Tuesday, September 30, 2014

OCTOBER 2014 MEETING



Our October meeting is this Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm at the Darien Municipal Center, 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien.  Our Schedule is as follows:

12:00 noon social & set up
12:30 pm meeting
1:00 - 3:00 pm presentation
Studio fee is $5. 

Our special guest is Lynn Tsan of Crescent. She will have samples we can use to experiment with and she will also show her own art work.
Please bring any materials you would like to try out on the Crescent samples. 
As always, feel free to bring treats to share and items for the swap/sale table.  Please remember to take back home with you any leftovers from either!

 
2. OPPORTUNITY
Pack the Pantry is back  Calling all Artists who would like to contribute to helping support The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, which serves Kane, Kendall, DuPage, Will and DeKalb counties.

We are looking for Artists to create a piece of 2-D or 3D art using bags as a material source (but not limited to only bags), for a reception and silent auction that will be held December 5, 2014, at If These Walls Could Talk Framing Studio and Gallery.  A $5.00 donation to enter your piece is also requested to help the Pantry.  Pieces are due to If These Walls Could Talk by November 30, 2014, or if you have your piece finished, Maureen will pick them up at our November 9 MCS Meeting. 


To sign up, contact Maureen at maureen@epsilondesign.net or call her at 630-251-6631.  You can also get more info at If These Walls Could Talk at 331-212-5962


3. EXHIBITS
Tall Grass   January 23 – February 28, 2015
Downers Grove Library  “Homes”   March 2015


4. UPCOMING  PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION
November 9  Lezlie Lenz  - Gelli printing  (NOTE DATE CHANGE; THIS IS THE SECOND SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER)
December 7  Traditional MCS Holiday Party and mini handmade gift exchange

Maureen Gasek
President, MCS


Friday, September 26, 2014

A wonderful Video



Some new information about being a Successful artist, Paul Klein is from Chicago IL.