“Things Once Loved”
Assemblage and Collage all
day workshop with Donna Castellanos
Donna Castellanos is well known for her assemblages made from found objects. She will bring many objects that you may use to create your own small (6 inch) assemblage with the addition of small objects that have some interest or importance to your theme for your assemblage. She will also bring the glue you will need. Participants should bring the following: plastic table cloth, cutting surface. Exacto knife scissors, a substrate (if you wish to create something in relief format. special papers and items of your choice that will work with a small format, and an old brush for gluing. The workshop will start at 9 am with a break at noon for a short meeting. Bring your beverage of choice, your lunch and, if you wish, a snack to share. The workshop will continue until 2:30 pm, after lunch break.
Donna Castellanos is well known for her assemblages made from found objects. She will bring many objects that you may use to create your own small (6 inch) assemblage with the addition of small objects that have some interest or importance to your theme for your assemblage. She will also bring the glue you will need. Participants should bring the following: plastic table cloth, cutting surface. Exacto knife scissors, a substrate (if you wish to create something in relief format. special papers and items of your choice that will work with a small format, and an old brush for gluing. The workshop will start at 9 am with a break at noon for a short meeting. Bring your beverage of choice, your lunch and, if you wish, a snack to share. The workshop will continue until 2:30 pm, after lunch break.
September- NO MEETING Join us for the MCS Retreat! There are only
a few places left... maximum registrations will be 30 people!
October 6th noon-2:30 pm
Creating with “Golden”
acrylic mediums and grounds (Golden Samples) Demonstration by Maureen
Gasek
November 3rd noon-2:30 pm
November 3rd noon-2:30 pm
“The Core
Book” workshop with Adrienne Austin
December 1st noon-2:30 pm
December 1st noon-2:30 pm
MCS HOLIDAY
PARTY
MCS EXHIBITS
Awards from the Tall Grass
exhibit
1st prize -
Cherlyn Gradt - Soul Sitting
2nd prizes- Andrea Fox - Evolution
2nd prize- Laura Lein Svencner - Long Walking Tales
3rd prize - Barbara Pompei Boland- Leavings
3rd prize- Tania Blanco - Outdoor Narratives
3rd prize - Fabra DiPaolo - Ligature
2nd prizes- Andrea Fox - Evolution
2nd prize- Laura Lein Svencner - Long Walking Tales
3rd prize - Barbara Pompei Boland- Leavings
3rd prize- Tania Blanco - Outdoor Narratives
3rd prize - Fabra DiPaolo - Ligature
Honorable Mention
-Carol Kazwick - Good girl, Bad girl
Below are exhibits
lined up for 2020. Woodridge library has a new process and will be
wanting images of samples of work from exhibitors with the understanding that
the samples might not be the ones on display. Please forward any leads
for future exhibits to jocelyne.roy@comcast.net.
Indian Prairie Library - February
Downers Grove Library - April
Woodridge Library - December
Indian Prairie Library - February
Downers Grove Library - April
Woodridge Library - December
NATIONAL COLLAGE
SOCIETY
THE
JURIED EXHIBIT PROSPECTUS IS AVAILABLE!
The
35th Annual Juried Exhibit will be held in the Cummings Art Gallery at
Mercyhurst
University
in Erie, PA and online from November 4 - December 7. A reception will be held
on November 14th.
The
deadline to enter is Friday August 23rd!
The
Jury will be meeting at the beginning of September and results will be emailed
in late September. Delivery of accepted collages will be from Oct.1-15.
MCS RETREAT
Wednesday, Sept 25 through
Sunday, Sept 29, 2019
Camp Alexander
Mack-Milford, Indiana
A fun activity at the
retreat is the exchange of a small collage. The shape is a 4" X 4"
square with a favorite quote. We will continue our tradition this
year. Some artists like to create their squares ahead of retreat. Others
will use this activity as a warm-up at retreat. Don't feel this is
something you must do. Not everyone will participate. For those who would like to work ahead,
there are now 27 registered.
Retreat Committee
Members:
Margi Hafer
(Registration) margihafer@yahoo.com
Adrienne Austin
(Marketing, Recruiting and PR) rbrbtrfly@aol.com
Nancy Castner
(Marketing, Program ideas) designsbynanc@gmail.com
Joan Lucht (Promotions
through Facebook , etc) joan.of.art33@gmail.com
THE SISTERS PROJECT UPDATE
by Margi
The Sisters Project
Exhibit was a big success! Over $10,000 was raised for charities through the Sisters
Project so far. Artwork that has not sold will be donated to charities and arts
organization that are in need os silent auction items for their fundraisers, or
returned to The Sisters Project artists, upon request. Thank you to all of my
MCS friends who participated in The Sisters Project and made the exhibit and
book possible. I sold out of my books at the reception, but ordered 20 more
soft cover books. Some of these books will be donated to Libraries, Cancer
Support Centers, and Hospice Centers, and the rest will be sold. They will be
$70 per book.
Julie Dekker has a new
exhibit in the gallery, but it is very small. She has asked me to keep unsold
Sisters Project artwork in the gallery until August 31st. There will be a
reception for the new exhibit on Friday, August 2nd from 7-9 p.m. She told me
that the artist who has the new exhibit can't be there for the reception.
However, I will be there for the reception and will tell people about the
Sisters Project. I have slightly lowered the price on the remaining artwork in
hopes of getting more donations to charities. Please let your friends know that
there are several lovely pieces waiting for a new home! There will also be a
jazz band in the gazebo again on Friday night! Artists who have requested to
have their work returned to them will not have work in the gallery.
MEMBERS
Andrea Fox and Margi Hafer will be exhibiting in the Tall Grass Arts Association
Members Show "The Skys the Limit" Reception August 3rd Exhibit
through September 15.
Sandy Finch will have a solo show, A Montage
of Original Art, at the Lisle Library from August 9th through the end of
September. The reception will be Friday, August 9th from 6:30-8pm.
Laura Lein -Svencner has a workshop at The
Clearing for those who might be heading up to Door County area in
August. See attachment for details.
Nancy Staszak has six pieces in the watercolor show at Mayslake through the end of
August. The postcard is attached. She also has solo show
at Villa St Benedict in Lisle with an artist talk on Wednesday, August
20, 2:00–4:00pm.
MCS BOARD
President--Nancy
Castner designsbynanc@gmail.com
Treasurer--Andrea
Fox artfox48@yahoo.com
Communications--Joan
Lucht joan.of.art33@gmail.com
Exhibits--Jocelyne
Roy Jocelyne.roy@comcast.net
Education--Margi
Hafer margihafer@yahoo.com
