up the sidelines

This was a relaxing day of painting. Jillybean painted at a pace that fit all painting skills.  

Christy loves her Giraffe family

Looking Forward to May 17

This will be the first UFO we have had in a long time and we are so excited with what we have planned.  First and formost bring one or more UFO's to work on, hopefully to finish up and actually sign and date your work of art. 
Betty VanPelt will be teaching us how to make a scarf using nothing more than your fingers to crochet this lovely creation. These make such a wonderful and inexpensive gift and this project is sure to keep your hands busy while watching the news and your favorite late night show. 
You will need to bring one skein of yarn.  It will need to be one of the fancy yarns, ie Shasay or Loops.

We look forward to meeting together in a couple of weeks. There is a lot going on.  Be sure to mark your calendar and plan to join us Saturday May 16 at 9:00 am.  

Retreat Classes Being Offered

First of all, we will have a perpetual Ornament table set up for those who are not signed up for a class but are itchy to keep your brushes moving.  The ornament, paints and instructions will be at the table all you have to furnish are your brushes and water container - oh yea, your own drink if you are a drinking painter! Please specify which ornament(s) you would like so we can order the correct amount.

Betty VanPelt will be teaching this beautiful watercolor cardinal. Who wouldn't want this in your home during the winter months. He is sure to warm your heart. 

Betty Roberts has created this Christmas Memory Box. You will love working in this mixed medium using deco-podge, paint and texture.

Kay Salisbury always delights us with her garden art. This year is no different. This mother and baby toad are sure to bring a smile to your face and motivate you to spend a few more hours outside enjoying the beauties that nature offers.

Hazel has thrown an oil piece into the ring this year. The poinsettia plate is a great beginner piece if you think you want to try oils for the first time or re-introduce your creativity to oils after all these years. 

Look at this amazing winter snow globe that Glenna has worked up for us. Your children and grandchildren will be delighted to look at this piece. 

Last but not least, if you are a folk art fanatic and you love Maxine Thomas you are going to want/need to sign up for this class being taught by Judy.  You are going to love this trio. 

Loretta and Glenna will be sending out the documents needed for registration and the schedule for each class.  Everything will be available at the studio for sign-ups during the May 16 monthly meeting.  

Get Your Fascinator On

It is not too early to start designing and assembling your original Fascinator.  We will be having a Fascinator competition as a part of our Opening Social festivities in August. 
If you need ideas you can Google 'Fascinator' for some inspiration.  There is nothing that will compliment our tea time more than a beautiful hat.  

Presidents Message

Hi Ladies!

April Showers are here. A perfect setting for the bunny panel that Judy taught last month.

That was so much fun! We had a lot of fun surfaces that were painted on and they were all beautiful.

Thank you so much Judy!

We are looking forward to Jillybean this month. Please keep in mind that we are a week earlier than usual because

Of the Salt Lake Marathon. Jillybean also mentioned that if you are painting the giraffe picture and are a beginner

You can choose to paint just the baby giraffe. He is really cute and she has seen many do this if they feel

Overwhelmed at the thought of painting both.

If you did not sign up for Jillybean, hopefully you can stop by and look at the retreat projects and sign up for

Them, as retreat is just around the corner. Kay needs to know as soon as possible if you would like the toads

And how many. They are just too cute to believe and we know you will want more than one set for your garden.

We also need to begin getting a number for retreat. Who is coming and what you want to paint, so please

Take a minute and stop by and say hi either this month or next.

Next month is the UFO painting class. I know that not many of us have UFO’s around. Ha Ha. It will be fun to

See what everyone brings to work on. Maybe we can get some ideas for future painting classes.

Hazel will be teaching a beautiful metal table that comes with chairs in November and you need to stop by to

Take a look at this. The table is available at IKEA if you are interested. You may want to pick this up soon as I don’t

Know what the availability is on this item. I have also seen this project painted on a lazy susan, which is equally beautiful,

If you prefer.

We look forward to seeing everyone this month!

Happy Painting.

Lisa

March Project

Our meeting last month was filled with all things bright and beautiful, including a few new faces.  We were so excited to meet and greet Karen Johnson.  She has recently moved to Salt Lake City from the Columbus Ohio area and she sought us out.  So welcome Karen, we hope to see you every month!

Jan, Loreen, Shonnie and Karen

Thanks to Judy for teaching this fun Bunny design from Jo's recent O'Hare's Garden box.  It was so much fun to see all of the surfaces and all of the creativity. 

Judy

What would we do without the hard work and dedication of our business leaders, Jolene and Loretta?  Thank you ladies for keeping the books straight and all of us in line.

Loretta - Jolene

We gathered!  
We painted!  
We ate!

Lisa, Kay, Betty R

Do you remember the joke?  It was so funny!

Another honored guest

Ava

Life just doesn't get much better than this for a Saturday activity.  Thanks to all who came and participated.  We missed those who didn't make it and look forward to seeing you during Jilly's seminar next week. 

Don't forget Jillybean's Seminar scheduled in just one week. The giraffes will be taught on Friday and the white rose will be taught on Saturday.  We are really in for a treat.  Hopefully we'll see you all there.