Michael Sickler on Writer/Artist Collaboration

Michael Sickler is Professor Emeritus of Painting, Drawing and Art History at Syracuse University, where he taught for forty years. During that time, he was the Chairman of the Studio Arts Department and Chair of the Visiting Artists Program. He now divides his time between collage, painting and poetry.

Over the course of his career, Michael Sickler has exhibited actively in

The National League of American Pen WomenCentral New York Branch

Presidents’ LetterNovember is bringing changes

already. Switching to EST gives us an extra hour to savor and this weekend’s winds signal that colder temperatures are heading our way. We hope you have had an enjoyable Autumn thus far and that you will have a creative, happy and engaging month ahead. We are looking forward to our meeting on the 20th at the Genesee Grande and hearing from Michael Sickler. We hope to have a good turn out! From the October minutes you know that we welcomed two new members to the CNY Branch. We look forward to enjoying the company, contributions and art of Polly Ann and Ilene. Please remember to send your check to Evelyn Dankovich for the Holiday Party on December 13. Everyone enjoyed the food, company and camaraderie last year. Also be sure to check our blog and sign up to follow it! Many thanks to Katie Turner for the lovely job she is doing on our Newsletter. Hope to see many of you soon.

- Karen and Janet

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NEXT MEETING:Thursday, November 20th at 11:30 amSpeaker: Michael SicklerGenesee Grande Hotel1060 E. Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210RSVP to Joan Stier at jastieartscape@aol.comor 699-3965

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represented by Broad Street Gallery in Hamilton, NY and can be reached by text at (315) 727-6577. www.wendyharrisfineart.com

Upcoming Pen Women Shows

May/June 2015Hospice Show

November 2015Fayetteville Library

300 Orchard St, Fayetteville, NY 13066

(315) 637-6374* More information

to come later! *

Historias: Stories of Survival

Rachael Ikins new Chapbook is available through w w w .FinishingLinePress.com in November. The cover, pic-tured here, has a design by Sarah Vroman. This chapbook con-tains 28 poems by Rachael Ikins, in-cluding Eng-lish and Spanish poetry, not translations, and

2014-2015 PROGRAMS

Nov. 20, 2014:Michael Sickler, “Writing/Artist Collaboration” at Genesee Grande Hotel, 1060 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210 - 11:30 a.m.

Dec. 13, 2014:

Holiday Party (Saturday) at the Bellevue Country Club, 12:00 noon

Jan. 8, 2015:(weather Date is Jan 15th)Executive Board Meeting at Panera Bread, Fairmount, 11:30 a.m.

Jan. 15, 2015:Weather date for January 8th meeting

Feb. 19, 2015:Expanded Show & Share-

Rituals, Breaking Blocks, Processes

at Genesee Grande Hotel,

1060 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY

13210 - 11:30 a.m.

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museums, internationally, nationally, regionally and locally. His work has been collected by more than 100 private, corporate and university museums, and his art has appeared on the cover of The Comstock Review, a nationally-recognized poetry periodical where he is currently an Associate Editor.

His most recent exhibition was a series of collage/paintings at Edgewood Gallery in Syracuse.

Mr. Sickler has lectured on art in England, Poland and Italy.

He has published both essays and poetry in the periodicals: Alehouse, Argestes, The Asheville Review, Controlled Burn, The Comstock Review, Defined Providence, Gihon River, Ilya’s Honey, Nebo, Pudding House, The Red Brick Review, Los Gatos and The Salt Hill Journal.

In addition, he has authored six chapbooks of poetry: Stereopticon, (Threshold Press), Greatest Hits (Pudding House), The Eye of Language (Finishing Line Press), Case Studies (FLP), Tumbling Block (FLP) and Night Fishing at Antibes (FLP). He has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize and has won awards in The Salt Hill Journal, Defined Providence and The National League of American Pen Women Annual Poetry Contest.

Snowy SplendorWendy Harris has several upcoming

shows and events: Open Studios and Holiday Sale at the Delavan Center on Nov. 7 & 8; “Land & Light & Water & Air”, Sept. 12-Dec. 28 at the Bryan Memorial Art Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT; “Snowy Splendor”, Oct. 5-March 15, 2015 at the Onondaga Historical Association, Syracuse, NY. Wendy is

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deadlines or other instructions. The latest information will always be listed on the blog. Also, please direct those interested in membership, to the blog, since all of the membership information is there as well. If you “follow” the site, you will receive automatic email updates .

Call for Fundraising Ideas

At our September meeting, Program Administrator, Marilyn Forth suggested that, in honor of the branch’s 90th anniversary in 2016, we raise funds to purchase art supplies for Syracuse City Schools. To that end, she has requested that we develop ideas as to how to carry out this noble plan. Please send your proposals to: Marilyn Forth, 7658 Haylage Circle, Baldwinsville, NY 13027.

Seasonal PoetryOn November 5 several Pen Wom-

en will be among the readers at the Schweinfurth’s Poetry Event in Au-burn, NY. Bobbie Panek, Rachael Ikins and Janet Fagal will share their poems along with several other read-ers. Kicking off the event will be a small group of Janet Fagal’s young students who will recite a few sea-sonal poems.

Janet Fagal is happy to be sharing her poetry ideas with classroom teachers this month at the annual New York State Reading Association Conference in Liverpool, NY. This will be the 5th time Janet has shared her experiences, strategies and belief that learning poems by heart is a foundational literacy opportunity and one that young children will eagerly embrace. Janet considers

speaks to domestic violence and bul-lying. Rachael will be reading at the Schweinfurth with Janet, Bobbie and students and Beth Patton on Nov. 5. She will be reading selections from this new Chapbook.

Rachael’s art has been choosen by Dragon Poet Review & Quarterly for a cover and had multiple poems selected for inclusion. Watch for the release in the upcoming winter months.

Rachael has also been busy writing horror, fiction, short stories and mem-oirs for submissions to various recipi-ents.

For more information, visit Rachael at www.rachaelikins.com

New Blog“Undertones”

Members are encouraged to check out the new blog for CNY Pen Women called “Undertones”. http://c e n t r a l n e w yo rk p e n w o m e n 2 0 1 5 .wordpress.com Pen Women are encouraged to visit the site and familiarize themselves with the available information. Be sure to visit often, view updates to the Calendar, Roster or other pages. Its a great way to check a meeting time or show

2015 PROGRAMS

March 19, 2015:Screening of Courtney Rile film on artists

at Genesee Grande Hotel, 1060 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210 - 11:30 a.m.

April 16, 2015:Business Meeting, at Genesee Grande Hotel, 1060 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210 - 11:30 a.m.

April 25, 2015Poetry/Art Contest Awards Ceremony

Northminster Church7444 Buckley Road, Syracuse, NY 1321212:00 noon for set-up. Awards & Reception to follow ceremony.

May 2015May Meeting, location & time TBA

June 11, 2015:

Annual Business Meeting and Elections, location & time TBA

Undertones the new Pen Women blog

Send your submissions to:Katie Turner, Newsletter Editor

KT Art Studio4188 Rigel Course

Liverpool, NY 13090KatieTurner@KTArtStudio.com

Facebook: Central NY Branch - National League of

American Pen WomenBLOG: http://centralnewyork

penwomen2015.wordpress.com

CNY Pen Women Officers/Chairs

2014-15Janet Fagal, Karen Kozicki

– Co-Presidents

Rachael Ikins – 1st Vice President

Joan Stier – 2nd Vice President/Meeting RSVPs

Evelyn Dankovich – Treasurer

Mary Raineri – Assistant Treasurer

Joan Applebaum – Recording Secretary

Joan Applebaum – Membership Chair

Katie Turner – Newsletter Editor

Rachael Ikins – Social Media Editor

Karen Kozicki – Publicity

Marilyn Forth – Program Administrator/Fellowship

Janet Fagal – Poetry Contest Chair

Karen Kozicki – Art Contest Chair

Evelyn Dankovich, Mary Raineri – Art Contest Committee

herself a Poetry Ambassador, Advocate and Troubadour, a role she tirelessly enjoys.

Holiday Party Reminder

Our annual Holiday Party is Saturday, December 13, 2014, at noon, at the Bellevue Country Club, 1901 Glenwood Ave., Syracuse

Please bring art work or supplies for the auction, and send your entrée selections (Chicken or Pork), with payment, to Evelyn Dankovich, 7681 Villa Maria, North Syracuse, NY 13212, by November 25, 2014. Contact Evelyn if you have questions.

North Country ShowJoan Applebaum had 5 paintings ac-cepted into the North Country Arts Council Fall Show in Watertown, NY. The show is on exhibit November 7 - 23 at the Dulles State Office Building. She is currently teaching 2 adult classes at the Y Arts Studio: Intro to Pastels and Watercolor, as well as 2 childrens’ painting classes. Joan will also be par-ticipating in a group show at the Syra-cuse Technology Gardens in January.

Pictured above: Moon Over Connemara, Watercolor and collage; one of the accepted pieces in the North Country Arts Council Fall Show.

SYRACUSE PEN WOMEN NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE The next deadline is December 1st.

Send submissions to KatieTurner@KTArtStudio.com

NATIONAL PEN WOMEN NEWSLETTER

INFORMATIONThe national

publication accepts submissions from

members. Visit http://www.nlapw.org/pen-

woman-magazine/ for guidelines.

Moon Over Connemara by Joan Applebaum