February Meeting at Barb Steen’s Home

 If you were able to attend the February meeting thank you for coming. For those who could not make it I wanted to give you a brief update on what was discussed and what decisions were made, mostly in regards to the upcoming Hopkins Art Center show.

Drop off times will be March 4^th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and March 5^th from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. It would help us if you can have your pieces marked with the title and the price. There is a loading zone in front of the building where you can park when dropping off your art work. Janine will send another email with more details on the drop off situation.

Art pieces can not be heavier then 30 pounds, must be hung from a horizontal wire on the back and should not have sharp areas where children coming thru could hurt themselves if they touched a piece of art.

Food for Opening Night:

Jo Shady has very kindly offered to make some bars. Along with the bars we will have cheese and crackers, fresh strawberries and cream puffs.

Hopkins Center does not allow alcoholic beverages so we will stick with water, coffee and a fruit punch.

I hope many of our Guild Members can make it for Opening night.

Janine has taken extra post cards and she will see if some of the businesses in Hopkins will put them in their stores. Hopkins is known for their Antique stores and that might be a good location to promote the show. If anyone knows of a place of business that might be open to having our show cards in their space please contact them and drop off some cards.

If you plan on helping to hang the art work please contact Janine just to verify that she needs additional help or that she could contact you if more help is needed at the last minute.

This is a ways off but we set a theme for the September art show at Mosaic on a Stick. This will be at Lori’s new building and she will have Gallery space in the new location. The theme is “Challenge Yourself Mosaics”. This will be different for everyone but should produce some exciting results.

Janine was approached by the 310 Gallery in Stillwater. They would like to have our mosaics shown again in 2013. We discussed some of the available dates and this July appears to be the best possible time, out of the dates that they have available. Janine and I would like to hear from anyone who would be interested in having some pieces in a show. If enough interest is shown we will pursue the July dates further.

The next meeting is at Micah Bach Kinder’s home. We are again challenging ourselves by creating a 3D mosaic to bring to the meeting to discuss and appreciate.

I will try to send out a reminder email approximately one month and again one week before each Guild meeting. Details will be posted on the blog site.

Regards,

Trudy Vrchota

Piece By Piece - Upcoming Show - Hopkins Center for the Arts

Postcard created by Judy and active members will receive 30 cards in the mail next week.

Next Meeting:

Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 6:30 PM
Barb Steen's home
4013 Basswood Rd.
St. Louis Park 55416-3844
612-618-5603

Directions to Barb Steen's home -
From I-394:
Take the Penn Ave. Exit going South
Going straight, head West on South Wayzata Blvd. (along the South side of I-394)
Take the Theodore Wirth Pkwy. ramp going South (left) on Cedar Lake Parkway
First right at Cedar Lake Road
Cedar Lake Road becomes Ewing Ave. South
Ewing becomes France Avenue South
Turn right on Basswood Rd.
4013 Basswood is on the left

From Minnetonka Blvd. going East, or West on Lake St. out of Mpls.:
Turn North on France Ave. South
After about a mile, turn left (West) on Basswood Rd.
4013 Basswood is on the left

Main topics:

Tools and Tricks in Mosaics

This will give us all an opportunity to share our collective knowledge. We all have found “tools” that may not be considered traditional mosaic tools but have helped us in the process of completing our art work. Please feel free to bring anything that you have used or just be ready to tell the group what tools or tricks have worked for you.

We are also trying to put together a Loaner Tool Kit that can be used as needed by members. If you have a community project where you may need additional mosaic tools this would be available to borrow. If you have any extra tools please bring them to this meeting.

Agenda items:

March- April Show at The Hopkins Art Center
* Post Cards will be available *
Shows for 2014 – Bring ideas
Discuss a Community Project- Ideas welcome!
Discuss thoughts for attracting new members
September Meeting- Mosaic on a Stick show and meeting topic

Interest in a Blog demo

A more detailed agenda will be circulated at the February Meeting.

I hope that we can have a great turn out for this meeting. Please call me if you have any thoughts, questions or want to add an item to the agenda.

Regards,
Trudy Vrchota 952-975-0276

Holiday Party

Holiday Potluck and Tessarae Exchange
Members and guests welcome
Bring a dish, food or beverage to share in the potluck
Also bring a bag of tessarae to exchange - tile, glass, whatever

Wednesday, December 12, 2013 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM

Hosted by Beth Karjala
1700 Lexington Ave. South, Apt. 406, Lilydale
651-686-0734
Just across the river from the West Seventh area of St. Paul

Directions -
Going South on 35E from St. Paul,
Just South of the Mississippi River,
Exit South on MN Hwy. 13 (Sibley Memorial Highway)
Left at Lexington
Left at second driveway into the parking lot
Ring Apartment 406

See you there

November 2012 Meeting Summary

Thank you to Trudy Vrchota for hosting our meeting and providing the best chocolate chip cookies.

Leadership posts for 2013:
President, Trudy Vrchota
Treasurer, Danette Polglase
Memberships, Danette
Member list coordination/updates, Susan Mathis

Budget for 2013 - current actual balance approx. $300
Guild Membership, MN Tile Association - Paid until 2014
Guild Membership, NE Mpls. Arts Association - Due for 2013
MN Tile Festival (Sept.) - on hold until status of festival established
Food and refreshments for shows (approx. $100 per show)
Additional tools to outfit traveling workshop bin - to be determined

Holiday potluck and tessarae exchange - no meeting, just social
December 12, 2013, 7:00- 9:30
Good time to pay 2013 memberships - $25
Host - Beth Karjala
1700 Lexington Ave. South (apt. 406), Lilydale 55118
651-686-0734
Directions going south on 35E, St. Paul:
Just south of the Mississippi River,
Exit South on MN Hwy. 13 (Sibley Memorial Highway)
Left at Lexington Avenue
Left at second driveway into the parking lot
Please bring food for potluck and a bag of tessarae to exchange

February 13, 2013 Meeting
Host - Barb Steen, St. Louis Park - details and directions forthcoming
Topic - Tools and Tricks of the trade
Bring your used tools to donate to our traveling workshop bin.

Spring Members' Show - Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Main Street, Hopkins, MN  55343
952-979-1100
Coordination by Janine Irisari
Drop off art - Tuesday, March 5
Reception - Thursday, March 7
Show - March 7 thru April 14
Pick up art - Monday, April 15
Center hours - 8AM-8PM M-F; 10AM-8PM Sat.; 12-5PM Sunday
Full details at February 13 Guild meeting

April 10 Meeting
Host - Micah Bach Kinder, South Mpls.
Topics - Fused glass demonstration, using a special oven within a microwave
     3-D Art challenge - members bring a 3D mosaic piece for discussion

June 12 Meeting
Host - Susan Mathis, Woodbury
Topic - Photographing mosaics

September 11 Meeting
Host - Mosaic-on-a-Stick (new location), St. Paul
Fall Members' Show kickoff
Members' Choice and People's Choice awards

November 13 Meeting
Presentation - Springboard for the Arts

December 11 Meeting
Host - Beth Karjala
Members bring mosaic candle holder - prizes for choice 

We look forward to Trudy's leadership in 2013.  It has been a pleasure to be prez the last three years.  Thank you for all your support and hard work.  You are all an inspiration.  I will remain heavily involved.  - Gil

Hi All,

As a follow-up to this evening's meeting, I'm sending out a post to show you that we can ALL post on the blog.  I was surprised to hear that you all think that only a couple of people can do this.  I'll now send out an email to give you THE VERY SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO THIS.  I'll even attach and photo just for fun and also tell you how to do this.

November 2013 Mosaic Guild Meeting

Everyone is welcome(members and non-members alike) to
November 14 Guild Meeting - Planning for 2013
6:30 - 9:30 PM beginning with 1/2 hour social time
Trudy Vrchota's home
6943 Sand Ridge Road, Eden Prairie, MN
952-934-0804
Directions:
From Hwy. 62 Crosstown, South on County Road 60
Left on Sand Ridge Road, house on the right
Agenda pretty much open:
Shows for 2013
Initiatives, projects, ideas for meeting topics and venues

December Holiday Party Pot Luck and tessarae exchange
December 12, 2012, 7:00 - 9:30
Beth Karjala's home
1700 Lexington Ave. (apt. 406), Lilydale, MN  55118
651-686-0734
Directions from I-35E, St. Paul:
Just South of the Mississippi River,
Exit South at MN Hwy. 13 (Sibley Memorial Hwy.)
Left at Lexington Ave.
Left at second driveway into the parking lot.
Please bring a bag of tessarae to exchange

Mosaic-on-a-Stick is planning to move into its new building early next year.
Reminder - pick up any art, unfinished work, etc. that belongs to you.
Anything not picked up before the move becomes the property of MOS.

Next Members' Show
Coordinated by Janine Irisari
March 7 - April 14, 2013
Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Main Street, Hopkins, MN  55343
Phone 952-979-1100
Drop off art Tuesday, March 5
Reception Thursday, March 7
Pick up art Monday, April 15
More details forthcoming