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
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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.