October Minutes and Fall Fest Photos

Jackson County Arts met Monday, October 10, 2011, at 6:00 pm at Buzzards.  Members present included Katie Morris, Suzette McCord-Rogers, Linda Brownlow, Mary Schock, David Schock, Rosalie Wilkerson, Donna Kuti, Sandra Studebaker, Carol Totten, Gin Fox, Fred Appelhanz, Kathleen Cobb, Kelcie Matousek, and Brook Wilt.

Treasurer’s Report:

Balance as of 09-12-11: $597.30

Cash on hand as of 10-10-11: $567.30

Old Business:

Fall Fest- We had 22 works of art displayed during the Art show.  Fred and Nelson provided live music.  Our Scarecrow (Vincent van Scarecrow) won 1^st place in the Scarecrow contest and that includes a $75 prize.

Barn Tour (www.jacobarntour.blogspot.com)- Suzette put in a request for Vincent van Scarecrow to greet visitors attending the Barn Tour.  We no longer need to bring cookies for the Barn Tour as All Around Sweets is providing the afternoon snack.  Sonic and Trails  are also providing refreshments.  Art show at Whiting Community Center during the barn tour lunch.  Please drop off artwork by Thursday evening 10/13 at Sarah’s.  Dona will bring artwork back to town after the show.  David and Mary will deliver easels.  Please label your artwork- it is ok to include a price on the label.  94 people are registered for the barn tour, 85 are from out of county.

Show and Tell:

Sandy shared that her class’s show at Porter D. Smith photography has been a hit.  Gin showed part of her miniature barn collection that will be used as centerpieces for the barn tour lunch.  Kathleen showed an acrylic painting that she created on location yesterday.  Katie showed a shirt that she “reverse tie-dyed”. Rosalie showed a graphite drawing of a cat.  Mary showed another butterfly quilt block.  David showed a photograph he brought back from a recent trip to the Grand Canyon.

Next Meeting:

The next Jackson County Arts meeting will be Monday, November 14, 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.  At our November meeting we will be holding our officer election for 2012.

September Minutes

Jackson County Arts met Monday, September 12, 2011, at 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. Members present included Sarah Devader, Katie Morris, Nelson Bontrager, Gin Fox, Sandy Studebaker, Suzette McCord-Rogers, Rosalie Wilkerson, David Schock, and Mary Schock. And Donna Kuti.

Treasurer’s Report: Balance 8-8-11: $794.48, Cash on hand as of 9-12-11: $597.30

Sarah made and Sandy seconded a movement to pay Donna for creating Barn Tour posters. The movement passed.

Old Business:

Fall Fest- Saturday October 8^th. We decided to enter the scarecrow contest this year. Katie volunteered to construct a head for our scarecrow. Drop off time for the Art show will start at 9:00 am and work should be in place by 9:30 am. The show will be open to the public from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Artwork should be picked up at 1:00 pm, not before. Fred Appelhanz and Nelson Bontrager will be providing musical entertainment during the show. Members may bring up to 3 pieces of artwork to display. Work should be labeled with the artists Name, Title of the work, and Medium. Two-dimensional work will be hung on peg board. Three-dimensional work is also encouraged but artists will need to bring their own stand or other display. You must be a member of Jackson County Arts to show work. Membership fees are $12 and may be paid the day of the show.

Barn Tour (www.jacobarntour.blogspot.com)- Planning is going well. 72 seats have already been filled! Jackson County Arts members are being asked to contribute 2 dozen cookies for Barn Tour refreshments. You can drop off cookies on Wednesday, 10/12/11 at Sarah’s. An Art show will be held during the Barn Tour at the Whiting Community Center. If you have artwork that reflects a barn, landscape, or Kansas theme, email Suzette McCord Rogers (suzette1@gmail.com) with your intention to contribute work so they can plan accordingly. Drop off work for the show by Thursday, 10/13/11 at Sarah’s. Donna volunteered to bring artwork back to Holton.

Show and Tell:

Mary showed recent butterfly quilt blocks. Katie showed a sunflower photograph. Sarah showed polymer clay quilt jewelry. David showed 3 photographs. Nelson showed some computer design work and played a song that he wrote. Gin showed photos of her barn with paintings hung.

Katie moved to adjourn the business meeting and Nelson seconded the motion. The motion carried and the program began.

Program:

Sarah invited Joyce Pierson, Topeka, to talk about rug hooking. Joyce has been rug hooking for about 9 years and brought several pieces to show. Her favorite things to hook are bags. For materials, Joyce uses burlap, monk’s cloth, or linen to hook on. She enjoys making her own patterns and often draws inspiration from her grandchildren’s artwork.

Next Meeting:

The next Jackson County Arts meeting will be Monday, October 10, 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.

August Minutes

Jackson County Arts met Monday, August 8, 2011, at 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. Members present included Sarah Devader, Katie Morris, Nelson Bontrager, Kathleen Cobb, Gin Fox, Sandy Studebaker, Suzette McCord-Rogers, David Schock, and Mary Schock.

Treasurer’s Report

Movements were made, seconded, and passed to reimburse David and Suzette for expenses related to the Jackson County Barn Tour (www.jacobarntour.blogspot.com)

Old Business

Fair awards provided by Jackson County Arts went to Rosalie Wilkerson, Jacob Thornburg, Kathleen Cobb, and Kelsie Matousek.

New Business

Fall Fest is Saturday October 8^th. We briefly discussed the scarecrow contest but have not heard details yet. David will need help the day before to get tables set up at the Courthouse for the Art show. We will use tables and easels for display and decided to keep the guidelines the same as our Glory Days Show: must be or become a member of Jackson County Arts to show up to two pieces of Art.

Show and Tell

Kathleen and David both showed acrylic landscape paintings. Sarah showed some mixed media work. Mary showed a watercolor painting. Nelson showed some graphic design projects and sang a song.

Program

Katie presented a program on Altered Books. She showed an altered book that she finished and showed at the fair in Open Class and shared other ideas and techniques with the group. You can view examples of Altered Books on Katie’s Pinterest board: http://pinterest.com/katiemorris/altered-books/

View Katie's altered book here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvDscbu

Next Meeting

The next Jackson County Arts meeting will be Monday, September 12, 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.

Jackson County Arts Minutes July 11, 2011

Jackson County Arts met Monday, July 11, 2011 at 6:00 pm. Present were Katie Morris, Carol Totten, Donna Kuti, Kathleen Cobb, Mary Schock,Marian Stevens, Suzette McCord-Rogers, Linda Brownlow, Sandy Studebaker, Kelcie Matousek, Gin Fox, Sarah Devader, and Rosalie Wilkerson.

Treasurer’s Report: There was no change from our last meeting. Cash on hand is $294.48.

Old Business: Discussed Fair Booth. We will set up our booth at 1:00 on Sunday July 24^th at the Fair Building. Theme: Art is Ageless.

Katie has created a blog for the Jackson County Barn Tour that Jackson County Arts and theHistorical Society are working on. www.JaCoBarnTour.blogspot.com. Suzette reported that we did receive a grant to be used for advertising the tour. Gin has wood cut outs for the Paint Your Barn tour with Kansas Barn Alliance and is looking for individuals or small groups to help paint them.

Show and Tell: Rosalie showed several photographs she will be entering in the fair for 4H. Katie showed a photograph from her recently completed photography course, a series of flowers photographed at night. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/unk-katiemorris/sets/72157626964228169/) Carol showed a book that she has written and illustrated, “Terrible T Turns Terrible.”

Program: Sarah talked about methods for preserving wild flowers. For pressing flowers, you should pick flowers (as long as they are not endangered) mid-morning for best results and use an old book or press. Wax paper is not the best choice since the goal isto remove the moisture. Whole flowers can be dried upright or hanging upside down so that the moisture slowly evaporates or can be covered entirely with silica gel. Sarah showed a sample of artwork she has created that incorporates flowers and natural materials.

Next meeting: Monday, August 8, 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.

Jackson County Arts on the Prairie

Jackson County Arts on the Prairie, a set on Flickr.

Photos from our June meeting. Enjoy!

June Meeting

Jackson County Arts Minutes

June 13, 2011

Jackson County Arts met Monday, June 12, 2011 at 6:00 pm. The meeting was held on Roger and Sarah Devader’s property. In attendance were Mary Schock, David Schock, Katie Morris, Kathleen Cobb, Linda Brownlow, Suzette McCord-Rogers, Roger Devader, Sara Devader, and Dona Kuti.

Secretary’s Report: We had 7 new members join at Glory Days and displayed 29 pieces of Art with 2 musicians playing. A piece of paper was put out so the public could leave comments. The comments included a request for a music event, a statement that we need better lighting, and a compliment saying we are doing a nice job already.

Treasurer’s Report:

Balance on 05-09-2011 was $434.79.

$67 dues received

$25 miscellaneous receipts

$232.31 expenses for Westside Stamp & Awards, Jackson County Fair awards, Glory Days Art Show judge payment.

Cash on hand as of 06-13-2011 was $294.48

Old Business- Suzette reported that she is applying for a Tourism grant to be used for advertising the Jackson County Barn Tour on our behalf.

New Business- Discussed ideas for a booth at the fair focusing on Advocacy. We will plan to set up our booth Sunday, July 24 in the afternoon. Suzette requested artwork featuring barns from Jackson County for the barn tour’s fair booth. We discussed ideas for a musical event in 2012. We will try to get in touch with the Mainstreet director to see if we can work together.

Program: Roger talked about native prairies and gave a history of their property. Sarah introduced a variety of prairie flowers. Members took photographs and made artwork in the prairie then we adjourned for refreshments.

Next meeting: Monday, July 11, 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.

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