Surface Design Guild Meeting

                                     November 11, 2008

                                    6:30 pm at Firehouse

 Following the 6-6:30 social hour, Diane opened the meeting since Kendra was out of town. She welcomed visitors and new members, including Jennifer Wiles from the bead guild and Nancy Adams.

 The minutes from October (available on the web site) were approved. The treasurer reported 30 members and a balance of $1203.40 , not counting members paying during this meeting. Dues for this year are overdue. Our membership list will be purged and non-members will no longer receive the emails with a link to the new web site. Contact Anna with any questions about the change of site.

Old Business –

 FAB – Betsy said that there are more than 50 entries. The $5 fee for the reception is optional.

Inspiration table – will continue. Members are encouraged to bring items of interest to display, along with a card with their name and explanation of the technique if needed.

Technique Pages –   full explanation in September minutes.  Early sign up December; January is last chance to be included in February distribution. Coming -

 December is the ornament challenge. Bring a hanger to display it. There is no signup for the potluck, except that members should bring food. (paper and beverages being arranged by Kendra).

 Our March meeting is the wearable art fashion show. Start thinking about making something terrific to show us. You can do multiple pieces, change clothes in between, bring models, whatever makes it fun.

New Business – Belle Armoire returned our charm necklace that was featured in the magazine. Lois Mills has a person interested in purchasing a necklace. We were asked to suggest a price. After each person “voted” the average was $300, which may be more than anyone wants to pay. Someone suggested a silent auction. More to follow next month. We will chose a charity to receive the amount of the sale.

New Brochure – Kendra designed it and Lois had it printed. Members can give to friends, and it will be available at FAB.  

Play Days- on the last Sunday of each month at 1-4 we gather in the firehouse to have fun. When applicable, we have a chance to experience the previous program art hands-on. Pam Thomas will collage in  November.

Tonight’s Program –  Pam Thomas  – Collage

Pam brought some of her completed works for us to see. She described some of the ingredients and showed how they were integrated into the works. Pam uses a lot of found materials and a combination of high end Golden products and building materials from Lowes. Acrylic paint, dryer sheets, tyvek, polymer clay, the list goes on. Pam will have kits available at Play Day on November 30 for $12 for us to make a work in fall colors or turquoise, and will guide us in the process.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Anderson