Collaging with Skins -
Creating Dimensional Work - Maureen Gasek, presenter
Participants will
explore and learn how to work on different acrylic grounds and create skins
from mediums to build up a 3-D piece of work. Be ready to explore
dimension with paint.
Participants should bring acrylic paint, brushes, water containers. Paper
towels etc to be ready to paint. Everyone should bring a pair of
scissors, an exacto blade, palette knife and a flexible cutting board if they
have one. If you have different mediums bring the heavier/thicker ones
that will hold a shape. Also bring a plastic table cloth to protect the table.
Maureen will provide sample boards of grounds to work on, mediums, some paint
and some pre-made skins to play with on you board.
November 3rd noon-2:30 pm
“The Core Book”
workshop with Adrienne Austin
Start thinking of a
theme for your "Core Book" A sample book will be available to
view at the October meeting. A list of supplies will also be available.
December 1st noon-2:30 pm
MCS HOLIDAY PARTY We will discuss details at the November meeting
MCS RETREAT
Wow...what a great
retreat! Kudos to all the
artists for sharing some new techniques. We tried texture paste and gelli
printing, made Soul Collage cards and ATC cards. What fun to have two pop-up
demonstrations using artist embossing powder and a mouth atomizer. And we
were challenged with a brown bag collage. For all who didn't attend this
year...take heart, we will do it again next year, so save these dates - September
23rd - 27th, 2020. Until then Donna, Patty, Joan, Adrienne,
Tania and Margi say, "May the Forest be With You!"
MCS EXHIBITS
Possible exhibit
titles were collected from suggestions at retreat and from those who replied to
last month's newsletter. A vote was tallied, and here are the winners to get
your ideas flowing:
EX Libris Darien Library - February
Between the Lines Downers Grove Library - April
Archeological Imagination Bloomingdale Park District Museum
- June (Judged)
A Compendium of
Curiosities Vogt
Gallery - August (Judged)
Please submit ideas for Woodridge Library - December
EX Libris This exhibit will feature altered books.
We will be able to
display assemblages from our workshop with Donna Castellanos in two of the library's display
cases, so finish your masterpieces! In keeping with the theme, create a hanging
piece using an old book or books. 17 old Time-Life books will be available at
the October meeting for those who wish to have one. Depending on size we should
be able to hang 30 to 40. Donna will be invited to display a piece along with
ours. Here is an example from a former show in Downers Grove (This was created
in a folding workshop at an MCS meeting) :
OTHER EXHIBITS
Cosmic Blueprint:
Archetypes in Contemporary Art Over 40 artists collaboration with Ilinois State Poetry
Society Curated by Jennifer Hereth Burning Bush Gallery.
St Thomas the Apostle
Church Celebration of the Arts
We invite you to
participate in the "Celebration of the Arts Ministry”
Fine Art and Craft Fair at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in
Naperville, Illinois.
This year, the event will be held Saturday, November 9th from 10-6
and Sunday, November 10th from 9-1 and will take place in the church gymnasium.
To complete the Art Fair application form, please click on the link below:
Registration Form:
Art Fair Information
and Rules for Entry are available in the link below:
MEMBERS
Nancy Staszak will have work in the Woodridge
Community Art Show at the Woodridge Public Library. The reception is this Friday
October 4th from 6:00 to 8:00PM.
Nancy also has work at
Indian Prairie Library in a group show, and work at the Mayslake Peabody
Mansion. Mayslake is celebrating its historic past by transforming the
halls with rustic agricultural antiques. The art work is based on its past as a
working farm. Nancy also has her herd of dinosaurs at the SciTech Children’s
Museum in Aurora. The dinosaurs will come down the end of the month and travel
to Knox College for a 50th year reunion !
Cherylyn Gnadt won third prize in the Elmhurst Artists' Guild
Fall Member Show for her multiprocess ink monoprint "In
Between"
Joan Lucht has a solo show at the Downers Grove
Library in the cafe during October. She will have a display of materials and be
present to answer questions at the library on October 30, 7-9pm.
Andrea Fox and Margi Hafer have artworks in “The Art of Illinois - 2019”
Tania Blanco has one painting juried into The Art of
Illinois:2019 show at Gallery Seven in Lockport. Opening reception is Saturday,October
5, 2019. 6-8 pm
Laura Lein-Svencner is offering classes and workshops this
fall:
MCS BOARD
President--Nancy
Castner
Vice President--Tania
Blanco
Treasurer--Andrea
Fox
Communications--Joan
Lucht j
Membership--Cherie
Denton
Exhibits--Adrienne
Austin and Joan Lucht
Education--Margi
Hafer
