MEETINGS 
December 7 Noon - 2:30 - Holiday Party (Nancy Swingle - organizer)
Holiday Party will be held at the Darien Police Department. 1710 Plainfield Rd, Darien, IL 60561
Hope everyone will be able to come.
We will be having a potluck luncheon. Here is the list from the last meeting
We will be having a potluck luncheon. Here is the list from the last meeting
of what people are bringing:
Savory
Nancy Swingle-Sloppy Joes and buns
Savory
Nancy Swingle-Sloppy Joes and buns
Liz W.-Black Bean Salad
Nancy C.-Something Dairy Free
Joan P.-Cheese Board
Nancy Staszak-Veggies
Margi-Fruit Salad
Joan L-Coleslaw
Sweet
Jerri
Sweet
Jerri
Adrienne
Barb T.-something gluten free
Small Waters
Nancy Castner
Nancy Castner
We also have fun with our grab bag, which is a handmade gift or
art supplies with a value of 15$. Please no ornaments in the grab
bag, we all have plenty of those. Also, if you wish to not be in the
grab bag, that is certainly fine, no pressure.
Looking forward to the party and seeing everyone!
January - No Meeting
February 1 - Member needed to open/close and run the meeting
for our workday in February
FALL CREATIVE ARTISTS RETREAT
Don't miss the next one! September 23 to 27, 2026
MEMBERS
The New Year is almost here and with that is an opportunity
to explore yourself through the creative act of a Vision board.
Laura Lein-Svencner will be presenting a 1-Day
Workshop at McCord Gallery January 10th 2026 9:30am-3:30
if interested check out the link and sign up Here
Laura will also be teaching Friday Fusion Collage
January 23 - February 27, 2026 (10:30am-1:00pm) 6 Fridays
508 N. Center Street, Naperville IL
Working with the Winter season and richness of color in
Working with the Winter season and richness of color in
our natural surroundings, students
will learn how to collage with the process of
tacking down collage paper with a house iron
instead of wet glue. Focus is on the shading
and shadowing of the papers. We will create
our own collage papers from repurposed sources
of found papers.
MCS COMMITTEE
Membership and Treasurer - Joan Petranovich dijitize@aol.com
Communications - Joan Lucht joan.of.art33@gmail.com
Creative Retreat - Joan Lucht and a very nice volunteer
Andrea Fox jnafox@comcast.net
Nancy Castner designsbynanc@gmail.com
Communications - Joan Lucht joan.of.art33@gmail.com
Creative Retreat - Joan Lucht and a very nice volunteer
Andrea Fox jnafox@comcast.net
Nancy Castner designsbynanc@gmail.com
