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Volume 39 Issue 1

The Village Painters is an affiliated chapter of the National Society of Decorative Painters

January/February 2016

Web page http://www.villagepainters.net

The Village Painters’

Board 2014

President Linda Christopher

734-718-3745

lindachristopher60@

gmail.com

Vice-President Linda Morgan

734-397-0210

morganlj@sbcglobal.net

Secretary Joan Mueller

248-349-5889

joankmueller@yahoo.com

Treasurer Kathy Fischer

734-429-5328

fischerk@umich.edu

Newsletter Editor Linda Morgan

734-397-0210

morganlj@sbcglobal.net

Membership Michelle Handley

734-358-2087

mlhandley56@gmail.com

VILLAGE NEWS AND VIEWS

President’s Corner

Hello Ladies,

As we embark on this new year I struggled to come up with a theme for

us. Last year we worked with Fun. I dare say we were successful because

last year certainly was fun. I ran across a quote from Judy Diephouse and

Lynn Deptula and adopted it immediately. The Quote, “Blessed are we

who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused”. This

year our theme is Laughter, with others as well as ourselves.

We have a jam-packed year filled with activities for learning, enjoying and

laughing. It all begins Feb. 13 with a Spring Fling Paint in at the Livonia

Senior Center. Sunday, Feb. 14, is an open painting day. You can come

and finish your spring fling project, or work on anything you would like.

There are a number of open painting days this year and the cost to you is

0. Just come and enjoy your day painting with friends and get one of those

UFOs finished. Have your calendars ready as you read this newsletter

There is loads of information about the upcoming year. Karen Capshaw

will be leading us in our April project. You will need to sign up and pay

for this activity at the Feb. meeting. It’s a beautiful project and very inex-

pensive.

Thank you to everyone who responded about the future and direction of

our club. As well as increasing both the budget for education and general

meetings, we gleaned information from your responses. As well as keep-

ing our seminar costs low, the club invested over $16,000 last year in its

members and plans to increase that amount this year. We are truly receiv-

ing the benefits of all the hard work we all do for the Spring Fling.

WE NEED YOU!!! Cheryl Wallman was the chair of the Memory Box

program and her passing leaves this position open. The hospitals are call-

ing us with their need for more boxes. Please, please consider taking this

position. Michelle Handley is happy to help you get started.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the Feb. meeting. We will be

making multi-media hearts led by Diane Stiller. They are really pretty

awesome.

Remember,

Keep painting and laughing

Linda

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General Meetings are held at Livonia Senior Center

15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI 48154

Social hour begins at 6:00, Business meeting at 6:45

2016 dates: Feb 4, March 31, Jun 2, Aug 4, Oct 6

Board Meetings are held at 6:30

at the Plymouth Public Library

2016 dates: Jan 7, Mar 3, May 5, Sep 8, Nov 10

Calendar of Events

Feb 13 SF Boutique paint-in

Feb 14 Open painting

Mar 12 Sheri Redd owl

Mar 13 Open painting

April 9 Kathy Ziemba

April 10 Open painting

April 30 Michigan Mixer

May 13-15 Ros Stallcup

June 6-11 SDP Conference, San Diego

June 25 LTP—Doreen McLain

June 26 Open painting

August 4 Picnic

August 8-13 HOOT

August 27 Sam Farah

August 28 Open painting

Sept 10 LTP—Linda Christopher

Sept 11 Jeanne Collick

Sept 16-18 Fall Retreat

Oct 1 PWU—Sally Thirjung

Oct 9-15 Cheri Rol trip

Oct 22 Sandy Tyo

Oct 23 LTP—Kathy Riddle

Nov 4-6 Brenda Stewart

Dec 1 Christmas Party

Registration forms can be found on

the website

or at the general meetings

NOTE THE APRIL MEETING IS CHANGED

TO MARCH 31

MICHIGAN MIXER 2016

It seems like a long time until we see flowers

blooming, but our Michigan Mixer is just around

the corner. As part of this event, we will have two

baskets in the raffle, one filled with painting sup-

plies, and the other filled with colored pencil sup-

plies. We are accepting donations for either or both

of these baskets, either new supplies or money for

us to purchase them. Please turn them in at the

February meeting. THANK YOU!

Linda Morgan,

Michigan Mixer co-chair

Marilyn Cunningham

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February After-Meeting Project – Diane Stiller

Please join me in painting a small faux cloisonne project using DecoArt glass stain and DecoArt Paper Effects and

beads. If you have not used these three items before, now is your chance. The surface will be a 5” pink cardboard

heart with an orchid design on it. The only supplies that you will have to bring are: a sheet of palette paper, a

small water basin (or use a plastic cup), and a #2 or #4 round or filbert brush. You really only need 1 brush; but if

you want to bring a selection, that is up to you. This is a small project and should not take you more than 30

minutes depending on how fussy you want to be.

April Meeting Project—Karen Capshaw

A Robin In Winter

Design by Judy Diephouse and Lynne Deptula www.distinctivebrushstrokes.com

Interpreted and Instructed by Karen Capshaw

Painted on a 12x12 inch wrapped canvas. DecoArt acrylics.

To sign up for this class contact Karen paintdrop@aol.com,

734-397-2543, or at the February General Meeting.

Cost due at sign up is $3 and includes prep sheet, photos and

canvas (only 20 canvases available). Or use your own surface.

Fee will then be $1. You are asked to bring your own paints.

SPRING FLING 2017: Boutique Paint-In

On Saturday, February 13, 2016, we will kick off preparations for Spring Fling Boutique 2017!!!

We will start at 10 am and finish around 4 ish. A selection of items and patterns to be completed will be available,

much like the previous Paint-In of 2014. Many colors of paint, prep products and conversion books will be availa-

ble too.

Please bring a bag lunch and your painting supplies. If you wish, you can bring your own project to donate. Enjoy

the camaraderie while beginning a donation to the Spring Fling Boutique. Bring more ideas also!!!

One pence will be awarded for attendance at the Paint In. Projects themselves will have a predetermined pence

award---which will be received AFTER Spring Fling 2017---for completion of the project.

Coffee, water and a selection of pop will be available, but remember personal snacks

and a lunch-or plan a break to go out for lunch.

We look forward to seeing you on a Winter’s Day!

Michelle Handley

Linda Morgan

Boutique Chairs, Spring Fling 2017

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HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

Village Painters

Amount

INCOME

Christmas party 1,490.00$

Education 2015 5,068.00$

Education 2016 420.00$

Learn to Paint 2015 1,040.00$

Membership 1,245.00$

Paint With Us 1,324.00$

Spring Fling 14,697.00$

Ways and Means 1,160.00$

Other 325.00$

TOTAL INCOME 26,769.00$

EXPENSES

August Party 295.20$

Christmas Party 2,497.07$

Community Service 159.30$

Corporate Expenses 666.70$

Education 2015 7,251.60$

Education 2016 575.00$

General Meeting (VP) 391.46$

Hospitality 15.57$

Learn to Paint 2015 1,367.51$

Learn to Paint 2016 227.69$

Library 170.83$

Membership 43.79$

Memory Boxes 64.42$

Michigan Mixer 2017 57.98$

Misc 157.18$

Newsletter 70.57$

Paint With Us 1,045.80$

Pence 11.44$

Publicity 59.36$

Rent 180.00$

Secretary 9.33$

Spring Fling Expenses 5,717.50$

Sunshine 72.33$

Treasure Boxes 37.93$

Treasurer 27.56$

Ways and Means 117.08$

Website 156.39$

TOTAL EXPENSES 21,446.59$

Difference 5,322.41$

Checkbook Balances

Checkbook Balance on 1/1/15 9,652.60$

Checkbook Balance on 12/31/15 14,975.01$

Money for 2016 Reserve 4,400.00$

Checkbook balance minus 2016 reserve 10,575.01$

Pence Used 662.00$

Hostess Used 60.00$

Village Painter CD $10,200

Education Cheri Roi

Income 1,350.00$

Expenses 500.00$

Difference 850.00$

2015 Year End Report

January Birthdays

2 Janet McFadden

5 Teresa Palmer

10 Barbara Paquette

14 Donna Roskamp

17 Denise Rogers

18 Jeannine Laderach

19 Kathleen Fischer

22 Ruth Vernacchia

29 Rondi Bur

31 Nancy Forbes

February Birthdays 5 Leslie Williams

15 Pam Hypnar

19 Diane Stiller

22 Audrey Gusmano

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Brenda Stewart projects selected by our members. The iris is in watercolor.—11/4, 5, 6

Paint with Us

I have some surfaces left over from the 2015 event. I am selling the surface with the witch instructions and the

embellishments for $15. If you would like one, please email me at dianestiller@sbcglobal.net and let me know.

I only want to bring as many as I need to the Feb 4 meeting.

I have ordered the surfaces for the 2016 event so look for announcements in the near future to start prepping

them. I will be bringing them to the Feb 14 paint in to base coat the background. Later we will have paint-ins to

base coat the snowman, etc. Paula Atkinson has volunteered to act as the Pins/Name Tags Chair. I will be look-

ing for volunteers for Surface Prep, Setup/Takedown, Hospitality, Raffle, and Show & Tell.

Sheri Redd 3/12 Kathy Ziemba 4/9

Doreen McLain 6/25

Sam Farrah 8/27

Jeanne Collick 9/11

Linda Christopher 9/10

Sally Thirjung 10/1 Sandy Tyo 10/22

Kathy Riddle 10/23

LEARN

TO

PAINT

PAINT

WITH

US

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Ros Stallcup projects selected by our members. The tulip one received a record 30 votes!

Education – Diane Stiller

I can already tell from the number of registrations that I have received so far that Ros Stallcup is going to be the

top seminar. If you are interested in taking a class from her, then I would encourage you to register early.

The first two Education classes will be Sheri Redd’s owl on March 12 followed by Kathy Ziemba’s Wild Paintin’

Ladies on fabric on April 9. Please send in your registration forms as soon as possible.

The second deposit in the amount of $100 for the Cheri Rol 5 day painting road trip is due February 1 so please get

that into the mail or you can pay me at the February 4 meeting. If you have just decided to sign up, then the 1st and

2nd deposits totaling $250 are due at this time also.

I am trying something new this year. I have scheduled 5 free paint-ins at the Livonia Senior Center on the follow-

ing Sunday’s: Feb 14, March 13, April 10, June 26, and August 28. Come alone or bring guests. This would be

an opportune time to bring people who have little to no painting experience to introduce them to our love of paint-

ing and to members of The Village Painters. However, since this is free, there are a few self-service rules to fol-

low:

You bring your own project in whatever medium you want to paint in. I am going to have sign up sheets for

the first 2 dates: Feb 14 and March 13. I’d like to have some idea as to how many people are planning to

come and if you plan to use oil paints. Some people may be allergic, so I want to designate an area for oil

painters to set up in. The hours will be from 10:00 – 4:00.

Please bring your own lunch and beverage. If you would like to provide snacks for everyone, then you will

need to clean up too.

The Livonia Senior Center usually has about 12 tables set up. We need to leave the room as we find it. So I

am not planning to move those tables. I would like 4 – 6 people to a table whether they are part of

someone’s group or not. I will bring the tablecloths, but you will have to put it on and take it off. If by

chance we need to set up more tables, then people need to help set them up and take them down.

At the first paint-in on Feb 14, there will be several options: You can paint your own project, paint a memory box,

help base coat the surfaces for the 2016 Paint with Us, or finish painting your Spring Fling project that you will

have started at a paint-in which has been scheduled for that specific purpose on Feb 13.

I hope that you will enjoy painting with other people who share your passion for painting. And hopefully we can

all get some unfinished projects finally completed. If this proves successful, then I will continue it in 2017.

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Holiday Party at Warren Valley Golf Course – 2015

Table Setting Toys for Tots Toys for Tots

Special Raffles painted by…

Paula Atkinson & Gail Barton Sam Farah

A Selection of Raffle Items Donated by our Members

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Centerpieces

An Assortment of Ornaments for Christmas Exchange.

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Linda Morgan - Editor

2043 Bellingham

Canton, MI 48188

Next General Meeting February 4, 2016

Livonia Senior Center

15218 Farmington Rd.

Livonia, MI 48154

See you there!!

Next General Meeting