Minnesota Mosaic Guild: MMG Meeting Minutes

Thanks to Lori Greene for hosting us at her store.

We welcomed six potential new members (WOW!) - Liz, Rachel, Deb, Trudy, Katie, and Patty. (My feeble mind doesn't remember their last names.) We hope they join The Guild.

November MMG Meeting
Cheryl Tuorila will be hosting the November 10 meeting in her studio in the Northrup King Building. Her studio number is 403. At the meeting, Cheryl will be offering her "Taste of Tile" class at no charge, except for a small charge for firing the tiles. Several people have signed up for the class. We are encouraged to bring cookie cutters, etc to make tiles. However, Cheryl will have lots of cookie cutters and other tools on hand at the studio.

MMG Annual Fall Members Show at Mosaic-On-A-Stick
The show will take place September 18-October 9, 2010. The closing reception will be October 2, 6-8 PM. Please drop off your pieces for the show by Tuesday, September 14 latest.

Minnesota Tile Festival
The Tile Festival will be held Saturday, September 18, at the Swedish Insitute in Minneapolis. Danette Poglase is coordinating volunteers for the Festival.

Art-A-Whirl
Margie Rotendo offered her garage near the Northup King building as a site for us to use at Art-A-Whirl if we are interested. Thanks, Margie.

Haiti Project
As a follow-up to the April meeting, we discussed the proposed Haiti Project in more detail. The proposal is to design, create, and install a "Mosaic Quilt" in Haiti. The design will be made by Lori Greene and Susan Mathis and will follow the theme of Haitian VooDoo Flags. Elements in VooDoo Flags typically include serpents, hearts, twins, frogs, mermaids, fish and whales. The concept is that participating members will pick up at least one design and mesh at Mosaic-on-a-Stick. Participants can use their own materials. A unifying border will be designed by Lori and Susan. MMG has committed $600 to cover the following costs: Thinset, grout, mesh, and shipping. We've identified the place of installation - the new Children's Hospital in Haiti. Lori, Susan, and Connie Cohen will travel to Haiti at their own expense to install the quilt. MMG members agreed to proceed with the Haiti Project. The timeline is as follows:

Lori Greene and Susan Mathis to develop design - Fall 2010
Lori and Susan submit design to our Haitian contact for approval - Fall 2010
Design submitted to MMG at Holiday Party in December.
Design and mesh picked up at The Stick by participating members - Februray 2011
Quilting Bee at The Stick - February or March 2011
Participating members submit completed pieces to Mosaic-on-a-Stick by April 30, 2011 latest.
Date of installation in Haiti will be dependent the schedule of the Children's Hospital.

Holiday Party
Our annual Holiday Party will be held in December at the home of Susan Mathis in Woodbury. We will have a tesserae exchange. Beth Karjala will give us a profile of her work. Susan will provide a casserole and beverages. Members are encouraged to bring potluck (unless you want to have casserole only). Details will be published at a later time.

Artist Profile
Susan Mathis gave an overview of her work and brought several pieces to show.

New Website
Barb Keith showed us the new MMG website. This is a new format which includes a blog format and a rotating photo gallery. Barb helped us understand how to add blogs and photos to the gallery. Thanks, Barb.