August 2022 CMMAG Meeting

CMMAG Secretary, Amy, welcomed members to the meeting. 

Upcoming Events  

• Saturday, Sept 10 - Jodi Ohl  2PM to 5PM at Cary Quilting Co. 
• This will be an abstract class. The class details and supply list were distributed via email on 8/4 and can be found on groups.io under Files. Cost is $30 per member. There is a class size limit of 20 members.  
• Saturday, Sept 24 - Playdate at Jeanne Rhea’s Home Studio in Sanford  9AM to TBD
• Jeanne has arranged for Diane Flanagan (a stained glass artist) to provide instruction on creating a glass mosaic piece. Diane will teach how to cut glass and go through the process.  Jeanne is supplying all of the materials.  The mosaics session must start promptly at 9AM to allow for drying time.  
• Members are welcome to arrive later for the other demos, mingling, and socializing.  Maggie will share a paint pouring project after lunch.  To participate, members must bring one substrate 12x12 or smaller.  (Bonus if you also bring 4 push pins to put in the corners to allow the paint to drip off.) 
• Sunday, October 16 - Zoom Playdate  from 1PM to 3PM
• Alicia will be the leader.
• Sunday, November 6 - Bookmaking Workshop with Penny 1PM to 4PM  at Cary Quilting Co. 
• Penny Weaver will lead an exploration of surface design on a large sheet of paper that will become the basic structure of our book with three signatures, expanding inserts, and Hidey-holes.  Cost is $10 per member.  Supplies are included, but Penny did put together a tool list.  There is a class size limit of 20 members. 

The Painted Ox Show 

CMMAG is holding a show at the Painted Ox Gallery in Oxford from November 4 through January 5.  

Reminder

The September meeting will be held at Cary Quilting Co., 935 N Harrison Ave, Cary, NC 27513

Show & Tell  

Fran brought a card a friend shared after asking if anyone wanted to receive any art in the mail that “may have been exposed to her daughter’s butt.”  Fran could not resist.  The card had a Rorschach Test-esque painting on the front and inside included photos of the little girl covered in paint and making marks by rolling around on the papers.  

Maria brought a few pieces she was working on.  She had been playing with napkins and acrylics.  

Announcements/Good News

• Kathy King is selling her art at the Academy Art Museum in Maryland.
• Alicia is participating in the Hale 8x8 exhibition in Apex. 
• Jeanne Rhea painted the exterior of her house.
• Amy Roswick got a promotion at work. 

Demo: Pointillism 

Dawn Limpert, our newest member, shared her expertise on pointillism.  Pointillism is a technique from the neo-impressionist movement developed by Georges Seurat after a study of light and color.  She shared a piece of marker paper and lent the members Sharpie markers to try their hand at the art.  She also brought examples of her works, which were amazing.  

July 2022 CMMAG Meeting

CMMAG President, Marcia, welcomed members to the meeting as well as two visitors.  Both ladies like to work in various media.

Upcoming Events  

• Saturday, Sept 10 - Jodi Ohl  2PM to 5PM at Cary Quilting Co. 
• This will be an abstract class.  Jodi is still working on the agenda and class supply list.  This will be sent out ASAP.  Cost is $30 per member.  A deadline for the payment will be sent with the supply list. 
• Saturday, Sept 24 - Playdate at Jeanne Rhea’s Home Studio in Sanford  9AM to ? 
• Jeanne has arranged for Diane Flanagan (a stained glass artist) to provide instruction on creating a glass mosaic piece. Diane will teach how to cut glass and go through the process.  Jeanne is supplying all of the materials.  This mosaics session must start promptly at 9AM to allow for drying time. Members are welcome to arrive later for the other demos, mingling, and socializing.   
• Sunday, November 6 - Bookmaking Workshop with Penny 1PM to 4PM at Cary Quilting Co. 
• Penny Weaver will lead an exploration of surface design on a large sheet of paper that will become the basic structure of our book with three signatures, expanding inserts, and Hidey-holes.  Cost is $10 per member, which includes supplies. A list of basic tools to bring will be provided.  

Member Challenges 

• The Do This In Your Style (#DTIYS) Challenge in 2022  
• Members are challenged to create a piece each quarter in their own style based on a chosen piece from a famous artist using any media in any size/shape.   The only rule is to be inspired by the chosen work. 
• Second quarter 2022 pieces based on Monet’s Water Lilies were shared by several members.  Photos are provided below.  

• The Third Quarter 2022 inspirational piece is Yellow-Red-Blue by Wassily Kandinsky, recommended by Jeanne Rhea.  

Show & Tell  

• Karen shared a necklace that was made from charms made by CMMAG members.  One year, the Guild members signed up to exchange charms.  All of those who signed up had to make enough charms for the number of members who signed up.  They then got together around Christmas and exchanged the charms with one another.  The necklace was wonderfully eclectic.  Maria and Jeanne remembered this event as well.  

 Announcements

• The August 11 meeting will be our last event at Carolina Pines Community Center at 2305 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603.  Starting with the September 15 meeting, all CMMAG events will be held at the Cary Quilting Company at 935 N Harrison Ave, Cary, NC 27513.  

Painted Ox Show

Iris and Karen have arranged for works from CMMAG members to be featured in the front window of the Painted Ox in Oxford for the entire month of November 2022.  There is no theme; it is strictly to show off the artistry of CMMAG and encourage membership. Full details/instructions will be shared at the August meeting.  

Demo: Batiking with Paper and Paint

Katherine Stein got us all buzzing with excitement over her use of waxes (bees and soy) in her batiking techniques.  She walked through the different tools we could find in the house, thrifting, and hardware stores to create unique and interesting shapes.  She then shared the technique of overlapping the colors and wax patterns before removing the wax with an iron.  

June 2022 CMMAG Meeting

CMMAG President, Marcia, welcomed members to the meeting.   

Upcoming Events  

There are several events planned for the next few months for CMMAG members. 

• Saturday, June 11 – Cathy Boytos, CZT at Carolina Pines from 10AM to 1PM
• Zentangle Fantasy Dragon Class:  Using a line art drawing, students will draw zentangles within and then color the dragon with their choice of watercolor or colored pencil. A line art drawing of a dragon will be distributed along with a recommended supply list to bring to class. Students will transfer the line art drawing to hot press watercolor paper and bring that drawing to the class.  $20 per member.  $35 for non-members.  
• Saturday, Sept 10 - Jodi Ohl  10AM to 1PM  (Location TBD)
• This will be an abstract class. Katherine is still working with Jodi on the details including costs and the agenda.  Details will be available at the July meeting.  
• Saturday, Sept 25 - Playdate at Jeanne Rhea’s Home Studio (Times and Agenda TBD) 
• If members have ideas of events they would like to do or a class/instructor you want to request, please contact one of the board members.   
• Workshop with Penny Weaver (Date, Times, and Location TBD)
• Penny is preparing an agenda for the event, but it will be focused on bookmaking.  We should have details for the class at the July meeting.  

Member Challenges 

• The Do This In Your Style (#DTIYS) Challenge in 2022  
• Members will be challenged each quarter to create a piece in their own style based on a chosen piece from a famous artist using any media in any size/shape.   The only rule is to be inspired by the chosen work. 
• Members’ pieces will be due at the July 14, 2022, meeting.
• The famous work chosen is Monet’s Water Lilies, submitted by Marcia. There are 250 paintings in this series, so choose one or more that inspires you.  

          

Promotional Committee 

Katherine Stein has volunteered to chair a Promotional Committee.  She is forming the committee with two goals in mind:

1.  Increase membership in CMMAG

2.  Offer options for members to show their work across the Triangle

Anyone who would like to help with the committee should contact Katherine Stein via email.

Show & Tell  

• Laurel talked about her participation in #ICAD2022.
• Karen shared her handmade American flag piece.
• Maggie Kehoe shared a colored pencil rendition of a hornbill.
• Amy shared the miniature book she created for one of last year’s Picked Prompt challenges.
• Kathy King brought in examples of gel prints that she created using plastic beads from her stash. 

Announcements/Good News

• Iris is still working on getting together with the owner of The Painted Ox about the Guild showing work there.  Iris was the featured artist there in April 2022. Marcia will be the featured artist at the North Carolina Crafts Gallery in Chapel Hill in August.  

Demo: Travel Journals

Ilona Isaacs shared her passion for Travel Journals.  She shared her favorite supplies, different book options, and some inspiring examples.  Karen and Marcia brought their HP Sprocket printers as well, which make for quick and easy photo printing while traveling.