Sunday, May 1, 2016

May 1st Meeting with Karen Sako

 Our tasty bits to keep our energy for the creating that will be done.

 We think there was about 35 members today, the most in along time.  We were having a hard time finding chairs and tables...but everyone had a place when the meeting started.

 Downers Grove Public Library exhibit Winners...Nancy C. won 2 ribbons.
 Nancy S. won a Ribbon too.
 Joan L won a Ribbon
 Margi H. won a Ribbon
 Our president Elaine Won 2 Ribbons.

 And Our Mary Yezek Won 1st.

List of Award Winner-Downers Grove Public Library Annual Exhibit. 
1st place  Mary Yezek  "Laura in the White Hat"
2nd Carol Weber   "Unlocked"
2nd Elaine Rath  "Birds of a Feather"
3rd Nancy Castner  "1891"
3rd Nancy Staszak  "Young Readers"
3rd Elaine Rath "A Library for the People"
Honorable Mention Barbara Pompei Boland "Stories Within Stories"
HM Joan Lucht  Altered
HM Margi Hafer  "The Butterfly Garden"
HM  Nancy Castner "Away We Go"


 Yea...for Karen Sako!!!
 Karen's dog with collage and Pastels.

 Karen starts off an acrylic wash and working Charcoal to define the shapes.

 Karen has brought in collage papers and adding a bit more color in spots.

 Now the pop  colors come out...some yellow, red and white.

 Close up ....of Karen's demo today.

 Close with the collage papers...how cool the way paper is integrity



 Karen challenged our members to a Mystery Envelope collage... the members could use the envelope and the papers inside of with the piece of papers provided.
 A few samples of Karen's

Staring off with an acrylic wash and then the collaging will start.



Samples of member's pieces from Demo

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