MARCH/APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Painting Friends,
Well spring is almost upon us and Paint-In is almost
here. Since I am not lucky enough to travel to any of
the painting conventions, our annual Paint-In is the
highlight of my painting year. I so look forward to
getting away and spending time with you all who share
my passion for painting. I hope that you will be
contributing a hand-painted piece to our Brown Bag
Raffle, and that you have been saving your lunch money
so you can purchase lots of Raffle tickets. The Brown
Bag Raffle is a good Fundraiser for us and I love having
pieces that my painting buddies have painted. And
don't forget about dressing to represent your favorite
era.
Hope to see each and every one of you at Paint-In!
Lynda
NEWSLETTER INDEX
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Index
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From the President
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March Meeting Info: Paint-In
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Paint-In Reminders
Golden Palette Proposed Change 2
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Chapter Officers
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Please Remember
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Directory Changes
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New Members
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Member Birthdays
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Chapter Calendar
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Treasurer’s Report
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Chapter Minutes
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Janice Miller Seminar Pictures
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2015 Fundraiser
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Committee Schedule
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Show and Tell
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Library
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School Supplies
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Memory Box Program
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Advertise in Newsletter
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Member of the Month
MARCH MEETING PAINT-IN: MARCH 14, 2015
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Unicoi State Park & Lodge 1788 Highway 356 Helen, GA 30545
Paint-In, March 13th & 14th, “Everything Old is New Again”
Fellowship at 7:00 pm – Banquet to follow
Hospitality provided by Unicoi State Park
Projects taught by various Teachers
Paint-In 2015 Reminders
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Please make donations to the Brown Bag Raffle: paint supplies, paintable
surfaces with pattern, etc.
Print out or bring return address labels for your Raffle tickets.
Please bring a finished painted piece (or other hand made artwork) to
donate to the Brown Bag Raffle.
Don’t forget your special ornament tickets for the Special Brown Bag.
Proposed changes to the Article X, standing Committees, and
Section 5: Awards Committee and Golden Palette Award, Standing
Rule #8
ARTICLE X-STANDING COMMITTEES, SECTION 5-AWARDS COMMITTEE
As written now: This Committee shall be comprised of three active Members appointed by
the President with the approval of the Board of Directors. The Committee shall recommend
and the Board approves recipient of the Golden Palette Award.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Change to: This Committee shall be comprised of three active Members appointed by the
President with the approval of the Board Directors. The Committee shall select a Golden
Palette recipient from the Ballots submitted to the Committee Chair.
STANDING RULE #8-The Golden Palette Award
As written now: The Golden Palette Award, which is a service and dedication to the
Chapter Award, is to be given to a Member in Good Standing. (Standing rule #16). The
present Board of Directors is not eligible to receive the Golden Palette, but must approve the
recipient (Article X, Section 5-Awards Committee). Also not eligible is a previous Golden
Palette Recipient. (Names located in the Chapter Directory). It is not mandatory to present
this Award every year. (Voted January, 2006).
Change to: The Golden Palette Award, which is a service and dedication to the Chapter
Award, is to be given to a Member in Good Standing. (Standing rule #16). Each Member
who is in Good Standing is eligible to be considered for this Award. If a Member selected
has already received the Golden Palette, that person will receive another type of recognition
for their service. It is not mandatory to present this Award every year. (Voted January,
2006).
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CHAPTER OFFICERS
2nd Vice President:
Sandy Carroll
770-630-4559
[email protected]
President:
Lynda Gaddy
770-775-6352
[email protected]
1st Vice President:
Cindy Harden
770-253-2748
[email protected]
Secretary:
Malissa Hays
770-943-2054
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Sue Coffin
770-629-4497
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor:
Susan Bungenstock
678-232-8202
[email protected]
NEW MEMBERS
WELCOME
None at this time.
PLEASE REMEMBER
DIRECTORY CHANGES
FINANCIAL REPORT:
No one at this time.
None at this time.
(Remember if you have a change contact Susan Bungenstock.)
2015 Dogwood Chapter Member Birthdays
MARCH
Sue Bailey
Lauran Fechte
APRIL
03/02
03/14
Velma Sweatman
Cindy Harden
Linda Whitmond
Bobbie Corey
Miho Miyake
04/03
04/11
04/11
04/21
04/27
Those Members who had birthdays in March and April can bring their Birthday item
to the May Meeting
For those of you who are not familiar with this Raffle, everyone who has a birthday in
the month of, or the month following, the Meeting is asked to bring a HANDPAINTED
gift to the Meeting. We then sell $1.00 Raffle tickets to win any of these special items.
You buy your tickets from Marguerite Embrey.
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DOGWOOD CHAPTER CALENDAR
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January – 2015
Chapter Meeting
Mable House Art Center
Hospitality – Cindy H.
After Meeting Project
taught by Sherrill Lang
February – 2015
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March – 2015
13 - 14 Paint-In at Unicoi
State Park
Newsletter Deadline
22 – 27 Las Vegas Creative
Painting Convention
se Art Center
24 – 25 Janice Miller Seminar
Mable House Art Center
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April – 2015
Newsletter Deadline
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May – 2015
Chapter Meeting
Mable House Art Center
Hospitality – Sue R./Vanessa
H./ Jackie V.
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June – 2015
Newsletter Deadline
After Meeting Project
taught by Joyce Yarbrough
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July – 2015
Chapter Meeting
1
Museum
Hospitality – Board Members
2015 Fundraiser projects due
August – 2015
Newsletter Deadline
3 – 8 HOOT Convention
After Meeting Project
Children’s Hospital Ornaments
After Meeting Project
taught by Faye Webster
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October – 2015
Newsletter Deadline
7 – 11 NET Convention
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September – 2015
Chapter Meeting
Mable House Art Center
Hospitality – Barbara F./
Bette B./Mickey Q.
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November – 2015
Chapter Meeting
Mable House Art Center
Hospitality – Cumming
Ladies
1
December – 2015
Newsletter Deadline
12
Christmas Luncheon
After Meeting Project
taught by Marguerite Embrey
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TREASURER’S REPORT
DOGWOOD CHAPTER TREASURER’S REPORT
JANUARY 1, 2015 – FEBRUARY 28, 2015
Beginning balance:
$6439.91
Expenses:
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2015 SDP Membership
2014 Chapter Charity (Advo-Kids CASA/Group Home)
Golden Palette
Newsletter
Membership supplies
Janice Miller Seminar
$40.00
$462.48
$225.00
$32.37
$15.82
$1676.34
Income:
• 2014 Christmas Luncheon
• 2015 Membership Dues
• Toles
• Birthday Raffle
FINANCIAL REPORT:
• Janice Miller Seminar
Ending Balance:
$800.00
$150.00
$2.25
$79.00
$1710.18
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$6729.33
The 2014 Year End report for SDP was completed and mailed on February 13,
2015.
After all expenses (including the facility payment and Seminar deposit paid in
2014) the Dogwood Chapter supplemented $436.13 to the Janice Miller
Seminar.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Coffin, Treasurer
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DOGWOOD CHAPTER MINUTES
DOGWOOD CHAPTER MEETING
Mable House Art Center
January 10, 2015
Meeting was brought to order by President Lynda Gaddy. We welcomed a new Member,
Vanessa Hawthorne who has been painting for 32 years.
Board Members Present: Lynda Gaddy – President, Cindy Harden – 1st Vice President,
Sandy Carroll – 2nd Vice President, Sue Coffin – Treasurer, Malissa Hays – Secretary, Susan
Bungenstock – Newsletter Editor.
Motion on minutes as written in the Newsletter was made and accepted.
Motion on the Treasurer’s Report as stated in the Newsletter was approved and accepted.
1st Vice President – Cindy Harden:
• Janice Miller Seminar, January 24th & 25th, 2015. Cost for both days is $70 and $40 for
one day. The two projects will be an Owl on a 27” x 15” large canvas tote bag for
$15.00, a small tote bag for $4.50 and the Butterfly on watercolor paper using the
Zentangle method. There is a kit for the Butterfly project that you will need to purchase
for $21.00. The Seminar will be at the Mable House, Mableton, GA. There is still space
available. Please contact Cindy Harden if you are interested.
• More Seminar Teachers like Laurie Speltz, who gives a percentage back to the Chapter,
FINANCIAL
need to be REPORT:
recruited.
2nd Vice President – Sandy Carroll:
• Memory Boxes: Please paint non-seasonal memory boxes for the hospital as they are
needed desperately. Northside Hospital needs about 35 boxes per month to be given to
parents who have lost a newborn. Sandy has boxes for free; bring them back to the next
Meeting.
• Please sign up for Hospitality for each Meeting. The Committee sheet is being passed
around for sign-ups.
Treasurer – Sue Coffin:
• Working on the Report to go to the SDP. Approximate balance is $8,400. The Chapter
made a profit of over $500 in 2014. Small increases and changes made a big difference
this past year.
Newsletter Editor – Susan Bungenstock:
• Deadline is February 1st…be on-time!! There is a sheet that is being passed around to
make corrections for the 2015 Directory.
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(Minutes continued from page 6)
Committee Reports:
2015 Fundraiser, Kathy Cutlip, Chair:
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Kathy stated the theme this year will be “Seasonal Potpourri”: any surface, any season.
These items will be raffled off and the Members will vote on a Charity. Items are due at
the July Meeting or you can send a picture. We will begin selling tickets at the September
Meeting for the November drawing. Each Member will receive 20 tickets at $1 per ticket
to sell.
2015 Paint-In, Sue Raine, Chair:
• Paint-In will be at Unicoi State Park. The theme is “Everything Old is New Again”.
• Paint-In will be the second weekend in March, 2015.
• Classes will start on Friday and continue through Saturday afternoon, with our annual
Paint-In Banquet on Saturday evening. Wear an outfit reflecting your favorite period in
time.
• Brown Bag Raffle: We are asking that each attendee paint an item for the Brown Bag
Raffle again this year. It was such a hit last year...it seemed everyone loved the chance of
winning a painted piece. Tickets for the Brown Bag Raffle can be purchased at Paint-In at
a cost of one little ole dollar for 3 tickets.
• February 7th is the deadline for your class choices. Mail your choices along with a selfaddressed stamped envelope to Susan Bungenstock.
• February 12th is the deadline for room reservations (use discount code on form). Please
note Building A only has double beds. It is the closest to the parking lot. Building B & C
have queenREPORT:
beds.
FINANCIAL
• Sherrill Lang needs to know if you want a metal stand or just wood for her Autumn project
she is teaching.
• Kathy Cutlip needs to know what base coat you want for the bottle class she is teaching.
• Gail Cummins Halloween piece will be on a tray, not a basket. If you want extra
ornaments please let her know.
• Miho Miyake said to bring your mud kits if you would like to learn more techniques in her
class.
• Nancy Free has again offered to do the Raffle. Please bring your donated items for the
Brown Bag Raffle to Paint-In and give them to Nancy. Raffle tickets will be 3 for $1.
Georgia National Fair, Joyce Yarbrough, Chair:
• Joyce stated at the Meeting that the Fair will be in October and to bring your submissions
to the September Meeting. The pieces should be something you have painted within the
last 5 years and you may enter up to 2 pieces per class entry.
New Business:
• Marguerite Embrey made a motion to change rules regarding the Golden Palette Award.
Changes discussed are: (a) Members serving on the Board of Directors can be eligible and
(b) Board of Directors not having to sign off on the Golden Palette Award Committee’s
review of Nominees. The vote on this motion has been tabled until it can be published.
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Announcements:
• Gail Cummins has made contact with an individual who makes painting aprons and sells
them for $25.00. She also makes brush holders and sells them for $20.00. If you are
interested in either of these items, please contact Gail.
• Kay Lynn Leise stated that the Zhostovo Exhibit of Russian Folk Art is on exhibit from
November 11, 2014 through March, 2015. Cindy Harrison’s exhibit is also on display at
the National Museum of Decorative Painting located off Chattahoochee Ave. Atlanta
Magazine will be publishing an article about the Museum.
• Birthday Raffle: If your birthday falls on the month of the Meeting or the following
month you are asked to bring a painted piece to be raffled off at the Meeting. Tickets are
$1 each.
• Directory and By-Laws on line: To obtain a password to access, you will need to send
an e-mail to the webmaster from the website.
Show & Tell:
• Arlee Jenkins presented a Rosemary West piece that will possibly be taught as a
Seminar.
• Sherrill Lang presented several pieces she painted on from antiquing finds. She will be
teaching a Seminar in her home at a later date.
Respectfully submitted,
Malissa Hays
BUTTER PECAN CAKE
(Sue Bailey’s recipe)
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1
½
box Betty Crocker Butter Pecan cake mix
can coconut pecan frosting mix
cup chopped pecans
Add water and oil per cake directions adding 1 additional egg (4 total) and mix according to
directions
Add frosting mix to batter and beat thoroughly
Grease and flour bundt cake pan
Sprinkle chopped pecans in bottom of pan and pour batter over
Bake at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes until done when tested
When cool, either drizzle lemon sugar icing, or dust with powder sugar if desired
Very easy ladies, but OH SO GOOD!
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Seminar Pictures with Janice Miller
FINANCIAL REPORT:
2015 FUNDRAISER
This year's theme is "Seasonal Potpourri." That means you can paint any season (or all
four) on any surface (plate, tray, box, plaque, wreath, etc.). You could also paint holiday
seasons - it's unlimited! So dig into your stash and paint that project you've always
wanted to tackle. Projects are due for pictures at the July Meeting.
Kathy Cutlip
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Dogwood Chapter Committee List - 2015
Committee
Annual Audit
Birthday Raffle
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Christmas Luncheon - 2015
Chapter Fundraiser - 2015
Ethics & Parliamentarian
Golden Palette Award
Hospitality
January
May
July
September
November
Membership/Directory
Memory Box Program
Nomination
Paint-In 2016
Chairperson
Bev Tye
Marguerite Embrey
Kathy Cutlip
Marguerite Embrey
Gail Cummins
Cindy Harden
Sue Raine
Board Members
Barbara Ferguson
Cumming Ladies
Jane Merry
Sandy Carroll
Sue Raine
Marguerite E. / Cindy H.
Committee Members
Doreen Buckley / Nancy Free
Vanessa Hawthorne / Jackie Voorhees
Bette Bush / Mickey Quarles
Susan Bungenstock
Sherrill Lang
Table Decorations
Brown Bag Raffle
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Registration
Teachers
Paint-In 2015
Kathy Cutlip
Susan B. / Gail Cummins
Table Decorations
Sue Raine, Pam Lowry
Sue C., Lynda G., Kathy C.,
Mickey Q.
Brown Bag Raffle
Nancy Free
Registration
Teachers
Proof Editor
School Supplies
North side
South side
Scrapbook
Sunshine
Tole Taker
Malissa Hays
Sandy Carroll
Susan B. / Gail Cummins
Doreen Buckley
Susan Bungenstock
Pam Lowry
Vicki Patterson
Nancy Morgan
Sandy Carroll
*Please consider filling this position.
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*** Show and Tell ***
Bring your wares and share!
What does this do for our Chapter??
It keeps us up to date on what is new out in the painting industry
Gives us motivation to paint even more
Introduces us to new artists and new painting styles
Keeps the excitement for painting
Helps us share the new things we have learned at seminars and conventions that
others may not attend
DOGWOOD LIBRARY
Committee Chairperson:
Joyce Yarbrough
(770) 887-6400
The Library has many packets, books and videos. Listings are on our website. You can check
them out for two months for only $2.50.
There is a $25.00 deposit for videos that is returned to you when you return the video.
Just call or let me know at a Meeting what items you want and I will bring them to the next
Meeting.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
If you have any School Supplies to donate, please bring them
to the Chapter Meetings.
If you can’t attend the Meeting please get them to Susan B., Pam L. or Sue R.
INK CARTRIDGES NEEDED
If you have a printer and do not recycle your cartridges please save them
for the Chapter. I (Susan Bungenstock) take them to an Office supply store and get a $2.00
rebate for each cartridge. I then purchase paper, envelopes and ink for the Newsletter.
Please bring in your empty cartridges to the Meetings. I accept any ink cartridge.
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ADVERTISE IN OUR NEWSLETTER
Do you know someone who
cuts wood? Do you teach?
Do you conduct Seminars?
Our Membership would like to
know and our advertising
rates are low.
Send your ad copy to Susan Bungenstock
so your ad can appear in our next Newsletter.
Advertising Rates:
Full Page
Half Page
Quarter Page
$15.00/issue
$ 7.50/issue
$ 3.25/issue
Line Ad
$ 1.00/issue
Members Only: Free ad in Newsletter
(Effective Jan. 2010)
FINANCIAL REPORT:
2015
“Member of the Month”
MEMORY BOX PROGRAM
The Dogwood Chapter, as a part of the
Memory Box Program, paints paper
mache boxes for the Infant Bereavement
Program at Northside Hospital. These
boxes are given to the parents of a child
who dies in childbirth or shortly thereafter.
It contains a birth certificate, lock of hair,
foot print and a cap or blanket provided by
the Hospital Auxiliary and any other
mementos of a life that was too short.
Northside maternity is a very busy place
handling thousands of births a month.
Their need at this point is for in excess of
40 boxes a month and they are
appreciated by the staff and parents more
than anyone realizes. You can pick up
boxes at any Meeting, take them home,
paint them and return them at the next
Meeting. Please be sure to sign them as
this personalizes them for the parents who
receive them. Please consider giving just
a few hours to paint a couple of boxes for
this program.
If you have any questions,
or need boxes, please contact:
Sandy Carroll at (770) 630-4559 or email
her at [email protected].
Joyce Yarbrough
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