PLEASE JOIN US FOR:
Iowa World Organization of China Painters Convention THE WOW FACTOR...PORCELAIN PAINTING!
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Des Moines NW, 4800 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA (515) 278-4755
May 24, 25, & 26, 2012
Registration: THE WOW FACTOR...PORCELAIN PAINTING!
Please find enclosed your pre-registration form due back by May 10, 2011. (See Convention 2012 page on this web site)
“Paint-Alongs” is on a first come basis, so return your registration form early. We have TWO PAINT-INS TO CHOOSE FROM and the cost is $25.00 for each one. They will be happening at the same time. One is being presented by our guest artist, Marci Blattenberger. She will be teaching a wonderful free form tiger necklace. Marci will have the free form shape for you to purchase for between $15.00 and $18.00 each. Marci will provide the study for you. Becky Sigmond of Minnesota will do the second paint-in presented at the same time. Becky will be working in glass painting. This is newly accepted in the china-painting arena and is sure to be interesting. Participants will purchase an eight-inch glass tile for about $10.00. Becky will be doing glass enameling and
will furnish the enamel. Space is limited and reservations required. BOTH ARE BEING HELD FROM 9-12 a.m. on May 24, 2012. Please see pre- registration form for more details.
The Hospitality Package includes the following for $85:
Thursday night “The Wow Factor...Shells Dinner / Iowa World Organization of China Painters Board Meeting / Entertainment
Friday night “The Wow Factor” Banquet / Installation of Officers / Entertainment
Saturday Breakfast / “2012-13 Convention Board Meeting”
10 raffle tickets
And many nice freebies including a lovely study, paint and some porcelain
Hotel Information: The Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Des Moines Northwest, easy to find on Merle Hay Road south of Interstate 80. Rooms are available at $79.95 per night for a double queen room. Make reservations by calling (515)278-4755 and don’t forget to tell them you’re a “china painter”. A block of rooms are reserved.
DEADLINE FOR THIS RATE IS MONDAY, May 10, 2012. The hotel has a full service restaurant on premises.
Raffle: Outstanding raffle items painted and donated by the following artists:
Glida Jones of Winterset IA...............a lovely large violet covered box
Mary Godson of New York.................a modern vase with stylized dragonflies
Anne Lukensmeyer of Cedar Falls, IA...a pitcher with white roses
Alzora Zaremba of Washington state...a large multi-flowered vase
Phyllis Craig of Shenandoah, IA........a large charger plate with a great animal
Silent Auction Pieces: (bidding at the convention)
Onalee Crocker..................................child’s portrait
Catherine Klein...................................Book published in 1911 and donated by Ann Moore, Iowa painter
Raffle tickets are one for $2, 4 for $5 and 10 tickets for $10. Drawings will take place at the end of the convention on Saturday. Good Luck! Presale raffle tickets are available at our IWOCP Spring Board meeting on April 21, in Story City and at the convention. Please remember that the sale of raffle tickets is critical as it defrays much of the convention costs.
Museum Competition: Please participate by displaying and entering your best work. The china piece should be painted since our past convention and NOT in a seminar. China should be signed by the artist, but will be covered during voting. The artist must submit a signed release and a realistic value should be included with consideration of insurance and shipping. Pieces should arrive during set-up and placed in the designated spot. Voting will take place on Thursday, 12:30-5 p.m. and Friday, 9-3 p.m. Iowa will have 8 pieces sent to the WOCP Museum this year. Please bring secure packaging for your piece incase your piece is selected for the IWOCP museum. (entry forms will be at the convention)
Additional Competitions: Three more competitions.
1. Individual competition for the best use of theme, THE WOW FACTOR...PORCELAIN PAINTING!
Must be an Iowa WOCP member.
Only eligible to enter one piece. Please have your piece at the convention on Thursday by 12:30 PM.
Painted within the past two years.
Entry fee is $5.00 per piece...to be divided between two winners
Be Creative! Paint what you love! Start painting now with THE WOW FACTOR...PORCELAIN PAINTING! in mind.
2. Club Table competition for best use of show theme...THE WOW FACTOR...PORCELAIN PAINTING!
Table set up will be Thursday A.M.
3. Youth Competition: Ages 5-8, 9-12 and 13-17
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Vendor list: The Simertzs, Campana, Rynne China, Jeani Leyda, Cindy Warren Studio, Vida Klocke, Neva Nelson, Becky Sigmond, Jonny Kimzey are coming. There are more vendors that are coming as well! There will be demonstrations during the convention and tickets to the demos may be purchased at the show for $3 each.
FREE RYNNE CHINA COMPANY FREIGHT ORDERS:
Rynne China Company is proud to exhibit at the 2012 Iowa Convention. All pre-orders brought to the show for pick up will have free shipping. Call 1-800-468-1987, E-MAIL: INFO@RYNNECHINA.COM, and
WEBSITE: WWW.RYNNECHINA.COM. All orders must be received 7 days prior to the convention.
Tentative Convention Schedule
Wednesday, May 23 Set up for booth holders……...................................…. 4 PM to 10 PM
Thursday, May 24 Set up for booth holders, club tables and museum table...................... 8 AM to Noon
Registration begins........................................ 8:30 AM
Paint Along with Marci and Becky ……...................9:00 AM to Noon
Ribbon Cutting ……..........................…… 12:30 PM
Demonstrations in Illinois and Indiana Rooms..…................ 1 - 5 PM
Museum judging.................................................... 12:30 – 5 PM
Showroom Closes…….........................….... 5 PM
“THE WOW FACTOR ...SHELLS Dinner with IWOCP Board Meeting and entertainment… 6:30
Friday, May 25 Show Room Open………………........................... 9 AM – 5 PM
Demonstrations in Illinois and Indiana Rooms…………........ 9:30 AM – 5 PM
Museum judging...................................... 9 AM – 3 PM
Showroom Closes………………............................ 5 PM
“THE WOW FACTOR” Banquet with officer installation, museum winners and entertainment. .....................6:30 PM
Saturday, May 26 2012-2013 Breakfast Board Meeting…………..................... 8 AM
Showroom Open………………………......... 9 AM – 12:30 PM
Demonstrations in Illinois and Indiana Rooms.............................. 9 AM - Noon
Raffle Drawings in Lobby............................... 12:15 PM
Showroom closes, club display tables and museum pieces packed up ............. 12:30 PM
Dear Painters,
Where has this summer gone? It has been so hot that I have not been outside a great deal! But that left time for painting...yeah!
I want to tell you about some happenings coming to the IWOCP this year. First I want to remind you of the Oct. 1 Board meeting being held at the Story City Community Center from 10 until 3. A light brunch, lunch
and a demonstration by Alice “Sam’ Wofford of Sherwood, Arkansas will e available for only twenty dollars. At the Board meeting, Sam will be demonstrating “cutesy birds” and designing. Sam is available for a seminar after our meeting; this would be a great experience for your club. My club is having her do a seminar on zebras. Call me if your club is interested in this educational and fun experience!
You need to make reservations for the Board Meeting and can do so by calling or e-mailing me or Judith Wachter at 641-347-8856 or jwachter202@gmail.com
There will be numerous studies of artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s, blank china (mostly plates, cups and saucers) and many vials of paint for sale at the board meeting. These items came to me from the home of Avis Arnold of Ames. These were given to me and I am using them for the IWOCP money maker for this year. These are in wonderful condition and will be at great prices.! This was very generous of Avis and her family!
Another fund drive will be provided by Paige Gray taking three pictures of pieces of your choice using her light tent. The cost will be fifteen dollars ($15.00) to you and you will get professional looking pictures on a disc that you can enter into contests or have printed, etc. Only five dollars a piece! We thank Paige for this idea and work. She will be available at the Fall Board Meeting. Bring your pieces if you are interested! We are paying the postage for this project, but the rest of the money raised goes to IWOCP.
April 21st is a date to mark on your calendar. It will be our Spring Board Meeting and will again be in Story City. The demonstration will be by Vicky York of Leander, Texas. She will be showing how she does flowers, hummingbirds and carving. Vicky is available for a seminar prior to our Board Meeting. Call me, if I can help arrange this!
Plans are being made for our 2012 IWOCP convention, The WOW Factor...Porcelain Painting! Vendors are being lined up and we are going to have some new faces this year! We hope to have an “Honor Gallery” for current and former Iowa teachers. A brief biography, maybe a picture, perhaps examples of their work, etc. will be in a special viewing place. I am excited about this...so put your thinking caps on and help us with this new
project! Glida Jones has agreed to be in charge of putting this together for us.
This is an exciting time to be china painter. So much information is being freely shared and so many different techniques are being created! The information is easy to access with seminars, the internet and club members. There is room for different styles from traditional to modern. We can all learn from each other!
Sincerely,
Judy Gile, 1483 Cherry St. Rd., Creston, Ia., 641-782-7606,
ljgile@iowatelecom.net
Hello Painters,
Wasn’t this past year and the wonderful “Splash of Color” convention terrific? Lorrie Bacon, the clubs from area 3 and Mr. Lorrie Bacon, also known as Doug, did a fantastic job. This will be a hard act to follow, but those of us in area 4 are going to do our best!
I hope your brushes are flying and turning out lovely pieces to enter into the Iowa State Fair this summer. Entering deadline is July 1 and it only costs $5.00 to enter ten (10) pieces...that is a bargain!! To learn more about it go to www.iowastatefair.org or call your county extension office. You can enter online or by snail
mail. We need you to enter to maintain our space showing this beautiful art to the public. My gosh, think of the number of pieces if only a third of IWOCP members entered ten pieces! Let’s do it!
A date to mark on your calendar: Oct. 1, 2011 will be our Fall Board Meeting. It will be from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00. A great guest artist will be presenting the demo. Her name is familiar to many of you. Alice “Sam” Wofford of Sherwood, Arkansas will be demonstrating how she designs and paints her wonderful animals, florals and portraits. The cost is twenty dollars and it will be held at the Story City Community Center at 503 Elm St. in Story City, Ia. Make your reservations by calling Judy Gile, 641-782-7606 or Judith Wachter at 641-347-8856. Let’s show Alice an Iowa welcome!
Put another note on the calendar for our Spring Board Meeting for April 21, 2012 with Vicky York as a guest artist. Think gorgeous flowers and hummingbirds which are her signature subjects. Same place, same cost, and the same bargain!
Both artists are available for seminars (three days) prior or after the state board meeting. Give Judy Gile a call for details...this is a wonderful opportunity for your clubs!
The 2012 convention theme is The WOW Factor... Porcelain Painting. Dates for the event are May 24, 25, 26, 2012 with May 23 as setup date. It is to be the same place as this year and for the same price. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites NW 4800 Merle Hay Rd., Des Moines Ia.
Please enjoy your summer, stay safe and continue sharing your porcelain painting. I hope to see you or your work at the Iowa State Fair!
Judy Gile IWOCP Pres.
1483 Cherry St. Rd.
Creston, Ia. 50801
641-782-7606
ljgile@iowatelecom.net
Our 2011 “Splash of Color” convention is over. I would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone for taking part and supporting your organization to make this event a success. Thank you to all the wonderful and talented artists, venders, booth holders, IWOCP members, businesses, our families and friends for promoting porcelain art. We are so fortunate to share this love. Congratulations to our incoming IWOCP President, Judy Gile, her officers and committee members. We look forward to celebrating an exciting new year, The “WOW” Factor...Porcelain Painting 2012 Convention. With heartfelt gratitude, I thank you for the opportunity and privilege of being your state president this past year. Remember as you paint, to paint it with a “Splash of Color”!
Lorrie Bacon, “2011” Past Pres.
11 Woodland Drive, Humboldt, IA (515)332-1921
lorbacon@goldfieldaccess.net
The winners of the raffle pieces are:
Iowa China Painter’s Club Quilt –
Winner: Sandy Gookin from Des Moines, IA
Framed Morning Glory Tile donated Mary (Ashcroft) Seehagen –
Winner: Deb Weller from Westside, IA
Orchid Tray donated by Alzora Zaremba –
Winner: Madonna Mackin from Bettndorf, IA
Pinecone Tray donated by Andrew Orr -
Winner: Yvonne Plambeck from Eldridge, IA
Portrait donated by Mariela Villasmil-Kaminski
Winner: Carol Toft from Ames, IA
Rose Vase by Phyllis McElhinney –
Winner: LeAnn Phillips from Knoxville, IL