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.