July-Aug 2016

From Our President:

Hi Everyone,

Summer, it finally feels as though it is here. As with many

years in the past, we went right from winter to—

construction zones everywhere! I read a sign on Cimarron

today that said the interchange project won't be finished until

the fall of 2017. So we have that to look forward to for

awhile. Just drive slowly and read the signs!! We don't want

anyone getting hurt coming to a meeting.

Jill's seminar was quite fun. I learned a lot about using Tra-

ditions paints and the extender! We had a good turn-out, and

I think everyone had a really good time. We even got to

spend a little time with Nancy Jefferson which was also nice.

I want to give a special shout out to everyone who worked to

make this such a fun weekend, and to those who fed us so

well. You are an amazing group!!

Next thing up is the picnic! Sandi and I will supply hot dogs,

hamburgers, and drinks. The rest of you can bring the sides

and desserts.. Beach party attire would be fitting for our

party!!! The festivities will begin at eleven and go ‘til

whenever! Remember, the price of admission is either a

painted memory box or ten dollars! We are looking for-

ward to seeing all of you here on July 23rd.

And, then comes the Garden Sale on July 30 & 31. My veg-

gie garden area is already being filled up with plants and we

still don't have any of the plants from Sandi's nursery friend.

Those should start arriving shortly. Then it's up to me to

keep it all alive until July 30 & 31 . I'm hoping that you are

creating a piece of garden art for this sale! This project is a

new endeavor for our group, so I'm hoping to have a won-

derful showing of all of your talents.

It's only July, but the end of the year will be here before we

know it and the chapter is going to need a new board! Not

trying to get pushy, but please think about it!!!

Hugs,

Peggi

Picnic, July 23, 11:00

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs & Drinks provided..bring side dish

or dessert to share (and a Memory Box).

Directions: 746 N. Pine St., Woodland Park

From I-25: Take exit 141 and go west on Hwy 24 into the

hills. Woodland Park is 18 miles west of I-25. Go 6 tenths

of a mile past McDonald's in Woodland Park, turn right

onto Pine Street. Go another 1/2 mile or so. It is the last

house on the left - a grey stucco ranch, bright blue roof, and

a six foot metal rooster in the front yard. You can park in

the front drive, along the street, or, as a last resort, in the

back drive. I'm trying to keep the back drive open for those

who have difficulty walking. The picnic is in the backyard,

to the right of the back drive. ...Peggi

Garden Sale

July 30 & 31, 9:00—3:00

Please bring items you are contributing for

the sale to the picnic on July 23. It will be

very helpful if you will put a price tag on

each of your items. Plan to come to the sale

to browse, to shop or to help.

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Remember to bring your Show and Tell to any meeting.

Dear Chapter Members!

Happy 4th of July! I hope your Summer is treating you well –

the heat is sure something! Whew! It’s is great time to go down

to the cool basement and paint. We have some time left for pre-

paring for the garden sale at Peggi’s in July! I hope you have all

gotten an opportunity to get something ready for that. This

really is our only big fund-raiser for the year

If you attended Jillybean Fitzhenry’s seminar you were not dis-

appointed! We had such a great weekend and came away with

some wonderful pieces as well as another special experience

with Jill. She is someone everyone should get to spend some

time with. What a sweet person. Thank you Seminar Team for a

great job!

I’m sorry that I missed the June meeting – but I will tell you that

Ireland was wonderful! AND I even kissed the Blarney Stone!

But the highlight was the gardens at Blarney Castle – WOW!

I’ll tell you all about it next time I get a chance.

Jana Towery was to do a watercolor project for the August meet-

ing; however, her house has sold and she is moving to Austin on

July 18. That leaves the August program open, so if you have

an idea for a program, please contact me (Cindy) right away.

We are surely going to miss Jana!!

Then believe it or not the Retreat is right around the corner! I

cannot wait to see all of you there! I’m sure the weekend will be

very special! Start saving now and get signed up soon.

—-Cindy

September Library Display

21C Library

We have the glass display case at 21C Library for the

month of September (similar case to picture below.)

Please bring one or more painted items that you

would like to include in the display to the August

Meeting. To prevent damage, please wrap your

item(s) in a towel or pillow case with your name at-

tached. We will be featuring holiday themes, as well

as general décor. Tall items will not fit.

Thank you!!! Let’s display our beautiful art!!!

Glass Painting Tips

Glass painted items are popu-

lar and many ideas may be

found on social media such as

Etsy or Pinterest. Glass items

to paint are available at thrift

stores or dollar stores.

Clean glass thoroughly. Wash in soap and water and dry.

Then wipe the surface with a paper towel dampened with

alcohol.

Use a good quality glass paint, such as Folk Art Enamel or

DecoArt Glass Paint or Enamels. Keep your brushes out

of water. Free hand your design or put a pattern inside or

under the glass. It may require more than one coat of

paint.

Once painted, air dry for 24 hours. Then heat set by plac-

ing item in cold oven, turning it to 325 degrees for 45 min-

utes. Let item cool in oven completely before removing.

Always hand wash glass painted items. Never let food

come in contact with the painted area.

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Annual Holiday Bazaar The bazaar will be 9am-4pm, November 5, at Pine Creek HS. We have reserved the usual 4 booth spaces. Our main focus is painted items, but a few selective other items such as jewelry or cards will be allowed. Paint, Paint, Paint &

Create.

Whether you enter one item or many, we want your partici-pation!! Participation fee will only be 15% of your total

sales, so price your items accordingly..

Bazaar Co-Chairs: Becky and Carolyn

All Board positions will end in December. An en-

tirely new Board will be necessary. We are featur-

ing brief job descriptions of the positions in each

newsletter..be thinking if you or someone you

know could fill the jobs!

Treasurer’s Duties: Generally, the treasure keeps track of

chapter funds by making deposits, writing checks as re-

quested and balancing the bank statements. All of this in-

formation is keyed into computer worksheets which gener-

ate the financial statements. The worksheets are set up on a

thumb drive so it is easy to set up and pass on the activity.

The treasurer is also responsible for working with the board

to prepare the yearly budget and presenting it at a chapter

meeting. Because the budgets are based on last year’s ac-

tivities and any known activity for the coming year, this is

usually an easy task. At year end, there are a couple of re-

ports that need to be submitted to National. The forms and

reports are simple to complete. One last task it to coordi-

nate the audit, which means having someone not on the

board take a look at the activity and make sure things are

current and the reported activity agrees to the bank state-

ment.

This is an easy position because there are several people

willing to help if you need them. More than one person can

sign checks and can collect funds if you are not able to at-

tend a meeting. If you have worked with spreadsheets and

some numbers, this job does not take as many hours as

some of the other jobs. If you are interested, please give me

a call ...I will be here to help along the way too. Terry

(719-475-8759)

Membership Secretary: Responds to all membership in-

quiries. Collects and maintains membership dues and infor-

mation. Submits all member ID’s to National to ensure

eligibility. Compiles annual membership directory and sub-

mits to Melinda for the website. Makes sure name tags are

made for each member and brought to each meeting. Intro-

duces new members at chapter meetings.

Newsletter Editor: Compiles and edits the chapter news-

letter 6 times per year using Microsoft Publisher application

Publisher is an easy program to learn and includes many

graphics and format techniques. Editor submits finished

newsletter to the President for approval. Approved copies

are sent to the Chapter via e-mail, to Melinda for the web-

site and to National.

The Hideaway, Sept 9, 10 & 11

Black Forest Girls just wanna have fun, right? Well, if that’s the case – come to RETREAT! The chapter retreat will again be at the Hideaway in Black Forest, a lovely site for a wonderful week-end get-away. We’ll paint, laugh, eat, laugh, create, laugh, relax – did I mention we’ll laugh? The projects this year are great ones as usual – Becca has a unique multi-media palette for us to complete as an all-day project for Saturday and there are smaller fun projects lined up for Friday night and Sunday morning. Plan to spend a great relaxing time in a beautiful setting. Fee for this year is $190. Sign-up sheets will be at the chapter picnic on July 23

rd and also at the Au-

gust meeting – but there are quite a few members signed up already so be sure to secure your spot! If you can’t make the meeting dates or picnic, please contact Julie Becker at :juliebecker05@gmail.com for more information. You really don’t want to miss this.

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Lynne Andrews Seminar

High Plains – September 10 & 11

The High Plains Chapter is hosting a Lynne Andrews Seminar, featuring a specially designed “Colorado Santa”. (The Michigan Santa is shown below to give you an idea of what the Colorado Santa might look like.) It will be painted on a wood surface and will be a two-day project with lots of wonderful details.

Fee for members will be $125 for the two days and will include the wood surface (approximately 16x8” with base and screws). Lunches and DecoArt paint also in-cluded.

Non-member registration will open July 15.

For Information: Janet Gropp tjgropp3071@msn.com or Carolyn Culwell cvculwell@bresnan.net

Photo from Day One of the Jillybean Seminar, May 21, featuring a Witch’s Hat.

-Painting Sisters

and Brothers

Kaileigh Severini says: thank you to everyone for the

many graduation congratulations that she received. She

is excited to be moving on to college.

Cataract surgery is scheduled for Chris Lessor in Au-

gust.

Barb Radvanczy’s mother is living with Barb and has

recently been put on hospice care.

Also, Chris Hoynes’ mother, who has been in n a nurs-

ing home for some time, is now receiving hospice care.

Our good friend, Jana Towery, is moving to Austin,

Texas to be near her daughter. We will miss her!

Notify Chris Lessor, Sunshine Chair, if you know of someone need-

ing a card or care.

Reminder: Painted items for the Silent Auction to benefit

Colorado Springs Conservatory are due by the October

Meeting to allow time for photos and auction sheets before

the auction on October 21. Sales are split 50/50 with the

Conservatory and PPDP. Help support this great community

organization as well as showcasing our art.

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2016 Calendar

PPDP in Black / All others in Blue

*Unless otherwise noted all meetings and

seminars are held at this location:

Colorado Springs Police Department

Gold Hill Division

January 2 Chapter Meeting, Refreshments provided by The Board

February 6 Chapter Meeting, Rosemaling, by Cindy Bauer

March 5 Chapter Meeting, Garden Rocks, by Peggi Severini

March 12 Gayle Oram Senminar, Albuquerque (June Rutherford for details)

April 2 Chapter Meeting, Painted Small Gourds, by Beth Carroll

April 8, 9, 10 Kathie George Seminar, High Plains & Rocky Mtn Hi

May 7 Chapter Meeting, Painted Patio Paver Critters, by Audrey Hodges

May 21, 22 Jillybean Seminar

June 4 Chapter Meeting, Bring a Friend, Paint UFO or items for chapter events

June 6-11 SDP Annual Convention, Town & Country Resort, San Diego

June 18, 19 Marlene Kreutz Seminar, High Plains & Rocky Mtn Hi

July 23 Chapter Picnic , 11:00, Peggi Severini’s

July 30, 31 Garden Sale, 9:00—3:00, Peggi Severini’s

August 6 Chapter Meeting

September Library Display at 21C Library, Items due at August Meeting

September 3 No Meeting

September 10, 11 Lynne Andrews Seminar, High Plains

September 9, 10, 11 Retreat at The Hideaway

October 1 Chapter Meeting, Wood Bells Ornament, Carolyn Culwell ($4.00)

October 21 Silent Auction to benefit Colorado Springs Conservatory

November 5 Chapter Meeting

November 5 Bazaar at Pine Creek High School, 9-4

December 3 Chapter Holiday Luncheon, The Pinery, 11:00

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2016 Executive Board *

Executive Committee

President Peggi Severini Vice President Cindy Bauer Secretary Jackie Gibson Treasurer Terry Niznik Membership Secretary June Rutherford Newsletter Joyce Clothier

Appointed Officers Committee Chairpersons

Audit Bazaar Team Becky Coffey Carolyn Culwell Community Service Maddie White June Rutherford Hospitality Chris Weise Judy Hallett Nomination Public Relations Retreat Team Julie Becker Jana Towery Seminar Team Carolyn Culwell Janet Gropp Cec Rae Sunshine Chris Lessor

Next Newsletter Deadline Aug. 15

Member Painting Teachers *

Cindy Bauer—719-633-8260

Norwegian Rosemaling at Sons of Norway Hall, Colorado Springs, 2 classes a month.

Diana (Doe) Clore-970-263-7459

Acrylics and fabric painting classes in Grand Junction.

Seminars by arrangement

Nancy Gepford– 719-651-2264

Acrylics and oils, beginner to advanced, Tuesday evenings, or will schedule beginner sessions by arrangement.

Seminars by arrangement

Paula Leopold (CDA) -303-791-1296

Beginner to advanced, acrylics, oils, watercolor, colored pencil, classes in Highlands Ranch, Parker and Castle Rock

Seminars by arrangement

Sharon Tymes (CRI, CVSPI) 719-337-2068

Certified Bob Ross Instructor (oil landscapes)

Certified Valerie Stewart Portrait Instructor

Classes by mutual arrangement

To add your name to this list, contact Newslet-ter Editor, joycemclothier@gmail.com)

July August

Dolly Copeland 10 Marilyn Corners 6

Peggi Severini 13 Judy Hallett 18

Angie McClain 25 Cindy Bauer 21

Melinda Barnes 30 Janet Gropp 25

Doe Clore 31

Current Sign-up List:

March 5 Dolly Copeland, Peggi Severini, Julie

Becker

April 2 Joyce Clothier, Becky Coffey, Beth Carroll

May 7 Kay Kozak, Jackie Gibson

June 4

August 6 Chris Lessor, Sandi Severini, Brenda

Stotler

October 1 Carolyn Culwell, Cindy Bauer

November 5 Jana Towery