SPECIAL EDITION
SPECIAL EDITION – HEART OF
Some important information was not available when the newsletter went out – so a special edition is here!!
August 24 - Tues – 2PM – Christmas Party Committee painting time at Becky Hilbert’s
Sept 17 - Friday–5PM Mixer meeting – at Becky Hilbert’s prior to the annual sleepover – all interested parties, committee chairs etc. should attend.
Sept 17 – - Friday -7PM - the Annual Sleepover where no one sleeps – at Becky Hilbert’s. Bring your own painting project and supplies and a goodie to share.
Sept 27- Monday – 5PM – 9PM –
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you must RSVP to Shirley Watson if you will be there. Email or phone. If the numbers planning to come are not huge we will change the location to the Hilbert painting hut. SO I must have an RSVP by SEPT 20. Yes that is a week ahead of time but everyone would need notified if the location changes. And I am out of town for 4 days later that week. Therefore the RSVP date accommodates my schedule.
Maxine Thomas seminar fees due to HOMDA by Sept 15 – mail to Shirley Watson, payable to HOMDA.
Christmas Party –same as last year- the Christmas party committee would like to have an ornament exchange among the members. Paint an ornament, bring it to the Christmas party and you will get one in exchange from a fellow member. It is always so much fun to see what we all create.
CURRENT NEWSLETTER SIMPLY TOLED FROM THE HEART OF August September 2010 NEWSLETTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING MEETING DATE – AUGUST 21 – NOTE THAT THIS IS LATER THAN USUAL DUE TO THE HOOT CONVENTION Rev Up Those Brushes! Congratulations to June Stevens, the daughter-in-law of Ann Stevens for winning our raffle quilt! Everyone who attended our June meeting and painted the slate garden sign was delighted with their finished piece. Thank you so much to Shirley Watson for donating the slate pieces and to Kathy Driggs for painting the samples, and Clarice Hamlin, Bonnie Eckhardt, and Becky Hilbert for base coating the slate, and Kathy Driggs and Becky Hilbert for leading the class. Also, a big thank you goes out to Becky for the pictures and directions for the project. Have you been going through your closets and basement and garage looking for all those things you need to get rid of? Don’t forget the HOMDA Garage Sale event we have planned on August 24 in the parking lot of In the last newsletter I highlighted the events our sister chapters had going on and received positive feedback from many of you. So I will continue putting this info in my notes to you. First on the list is West Michigan Decorative Artists ( The Village Painters, ( Northern Expressions Decorative Artists in Don’t forget we will be having Maxine Thomas coming on October 22-23. There is a limit of 28 students for Maxine’s class with the fee of $50 per day for members and $60 per day for non Members. Once we have 28 students, anyone else wanting to take the class will have to pay a premium of $25 in addition to the class fee. There is still space available. Surfaces for those who ordered in advance will be picked up at HOOT. Anyone else needing surfaces will need to order them direct from the supplier. Contact Shirley or Sandy for that information. Information about all our upcoming events is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on our website, www.Heart-of-Michigan-Decorative-Artists.com HOMDA is hosting the 2011 Michigan Mixer and we have chosen Saturday, April 30 as the date for Mixer. The first meeting of the committee to plan the Mixer was held and we have committees formed, but those committees need helpers. Any HOMDA members willing to give some of their time to help on any of these committees, it would be greatly appreciated. I have detailed information about the meeting and what is needed in a separate article for your reading pleasure. Since we won’t be having a formal meeting this month due to the Garage Sale, I will be handing out summaries of committee reports to any members who are at the Garage Sale so you know what is going on. I will also send emails out to the rest of the members with this same information. In the meantime, I also want everyone to start thinking about whether they might like to become a board member this year. We will have openings for the Treasurer’s position, and 3rd Vice President in charge of Membership. We may also have the Secretary position open. I have been a board member for a few years now and must admit I have enjoyed all the positions I have held. When I first accepted the position of 3rd Vice President in charge of Membership I was hesitant and nervous that I wouldn’t do a good job, but everyone on the board, past and present, have always been very helpful and supportive. I have learned much and gotten to know many of you much better than I might have had I not accepted the challenge many years ago. So if any of you would like to get a bit more involved, get to know our members better, and become part of HOMDA’s Board of Directors, let me know. Keep painting! Chris Keppel President HOMDA Garage Sale Event – Saturday, August 21 On Saturday, August 21, 2010, we will hold a Garage Sale for HOMDA Members to sell their things in the front parking lot of The rules are: There will NOT be a regular meeting that day. Any committee reports will be summarized on a written report and handed out to any members that are there. NO raffle will be held, no hospitality (QD across the street for your donut and coffee fix) and no show and tell. No Board meeting will be held before the Garage Sale, because some of the Board members will be setting up for the Garage Sale. If you have any questions, call Becky Hilbert at 676-9534 or Chris Keppel at 321-6342. 2011 The first meeting of those who volunteered to help with the HOMDA 2011 Michigan Mixer met on July 17, at Becky Hilbert’s home. Present were Kathy Driggs, Dorothy Jorgensen, Pat Boog, Chris Keppel, Shirley Watson, Julie Tews, Sue Nemeth, Sandy Young, and Becky Hilbert. After much discussion, it was decided the theme of the Mixer will be “Keep Christmas in Your Heart All Year” …Scrooge. Several Committees were formed and chairmen volunteered to head them. Advertising/Signage/Calendars/Programs – Chairman: Sandy Young Committee members: Julie Tews Kathy Driggs Shirley Watson Chris Keppel Registration Chairman: Kathy Driggs Committee members: Chris Keppel Breakfast and Lunch Chairmen: Shirley Watson & Nancy Jenks Committee members: Door Prizes/Raffle Chairman: Sue Nemeth Committee members: Facilities: Primary Contact: Becky Hilbert Favors/Nametages/Centerpieces Chairman: Becky Hilbert Committee members: Julie Tews Dorothy Jorgensen Pat Boog Chris Keppel Shirley Watson Cleanup Chairman: Shirley Watson Committee members: Teachers & Teachers Aides: Chairman: Kathy Driggs Committee members: Chris Keppel As you may have noticed, some of the committees have no members. We are looking for more volunteers. This Mixer will require the help of most of our members for it to be a success. So please see one of the Committee Chairs and volunteer to help them on their committee. We would like to be able to offer about 8 or 9 different classes. We are still looking for volunteers to teach classes. Samples for the class would have to be done by the 1st of December so we would have time to photograph the sample for the registration brochure. You would also be responsible for ordering your own materials for your class and collecting the materials fee from your students. You will be paid for teaching the class. You determine the maximum number of students you want in your class and we would limit registration to that number of students. So far we have the following people who have volunteered to teach classes: Sandy Young and Kim Raycraft – something in oils Jackie Ferris – something on glass Kathy Driggs – a Batik Diana Rochowiak - ?? Chris Keppel – Mixed Media Becky Hilbert – watercolor? Julie Tews – fabric Pat Boog – acrylic picture Cheryl Bartynski – pen and ink?? If any of the above people change their mind, please let one of us know immediately. Also let us know if you need an assistant to help during the class and if you’ll need anything special to help you teach your class. If you need help in figuring out where to order your supplies from, contact Becky Hilbert because she has many catalogs and knows of many suppliers. We will also be sponsoring a special raffle of completed painted items, or other hand-crafted items, so if you have pieces you would be willing to donate to this special raffle, please let us know. Chris Keppel A Special Notice to All Our Board Members Since we will not be having a formal Board Meeting this month due to time restrictions, could each of you please email me a printed report of the status of your committee by August 18, I would greatly appreciate it. I will put this information together for a written handout at the August 21 Garage Sale. I will also send this summary out to all our members via email so they know what is going on. Also, please let me know at that time whether you plan on jumping up to the next position on the Board for next year or if you would rather not remain on the Board at this time. I need to know this information so I can determine who I need to find replacements for. Thank you, Chris Keppel +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We continue our commitment to Ingham Medical for boxes for bereaved parents. And our one time commitment to SIDS this fall. If you have not painted for this project in a while or want to continue sharing in the support of this program please call Shirley Watson for boxes. She can bring them to the meetings. HOMDA calendar Sept 22 newsletter deadline Sept 17 – Sleepover Becky’s Oct 9 membership meting TBA Northville Art show Oct 22-23 Maxine Thomas TBA Carruth trip Nov 17 newsletter deadline Dec 11 HOMDA Christmas party Membership meeting minutes- June 2010 Treasurers Report Dorothy reported that we have $2,457.25 in the HOMDA account. The Quilt show sold $44.00 in cookbooks, $88.00 worth of raffle tickets and 28.79 from sales commissions. At this time we have received $287.83 from raffle ticket sales.Education Regarding the Cheri Rol seminar. We have 11 signed up for Fri and 13 signed up for Sat. After discussion it was decided we would keep the seminar as scheduled and we would charge $50.00 per person per day and the chapter would absorb anything extra. The paint fees will be rolled into the surface fee which will bepaid for on the day of the seminar.Programs August is the trunk sale, Oct is painting an ornament with Kathy Driggs and December is the Christmas Party Membership Chris will do the membership booklets it was discussed that we desperately need them.Ways and Means The quilt raffle will be held today. We still have 60 cookbooks left to be sold and it was decided to sell them at $5.00 each Memory Boxes Commitment for boxes are as follows: 12 to be turned in by the August meeting for the SIDS chapter.Website Chris raised the question if we should add the chapter teachers to our website and it was decided that we should. Sunshine Ann Stevens husband is home and recovering. Chris raised the question if we wanted to do something similar to what Valley Tole does for their program meetings. After their bi-monthly meeting which their members have to pay for and pre-register for the offer a painting seminar taught by fellow members. The projects are really very nice and samples are available for them to wee way in advance.Dorothy Cutler made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Shirley Watson seconded it Becky is going to RI in Oct 6-12 and has 1 space available if anyone wants to goBecky will be going to HOOT Trade show only Wed and Thurs we had a sign up for that trip. Becky will give ups more details as it gets closer to the date.Dorothy Cutler made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Kathy Driggs seconded EDUCATION Maxine Thomas Maxine will be here on Oct 22 & 23, Friday and Saturday and class will start at 9 am at We will be painting a still life on Friday and Santa's on Saturday. There are two new designs from Maxine's new book. More details to follow in the next newsletter or a special email to those signed up for the classes. The fee is $50 per day and you can hold your spot with a $10 non refundable deposit. Full payment is due by Sept 1. Mail to Shirley Watson, payable to HOMDA. Ok, now on to next year. I have scheduled the following teachers for 2011. Drum roll please…. · March 19 Sonja Richardson · May 14 Purdy Vannier · September 17 and 18 Lynn Andrews · Either July or Oct Cindy Mann Vitale I hope you are all excited as I am looking into the 2011 schedule. Sandy Young 1- Kim Bohnett 1-Bonnie Eckhardt SEPTEMBER 7- Sue Nemeth 24 Betty Van Voorst ___________________________________________ 2010 HOMDA HEARTKEEPERS PRESIDENT Chris Keppel-Gulick PH 517-321-6342 14810 Idylcrest sewinggal07@aol.com 1ST. VICE PRESIDENT- PROGRAMS Becky Hilbert PH 517-676-9534 2ND VICE PRESIDENT – EDUCATION 422 E. Jefferson sandyyoung@cablespeed.com 3RD VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBERSHIP Jackie Ferris PH 989-855-3811 SECRETARY Ann Stevens PH 517-688-4026 571 Acorn Trail stevensrespect@aol.com TREASURER Dorothy Cutler PH 517 569 3912 3100 Broughwell cutmd1@yahoo.com NEWSLETTER Shirley Watson PH 517-646-9339 HEART OF NAME________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Spouse’s first name ADDRESS________________________________CITY_____________________STATE______ZIP____ HOME-PH_______________WORK________________CELL________________FAX______________ EMAIL ADDRESS__________________________________________________BIRTHDAY SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE PAINTERS MEMBERSHIP NUMBER _________New__Renewal___ OTHER CHAPTERS TO WHICH YOU BELONG__________________________________________ PAINTING CERTIFICATION-MDA____CDA____ HOW LONG HAVE YOU PAINTED?________ ARE YOU A PAINTING TEACHER?_______WHERE?____________ARE YOU A STUDENT?____ ARE YOU A SHOP OWNER?_______________NAME OF SHOP_____________________________ PREFERRED PAINTING MEDIUM – Oil___Acrylic___ Watercolor___Fabric___Other____________ STYLE(S) OF PAINTING YOU ENJOY___________________________________________________ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS OTHER THAN PAINTING_____________________________________ You must be a member of the National Society of Tole and Decorative Artists, Inc. to become a member of the Heart of Please send your completed HOMDA application and $12 membership fee to : Jackie Ferris
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MEMORY BOXES
WAYS AND MEANS
Hello Ladies...............Our next money making venture will soon be here! It will be our Trunk Sale. For those who have participated in the past, members have cleaned out their garages, basements, paint rooms and gardens, etc. and brought those items (in their trunk) for a big "garage-sale".
Although our last sale was vying with the Linda Miller estate, Members did an outstanding job displaying their wares and making sales. This can be anything from gardening wares, plantsetc.. down to paint related items such as canvasses, wood, glass, paint and brushes as well as patterns and books.
It can also be finished items as well as quilted treasures. Remember YOU bring those things that YOU want to sell. The chapter will reap the benefit of 10% of sales and you reap the benefit of clearing out and making way for all those new products and paintings that are lingering just a brush-stroke away.
I know my garden is still reaping the benefits of the lovely plants that I got from Julie Tews at the last sale, so come prepared to both buy and sell!
P.S. Message for Chris Keppel.............Mark Polomchak DOES indeed share his story of the Mason painter and the red pen. I painted with the
Best of luck to all you lucky ladies who will be painting with Cheri Rol and I hope to see everyone at the trunk sale!
Jackie Ferris
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PREVIOUS NEWSLETTER SIMPLY TOLED FROM THE HEART OF June July 2010 NEWSLETTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING June 12, 2010– 9AM HOSPITALITY - Nancy Jenks, Dorothy Cutler, Diana Rochowiak, Sue Nemeth ****************************************************************************** QUILT RAFFLE DRAWING IS AT THIS MEETING!!! Bring unsold tickets, all monies and ticket stubs. ***************************************************************************** Rev Up Those Brushes! Where is this year going already? OMG it’s June! Have you been selling your tickets for the Painted Quilt raffle? It will be raffled off at the June meeting! First off, I’m sure I speak for all of us when I send my sincere condolences to Becky Hilbert on the loss of her dear Harold Paul. Becky, you are in our thoughts and prayers and your painting family is here for you at a moments notice if you need anything at all. Please do not hesitate to call on us. Our June meeting project has been changed from the broken china project to a small painted slate garden sign which we will be painting at our regular meeting place, Holt United Community Church, instead of at Becky’s home. Shirley Watson has graciously stepped in to plan the project and I will be assisting her. This will be a very cute little Welcome sign painted on a piece of slate which you can either place in your garden or at your front door (or anywhere else you please!). If you’ve never painted on slate before, make sure you attend the meeting in June for a chance to try it out. The slate and paints will be provided. Just bring your brushes, a water bin, and paper towels. Thank you so very much to Diana Rochowiak for teaching us her wonderful acrylic tulip on watercolor paper at our April meeting. As always, Diana, we all enjoyed your class and learned something new. The little bags were a great hit! Your painting continues to amaze me. I was fortunate to be able to attend the Michigan Mixer last month in Flint, sponsored by Valley Tole. It was the first time I attended this event and I must say I was really impressed by the camaraderie and Sharing our fellow Michigan Chapters extended. Valley Tole did a wonderful job putting the Mixer together and I took lots of pictures so we could plan for next year’s Mixer here in Lansing. Thank you to everyone who helped out at the HOMDA booth at the Lansing Patchers Quilt Show May 22nd and 23rd. This was the first time we have ever tried anything like this and it was an interesting experience. With our Michigan economy the way it is, the turn out was not exactly what we had hoped for, but I spoke with many of the other vendors there and they too were not seeing people buying as much as in past years. However, we did sell raffle tickets and some items. Thank you to Julie Tews for demonstrating “How to Paint on Fabric” on Saturday afternoon. She did a fantastic job! Phyllis Parisian, Bonnie Eckhardt, Kathy Driggs, Diana Rochowiak, Nancy Jenks, and Shirley Watson also deserve a round of applause for helping to set up and/or sitting at the booth during the two days and minding the store. Thank you so much for your time and help! Our sister chapters are sponsoring some wonderful teachers this year too. West Michigan Decorative Artists (Grand Rapids) (www.hastingscountry.com/wmda2.html) is bringing in Mark Polomchak on July 9 & 10. He will be teaching “Dunes in the Snow”, the 2010 National Convention project on Friday and a “Lighthouse” project on Saturday. Visit their website for more information. On September 18, Betty VanVoorst is teaching a Mary Wiseman design, “Peaceful Night”. On October 16, Lynne Deptula will be teaching one of her 2010 National Convention projects, “Holiday Cupcake Tray”. Heritage Decorative Artists (Trenton, Michigan) www.heritagedecorativeartists.com will be scheduling Kelly Hoernig on July 24 & 25 for two different colored pencil pictures; one is Orchids and the other is Roses. Registration closes July 1.Visit their website for a printable registration form. The Village Painters, (Livonia), are hosting Rosemary West on November 6&7. She will be teaching a 16” beaded petal plate, with a 10” center. It has fruit and flowers. Visit their site for more information and a registration form. Registration is open to non-members starting July 1. www.villagepainters.net They are also hosting Shirley Nan Ruchong, CDA, MDA: Floral, who will be teaching two one-day seminars for beginner to advanced OIL painters. On Saturday, July 17, she will be teaching a lovely Tulip in oil on a plate and on Sunday, July 18, she will be teaching a Gerbera Daisy in oil. Registration for these seminars ends May 30, so if you’re interested, sign up PRONTO! Northern Expressions Decorative Artists in Traverse City (www.nedaoftc.com) will have a Priscilla Hauser Seminar October 7-9. The first two days will be spent learning her roses and the 3rd day will be a canvas project. On November 13, they will have Kathye Begala teaching an acrylic class, “Finger on the World”. If you’re interested in attending, visit their website for more information. Of course, don’t forget we have Cheri Rol teaching two different classes on August 6-7. And Maxine Thomas will be coming on October 22-23. Information about all our upcoming events is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on our website, www.Heart-of-Michigan-Decorative-Artists.com HOMDA is hosting the 2011 Michigan Mixer and we have chosen Saturday, April 30 as the date for Mixer. I was given all the information from the past years events to help us plan for next years event. So we need to start getting the committee together. If any of our members would like to volunteer to teach a class for the event next April, please let me know. Whatever you would like to teach should take no longer than 4 hours to teach and complete (if possible). Students like to leave with a completed project. Even if you’ve never taught a class before, but think you would like to try, consider trying at the Michigan Mixer! I hope everyone is remembering to put aside things they want to sell at our August Trunk Sale that will be held the THIRD Saturday in the church parking lot. We will not have a raffle or show and tell that day. Enjoy your painting and these coming summer days! Share your passion with a friend. Keep painting! Chris Keppel President Dear HOMDA Friends, PROGRAM FOR JUNE 12, 2010 The project planned for this meeting is painting a welcome sign on a piece of slate. The slate will be basecoated, there is no pattern to apply, and all paint will be furnished. This is a free project. Bring your normal painting supplies – important are a round brush, size 4 or 6, and a flat of about the same size. A larger flat also, maybe a 12 or even larger. If you don’t have the larger one don’t buy it – there is only a limited need for it and we could all share. And a small sponge for putting in some background foliage. EDUCATION- CHERI ROL The Cheri Rol seminar is scheduled for August 6 & 7 we currently only have 9 people signed up for Friday and 11 for Saturday. Due to the low enrollment in the class we are considering cancelling the class. To have the class with the current enrollment it would cost at least $75.00 for the class, probably more, plus the surface fee. Therefore all deposits for classes must be in by June 15th. If we do not have a higher enrollment by June 15th we will cancel the class and forfeit the $150.00 deposit that we have on the class. If we do not cancel by that time we will be obligated for the whole $550.00 per day for the seminar. Having said all of that if you are considering taking the class and do not have your deposit in yet please send your deposit to Shirley to insure that we have the class. Thanks, Sandy IT’S ALL ABOUT BONDING Bet you think this is about glue – well, sort of. I was reminded of an important life lesson this past week. You want to get to know your fellow members better? And feel more like you belong to the group? This group or any group? Or maybe make someone else feel like more a part of HOMDA? Volunteer for something – a fun outing to Countryside, or a work project of some kind, a committee or team or whatever. In the past 6 months I realize I have gotten to know Phyllis Parisian, Joan Schneider, Bonnie Eckhardt and Diana Rochowiak better than I ever would have thru a regular meeting or painting seminar. Phyllis unwittingly chose to ride with me on the Carruth trip(for some reason no one likes my driving), Joan joined Nancy and I for the Countryside trip, and Bonnie and Diana worked at the quilt show. Did you know that Diana met her husband Bruce thru amateur theatre and that she played Maria in West Side Story and Annie, in Annie Get Your Gun? And Bonnie has a son who graduated pre-med? And that Phyllis is a woman of strong faith with many years of involvement in antiques and horses, and that Joan loves painting and goes to the Deptula/Diephouse weekend painting seminars? Well I didn’t know that about them and am so glad to have had the chance to get to know them better. All because we did things together. I love my dear close friends in this chapter, but most of the time I am very guilty of hanging out with them and not the folks I don’t know so well. I may not change much in that respect, for the best part- we are such creature of habit sometimes, but I do hope to try harder to get to know all of you better. Wanna volunteer for something? See you there! Shirley Watson Anyone interested in going to the trade show let Becky know at the meeting. . Treasury Dorothy reported $1752.37 in the account. Dorothy has a hard copy if anyone needs it. Education Sandy reported the upcoming seminars: Purdy Vannier 5/14/11 Lynn Andrews 9/17 & 18/11 Sonja Richardson 3/19/11 Cindy Mann Vitalie July or Oct 2011 she’s not sure yet We are taking Cheri Rol sign ups today with $10.00 non refundable deposit for the August 6 & 7 classes. Friday will be Pear in glass, and Sat Cherries in Silver bowl. Maxine Thomas is October 22 and 23 no sign ups for this class yet. Shirley made a motion that we pay Chris’s registration fee for the Michigan Mixer on April 24th. We budgeted Presidents Expenses and that was budgeted at $50.00 per. Program Chris reported that the following schedule. August – Painting trunk sale more details to follow October – Kathy Driggs painting a Christmas ornament December – Holiday party Memory Box Greenlawn campus hospital has 20 memory boxes left. Lynnie reported that the pastel boxes seem to be the most requested, so we should stick with more pastel colors if we can. We need to keep painting boxes and have them ready by August to turn in. We will do the smaller boxes for the SIDS organization. The real small boxes we will sell at the garage sale. Chris received a Thank You note from Sparrow Hospital for the boxes we donated to them. Ways and Means We will still have cookbooks for sale. Jackie thanked everyone for bringing raffle items in. The website is up and make sure to check it often. Chris also wanted everyone to know when they send a picture to Shirley for the newsletter they should also send it on to her for the website. Sunshine Becky’s husband is in the hospital under going test feel free to send her a card. Ann Steven’s husband is in the hospital as well and feel free to send her a card as well. Jill’s surgery went well and is recovering well. Elaine Adams husband has been very ill as well and feel free to send her a card as well. New Business Chris acknowledged all officers since we didn’t do the installation of officers. Everyone previously received their gifts. Chris is attending the Michigan Mixer; she will be taking pictures so we can begin planning our event for next year. Shirley has a sign up sheet for Countryside Gardens scheduled for May 14, 2010. We will be leaving at 8 am @ Holt Rd Park and Ride. Depending on if Becky is able to go. Shirley is requesting we turn Quilt tickets in soon. Drawing is in June. Dorothy made a motion we close the meeting and Jackie seconded it. Respectfully submitted, Sandy Young *************************************************** We have changed the sign up process slightly. We have instituted a new policy. You will be asked to place a non refundable deposit of $10.00 per day in order to sign up for classes. This is due to the way in which we calculate class fees. If you sign up, and then later back out, it affects the amount we planned to charge people for the classes. This causes us to actually lose money on a seminar since we have already calculated the fee based on your attendance. In October we will be entertaining Maxine Thomas as our guest teacher. The dates for Maxine will be October 22 & 23, 2010. Maxine will be sending along the designs in a few weeks. The designs are from her new book that is being published now. I hope to start registering for both Cheri and Maxine at our next meeting. Ok, now on to next year. I have scheduled the following teachers for 2011. Drum roll please…. · March 19 Sonja Richardson · May 14 Purdy Vannier · September 17 and 18 Lynn Andrews · Either July or Oct Cindy Mann Vitale I hope you are all excited as I am looking into the 2011 schedule. Sandy Young Here's our web address and we are linked to several other chapters in ___________________________________________ 2010 HOMDA HEARTKEEPERS PRESIDENT Chris Keppel-Gulick PH 517-321-6342 14810 Idylcrest sewinggal07@aol.com Lansing, MI 48906 1ST. VICE PRESIDENT- PROGRAMS Becky Hilbert PH 517-676-9534 2653 Lamb Rd. hphilbert@hotmail.com Mason, MI 48854 2ND VICE PRESIDENT – EDUCATION Sandy Young PH 517 281-1050 422 E. Jefferson sandyyoung@cablespeed.com Dimondale, MI 48821 3RD VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBERSHIP Jackie Ferris PH 989-855-3811 2334 S. Lyons Rd. ferris2123@yahoo.com Lyons, MI 48851 jlferris@meridianautosystems.com SECRETARY Ann Stevens PH 517-688-4026 571 Acorn Trail stevensrespect@aol.com Horton, MI TREASURER Dorothy Cutler PH 517 569 3912 3100 Broughwell cutmd1@yahoo.com Jackson, MI 49201 NEWSLETTER Shirley Watson PH 517-646-9339 10651 Bishop Rd. watson55@cablespeed.com Dimondale, MI 48821 HEART OF MICHIGAN DECORATIVE ARTISTS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND DIRECTORY INFORMATION NAME________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Spouse’s first name ADDRESS________________________________CITY_____________________STATE______ZIP____ HOME-PH_______________WORK________________CELL________________FAX______________ EMAIL ADDRESS__________________________________________________BIRTHDAY SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE PAINTERS MEMBERSHIP NUMBER _________New__Renewal___ OTHER CHAPTERS TO WHICH YOU BELONG__________________________________________ PAINTING CERTIFICATION-MDA____CDA____ HOW LONG HAVE YOU PAINTED?________ ARE YOU A PAINTING TEACHER?_______WHERE?____________ARE YOU A STUDENT?____ ARE YOU A SHOP OWNER?_______________NAME OF SHOP_____________________________ PREFERRED PAINTING MEDIUM – Oil___Acrylic___ Watercolor___Fabric___Other____________ STYLE(S) OF PAINTING YOU ENJOY___________________________________________________ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS OTHER THAN PAINTING_____________________________________ You must be a member of the National Society of Tole and Decorative Artists, Inc. to become a member of the Heart of Michigan Decorative Artists. The annual fee is $40.00 and you can obtain an online application at http://www.decorativepainters.com/ Please send your completed HOMDA application and $12 membership fee to : Jackie Ferris 2334 S. Lyons Rd. Lyons, MI 48851
Membership meetings are located at
When we were trying to think of a name for our group--more years ago than I like to remember!--little did I know that we would so truly become a group so full of "heart". I have so many wonderful memories of a day when my friends descended upon my yard and my garden--bringing with them their husbands, their lawn mowers, their hugs and their prayers. I will never forget helping Harold Paul go from window to window to watch many helping hands do the tasks that were nagging at us. You can only imagine how much it meant to both of us to not only see so much get done, but to see so many friends pitching in.
Your gifts of cookies, casseroles and soups were so welcome as guests came to visit and I had no time to prepare something to share with them--your thoughtfulness just kept coming!
How very much I love you all. My cousin sent me a pillow--so I would have something to hug--on it is embroidered "Let's go in the Garden and We'll listen to the angels sing". I have only to go into my garden and I know I am surrounded by the love and prayers of my many HOMDA friends--I see you all there still, and feel your presence as I work in each corner where you worked. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. becky
HOOT CONVENTION TRADE SHOW
HOMDA Meeting April 10, 2010
EDUCATION
Michigan
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