SDA-NP Meeting Minutes 5-12-21

After nearly a year, our group met for the first time, in person.
We began with introductions and had three new gals join us; Sandee Johnson, Sarah Phillips, and Steffany Neuschaefer.

Rhythm of Light - discussion on deadline being pushed to May 31, for anyone wanting to submit their pieces to Caryl.  Please send Caryl your photographs in a jpeg file, not a pdf.  Also make them as an attachment.  Name your piece(s) on your email to Caryl.  Jurors for the show will be Leslie Dickinson, Liisa Fagerlund, and Joyce Wilkerson.  Your submissions for the show does not have to be new work.  Feel free to submit three-dimensional pieces, large pieces, or a piece that you have had and will fit the theme.  There were questions about the 4” sleeve for hanging your piece.  If you have a rod that will hang your piece, the width of the sleeve doesn’t have to be 4”.  You can submit up to three pieces for jury selection.  You don’t have to explain how your piece will fit in, you can even “rename” your piece if you want to.  We need volume to fill the 3 rooms and hallway, in the museum.  Work does not have to be fabric, it can be mixed media, etc.  
Museum Gift Shop - if you are going to be selling smaller items in the gift shop, at the time of the show, you will need to fill out a contract.  Leslie Dickinson has these contracts, so you can contact her about this.  The gift shop takes 50% commission of sales, so consider this when pricing your items.  Also, the Museum will collect the sales tax on purchases.

Farm.Fresh.Art - we can only have wall work for this show, or pieces that could possibly hang from the ceiling.  Wilderbee Farm does not charge a commission for sales.  Also, consider mixed media work for this show.

Fiber Habit Window - Window tinting will be applied on June 3.  We are also going to repaint the walls and floor.  June and July Window will be dressed as a preview of the Farm.Fresh.Art show.  Some discussion about pairing up with other members for themes/ideas for the Window.  If you have questions, or are considering a time slot for the Window, you can contact Barbara Ramsey.  

Grant Money - Leslie informed the group the we have been given another two years to use the $500 grant money.  We are still hoping to have a class with Carla Stehr, held at Wilderbee Farm, to include members of the public to also participate.  

Leadership Opportunity - at the end of this calendar year, the current leadership team will be stepping down.  Members are encouraged to step up and consider taking on these roles.  Please let us know if you are so inclined.

Angel Fund Contribution - members can donate to this fund to help others who may not be able to pay for SDA membership.  Leadership then works with member confidentially.  We will have a contribution box at meetings to collect donations for this fund.  Diana Gipson is currently in charge of this for our group.

Next Meetings- June 9, Caryl Fallert-Gentry’s home, 10 Baycliff Place, Port Townsend, at 1 pm.
			July 14, A Stitch in Time”, quilt shop, Washington Street, Sequin, 1 pm.

Show and Tell - 
Liisa - two small wall hangings inspired by a black and white photograph of a local farm in Sequim.  Liisa was riding her bike one day, and discovered where the farm was located.  
Sarah - a wallhanging of a crane, done in Batik fabrics.
Steffany - a book of mushroom art, done mostly with scraps of fabric.
Mary - computer generated images of circles and designs printed onto cotton fabric by Spoonflower.  
Barbara R. - a medium sized piece using paste resist for background, and colorful solid colored rectangles randomly placed.
Joyce - using digitally created design on linen/cotton/canvas a piece called “Reflections.”
Caryl - a large piece entitled “Beyond the Mirror” displaying Caryl at different ages and also her female ancestors.  Iceberg quilts taken from part photo/part painting.  A piece called “Zig Zags and Circles,” Also small quilts of some of her larger work she is selling online and at the Tillamook Quilt museum in Oregon.
Donna - is interested in talking with other members who might know more about acrylic pouring and acrylic skin.
Sandee - a mixed media painter and photographer, shared a calendar with some of her work.  She will also be having a show at the Grover Gallery, in PT, soon.
Yvette - after driving through wildfire damaged areas of Oregon last year, she was inspired to do a piece of discharged 4 layers of color depicting trees, using black organza as a shroud to signify the devastation.
Annie - a pop up card she made for her husband’s birthday.
Sue - a wall hanging made from woven silk strips and beaded.
Pat - small wall piece of fungi with embroidery and beading.
Barbara H. - hand stitched cross body bag made from Kimono fabric.
Leslie - collage wall hanging of Melanie, her cat.  Collage wall hanging of an angel fish “Pierre Winkle.”
Debra - embellished wine box made from fabric and cardboard.  Colorful stitched wall hanging using sticks.