Area Artist Exhibit South Suburban College-Janice Meister

The Dorothea Thiel Gallery

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH EVENT

“Beyond The Print – Combined Media Monoprint Constructions”

An exhibition of paintings by artist Jan Meister
March 7 through 29, 2016

Artist Reception: Tuesday, March 22nd at 1:00 p.m.

Jan Meister is a printmaker at heart but utilizes mixed media and digital imaging as part of her artworks. Her works can sometimes be probing and introspective, yet others are humorous and playful. All are deeply personal, reflecting her past as a south side high school educator for 30 years, and present as an artist and humanistic optimist. She often begins with her love of texture and frequently includes mundane collage objects such as parts of inter-office envelopes, book covers, and torn paper. She uses them as compositional elements, which then develop into works that address her past and present while sharing her love of nature and reflection upon our endangered ecosystem.

Just a fraction of Jancie's work, Truly amazing the layers of printed materials and found papers with thread, wood, branches and so much more. 

Tunnel Book, With Ginni Guzior

 Measurements and papers we will need.

 Tunnel Book presented by Ginni Guzior

Scroll down a few posts and You will see her work. 

Please bring the following supplies:

IMAGES

Magazine and/or other images of flowers, tress, nature, etc. Can be from birthday cards, etc

members will cut out images and use them in the layers of this tunnel book.

Images should not be larger than 4-6 inches tall and 1-3 inches wide.

A good variety of sizes works best.

GLUE OR GLUESTICK

PENCIL

SCISSORS (SMALL ENOUGH TO CUT OUT THE IMAGES)

EXACTO KIFE

RULER

CUTTING MAT

 Ginni, starts us off with measuring the side accordion folds that will house the sections. She suggest that you pick a double printed paper because you would see the inside and it might be nice to have it work with the section.

 We had a great crowd of members...this was half of them there. We had four new members join.

 Fold one way and then fold back the other way and Ginni suggested that we fold individually instead of piling it up it will make it wonky.

 Quick look at how the folds will go but you will need to complete the whole sheet. The fold is 3/4" all the way through the whole sheet...Accordion effect is what we want.

 Ginni is designing her section that will be one of four created today. Glues down the collage papers...I think at this point Nancy Carter ask...who invited the Tunnel Book...well here's some info What is a tunnel book.  

 Tracing over the shapes from the first sections so not to cover them up when viewing..

 Second section...Ginni is eyeing things up so not to block the view of the objects and item behind.

 Our Joan, is explaining things to her collage neighbor but you can see she's got some folds going there.

 One of our members....checking her measurements...

 Mary Ann has her's fold and gluing the middle sections in all ready.

 One of our members getting read to cut the papers.

 Here's a look at the book from the top so you can see the way the accordion side are glued to the middle section.

 Here's Laura's and well she did't follow all the rules and created a small one.

 Noreen a new member but not to collage,  finished here Tunnel book...

A look at it from up on top down..


If your interested in more and want to see more check out this sight...Tunnel Book Gallery 

Or check out this blog and artist work... Gail Bartel 

Some MCS members Exhibiting- Leslie Lenz,Sandra Bacon

Photo's from the Reception, Piece X Piece

 Joan Lucht Won Honorable Mention. MCS member.

 Carol Kazwick won 3rd place MCS member,

Second Place Winner, Patricia Stewart, CAVA member in this Collage Exhibit.

Mary Yezek won Best of Show. MCS member

Best of Show Mary Yezek -for Cat Coat Lady
Second place-Patrica Stewart for " Our Daily News 2"
Third place Carol Kazwick for "Frida"
Honorable Mentions went to Brian Caffrey Young for "Mountain Reflection"(picture not available at this time)
Honorable Mention went to Joan Lucht for "Common Threads"

Exhibit Opening this Weekend- Oak Park IL

Piece  x   Piece

 

Opening Receptions is March 6th from  2-4 pm

Oak Park Public Library 

834 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 

March Newsletter

IMPORTANT!!

March 1st Tuesday

Piece by Piece collage exhibit

Delivery date to Oak Park Library   834 Lake Street  from 10am to 2:00pm.

MEETINGS

March 13 (Note change to second Sunday)

Tunnel Book presented by Ginni Guzior

See attached images of a finished project.

Please bring the following supplies:

IMAGES

Magazine and/or other images of flowers, tress, nature, etc. Can be from birthday cards, etc

members will cut out images and use them in the layers of this tunnel book.

Images should not be larger than 4-6 inches tall and 1-3 inches wide.

A good variety of sizes works best.

GLUE OR GLUESTICK

PENCIL

SCISSORS (SMALL ENOUGH TO CUT OUT THE IMAGES)

EXACTO KIFE

RULER

CUTTING MAT

April 3

Election of officers and dues for next year  Membership Forms

2016-2017 Membership form PDF

EXHIBITS

 Victorian House show in Bourbonnais "Following Hidden Paths, Uncovering Secret Truths"

(See attached postcard)

As you may recall, this show is based on our "Journeys, Passages, Retreats" at Tall Grass from last year.

So----not everyone is in it, but there will be a lovely reception this weekend.

Carpool and come if you can to support our members. The show stays up until March 18th.

March 1st Tuesday

Delivery date to Oak Park Library   834 Lake Street  from ten to 2:00.

March 6th  Sunday Reception and Awards 2:00 to 4:00 Oak Park Library 2nd floor

Please come and support our members who juried into this MCS show with the CAVA  organization.

(Rachelle Barmann, Tania Blanco,Teresa Cash, Vito Corriero, Carol Kazwick, Laura Lein-Svencner, Joan Lucht, Pam Peterson, Barbara Pompei Boland, Jerri Reimann, Nancy Rosenberg Savaiano, Nancy Staszak, Margaret Swedzikowski, Sally Tibbetts, and Mary Yezek)

Lisle Library Poets and Artists  ---  March 1, 2, & 3 (??)

Sorry, I haven't heard from Tatiana yet---but I believe she will accept one piece from each entering member.

She will be contacting  each of us individually....just a little later than I had thought.

We had 25 people enter---and I know she is amazed at the variety we have given her to choose from.

Drop off dates are to be March 1, 2, & 3  and work to be hung for March and April. 

She will let each person arrange the time to drop off on those dates.

APRIL 8th  Sunday reception   6:00 to 8:00PM with poetry reading based on our work! (So cool!)

Also coming up in April   Downers Grove Library 125th Anniversary Celebration

Plan to make something with historical references for the April library show.

(See your earlier email with entry form and source photos....) Don't worry, you've got time!

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Laura Lein-Svencner is presenting a Floating Collage Workshop at Naperville Art League Apirl 8th, 9th and 10th. See  PDF for more information. Registration form 

Laura's work was selected to be printed on a Line of Clothing through Michael Phillips Ltee, Canada, 2016 Spring Dolcezza, the line of clothing can be purchased at Lola Boutique In Glen Ellyn