Heading in to Fall and MCS meetings

 Hi MCS Members,

Oh what a luscious fall we are experiencing.  The cool nights and warm days are so appreciated.  They are accompanied by the trees creating the beautiful fall colors we are experiencing.  Be sure to get outdoors whenever you can, it makes living joyous.

At our November 3rd meeting, Rachel Weaver Rivera will be presenting a workshop that has the power to impact our lives in many ways.  It will be time well spent.

It is with a heavy heart I am sharing that our Exhibit Chair, Chris Jacobson unexpectedly passed away on October 21st.  Chris was an amazing artist in all media, always excited to try something new.  With her generous spirit she shared her wonderful talents including providing workshops for us at MCS.  She was so full of life and love, she brought light when she would enter a room.  Her delightful sense of humor and laugh were infectious.  Chris will be missed so much.  Memorial information is not available at this time.

Take care,

Nancy Castner

MEETINGS

November 3   12-2:30 - Rachael Rivera, an artist and therapist, will present a workshop on feminine portraits emphasizing the profound impact of creativity on well being and empowerment.  

Bring table cover and general supplies; scissors, pencil, etc.

December 1 - 12 - 2:30 Holiday party at the Darien Police Station. Details in December Newsflash

January 2025 - No meeting

EXHIBITS

Our next exhibit is at the Downers Grove Library in April. 

As of now there are no other show’s scheduled unless someone decides to pick up the mantle and take over the job of exhibit chairman.

FALL CREATIVE ARTISTS RETREAT

Save the date September 24-28, 2025 for our next special retreat at Camp Alexander Mack.

We look forward to our next time together making art, attending workshops,  enjoying nature and marveling at the beautiful sunsets 

  

 MEMBERS

Laura Lein-Svencner is having her annual 50% off sale on all her online classes. This sale ends December 19th and you need a Code - all caps,  WHATHALFOFF when you check out there is a space to fill this in. Head over to Lonecrow Studio for this Sale of the Year. You might want to take a look at the site and see all the extras before you look at the classes. There are some free classes too..     

Call for Art

 

SANCTUARY Call for Entries Artists are invited to submit entries that illustrate or portray the theme of Sanctuary. Places or times, objects or thoughts of calm, peace, quiet, isolation, fellowship, friendship. Creativity or rest. Freedom and release, safety and refuge. Protection. Asylum. Recovery. Drawing in, holding close.  Sharing. Silence or voices joined in celebration, prayer, work. Possible directions – home, places of worship, faraway journeys, hidden forest trails, your workshop, studio, kitchen, bedroom, family dining table, nursery, classroom, gym, golf course, garden. Caring for pets, reading in a favorite chair, performing  on a theatre stage, playing a musical instrument.  The symbols of your escape - telescopes, hiking boots,  running shoes, maps, trains, planes. Driving alone in your car. Floating on the water. Writing in your personal journal.  Sharing your secrets with a best friend over lunch.   Shelter from storms, noise, conflict, loss, pain. Incubator. Laboratory. Places and times to refresh,  rediscover, reconsider, recreate. Objects that inspire renewal.  Rebirth. Deadline for Entries: Saturday, November 30, 2024 Exhibit Dates: January 18 – February 22, 2025 Look for Rules, Dates, Fees, etc. in upcoming mails.

Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk, Park Forest, IL 60466 www.tallgrassarts.org  708 748 3377 Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11am - 4pm each day.

Collage Retreat and Moving Forward into Fall

 Dear MCS Members,

The Creative Artists Retreat is now a wonderful memory.  A  huge thank you to Margi Hafer for all of her efforts to make the 2024 Creative Artists Retreat an amazing success.  The participants really showed their diverse creative abilities.  Five days of beautiful surroundings, learning new techniques, good food and the camaraderie of fellow artists.  

Many thanks to Debbie McEllenborough (Woven Collages), Donna Hacker and Jan Hurst (Calligraphy in Collage), and Chris Jacobson (Paper Bead Making) who shared their knowledge and provided mini workshops for us.  As I said last year, if we could bottle the joys, we'd be selling it by the case. 

Many thanks to Marge Boyd for showing us how to make a pen for calligraphy and how to use calligraphy in our collages at our September 8th MCS meeting. 

I hope you have had the opportunity to get to the MCS Exhibit at the Crete Library.  It is quite lovely. Congratulations to the award winners.  They are listed below under exhibits.  A reminder to pick up or arrange for your art to be picked up on October 12th from 10-12.

We won't have a meeting on October 6th so don't show up at the Darien Police Department unless you have been arrested.

At our November 3rd meeting we will have a real treat. Rachel Weaver Rivera will be presenting a workshop that has the power to impact our lives in many ways.

Take care,

Nancy Castner

President

MEETINGS

October - No Meeting

November 3 - Rachel Weaver Rivera, an artist and therapist, will be showing us her wonderful portrait collage technique.

December 1 - Holiday party at the Darien Police Station. Food will be catered.

EXHIBITS
Pick up! -  Saturday, October 12 from 10am to 12pm
The Crete Library 2nd floor,  1177 Main St.,Crete, IL 60417

Awards:

1st Place - Feather Forest Journey by Cherylyn Gnadt

2nd Place - Close Encounter by Joan Lucht

3rd Place - Crazy Quilt by Margi Hafer

Merit Awards - Shibori by Joan Lucht, Leftover Leaves by Nancy Swingle and The Professor by Chris Jacobson

Our next exhibit is at the Downers Grove Library in April. 

As of now there are no other show’s scheduled unless someone decides to pick up the mantle and take over the job of exhibit chairman.

 Chris Jacobson exhibit chairman

303-517-8165
Achristy0901@gmail.com

FALL CREATIVE ARTISTS RETREAT

Dear MCS Retreat friends
I'm sorry that I was not able to attend the MCS Retreat this year. I was looking forward to it very much! On September 11th my husband had a fall and fractured the head of his left Humerus that attaches to his shoulder.  Looks like it will take a while to heal.

Margi Hafer

Save the date September 24-28, 2025 for our next special retreat at Camp Alexander Mack.

With our 2024 retreat now in the history books we look forward to our next time together making art, attending workshops,  enjoying nature and marveling at the beautiful sunsets over the lake.  

Joan Lucht and Tania Blanco have stepped up to take Margi's place. Yes, it will take two to do the work that Margi has done for several years!  Thank you, Margi!

   
   

    

MEMBERS

Laura Lein-Svencner has a new class starting at Naperville Fine Art Center and Gallery

Floating Collage Compositions   
Oct. 31 - Dec. 12, (1:30-3:30pm)
6 weeks -Thursday Afternoons  No class 11/28/2024

$185.00     Supply Fee: $5.00 (payable to the teacher first class)

Sign up Here

Collage is about the paper, glue, and how you apply it to a surface. In this workshop  we will explore first the making of our own unique papers. From repurposing found papers to creating new marks and designs. Allowing our outer surroundings to inspire the inner works of assembling the mixture of mind and materials. Creation of a palette of papers will involve the use of many tools that may flash us back to our younger days. Though we know so much more now as adults, we may have forgotten how important it is to know the tools we are working with. Being aware of all aspects from the edges of the papers to the center of the collage work we will draw our vision into focus around the entire surface. For sure to challenge the best creative. The study of composition never grows old, working on wood panels will emphasize placement and arrangement to size and series. The wood panels will allow for insightful opportunities to add nails, tacks, thread and dangly bits.      

 

Adrienne Austin, Nancy Castner, Joan Lucht, Gale Vance, and Mary Warner are having an altered book exhibit through October at Nature’s Best Cafe in Naperville.

The cafe’s hours are Mon-Wed 7am-3pm, Thu-Sat 7am-7pm, Closed Sundays

A reception will be held Saturday, October 26 from 2 to 4pm.