Our Next Meeting MCS

May 7th  12 - 3pm   "Spirit Dolls"   Presenters, Mary Warner & Nancy Castner
In this workshop we will be making a Spirit Doll in a style that Nancy has used in many dolls. Nancy and Mary create these dolls to represent different spiritual attributes, such as humility, joy, love, etc. In making your doll you might do the same or perhaps allow yourself to give your doll it's own meaning or interpretation. A photo of the project is attached.

Please bring:
-  Scissors
-  A piece of decorative paper to adhere to the base board as a background. These boards are approximately 4 to 5" x 4 to 6".
-  Gel medium or the like to glue this paper onto board.
-  Fibers, such as yarn, ribbons, fancy fibers and trims to use in dressing the doll and possibly for hair.
- Charms, beads and other embellishments such as feathers, etc, to finish off your doll.

Faces and base boards for the Spirit Dolls will be supplied. Also available will be glue guns and a few other glues you might be using, as well as some extra fibers.

COMING UP:
June 4th      "Creating and Layering Stencils" Ginni Guzior
August 6th    Workday with Suminagashi Marbling Techniques presented by Fabra DiPaolo (This workshop was originally scheduled for March meeting that was cancelled)

RETREAT
Save the DATE FOR FALL RETREAT: September 20 - 24, 2017.  $250 for 5 days of creative play. Registration form with information s on this blog under Retreat tab. Questions: contact TANIA BLANCO 630-464-3749 or e-mail taniablanc@aol.com

MCS EXHIBITS
Curious Discoveries
Downers Grove Public LibraryMelody Danley is taking down our show soon, but the pick up date is Saturday May 6th.
Pick up time is 10:00 to 11:00 AM Saturday morning
Please be prompt as a courtesy to Melody.  
She has done a beautiful job hanging our show and deserves our gratitude!
Nancy Staszak will not be there due to a previous obligation, but she will see you at the Sunday May 7th meeting.

Secondly all should have received prospectus form in your email for our next show, Visual Music in Our Souls,  at the Vogt Art Center in July. if not contact Nancy Staszay at astaszak@aol.com
Please print it out now and mark your calendars!

Also think about your work for Remnants and Remembrances for the Chicago Cultural Center in August. We will need a list of all titles by mid-June!

OTHER EXHIBITS
Eight MCS members who were part of a cloth-book collaborative will have their work displayed at Downers Grove Library from May 6th to June 15th

The National Collage Society 32nd Annual Juried Exhibit is coming up. This year it will be at Union Street Gallery in Chicago Height IL.  The deadline for submission is Friday August 4th 2017 The Exhibit will run from September 27th to October j28th 2017 This Exhibit will count toward your NCS Signature Membership.  You would need three acceptances in an Annual juried exhibit like to be eligible for this status. Please see the Link for all the information you will need. National Collage Society  With this being only a few months away and all the other exhibits lined up for our members I though it would be a good time to announce this and prepare for it.  
- If you paid your MCS/NCS dues just recently of $55.00 you will not have to pay NCS yearly dues when filling out the entry for this exhibit. Though you will have to pay the $15.00 for entering this exhibit. 
- If you did not pay for NCS membership and would like to entry you still can. You will have to pay the full amount to them-NCS of $35.00 + $15.00 = 50.00 for the entry fee. 

MEMBERS 
Margi Hafer was an award winner with her postcard, Fly to the Moon, in the annual postcard show by the National Collage Society. There were more than 120 participants from 25 states and 4 countries. 

Elaine Rath, obsessive collector and MCS member, is moving and needs to sell 100+ picture frames, mostly antique, some museum quality, all sizes, shapes, and condition.  Bargain prices: $1 to $15. 
640 W. 58th Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521   West off Madison,  Just east of Rte. 83 (Kingery)
Friday Saturday May 12th and May 13th  
or by appointment May 11th to May 14th    Elaine Rath  630-536-4404

Re Kielar has a solo show of fourteen works at Presence St. Joseph Hospital in the Healing Gallery through May 8th 77 N. Airlite Street
Elgin IL   60123      (847) 695-3200