Midwest Collage Society: Mayslake winners and closing reception

Monday, March 1, 2010

Mayslake winners and closing reception

Memory
Midwest Collage Society
at

Mayslake Peabody Exhibit
Jan 12th-Mar 5th
Closing Reception Saturday, March 6th 10am-12noon
1717 W. 31st Street, Oak Brook IL 60523
www.mayslakepeabody.com

Ribbon
Winners
1. Laura Lein-Svencner, Darien IL "Ancient Messages"
2. Eve Ozer-Burr Ridge IL "Memories"
2. Wendy Finch- Naperville, IL "Apt 211"
3. Mary Beth Miller Lies-LaGrange IL, "Melancholy"
3. Margi Hafer-Frankfort IL, "Memories of a walk in the park"
3. Debbie Heemstra Novak-Brookfield, "She Said, She'd Heard"
Honorable Mention, Sarah Ettinger-Naperville, "Forgotten Remembrance"
Honorable Mention, Tania Blanco-Naperville, "The Remembrance Mandala"
Honorable Mention, Mary Ann Gradisher, Hammond IN, "My Memory"
Honorable Mention, Barbara Boland,LaGrange IL "36 x 24 x 26"

Judge was Cindy Fields, A full time Artist for 20 years in mixed media and acrylic paints. Owner of Cindy Fields Designs, in Naperville, a gallery, gift shop for the last 3 years.
Comment from Judge, Overall Comment on Exhibit: A fabulous show!!! Each artist has such a personal style that brings a person in to see the details. it' was difficult to narrow the choices to just "10" !

2 comments:

Jerri said...: I corrected the closing reception date to "Saturday, March 6."

Congratulations to all the award winners!; March 2, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Margi Hafer said...: I'm excited to hear that I received a third place ribbon for my "Memories of a Walk in the Park" piece! Sorry I will not be able to attend the reception. My husband just got home from surgery on Wednesday and I need to stay pretty close to home for the next week or so.

Margi Hafer; March 5, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Members

The MCS has over fifty members from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Most members reside in the Chicago area. All members are professional artists who exhibit regularly in urban and suburban galleries. Many exhibit in other states, and a few exhibit internationally. The backgrounds of our members are varied, and range from those with graduate training in the fine arts to the self-taught. Many work in fields outside of the art-related professions. The diverse experience of our members is one of the Midwest Collage Society's greatest assets, and has contributed to our growth.

Ode to Collage Artists

We walk around always looking down,
Searching for things to pick up off the ground.
Leaves and paper or bits of string,
We can use just about anything.
While others may watch us and shake their head,
We just cram the stuff in our pockets and forge on ahead.
Home we go can't wait to start, what would we do if we didn't love Art?
We empty our pockets to peruse all our treasures, amazed this junk gives us great pleasures.
We crumple and tear, we sand and we paint, And we can't forget the glues and paste.
Amazed with the things we can create from someone else waste.
When were done some will say we just made it look old, But when we look upon it, All we see is Gold!

by Debbie Wojnarowski

Meetings and Dues

MCS generally meets on the first Sunday of each month (excluding January and July), from 12:30 to 3:00 PM in Darien, IL. Since many members live well beyond this area, the MCS uses its newsletter, group website, and regular e-mail communication to provide all members with timely information about planned exhibits and program content. Annual dues are twenty dollars ($20.00). Members also pay nominal fees for meeting workshops and exhibit entries. Membership dues are payable in April of each year.

Meetings are held at the Darien Municipal Center, 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Mayslake winners and closing reception

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