After traditionally not scheduling a club meeting during December, we were looking forward to meeting in person in January of 2022. However, due to the cold weather and a surge of the Covid virus in our communities at large, we decided to take precautions and schedule a virtual meeting instead. While Zoom is far less enjoyable than a group meeting where we can visit with and inspire each other in person, it is still possible to photograph the wonderful art we bring to share with each other. A highlight of the meeting was the show and tell of the New Year's greeting cards we had made and exchanged. On the bright side, we have managed to gather enough photos to not only show most of those cards, but also some of the items recently created by both current local Bay Area and out-of-town members, and former members we still keep in contact with. Above is a beautiful alcohol ink flower painting from our dear member, Rosie, in La Quinta.
Calendar
February 12 (Saturday) at Marcella's. Drop-in Social Get-together starts at 11:00A.M. Business Meeting at 1:30 P.M.
March 12 (Saturday) at Marcella's. Drop-in Social Get-together 11:00 to 1:30, Business Meeting at 1:30 P.M. Enrichment by Harlene.
New Year's Card Exchange
Created by Bonnie and sent to Caroline. Another lovely collage of signature buttons and shapes beautifully brought together in harmony.
Created by member Elise (Washington State) and sent to Harlene. A very lovely and extravagantly embellished paper collage.
Created by Geri and sent to Bonnie
An inside view of Bonnie's card reveals the complexity of multiple layers, a pocket, and many beautiful die-cut embellishments.
Created by Harlene and sent to Rosie, it's much more than just a card...
Harlene actually made a multi-page calendar book with pages for each month of the coming year. It included personal messages, notations of birthdays and anniversaries, and a huge number of collaged embellishments.
Made by Marcella and sent to Elise. A magic mixture of paper and fabric. Love that rabbit!
Made by Donna and sent to Sally. Manipulated acrylic in background with 3D paint and birds.
Made by Rosie and sent to Jennifer. Created with a combination of alcohol ink, a stamp, embossing ink and gold foil.
Made by Sue and sent to Donna. Includes a photo (lifted from FaceBook LOL), great embellishments, and a beautiful skirt made from a vintage handkerchief.
Made by Suzanne and sent to Sue. While Suzanne's love and preference is quilting, she always comes up with creative and beautifully crafted cards.
Show and Tell
A recent fabric collage by Barbara, beautiful as always, and perfectly crafted from lovely French trims.
Laurie, our former Phoebe President now residing in snowy Portola, has been hunkered down and spending her time making paper houses with her new Tim Holtz die set.
Her ingenuity led her to create these wonderful Christmas gifts.
A watercolor painted card sent from Donna to Rosie with Christmas wishes.
Donna's local watercolor group had a January challenge to study Georgia O'Keeffe's life and painting style and paint a couple of examples.
These are the two she painted for the challenge.
Here is a second beautiful alcohol painting by Rosie. She has definitely mastered her technique of manipulating the ink with a soda straw.
Sue recently finished her amazing "Coming Home from the Craft Store" original doll. We can all relate to this!
Rosie recently heard from former Phoebe (our dear Zanaib's close friend) Sherrye (in Wisconsin), who has recently painted this lovely picture of birds and flowers on a slate roofing tile.
Rosie also received this photo from former member Von Zetta (Los Banos) showing some of the beautiful quilts she has made and exhibited. We miss all of the dear members who have moved away, but we hope they will continue to stay in touch and share their creations with us. A big thank you goes out to Rosie for encouraging them to do so, and for sharing the photos.
I don't know how any of us would have survived these past several years of Covid restrictions without each other—our arts, crafts, and our Zoom meetings. We have become a close family, with many still connected after all these 30-plus years. Thank you to one and all for your unwavering support, encouragement, and friendship. Wishing all of us a healthy, happy 2022, with the return once more of Joyful memory-making moments.
