March/April 2018 Penns Woods Painters Brushstrokes www.pennswoodspainters.wordpress.com Acrylic Pouring Want to add color and flow to your life? Join us for a fun evening experimenting with acrylic pouring. Acrylic pouring gives you a special effects abstract background which you will be able to leave as is or add your own embellishments/design. If you would like to learn a little about acrylic pouring prior to the meeting there are many you tube videos and facebook groups that show the different types of pouring. Joyce Gutierrez will be giving us some guidance for our first acrylic pour. March Meeting DATE: Monday, March 19, 2018 TIME: 5:30 Doors open 6:00 Business Meeting 7:00 - Program Location: Messiah Community Room RSVP by March 14: Barb Lehman, rblehman2@verizon.net or phone 717-795-9845 or Betty Lou Zimmerman, phone 717-258-3024 You will need to bring along a few supplies: 4-5 five paint colors of your choice plus white, plastic gloves, a surface such as a 8 X 10 or smaller canvas or a treasure box lid, two aluminum trays. One tray will be used for the pour, the other tray will be used to carry your project home and a roll of paper towels. Please RSVP by March 14th if you plan on participating in the program. We will need to make sure we have enough tables set up. We will be meeting in the Messiah Community Room. 1
Presidents Message Hello Members To get motivated to write my article, I decided to look at the newsletter from March 2013. WOW! Many pictures within the newsletter of ladies who we haven t seen in a few years. Does anyone see Rose Bellavia or Mary Ann Couch? What about Vickie Gieman or Wendy Beckmann? Why not invite them to join our chapter again? Or bring them as a guest to the March program! It would be very nice to see some of our old members. I also read in the newsletter that Elaine Moran had just joined our chapter in 2013. Elaine lead our program in January 2018 and what a great project! Thank you, Elaine for joining our chapter 5 years ago and sharing your talent with us in January. Thank you to Judy Vetock and Carol Henry for a very nice Memory Box program in February. We had a lot of fun and the lunch was wonderful. Remember to varnish your box and return at the March general membership meeting. Have you heard of dirty pour? Come to the March evening meeting and check it out. More information within the newsletter. I understand that the Society will be mailing blank membership cards to me as president of the chapter. Once I receive the cards, I have the responsibility of dispersing the cards to each member. I have not figured out how I am to print the membership cards but will do my best once they arrive. We have a seminar scheduled with Sandy McTier in just two months, April 20-22. Unfortunately, the attendance is very low and the seminar is in danger of being cancelled. Please look for Joyce Gutierrez article and let her now immediately if you plan on attending any day of the seminar. We also have Brenda Stewart scheduled for July 20-22 and information about this seminar is also in this newsletter. In closing, the board finalized our move back to Messiah Village last night at the Board Meeting. The storage cabinets have been removed from the Sertoma Club and now in my garage. I will bring the necessary supplies to each meeting. Please remember that what we carry in each meeting now needs to be carried out after the meeting is over! Please only bring Memory Boxes and Treasurer Boxes to general meetings not Paint-Ins or Seminars. The chairperson for these committees is not always at the extra events. Happy Painting! Linda Kapp 2
Treasurer's Report: PENNS WOODS PAINTERS OFFICERS 2018 President Linda Kapp lindakapp21@gmail.com Vice President of Programs Barb Lehman rblehman2@verizon.net Betty Lou Zimmerman Vice President of Membership Jeannine Lewis dinosaurnut@comcast.net Secretary Jackie Nowak jlnowak@aol.com Treasurer Hattie Ogle ogle@pa.net URGENT Our meeting location has changed. All future events, starting with our March General Meeting will be at Messiah Village Community Room 3
Chapter Happenings Membership We currently stand at 35 members, have had one additional renewal since I sent out the last roster. I ll be updating the roster and sending it out when I return from VegasPaint on Sunday. Jeannine Lewis VP of Membership Happy Birthday March 3/20 Barb Kleinfelter April 4/6 Linda Kapp 4/8 Doris Kohler Seminars: Hi All, As of the writing of this newsletter article we only have 3 people that have turned in their seminar forms and checks for Sandy Mc Tier s seminar April 20-22nd. I am putting the call out to PLEASE send in your registration forms and checks to me before March 10th. If we do not receive the amount we need to make ends meet for her seminar we will have to cancel and lose the deposit of $250.00. The board has decided that if you take all 3 days of the seminar you can reduce the total amount due to $210.00 instead of $225.00. This discount is for members only. Now onto Brenda s seminar July 20th 22nd, the emails have come in with your votes and we have the winners!!! Toymaker Santa which is a day and a half project which will be Saturday/ Sunday and Daffodil panel which will be Friday and is a one-day project. This will give us all enough time to finish both projects no UFO S! The registration form is included in this newsletter along with the pictures of each project. I hope to see you all at each of these seminars. Have a great painting day! 4
Sandy McTier Sponsored by Penns Woods Painters Chapter Friday, Saturday, Sunday April 20th, 21st & 22nd 9:00am 5:00pm Messiah Village Community Room Registration Fees: $75 per day Non-PWP Members: $85 per day Price above includes paints, surfaces, packet Out of town students may want to consider travel insurance. Classroom doors will open at 8:30am each morning. A potluck lunch each day, sign-up sheet will be at the meeting. All Deposits are non-refundable. Bring the following to class: All your usual painting supplies Please check days of attendance and include payment with registration form. Payment confirms your reservation in the class(es). Mail payment and registration form to Joyce Gutierrez, 16 May Dr. Dillsburg PA 17019 _ Name SDP# If applicable Address City State Zip Email Address Emergency Contact Name Phone Friday $75 Saturday $75 Sunday $75 Non PWP member fee/day $85 Total Amount Enclosed $ Make check payable to Penns Woods Painters 5
Brenda Stewert Sponsored by Penns Woods Painters Chapter Friday, Saturday, Sunday July 20th, 21st & 22nd 9:00am 5:00pm Messiah Village Registration Fees: $75.00 Friday Daffodils Sat/Sun Toymaker Santa $145.00 or All 3 days $210.00 Non-PWP Members: $85.00 Friday Daffodils Saturday/Sunday Toymaker Santa $155.00 or all 3 days $220.00 Out of town students may want to consider travel insurance. Classroom doors will open at 8:30am each morning. A potluck lunch each day, sign-up sheet will be at the meeting. All Deposits are non-refundable. Bring the following to class: All your usual painting supplies. All paints will be supplied Please check days of attendance and include payment with registration form. Payment confirms your reservation in the class(es). Mail payment and registration form to Joyce Gutierrez, 16 May Dr Dillsburg PA 17019 _ Name SDP# If applicable Address City State Zip Email Address Emergency Contact Name Phone Friday Saturday/Sunday All 3 days $75 Member/$85 Non Member $145Member/ $155 Non Member $210Member/$220 Non Member Total Amount Enclosed $ Make check payable to Penns Woods Painters Open to PWP members until May 15th. Then we will open 6 it up to others, with a maximum 25 students
MEMORY BOX Program TOUCHING LIVES THROUGH CREATIVITY www.memoryboxes.org Dottie Shultz delivered 18 boxes to UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital on January 25. In 2017, our chapter delivered 75 Memory Boxes to our local hospitals and 60 were shipped to hospitals provided to us from memoryboxes.org. Thank You for giving your time and talent to for this worthy cause. longer have a storage cabinet. I can t guarantee that I will be at any event other than regular meetings. Keep painting boxes as we never know when the next call will come for more boxes. On Saturday, February 17, 20 members and guests attended the Memory Box Paint-In. In the morning, Judy Vetock taught Bluebird and Peach Blossoms adapted from a Design by Dorothy Whisenhunt (with permission). In the afternoon, I taught the sailboat from Jamie Mills-Price s Ahoy banner (with permission) to 17 members and guests. We had a few patterns left over that I will have available at the March meeting. As always, we had some yummy food with Judy s dessert, Cherries in the Snow being a big hit. A BIG THANK YOU to all who attended the Paint-In. Carol L. Henry Co-Chair, Memory 7 I will continue to bring paper mache boxes and patterns to regular meetings. Please only bring Memory Boxes to regular meetings since we no
Paint-Ins 2018 brings us great teachers and projects to help celebrate Christmas and Fall/Halloween. The Paint-Ins cost $20 for PWP members and $25 for non-members. All of the classes will be held at the Messiah Lifeways Community Room from 9-4pm. On June 23rd, Jane Allen will be teaching her design O Holy Night ornaments, which is published in the book Jane and Amy Create Christmas. The ornaments (set of 6) can be purchased for $8.60 from Jane. The book can be purchased for $10, which includes the instructions (optional). The line drawings and paint/supply list will be provided. The deadline for registration is June 1st. Please contact Jane Allen at alandjanie@msn.com or 717-737-1801. Fran Huffman will be teaching Sparkling Snowflake Tree by Holly Hanley on August 18th. Dee DeLorenzo will be teaching Sunny Punkins, which is inspired by Gail Anderson, on October 20th. This year will be tons of painting fun. Feel free to contact me with questions and concerns at lucreziaart1022@yahoo.com. Melissa Crowther 8
Penn s Woods Painters Paint-In Registration Form Teacher: Jane Allen Title: O Holy Night Ornaments Date: June 23, 2018 RSVP by June 1, 2018 Price: $20 members/$25 nonmembers *Must provide your own surface, supplies, and lunch. **The set of 6 ornaments can be purchased from Jane Allen at a cost of $8.60. This design was published in the book Jane and Amy Create Christmas. The book, which has the instructions, can be purchased at a cost of $10 via Jane. The line drawings and paint/supply list will be provided. Contact Jane Allen at alandjanie@msn.com or 717-737-1801. Name: Member (Y/N): Address: Phone Number: Email Address: Preferred method of contact: Email: Mail: Phone: Please make checks payable to Penn s Woods Painters and send checks to Melissa Crowther: 117 Lighthouse Drive, Mechanicsburg Pa 17050. Contact Melissa Crowther at lucreziaart1022@yahoo.com or 610-331-6815 (cell). 9
Member spotlight Lois Eckert 10 I didn t start out in an art or decorative painting direction. In 1957 I graduated from Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital School of Nursing. I worked in the Pediatric field for a little over a year. After getting married and having 3 daughters; my job description changed - to Mom. A few years after our daughters were born, we added our son to the family. I starting taking classes in ceramics. Before long, I found that I was teaching lessons in ceramics. My studio shop was in the basement of our home. With the help of my husband, we cast many of the items that I used when teaching. We had about 600 molds that we cast. I fired 2 kilns almost daily. Gradually, working with wood from our shop in 1970s &1980s; I started teaching decoupage and decorative painting. I traveled to several shops In our area, Lewistown, and a few shops in Maryland. I ve also done several demos and talks on brushes and decorating wood to some woodworkers groups. We, my husband,ralph, and I supplied several shops with many wood items to be decorated. I was a founding member of Keystone Painters, which is no longer around. This chapter met in York, PA. I am a charter member of Penn s Woods Painters. I became a very active member around 2000. Prior to that time I helped to paint the mural at Siedle Hospital, and also worked on the canvas that was painted around the nurse s station. Being active in PWP has been quite an experience. I ve served on many committees and taught several paint-ins. I felt that it was quite an honor to be asked to teach at our 25th anniversary. I have taken classes from many Big Brushes (as we fondly call those experts who share their knowledge) I have attended several SDP Conventions and also many HOOT conventions. I look forward to painting and spending time with Penn s Woods Painters members. I have much more to learn and even some things that I want to share. I really enjoy painting. I have donated to several silent auctions to help some foundations. That gives me reasons to continue painting.
From the North: Take Rt 15 South to Cumberland Parkway/ Winding Hill Road interchange (1st exit after PA Turnpike Rt76). Turn left at first traffic light at end of exit ramp. At the next traffic light, turn left (crossing over Rt 15). At the next traffic light, turn right onto Mt Allen Drive and proceed ½ mile to Messiah Village entrance on right onto Messiah Circle. At the stop sign, turn left. Continue to Locust Lane on your left. At the stop sign, turn right onto Oval Circle. The Community Room is on the left. Parking is on the righthand side of the road. From the South: Take Rt 15 North. Take the PA 114 exit. At traffic signal at end of ramp, turn right. At the next traffic light, turn left onto Kim Acres Drive. Take the first left onto Asper Drive which becomes Nittany Drive. Take another left onto Beechwood Drive which changes to Redwood Rd. At the stop sign, turn right onto Oval Circle. This road becomes a one way. Go straight at the next stop sign. Just around the bend you will see that Community Building on the left. Parking is on the righthand side of the road. URGENT Our meeting location has changed. All future events, starting with our March General Meeting will be at Messiah Village Community Room 11
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PENNS WOODS PAINTERS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2018 Becoming a member of PWP is easy once you have joined The Society of Decorative Painters. Just send a check for $20 made payable to Penns Woods Painters along with the following membership application to: Penns Woods Painters ATTN: Linda Kapp 21 Winding Hill Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 SDP Membership No. DOB MM/DD NAME ADDRESS - Home Phone No. Cell Phone No. New or Renewal? If New, how did you hear about PWP? Email address NOTE: All newsletters are distributed electronically, please see the VP of Membership if you don t have an email address Permission to print name, address, phone number(s) and email address in our annual directory? Yes No Are you a decorative art teacher? Yes No Level of Achievement through Certification Program with SDP ADP CDP MDP NA We love for everyone to be involved, so please join a Committee which committee would you like to be a part of in 2018? Memory Box Ways n Means Treasure Boxes Seminar Paint-In Hospitality Newsletter Art & Tea Show Thank you for supporting our chapter and SDP VP Membership Only Check# Date Received 13
Penn s Woods Painters General Membership Meeting January 20, 2018 The Penn s Woods Painters General Membership Meeting was held January 20, 2018 at Carlisle Sertoma Club, Carlisle at 9:30 am, Linda Kapp presiding. Installation of officers for 2018 was conducted by Linda Kapp, President. Officers included: Vice President of Programs: Barbara Lehman & Betty Lou Zimmerman Vice President of Membership: Jeannine Lewis Secretary: Jackie Nowak Treasurer: Hattie Ogle Minutes: The minutes of the November 20, 2017 general membership meeting and the October 11, 2017 board meeting were printed in the January/ February newsletter. It was moved by Dottie Shultz and seconded by Lois Eckert to approve the minutes as distributed. The motion seconded. Treasurer s Report: The December 2017 report was distributed in the January/February newsletter. Beginning balance: $8,991.69; income: $100.00; expenses: 0.00; current balance: $9,091.69. 2017 total income: $3,546.20; total expenses: $6,211.38 The report will be filed for audit. Programs: The program presented was Elaine Moran instructing a project in folk art painting The Dahlia Tree, instructing a technique using Derwent Inktense pencils. Barb Lehman announced that the March meeting will feature Joyce Gutierrez presenting an overview on the Acrylic Pouring technique. Library Displays: Bobbi Brady will handle PWP displays at local libraries. Camp Hill is filled. New Cumberland and Mechanicsburg Libraries are to be contacted. Membership: Chapter membership stands at 33 members as of today s meeting. An appeal was made for committee chairs for Annual Tea, Historian, Hospitality, Messiah Exhibits, and Nominating Committees. Memory Boxes: The February 17 Paint- In will be painting Memory Boxes. Two sessions will be held: Bluebird & Berries led by Judy Vetock; and Ahoy a sailboat led by Carol Henry. Newsletter: Jane Allen will be responsible for the Newsletter and the website. Sylvia Bean has volunteered to assist Jane. Lois Eckert will be featured in the Member Spotlight article for the next newsletter. Paint-In: Melissa Crowther announced that 2018 dates for Paint-Ins are scheduled for June 16, August 18, and October 20. 14
Seminars: Joyce Gutierrez reported that the Sandy McTier seminar will be April 20-22 at Messiah Village. Friday will be a hydrangea hanging plaques; Saturday will be a floral folk art plate, and Sunday will be a seascape,. Member fee will be $75 per day including surface. Non- member fee will be $85 per day. She also announced that Brenda Stewart will be holding a seminar for PWP July 20-22. Ways & Means: Lois Eckert will be chairman. Old Business: Discussion was held on the location for the meetings location. Pros & cons were compared on the Carlisle Sertoma and Messiah Village meeting facilities. Rental costs, storage, handicapped accessibility were discussed. The board will discuss and make a decision on the location. It was noted that the by-laws revision/standing rules were submitted to SDP December 16, 2017 with no response to date. New Business The SDP Conference will be held May 5-12 in Daytona Beach. It was agreed that a grant should be provided for the President to attend. A discussion was held on providing a Chapter website vs a newsletter. The decision was that both items serve a purpose for members. It was moved by Dottie Shultz and seconded by Hattie Ogle to adjourn Show & Tell: Dee DeLorenzo, Fran Huffman, Betty Lou Zimmerman showed their work. Next General membership Meeting: March 19, 2018 Doors open; 5:50 pm Business Meeting: 6:00pm Program: 7:00pm 15
Penn s Woods Painters Board Meeting Minutes December 13, 2017 At Café Magnolia Attendance: Linda Kapp, Melissa Crowther, Jane Allen, Hattie Ogle, Bobbi Brady, Jackie Nowak, Jeannine Lewis, Barb Lehman, Joyce Gutierrez, and Betty Lou Zimmerman Meeting called to order at 6pm President: Linda Kapp thanked everyone for coming. Secretary: Melissa Crowther the October board meeting minutes and the November general membership meeting minutes were sent via email for review. A few corrections were made. A motion to approve and publish the minutes as sent was made by Jeannine Lewis and seconded by Bobbi Brady. Motion carried. VP Programs: Barb Lehman/Betty Lou Zimmerman at the January meeting, Elaine Moran will be teaching her Folk art design using Derwent Inktense pencils. The pencils will need to be order by December 29 th. Several PWP members have pencils to share. Watercolor paper will be needed for the project and prep work should be done before the class. Prep work is to wet paper and wash with Raw sienna. All the programs for the rest of year are planned, except for September. VP Membership: Doris Kohler is absent. Linda K reported that we have 25 members for 2018. Treasurer: Dee DeLorenzo is absent. Linda K reported that Dee sent the report on 12/5 via email. We have an income of $100 with an ending balance of $9,091.69. We spent about $2,700 in 2017. Committees: Memory Box: Carol Henry is absent. Linda K reported. 111 boxes were delivered/shipped to hospitals. There are 52 painted and 94 unpainted boxes in inventory. In early December, the admin of memoryboxes.org sent out an email about the dire need of boxes. Carol recommended we send 12 boxes to hospitals in surrounding states, Is that ok? YES, the board decided. February 17, 2018 is the Memory Box Paint-In Judy Vetock will teach in the morning a design by Dorothy Whisenhunt with permission, Bluebird and Peach Blossoms. Carol Henry will teach in the afternoon a design by Jamie Mills-Price with permission, Ahoy. It is adapted to the sailboat portion and was selected to fulfill the request by UPMC Pinnacle for more boxes appropriate for boys. We only spent $288.32 of out $450 2017 budget. I would like to request that the chapter provide the paints for the Paint-In. Judy s project requires 21 different colors (some just a dab). Carol s project only requires 10. One set of each should be enough. 2018 will be Carol s last year in Memory boxes. 16
Hospitality: Jeannine Lewis Nothing to report. will you be hospitality in 2018? Yes, with Betty Lou s help and ask members to bring food. Treasure Box: Linda Fleming is absent Barb Lehman has delivered 13 boxes to Caitlyn Smiles in the last week. Paint-Ins: Melissa Crowther the 2018 Paint In vote winners were Betty Lou Zimmerman Santa Box, Dee DeLorenzo Sunny Pumpkins, Fran Huffman Sparkling Snowflake Tree, and Jane Allen O Holy Night Ornaments. There were 4 winners with the 4 th to become the September program. I haven t finalized the classes yet. Ways and Means: Lois Eckert is absent. No report given. IDEA: paint items to raffle off i.e. jewelry boxes in different sizes. ***Side Note: Linda Kapp reported that the Pa Garden Show contacted her about painting a Make It Take It project with botanical themes at the show in March.*** Seminars: Joyce Gutierrez at the November membership meeting, projects for Sandy McTier s seminar in April, were voted on. The 3 projects to win were Seascape, Hydrangeas and a floral piece. Jane Allen will place in the Jan/Feb newsletter. Publicity/Website: Carol Henry is absent. Linda Kapp reported that 2017 is Carol s last year. We need a member to fill this position in 2018. The role of this position is to maintain the website and Facebook page. Newsletter: Jane Allen Articles due by December 17 th. Tea and Art Show: Bobbi Brady has nothing to report. A committee is needed for 2018. Old Business: Joyce Gutierrez sent ornaments to a charity. She would also like to provide some to a hairdresser in need this holiday season as an act of kindness. Discussion: Change our meeting place? Linda Kapp o Stay at the Sertoma Club or go back to Messiah? o An email was sent to PWP but only 3 members responded. o Also asked members at the November meeting and the response was 50/50. o Pros/cons were discussed. o Biggest issue is storage. We have storage at Sertoma and none at Messiah. o Sertoma Club is not handicap accessible in bathrooms and will not be fixed because of the city budget. o Linda asked for the board to vote tonight. 3 for Carlisle and 5 for Messiah. o Linda will contact both Jamie at Messiah and Dave at Sertoma Club with questions. She will ask Dave about rent per month. The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Hattie Ogle and seconded by Jeannine Lewis at 7:15pm. Respectfully Submitted, Melissa Crowther 17