March 3, 2007 Meeting

Workshop Information
This Saturday after the show and tell we will have a workshop on SHADOWS. There are different ways to add shadows and therefore depth and a 3D look to art quilts.

Linda Cline and Kathy Murrary discussed the way to have a workshop for this and here is the idea:

Kathy will bring some items and create one or two still lifes with shadows created by a "chicken lamp". Each person will use their bag of scraps to create an impressionistic still life with shadows. The shadows could be achieved with darker fabrics or with diluted black textile paint (Kathy will bring paint). The fabric scraps can be cut to shape and glued on with glue stick for later sewing, or you can bring fusible scraps and iron them on. (Kathy will bring ironing board/iron)

What to bring:

Fabric scraps and background peice(s) - pre-fused or bring fusible web
Cotton Batting (Hobbs Heirloom or something similar)
Scissors
Glue stick
Textile paint (black, blue, purple)

Meeting Minutes

Announcements:

1. Diane Carver reported the successful showing of her painted silk fiber art at Vino Venue in Palo Alto during February.
2. Trudi's art piece is featured in promotional materials for the show, All About Books: Artist's Books at the Jewish Community Library in San Francisco.
3. Terri announced that "Wild Goose Chase" the first in a series of quilting mystery novels will be published in January 2008. See www.territhayer.com.
4. Remember to pay 2007 annual dues. If you can't recall if you've paid, see the yahoolist. Send checks for $30 to :
Julie Stiller 1251, Highland Dr. Boulder Creek, Calif. 95006.
5. The annual Olive Hyde Gallery textile show is going on this month in Fremont.
6. Reminder to showcase those nametags at our meetings!

Topic: Diana Leone Workshop
Discussion: Diane Carver reviewed the list of materials for Diana's May workshop on painting on fabric (see addendum). Diana generously offered to share her expertise with us. The materials fee is $10 if one provides one's own paint and $20 if Diana provides paint.
Resolution: Yahoo poll went out asking preferences so that Diane can give Diana some idea of the amount of material to provide. Please vote.

Topic: July 28 Laura Wasilowski workshop
Discussion: Julie indicated via telephone that there are 8 spaces remaining in workshop. Cost is $55. Members debated whether or not to hold the July meeting scheduled for July 14 in addition to the workshop on the 28. Most folks did not want to do business at the workshop.
Resolution: Group will meet as usual on July 14. Workshop is an additional meeting.

Topic: Retreat
Discussion: Dolores gets the perseverance award for extraordinary persistence in getting the retreat set up in an economical and accessible location. The new location is the Best Western in Capitola, a place where the local quilting group holds meetings, workshops. The place has a large conference room for which we will receive one day rental free if we rent 10 hotel rooms. Added bonus- the hotel is located next to a fabric store! Regrettably, the hotel is unavailable for our scheduled November 2007 retreat date.
Resolution: The group voted to change the date of the retreat to January 2008 to use the Capitola location.

Topic: Quilt Show
Discussion: Finding a suitable location for a group show has been a stumbling block. Judy Roberts had previously offered some suggestions.
Resolution: Terri offered to look into the cost and general feasibility of holding the show at the the Museum of Quilts & Textiles. And Shanti will visit a community center space in Morgan Hill to check out its suitability.

Show & Tell showcased everything from the journal quilt page of the month to challenges to a novel ! Maureen reported on her experience with Jane Dunnewold's DVD set called, Complex Cloth ($70). Not only did Maureen give the DVD on dyeing and silkscreen a good review but she shared samples of the various techniques. She also showed a sample of fabric she made using the Sunlight Dishwasher gel as a base
for a monoprint (popularized by Liz Berg). Later, even Shanti's daughter passed around an oil painting she'd done.

Finally, Linda Cline provided written expertise and online examples for a mini workshop on shadowing. Kathy set up a still life under a light so we could execute projects incorporating shadows. Thanks to both Linda and Kathy for their efforts. Perhaps OUR efforts will manifest at next meeting's Show & Tell!

Minutes recorded by Nancy Riffle