It would have helped if I stated the date of the Goddess opening.

Here's all the info:

Goddess Show Opening/Reception
Thursday January 16
7:00-9:00 PM
Mosaic-on-a-Stick
Corner of Lafond and Snelling Avenue North
St. Paul

Hope to see you there.

Mosaic and arts enthusiasts are invited to the annual "Goddess" show opening at Mosaic-on-a-Stick:

Corner of Lafond and North Snelling in St. Paul
Reception times, 7:00-9:00 PM

This show includes mosaic as well as non-mosaic pieces in the goddess theme.  It promises to be an ever bigger show as interest grows each year.

Go a little early and shop for your mosaic supplies.

See you there.

Hi Guild Members-

Happy Holidays to everyone. I hope you are all doing well. Just wanted to share with you all (especially those who missed the pot luck dinner) how it went.

There were 12 of us that braved the cold and enjoyed wonderful hospitality at Beth Karjala’s home. We had a fun evening and I think we left after 10:30 so we must have been having a good time. 

We had 10 people who brought candles that they crafted. As usual there was a wonderful variety of styles. Laura Lee won a $25 gift certificate to Macy’s because she had 7 correct answers (we had to guess who the artist was for each candle).

We are presently collecting the $25.00 yearly dues. Those can be mailed to Danette Polglase at: 22289 Olinda Trail, Scandia, MN 55073.

I also announced the winners from the MOS show. Danette won for most votes from the Guild Members and I won the Peoples Choice votes.

Our next meeting is in February at my house in Eden Prairie. I will send out emails and post on the blog at least one month before the meeting.

Regards,

Trudy

Pot Luck/ Tesserae Exchange Information – Holiday Party

The Guild’s holiday get together will be on December 11^th at Beth Karjala’s home. Her address is 1700 Lexington Ave. South, Apartment 406, Lilydale, MN 55118.

Our party will start at 7:00 pm. There will be no formal meeting on the 11^th.

 

Anyone who wants to mosaic some style of candle holder can do so. This can hold a pillar candle, a taper or a votive candle etc.  If you do not have time to work on this project please come to the party anyway. We are making a game out of this by guessing which mosaic artist created each candle. I would ask each person to bring their candle in a brown grocery bag (plain if possible). Beth will have a place to drop them off and someone will get them set up as a centerpiece on the buffet table. We will have a prize for the person who has the most correct answers. 

We will also have the annual tesserae exchange. Please bring a small bag or box of tesserae if you wish to be a part of the exchange.

Any questions please call Trudy at 952-975-0276.

Regards,

Trudy

List of proposed Mosaic Guild Meetings for 2014

 

 February 12^th at Trudy Vrchota’s home - We will all bring a new 8” x 8” mosaic with the theme of Love. This will be fitting for two days before Valentine’s Day. Judy Sell suggested that we all contribute new 8x 8 pieces with a theme. The thought is that there will be cohesiveness when they are all displayed together at a show. These could be hung in the same location that the Haiti quilt had been displayed for the last Edina Art Center show. Hopefully this will give everyone enough time to get a new piece completed by Feb.

April 9^th at Jo Shaddy’s home- Joe has a home studio where she teaches and she has purchased a saw that she has been using to cut detailed shapes. She will demonstrate how it works. Anyone who has a cool tool that they have been using can bring it to this meeting. Also if anyone has spent money on a tool and been disappointed in their results they could share their experience with us and maybe save us all from purchasing that tool.

June 11^th at Rachel Arntson’s home- Rachel has had several mosaic parties at her home and will share how to host a mosaic party. We will also have a demonstration on wood burning. Rachel has combined wood burning and mosaics and the results have been beautiful and unique.

September 10^th at Mosaic on a Stick- Show and Tell. Bring in a piece that you would like to share with the group and explain the inspiration behind the piece and any details that you wish to share in how you created the mosaic.

November 12th at Laura Lee’s home- Planning meeting for the following year.

December 10th at Beth Karjala’s home  - for annual Pot Luck Dinner- Dinner and tesserae exchange.

Hello Guild members,

 

I want to remind all Guild Members (and anyone that may be thinking about joining the guild) that our yearly planning meeting is coming up on November 13^th. Barb Napiwocki is hosting the meeting at her new home.

Please plan on attending this meeting if at all possible. It would be wonderful to get everyone’s ideas and input.

 I have dates for the June show at the Edina Art Center. I stopped into the center this week and they have some new display cases that will work really well for three dimensional art. This is also a great facility to show case pieces that need to hang in the windows. I spoke with the general manager and he is encouraging us to use the front windows along with the windows in the gallery.

We will have a social time starting at 6:30 and the meeting will begin at 7:00.

Barb lives in Prior Lake and car pooling may be the best way to go. I live in Eden Prairie and would be happy to car pool from my home if anyone is interested.

Barb thought it would be best if people use Map Quest for directions.

The address is:

5281 Shore Trail NE
Prior Lake, MN 55372

September 11th Meeting

 

The September Minnesota Mosaic Guild Meeting will be at Mosaic On a Stick’s new building. The address is 1564 Lafond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104. We will meet at 6:30 PM for a social time, and 7:00 PM for the meeting. Please bring the mosaics that you plan to exhibit in the fall show. We will have an opportunity to share the inspiration for each piece and other interesting details that went into creating the mosaic.

 The fall show will run September 29^th to November 9^th. The Artists Reception will be on Thursday October 3^rd 7:00 to 9:00 PM. If you can not attend the meeting you can arrange with Lori Greene for dropping off your art pieces. Please remember to have the title and your name taped to the front of any art that you bring in.

 Non members interested in learning more about the Minnesota Mosaic Guild are welcome to join us too.

I hope to see you there.

 

Regards,
Trudy