President's Message
December 2021
Hi all,
I hope you
all had a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving! Two of my boys and their families
were here with me, so mine was filled with family and food. Jim had to work so
he had to stay in New Orleans but he did have Thanksgiving dinner with many of
his friends.
I am so
pleased with my "natural findings" tree and so grateful to Vivian for
teaching us how to create one as well as supplying me with a plethora of cones,
gum balls and various other natural decorations. Many thanks Vivian. A special
thanks to Trish for her contribution. I just love those shaggy acorn caps.
Next month
Les will be teaching, can't wait to see what she will come up with. Y'all be
sure to tune in and paint with us. Should be fun!!!!!!
Sharron
will be conducting our annual ornament exchange. We have such a creative group
and it is always fun to see what we have each come up with. Get those ornies
mailed if you haven't done so already.
This the
end of my tenure as your president. I can truly say it has been an honor to
work with my excellent and dedicated board. Margaret has been a truly diligent
newsletter editor and I thank her for keeping me on track. She also came
through when I called upon her to write an article for the SDP magazine.
Heather has worked hard to organize our monthly projects and keep track of our
membership. Pat has done a wonderful job of taking the minutes and making sense
of some of my ramblings. Trish has been one of my "rocks" during this
trying time and she has been able to tell me what I can and can't do as far as
the Treasury goes. She is also a fount of knowledge when it comes to procedures
and how our bylaws and standing rules work. Sharron Jones also deserves my
thanks. She has managed to raise our spirits and through her we have gotten to
know and appreciate each other much better. Many, many THANKS to all of you!!!
I want to
again thank those magnificent ladies who stepped up and volunteered to be
officers for the next round; Mary Webb, Jean Soehnlein, Vicki Michael, Sue
Harley, Vivian Byrd, and Diane Cantoni. Can't forget Les Tryon who single
handedly put together this slate of officers. Many thanks to all of you
also!!!!
Last of all
I want to remember and to thank our friend and fellow painter, Susan Tesreau.
Gone but never forgotten.
I hope you
all have a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
Love,
Hi all,
I just wanted to mention the passing our friend, fellow artist and one of the rocks of our chapter during the last few years. Susan Tesreau was an amazing artist, sculptor, and a good friend. Her love of life and her willingness to give of herself and her talent will endear her to me for the rest of my life. There will always be an empty spot in my heart.
Many thanks to Sharron, our Sunshine Chair, for stepping up and writing a wonderful article for The Decorative Painter about Susan.
As we all know life goes on and our life as a painting chapter will go on also thanks to the magnificent ladies who volunteered to be our officers for the next two years. Please join us on Zoom on November 20th to vote in the slate of officers.
Also at this meeting, Vivian Byrd will be showing us how to create a beautiful pinecone (and other found stuff) tree. I am looking forward to learning how to do this and to seeing what we all come up with.
Our thanks to Les for stepping up and
volunteering to teach the SDP project "Snow Days" for December. I
KNOW she will put her special twists and tweaks on it. Y'all come and join us
to paint with Les and see what she will come up with.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Stay safe and well and keep those brushes
busy!!!!!!!
Happy fall y'all!!!! Tis the season and my favorite time of year!!!!!
Many many thanks to Cyndie for teaching the "Boo Bunnies". I've seen some of the pictures of the projects and they are so cute!!!!!!!
So sorry about the meeting! Something or other (I think the wishes of an ill-natured fairy) got into my tablet and the dang thing just wouldn't connect. Of course, when Mike got up and laid his hands on it, guess what???
In any case I'm glad that Les got to talk about her idea. I think having free membership dues for next year is a great idea!!!! We will vote on this proposal in October. This will not help spend down our treasury but it won't add anything either. Stay tuned!
Please make plans to attend the meetings!!! You are needed to help make decisions for next year! Your slate of officers for the coming two years is published in this newsletter. We vote in November.
Painting
gnomes with Debbie is on the schedule for next month! I love gnomes and am
looking forward to it. Get those paint brushes ready!!!!
Keeping painting!!!!!
Janet
Hi all,
Huge, engulfing thanks to Les. She has found us wonderful slate of officers for the next two years.
President-
Mary Webb
Vice-president
(membership)-Jean Soehnlein, Monthly projects-Diane Cantoni
Vice-president
(newsletter) - Vicki Michael
Secretary-Vivian
Byrd
Treasurer-Sue
Harley
We will be voting in November!
We will
have a business meeting at our September Zoom session before we get down to
painting the Boo Bunnies with Cindy Cohn.
Please try to attend. All you
really have to do is click on the link that Susan will send, she will let you
into the meeting and that's it. Your
part is to participate and find out what is happening.
Keeping painting!!!!!
Janet
Many, many,
many thanks to Liz. That was an interesting, informative and fun project. I
think the whimsy got away with me. My chicks were sure whimsical but not very
pretty. I do love doing the watercolor backgrounds and use the technique a lot.
I'll try again when I learn how to draw chickens😉.
Susan also deserves a bunch of thanks!!!!! She has contacted Tracy and asked her to revamp the project a bit. Can't wait to see what she will add (or subtract). In any case the seminar is coming up and Trish tells me there are only TEN signed up. We can do better than that. The chapter is paying half of the bill so grab that check book and send a $20 check to Trish right away. Time's a wasting!!!!!!! We can still paint together even if we aren't in the same space.
We still need a nominating committee. Please volunteer to find us officers for the next two years. If you feel so inclined, let me know! The board and I will be so grateful 😊!
Hope all are well and safe. Please keep Diane Cannon and her husband, John in your thoughts and send all the healing vibes you can muster their way.
See you ALL in August!!!!!
Janet
First of all, let me say a huge THANKS to Trish. The chickadee was so cute and I truly thank you for sharing your talents with us. Mine, as usual, turned out a bit wonky but it is passable and I like it!
It was so good to see those of you who attended the Saturday meeting. I have missed you all so much.
The subject of meeting in person has come up. The general consensus of the ladies at the meeting was to keep on with our Zoom meetings as all of our projects for the rest of the year have been scheduled on Zoom. We are working on finding a place to meet socially. More on that soon. Susan and Mary are collaborating and I'm sure will be back in touch as soon as they can.
I'm looking forward to Liz's project for next month. CHICKENS!! Rustle up those chalk pencils and come join us.
Keep on keeping on
and paint!!!🎨🖌️
Janet
First of all, a huge THANKS goes to Susan!!! The turtles
were the great. They also served as great therapy.
My 50+ year old azaleas had to be cut down. They were
planted by my dad and they faithfully bloomed a beautiful white every year. I
loved them!!! I couldn't watch the destruction so I came back inside and
furiously made turtles. It helped!!! We didn't dig up the roots, so going on
the premise that you can't keep a good azalea down, I am waiting for them to
sprout new branches and will bloom again. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!!
And in other news, Tracy Moreau will be teaching the August
project. Many thanks to Susan and Lillian for the suggestion. Many more thanks
to Susan for contacting her. Those of you who were not at the Saturday meeting
missed a treat. Susan had arranged for Tracy to drop in on the meeting. She
showed us a sketch of what she was going to design for us. So cute!!!! The
board has decided that the chapter will pay half of her fee which is $40 per
student depending on how many sign up. Please send your $20 to Trish Shaw ASAP
if you wish to participate. I'm sure that Susan will have more details soon.
Keep those brushes wet.
Hi all!!!
What a fun
seminar!!!!! I truly enjoyed everything but that dang turtle. He is a do over
for sure!!!!!!
I love color and this was a great way to play with it and get to know what the water will do.
Many and many thanks to Susan!!! She sure knows her way around a computer! I am always so impressed by her knowledge of techie stuff. Thanks for keeping us on track!!!
Be sure to join us
in May. Susan is going to show us how to make those cute turtles out of gourds.
I'm looking forward to it. I love turtles (except painted sea turtles)!
Thanks to all who participate in our Zoom meetings and paint ins! It is so nice to see your faces and to know that we are together at least virtually. Hope all stay well!!!!
Keep painting!
Huge THANKS to Susan!!! That was a fun class and she managed it so well!!! I, struggled a bit but perseverance paid off and the resulting piece is OK!! I did try again and at least the lighthouse doesn't look as if it is falling on the rocks anymore.
Hope you all are prepping for our seminar with Carol Spohn. It's FREE to all members in good standing so grab your paints, brushes and decoupage stuff and join us. I am looking forward to seeing all of you and having a fun time. Please remember to let Susan know if you are going to paint with us. She has done an enormous amount of work and talked to Carol many times to try and make this a great experience. Hope to see you there!!!!!!
Plans for meeting in person are not in the works just yet, but there is hope that that might be possible before the end of the year. I will keep you informed!!!!!
In the meantime, y'all stay well and keep painting!!!!
Hi all,
Many, many, many
thanks to Lillian!!!! That was a spectacular project and Lillian is a fabulous
teacher!!! At last, we know how to
create those beautiful gems that we have been drooling over for months. I appreciate all the hours that it must have
taken for that level of preparation. It
was creative, fun, and beautiful. Well,
Lillian's were beautiful, I need more practice and I am planning on doing just
that!!!!!!!
Y'all tune in and
come paint with us!!!!
Love,
Hi all,
I hope all are well
and thriving. Or as much thriving as you can do in the cold.
Love,
Hi all,
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! 2021 HAS to be better!!!!
It was so great to see everyone that made it to the Zoom
Christmas party. Thanks for coming and participating! Gynormous thanks to Susan
and Sharron!
Gynormous thanks to Margaret, also. Her work and
presentation of SDP's Sandy Cane project was stupendous. I painted it in
watercolor. Actually, after it was done, it wasn't too bad. I liked Heather's
addition of a palm tree. 🌴 It really helped. I was happy to see the
people that turned out.
We have some wonderful projects lined up for the coming
year. Y'all try to tune in!!!! Margaret is teaching a beautiful watercolor
landscape in January. Lillian is teaching Zentangle and a technique to use
colored pencils to make a jewel that looks real. I'm not going to miss that! It
looks spectacular. Look for more projects in this newsletter.
As you have probably heard by now, the chapter is giving the
upcoming Carol Spohn Zoom seminar free to all members in good standing (6
months or more). Susan will have more on this as we get closer.
Hope all are well and are in good spirits (no not THAT kind,
the Christmas kind)!!!!!
Love and virtual hugs to all and to all a HAPPY CHRISTMAS
and NEW YEAR!!!!
I hope everyone had
a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did!!!! My oldest son, Jim, drove up from New Orleans
to spend a few days with us. It was
great to see him and to hear about all his adventures. NOLA must be an exciting place to live when
there is no Covid 19 around.
Many thanks to
Heather once again!!! Her kissing ball is beautiful. Mine????? It will get better once I fill it
out with some more stuff. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
December's party is
beckoning. I'm looking forward to our
virtual Dirty Santa game. I am not
looking forward to missing out on all the excellent treats that we usually get
to eat. I'm also going to be missing our
annual trip to Mary's beautiful house. Perhaps Mary will take us on a virtual
tour of the decorations this year. (HINT!!!!!) Sharron has worked hard on the games so we ALL
need to participate.
Don't forget to pay
chapter and SDP dues.
See you all
soon!!!!!
First of all
Heather gets a HUGE thanks!!!! Her
pergamano project was fun. My shade came
out a bit wonky but looks great when I finally found a wine glass to fit it.
Guess I went about it the wrong way around. And this is different from
when?????????
Sharron also gets
another giant thanks!!!! I've enjoyed reading all of the responses and
threads of conversation. She has played such a large part in keeping us all
connected. She is also planning the games and gift exchange for our virtual
Christmas party. Please be prepared to contribute. THANKS!!!!!
Please be sure to
attend our Zoom meeting in November. We will be voting on the slate of
officers. Many thanks to all those who have volunteered for the various
committees and offices. There will not be a change this year but we do need to
make it formal.
Please remember to
pay your chapter and SDP dues.
I hope all are well
and staying safe. I know we are all looking forward to the time when we can see
each other in person. Big virtual hugs to all!!!!!!!!
Janet
October 2020Hi
all,
First
off, let's give a huge "THANKS" to Debbie!!! The snowman is so cute
and that project was a lot of fun. I've got another set of glassware and am
going to try to recreate her scarecrow. I'll let you know how that goes🙄!
Also
a GIANT "THANKS" to Sharron. She has been and continues to be the
glue that is keeping us together! She has also been a balm to our spirits by
her games and topics for discussion. I know it has been some hard work and I do
appreciate all of it.
I
think our Zoom meetings are wonderful and seem to be a great way of keeping in
touch. However we do need a method and a way to impose some order. The meetings
will start at 9am as usual and there will be 1/2 hour for Susan to let
everyone into the meeting. We can also spend this time on catching up with each
other and general "chitchat". I will call the meeting to order at
9:30am and will call on all officers to report any good or bad news related to
their offices. This part of the meeting will NOT be recorded by Susan. Of
course our secretary will be taking notes for the minutes. I will then turn the
meeting over to the project teacher. This WILL BE recorded and I'm asking each
of you to keep your questions pertainate to the project at hand.
Please
make sure to tune into our next meeting on October 17th. Heather will be
presenting her project, a Pergamano wine glass and tea light lamp shade. Looks
like fun and will be very helpful during the holidays as I love to decorate
with candles. I hope all will attend!!!!!!!!
Stay
tuned for more details on our up coming Christmas virtual party. Sharron will
be letting us know the details soon.
I hope all are well
and staying safe. I am really looking forward to the time when we can meet in
person again. Virtual hugs all around!!!!!
Janet
September 2020Sorry I didn't attend. Still recovering from surgery. In therapy and better now!!!!
Many thanks to Susan Tesreau!!! I hear the painting was a big success and I've
seen some of the finished projects. Good
job all y'all!!!!!!
Many thanks to Sharron and Susan for their
work on the website!
Be sure to check for Sharron's new matching
game.
Everyone take care of yourselves! Can't wait to see you all again!!!!
Love,
Janet
August 2020
Hi all,
Sorry I didn't attend the meeting. 5 days out from surgery and I was still
feeling very sleepy and looking some what the worse for wear.😃. Better now!!!! The rotator cuff on the top was too far gone
to use so Dr. Galland graphed a piece of "human derived tendon" to
hold it all together. Still can't move
my arm much but am allowed to type as long as I keep my elbow close to my side.
If it hurts then I STOP! PT will be delayed in order to give the tendon
more time to heal. Don't start PT until
August 18.
Many thanks to Dianne Cantoni!!! I hear the painting was a big success and I've
seen some of the finished projects. Good
job all y'all!!!!!!
Many thanks to Heather also. I appreciate you taking over for me!
Be sure to check out the website for Sharron's
new matching game. This is a hard one
ladies!!!!!!!
I hope all will turn up for Susan Tesreau's
fawn painting/mini seminar! She has done
a wonderful job of creating this beautiful painting and has worked hard to give
us directions. I hope I can wiggle a
paint brush by then!!!!.
Everyone take of yourselves! Can't wait to see you all again!!!!
Love,
Janet
July, 2020
Hi all,
The board has agreed to purchase a subscription to Zoom. Susan Tesreau will be the host for the
meetings and we will receive information from her before each meeting as to how
to join the meeting. Please check that we have your correct email address so
that you can participate. We are finding
that this is an acceptable way of meeting. Not personal contact but at least we can see
each other and chat as well as participate in the projects. We are working on being able to record the
painting sessions so that we can all finish the projects.
We had another fun and enjoyable Zoom meeting in June. Les is a wonderful teacher and we are so
fortunate to have her and that she is willing to share her talent and knowledge
with us. MANY THANKS, Les!!!!!!!!
The board has decided to cancel Baskets and Brunch for this
year. We are sorry to do this but it
seems like the right thing to do. We are
hoping that next year will be better and we will be able to hold our major
fundraiser.
We have scheduled a seminar with Carol Spohn for April 2021. We have been assured that she will reschedule
if necessary. More about this later.
Y'all stay well and I hope we will be able to meet in person
soon. Seems like a long time since I've
had hugs!!!! Here is a huge virtual hug for all of you❤️!
Send one back!!!!!
Stay safe and keep on painting!
June 2020
Hi all, I hope you are safe and well.
The board has made the decision to cancel this year's Baskets
and Brunch. I am really so sorry to have to do this but the board and I think
it is the best way to proceed. All of
the things that we have painted will keep and the tickets can reprinted. We still
have to finish the jewelry box and Natalie is working on it. So hang on to your
painted stuff, paint some more and we will have a chance to get together
sometime soon I hope.
Trish told us that we have enough money in the treasury to hang
on for a good while. We aren't spending any thing right now so we should be OK
as far as money goes.
Please remember to join us for a Zoom meeting on June 20th. Les
will be teaching that cute frog that we got at retreat. Margaret tells me that
the new frogs have been ordered and should be arriving soon.
Susan still wants to teach us the adorable fawn that she painted
for our "home grown seminar" and there will be more information about
that soon. She is hoping to do it in two sessions. Get ready!!!
Y'all hang in there!!! Hopefully things will improve enough for
us to venture out and maybe be able to get together near the end of the year. I
hope and pray this will be so!!!!!!
Love,
Janet
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did!!!! My oldest son, Jim, drove up from New Orleans to spend a few days with us. It was great to see him and to hear about all his adventures. NOLA must be an exciting place to live when there is no Covid 19 around.
Many thanks to Heather once again!!! Her kissing ball is beautiful. Mine????? It will get better once I fill it out with some more stuff. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
December's party is beckoning. I'm looking forward to our virtual Dirty Santa game. I am not looking forward to missing out on all the excellent treats that we usually get to eat. I'm also going to be missing our annual trip to Mary's beautiful house. Perhaps Mary will take us on a virtual tour of the decorations this year. (HINT!!!!!) Sharron has worked hard on the games so we ALL need to participate.
Don't forget to pay chapter and SDP dues.
See you all
soon!!!!!
First of all Heather gets a HUGE thanks!!!! Her pergamano project was fun. My shade came out a bit wonky but looks great when I finally found a wine glass to fit it. Guess I went about it the wrong way around. And this is different from when?????????
Sharron also gets another giant thanks!!!! I've enjoyed reading all of the responses and threads of conversation. She has played such a large part in keeping us all connected. She is also planning the games and gift exchange for our virtual Christmas party. Please be prepared to contribute. THANKS!!!!!
Please be sure to attend our Zoom meeting in November. We will be voting on the slate of officers. Many thanks to all those who have volunteered for the various committees and offices. There will not be a change this year but we do need to make it formal.
Please remember to pay your chapter and SDP dues.
I hope all are well and staying safe. I know we are all looking forward to the time when we can see each other in person. Big virtual hugs to all!!!!!!!!
Janet
Hi
all,
First
off, let's give a huge "THANKS" to Debbie!!! The snowman is so cute
and that project was a lot of fun. I've got another set of glassware and am
going to try to recreate her scarecrow. I'll let you know how that goes🙄!
Also
a GIANT "THANKS" to Sharron. She has been and continues to be the
glue that is keeping us together! She has also been a balm to our spirits by
her games and topics for discussion. I know it has been some hard work and I do
appreciate all of it.
I
think our Zoom meetings are wonderful and seem to be a great way of keeping in
touch. However we do need a method and a way to impose some order. The meetings
will start at 9am as usual and there will be 1/2 hour for Susan to let
everyone into the meeting. We can also spend this time on catching up with each
other and general "chitchat". I will call the meeting to order at
9:30am and will call on all officers to report any good or bad news related to
their offices. This part of the meeting will NOT be recorded by Susan. Of
course our secretary will be taking notes for the minutes. I will then turn the
meeting over to the project teacher. This WILL BE recorded and I'm asking each
of you to keep your questions pertainate to the project at hand.
Please
make sure to tune into our next meeting on October 17th. Heather will be
presenting her project, a Pergamano wine glass and tea light lamp shade. Looks
like fun and will be very helpful during the holidays as I love to decorate
with candles. I hope all will attend!!!!!!!!
Stay
tuned for more details on our up coming Christmas virtual party. Sharron will
be letting us know the details soon.
I hope all are well
and staying safe. I am really looking forward to the time when we can meet in
person again. Virtual hugs all around!!!!!
Janet
Sorry I didn't attend. Still recovering from surgery. In therapy and better now!!!!
Many thanks to Susan Tesreau!!! I hear the painting was a big success and I've
seen some of the finished projects. Good
job all y'all!!!!!!
Many thanks to Sharron and Susan for their
work on the website!
Be sure to check for Sharron's new matching
game.
Everyone take care of yourselves! Can't wait to see you all again!!!!
Love,
July, 2020
June 2020
Janet
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