P resid en t ’s Messa ge

O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 N e w s l e t t e r

Silver State Tole & Decorative Painters

Inside this issue:

Programs 2

Nominating

Committee 2

Birthdays 2

Tole Month 3

Holiday Party 3

Community Service 3

Sunshine 3

Hello Chapter Members,

Sweet September has brought us a cool

breeze at last. I’m so happy we have had so

many opportunities to paint this month.

September has been

busy for us: regular

meeting, seminar, and

Tole Month, and of

course, the prep work for

all of these. If you felt the

pain, you've been having

a ball!

We all appreciated

Mary Robinson’s

September class, Merry

Makers Greeting. I assure

you, I learned things I

didn't know about

painting. Just listening to

her was a real treasure. I

hope everyone has

finished their piece and

will bring it for show-and-tell at our

October 12 meeting.

If you do not belong to a committee or

have not considered joining one, please

think it over and become part of a one. It's

not too late. It's such a rewarding thing to

work on projects together.

I encourage you to attend our October

meeting as we will be voting on the new

board for our chapter.

Thanks to all of you who are so

generous with your time

and talent to make this

such a wonderful chapter.

Please read your

newsletter for all the

details. We have some

wonderful things coming

up so mark your

calendars.

Sign up for classes

and events as soon as you

can. It makes the

committee chairman's life

much easier. Remember

this is a volunteer group

and we need to help each

other as much as we can!

Hope to see you

all October 12! And don't forget your

notebooks sketchbooks/journals, or

whatever they are called! Do something and

bring it for show-and-tell.

Thank you,

Sheila Hughes

October 12 Project:

Snowman Tree

Designer: Jamie Mills

Price

Teacher: Gwen Palmer

Fee: $10

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All non-profit organizations require the

hard work of many hands, heads, and hearts

to attain goals and remain vital. This is true

of our Silver State Tole and Decorative

Painting chapter. We couldn’t continue to

exist without the assistance of many

individuals. However, sometimes certain

individuals stand out from the crowd as a

shining example of what helps our

organization thrive.

If you have noticed such a person, now

is your opportunity to reward them for all

their efforts. As chairman of the Star Award

committee, I will have nomination

paperwork available to all members at the

October chapter meeting. Please take a

moment to consider someone you might like

to nominate for this honor.

Past award winners can not receive the

award again. Here is a list of those

individuals who have won and are current

members: Patty Clark, Cathy Frazier, Sheila

Hughes, Sandy Kilgour, Gwen Palmer,

Barbara Paetzel, Pat Pillen, Mary Robinson,

and Sharon Shuster.

Terry Boyd

S t ar Aw ar d

Hospitality

Refreshments for our October

meeting will be sweet & non-

sweet. I signed up for a non-

sweet item. If you have

something to add, let me know.

I want to thank everyone so much

for the munchies they brought to

the September meeting: Nanette,

Jan, Pat S., and anyone I have

forgotten. You are very much

appreciated!

You can email or text me with

your inspirations for

refreshments.

Patty Clark

Membership Chair

Nicole Garrett

7023064139

Girl_fyi@yahoo.com

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October 2019 Newsletter

Pro g r am s

Greetings Fellow Painters,

On the evening of September, Friday the

13th, we were parked in the corner of a

parking lot watching the sky over the freeway.

According to the news media who report this

sort of thing, there wasn’t going to be a full

moon on Friday the 13th again until 2049.

That seemed like a good enough reason to

stop and check it out.

We searched in between buildings and

street lights before the predicted time of the

moonrise, to try to guess about where we would

spot it. It was exciting to see a faint pinkish tint

just above the mountain and realize we were

about to witness it happening. Little by little,

Ms. Moon revealed herself, first just a slit, and

then gradually appeared as a bright orange orb

with purple, smoke-like clouds streaked across

it, almost as if with a paint brush. There

developed a yellow backlight at the top, which

then widened to circle the entire moon before

overtaking the orange to a brighter golden

white. She really did look as if she had a face.

Being a lover of fall, harvest themes, and

Halloween, I have painted the moon many

times, probably more than any other subject!

It’s always there, somewhere in our painting

this time of year. This whole experience reminded me how

much fun it is to personalize our painting and add our

favorite things. Incorporating what we love adds dimension

and joy to our work. It’s often while appreciating the world

around us that we receive the inspiration to paint.

While teaching her class last month, Mary Robinson

questioned what we had done to make the project ours. She

said, “the more you use your creativity, the more creative

you become. It’s YOUR painting.”

Maxine Thomas (soon to be seen at a chapter near you)

has a little red bird that often shows up in her

work. My favorite is to add pumpkins of any color,

wherever I can fit them in. What’s your favorite

way to creatively add a signature touch? It would

be fun to share the answer with one another at our

next chapter meeting.

Teacher Corner: Gwen Palmer recommends a

grooved tree from Viking woodcrafts for her

Jaimie Mills Price project being taught at our

October paint-in. She has also adapted the design

to fit a standing grooved tree available at Hobby

Lobby. Prep instructions are available from me

when you sign up by September 28.

In November we will be painting Christmas

Joy with Linda Sharp. She has ordered the

surfaces and they are available from me for $5,

checks payable to Linda.

Project info and description: Christmas Joy is

painted on a laser cut tall holly wood surface.

Holly boughs hang over a beautiful stroke

Christmas tree. The background is mottled and

JOY is painted on music that is decoupaged at the

bottom. Soft tints of red and green add interest to

the background. Students will learn shading

techniques and how to paint tipped strokes. This

would make a beautiful addition to your holiday

collection. It can be hung on the tree or used on a

wreath.

The sheet music and paint will be supplied. To prep,

basecoat the front of your project (check that the top holly

leaves are going in the right direction with the pattern) a

dirty white, such as Decoart Bleached Sand, or Jo Sonja

Unbleached Titanium. You may sign up for this project until

October 26.

Happy Painting!

Judy Gibson

Snowman Tree

October Paint-In

Project

Christmas Joy

November

Workshop Project

N o minat ing Co mm it t e e Most of you by now have received a phone call from

my Nominating Committee, Patty Clark or Mary

Robinson, regarding serving on next year’s Board or being

a committee chair. I hope you will consider a position or

be a helper on a committee.

At this time the following names are being presented

for a vote in October for the 2020 Board:

President: Pat Gettemeyer

First Vice President: Judy Gibson

Second Vice President:

Jan Greene

Secretary: Terry Boyd

Treasurer: Kaye Singer

Nominations will be accepted from the floor during

the voting only if the person being nominated has been

asked.

Thank all of you. See you in October.

Pat Gettemeyer

Birthdays

Carole Liccardo: Oct. 31

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October 2019 Newsletter

To l e M o n t h

Our projects are now placed in the Rainbow and

Summerlin libraries.

Thank you to everyone who helped put up the

displays and everyone who donated their pieces for

display. The windows look great and will be enjoyed by

many who look forward to seeing the displays every year.

I hope you also have a chance to go look at them. Then

you will have an idea of what we do each October.

Thanks again for all the participation in this project. I

will still need help removing the pieces from the libraries

on Wednesday, November 6.

Pat Gettemeyer

Happy fall everyone, my favorite time of year. A big

thank you to Marthalene for helping me at the caring

place September 9. We had only a few people to teach,

but we had a good time.

I will be needing a helper October 14th at 10:00 a.m.

The address is 3711 E. Sunset rd. Please let me know if

anyone can help out.

Also in November, since the second Monday is a

holiday, the caring place will be closed on November 11.

We will teach Tuesday, November 12, at 10:00 a.m.

instead. I could use a helper that day also.

If anyone has been painting memory boxes and they

are finished, bring them to October’s meeting. I give them

to my husband for Palm mortuary on Boulder Hwy. His

funeral directors give them to families that have lost a

baby or a teenage child to suicide. They have been greatly

appreciated. These boxes mean a lot to these families.

Thanks for your hard work and willingness to help!

Gwen Palmer

Co mm unit y Ser vic e

Ho l i day Pa r t y

We had a productive work meeting in September. Be

assured that there is something special in store for you

this year! The Christmas party is a great opportunity for

you to introduce a friend to decorative painting and to our

local chapter of the national society. So, if you'd like to

bring a guest, please do. (Guests are at the $35 regular

party rate.)

Carole Liccardo had to pass the torch as the person

collecting the party money since she and her husband are

moving to Oceanside, CA to be closer to family. We will

miss you, Carole! Thank you for volunteering so quickly to

serve on this committee and contributing to it

wholeheartedly. We hope you can make it to the

party! Nikki Anderson has kindly agreed to take over

Carole's duties and receive your money. Please give Nikki

your $10 ASAP to ensure you have a spot at the party,

complete with party favors.

FIRST, please paint a gift for another partygoer.

Your gift should be no larger than 12”x12” for ease of

transportation. Please bring it wrapped for gifting. It does

not need to be holiday-themed nor an ornament, though

that is fine if you so choose. The gift exchange will be

anonymous as in past years (don’t put your name on the

outside of the gift, but be sure to sign your work).

SECOND, we invite you to participate in a bit of

friendly painting

competition. As part of

our party theme, you’re

invited to paint an

ornament spotlighting

Mrs. Claus. You can

paint this ornament on

anything you like, i.e. a

CD, jar lid, wood, tin, paper, blown egg, etc. Every person

who brings a painted Mrs. Claus ornament will receive a

prize. We will vote for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners

who will each win another prize, along with the envy of all

their peers.

SAVE THE DATE: Sa tu rda y , December

14, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Luncheon “Remember the

Gifts” at Los Prados Country Club, 5150 Los Prados Circle,

Las Vegas, NV 89130.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT: $10 for chapter members

($35 for nonmembers). We hope every chapter member

will join us for this special party! Please pay the fee at

your earliest convenience to Nikki Anderson. (Those

paying after November 1st will be included but may not

receive favors due to limited quantities.)

Best wishes for happy painting,

Nanette Hilton

Sunshine

Gwen Palmer announced that

she is expecting her

11th grandchild. Her daughter,

Gina, is pregnant and due in

the spring of 2020.

It was wonderful to see Pat

Serrano feeling well and back

at chapter enjoying the paint-in!

Happy fall, everyone!

Evie Vaccaro

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