President’s Message

Dear Members,
Our January collage meeting was well attended. And the National Post Card Show slides were inspirational. Many thanks to Collin Hoskins for the power point presentation. If you missed the show or have insomnia, check out the National Collage Society’s web site they have thousands of post card samples.

Liz and I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers as well as the cards and phone cards following my recent surgery. And a special thanks to the VCS members for the Applebee’s gift card. PS my recovery is going well and I plan to be at the meeting, see you there, Bill K

A reminder that the 2008 dues are due! Please bring your payment to the March 17th meeting or send payment to Dare Boles. We now have 41 paid members.

Upcoming Shows & Programs

The program for March 17th will be presented by Robin Walton, owner of Scrap Artz in Ashland, Virginia. She will demonstrate “Encaustic” (wax) using collage on canvas. Supplies for this technique and other interesting items for collage will be for sale

Hope to see everyone at our next meeting March 17th at 1:30 PM at Crossroads Art Center.

Your entry for the “Post Card Show” is due by April 18th and mailed to the Cultural Art Center in Glen Allen. Your payment of $45 needs to be mailed to the National Collage Society in Ohio.

Newsletter Editor

To send info for the newsletter send to Marti Fann at fannart@comcast.net or call 804-590-9583.

Kudo’s

Dare Boles had two pieces of art (collages) selected to be included in the Northwest Area Arts Council 21st annual juried show "Woman's Works" in Woodstock, Il.

Dare's artwork is now on display on the Ceres Gallery (New York City) web site. www.ceresgallery.org. From the Gallery home page, click on Artist, then on Dare Boles.

Irene Perry sold her collage “Country Road” which is 3 ft. x 13ft. to the Federal Reserve Bank and will hang in the new entrance.

Welcome to new members Brenda Stanley and Billie Wills.

Arts in the City announces a collage work- shop with Gretchen Bierbaum, president of the National Collage Society. April 24-26, 2008, Thurs.-Sat., 10am to 4:30pm total cost: $240 This workshop is being held in conjunction with the National Collage Society Members Post Card Show opening on Thursday, April 24 at The Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center. A deposit of $100 will hold your place. The class limit is 20 students.

Gretchen will teach us at least 10 and maybe 15!! transfer techniques, including Blender Pen, Rubbing “frottage”, Acrylic Gel Skin and Shipping Tape. We will then use these techniques to work on our own collages during the day. Day one will start with a post card size collage and move into some of the different transfer techniques. As we master these transfers, we will use them in that day’s work. Afternoons will be filled with individual help from Gretchen and her assistant, Bill Kinsey, another award winning collage artist.

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Office

Name

Email

President

Bill Kinsey

billkinseyart@verizon.net

Vice President

Becky White

beckywhite@cavtel.net

Secretary

Gene Toutsi

gtoutsi@comcast.net

Treasurer

Dare Boles

calvin.boles@earthlink.net