Next meetings

REMINDER: Daylight Saving time ends. Set clocks back and enjoy an extra hour of sleep!

Bring a drink for yourself and should you desire, a snack for yourself and/or to share.

November 4th  12-2:30 p.m.

Andrea Fox will present a workshop on creating a “Flutter Book”.

The Japanese call this style of book "senpuyo" and it is made with single folded signatures joined together at the four edges with narrow strips of glue. These are wrapped in a cover with a spine. Pages are not attached to the spine, only the front and back covers. Bring your supply of creative papers for covers and to collage pages.  Participants attending should come with their own ideas for a theme, story or poem. Other supplies you should bring: Paper cutters, Scissors, X-Acto knife, Glue sticks, Cutting surface, Bone folding tool, Scoring tool, Ruler, Drawing, stamping, painting tools as you wish in order to finish the book. Andrea will provide
65 lb. sheets of paper, as a base for the book. These are 8.5 x 11” and can be cut to the size you need for your book. Photos of Andrea's book attached.

December 2nd   12-2:30 p.m.MCS Annual Christmas Party

Jocelyn Roy has offered to host the party.

SAVE THE DATE!

The annual fall retreat will take place September 25-29, 2019.

MCS EXHIBITS 

Our next exhibit titled Breaking the Ice will be at the Woodridge Library for the month of December.  Check-in will be Saturday, December 1st at 10:00 a.m.  Members may submit 2 pieces though, depending on the number of participants and space available, only one piece may be displayed. A total of 4 ribbons will be awarded: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and honorable mention.  Our next confirmed exhibit is in April at the Downers Grove Library titled 'Being There'.  If anyone has venues in mind that MCS might exhibit, please forward your suggestions to jocelyne.roy@comcast.net. 

Definition of Collage for Exhibits

In its purest form, collage is the gluing of paper to another material.  Cut or torn pieces of paper are affixed to a base of paper, canvas or wood.  The composition may be figurative, abstract, simple or complex.  Collages may include found papers such as book pages, newspaper clippings, magazine photos, shipping labels or junk mail  They may also include other generally flat items such as cloth, metal, wire, mesh, photographs, leaves, or leather.  Most contemporary collage artists work with acrylic paints and mediums as they lend themselves to a layered approach and have the benefit of drying quickly.

Assemblage is the gathering together and assembling of a number of three dimensional objects into a composition.  Pieces may be freestanding or constructed inside a container such as a box, discarded drawer or shipping crate.  Work may be created using a single material such as wood or metal, or may bring together a large variety of objects like old toy and doll parts, household items, clothing jewelry and photographs.  Items are usually glued, soldered welded or wired together.

Mixed media refers to a work of art that was created using more than one art medium: an ink drawing combined with watercolor or a pencil drawing on top of an acrylic background.  It is used to describe work that combines multiple techniques and media: a stretched canvas covered with papers, paint, cloth, leaves and wired mesh, or a wood panel collaged with papers, texture with plaster or molding paste and then painted.  They may be more three-dimensional than a traditional collage.

CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

 If These Walls Could Talk, a gallery in Aurora, Illinois and the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry are sponsoring the 6thAnnual Pack the Pantry fundraiser in the form of a Holiday Art Auction.
Please consider making an art donation to this worthy cause.  Small works are a big hit.  Dig into your stash of completed artwork and donate to a good cause.

Deliver art to If These Walls Could Talk gallery before December 5.

Title, Medium, Price, Artist Name.  All artwork will be auctioned off starting with $25.00.

RECEPTION: Friday, Dec. 7 6-10 pm
32 S Stolp Ave, Aurora, IL 60506                 Tel     331 212 5962

The Midwest Collage Society has been well represented in the last 4 years and we hope to do this again this year. Anyone having difficulty delivering art to the gallery, Tania Blanco will happily take your art at the next meeting SUNDAY NOV. 4, 2018.
Thanks for caring.

CALL FOR ENTRY   

The Tall Grass Gallery is looking for entries for its Pentimento exhibit January 18th to February 23rd.  Artists are invited to submit entries for this exhibit of images that involve the process of pentimento, of correcting or reworking the art in order to reach its conclusion.  Have you ever put a canvas away because painting on it was unsuccessful? Ever stored a painting facing the wall because you lost interest in what you were painting or decided you wanted to change something you already painted. Maybe you revisited a painting and painted over an image or an object because you weren't happy with your first attempt. Perhaps the second time around you altered the posture of your portrait subject, changed the viewpoint or perspective on the still life objects or removed a portion of the composition all together by painting over it? If you have experience with any one of these phenomena, you have created art through the process of pentimento. Submissions are due November 30th. Click on the link below for more information.

 https://www.entrythingy.com/d=tallgrassarts.org#show=5137   

THE SISTERS PROJECT

From Margi: I still have not received photos of finished artwork from some people, however, the book is coming along. If I don't receive images for the book by December 1st, I will go ahead with what I have and complete the book. Please send me photos of your completed Sisters Project artwork as an attachment to your email with your artist statement for the Sisters Project book.  SEND TO:margihafer@yahoo.com

When you've finished the artwork you've created from Donna's art, please print her name, Donna Johnston and sign your name under her printed name. Your artist statement can say anything you want to about your experience with this project. It does not have to be more than a couple of sentences or a paragraph. I would like to include your artist statement along with your art in the book. 

Since the exhibit isn't until next year, I do not need the actual pieces of artwork at this time. The exhibit at the Vogt Gallery will be the month of July 2019, and the reception will be Friday, July 12th 6:30-9p.m. I will be adding images to the Sisters Project Facebook page and create the Sisters Project Web Site which will start promotion of the exhibit in early 2019. Artists may choose to keep their finished pieces and donate to a charity of their choice in Donna's memory. These pieces may still be in the exhibit, even though they are not for sale.
Thank you to all of you who are taking part in this special effort to finish my sister's art and help support worthy charitable organizations with the sale of the finished art pieces.
If you have questions or concerns please call or email me at 815-370-3345.

MEMBERS 
Margi Hafer received an Honorable Mention award at the Ilinois Watercolor Society Member Exhibit in September and an Honorable Mention at the Bloomingdale Multi-Media exhibit in October.

Andrea Fox entered two collage pieces at the Bloomingdale Art Show and placed 3rd for a work titled “Metamorphosis”.  

Joan Lucht will have a solo show at Natures Best Cafe, 1904 Brookdale Rd, Naperville from November 15 to December 15. Reception will be Saturday, December 8, 1-4pm.  

Please keep in mind that all members may submit news up to one week before each meeting. Send to Joan Lucht    joan.of.art33@gmail.com