Hello China Painters,
This is the letter that will appear in the next magazine:
By the time this article arrives, our Iowa State Convention will be only few weeks away. We want to personally invite you to attend the Iowa Porcelain Art Gala, June 19-21, at the Galena Convention Center, 815-776-0399, 900 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61036. Rooms are available at the Stoney Creek Inn, 940 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61036, 815-777-2223 for $69 (Tues-Thurs) and $89 (Friday). Hospitality packets ($40) can be purchased through Shelby Leinen, P.O. Box 232, Altoona, IA 515-967-7194, shelbyleinen@mchsi.com. The packet includes banquet dinner at the historic DeSoto Hotel in downtown Galena, a Quick-Draw Paint-In with guest artists, auction of those painted pieces and breakfast with a demonstration by Stephen Hayes. The Quick-Draw Paint-In is a competition between the artists to see who can paint the most plates in a short time. This is a great opportunity to purchase a one of a kind artist piece. We also have some great raffle pieces that you won’t want to miss a chance to win. Raffle pieces include: German Plate with Raspberries by Frank Albrecht, Rose and Double Violet Fish Platter by Mary Ashcroft-Seehagen, Large Compote Bowl with Roses by Donna Guy, Poppy Torte Plate by Kathy Lewis, Vintage Children Plate by Jeani Leyda, and Two Fruit Tiles by Paula White. Tickets are available for $2.00 each, six for $5.00, or fourteen for $10.00 and can be purchased from Shelby Leinen at the address above. Booth holders for the convention include Lisa Bonin with Jayne Houston Products, Helen Burkart Studios, Jean Fehl, Joan Frandle, Donna Guy, Stephen Hayes, Jeani Leyda, Porcelain Bisque by Joyce Nickells, Andrew Orr, Kathy Peterson “The Good Stuff”, Rynne, Ruth SchroederSimertz Porcelain, Mariela Villasmill “Got Portrait”, and Paula White. Be sure to check out our website at IWOCP.org to find directions, demonstration schedules, and much more information concerning our convention. We hope to see you in Galena.
Jane Wright, President
4200 Boulder Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-225-1607
Janewright.1@juno.com
Jane Wright
4200 Boulder Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Spring is just around the corner and it will soon be time for our Spring Board Meeting. It will be April 12, 10:00 a.m. at the Raccoon Valley Community Center, 1016 Main Street in Adel, Iowa. Our Guest Artist will be Linda Alexander and she will demonstrate Floral Garlands. Reservations can be made by contacting Alice Staiert, 102 S. Court St, Carroll, IA 51401, 712-792-4644; astaiert@q.com. Your reservation fee of $20 will include coffee, rolls, meeting, artist demonstration, and lunch.
Starlight China Decorators will be hosting Linda Alexander for a 3 day seminar after April 13-15. If you are interested in participating in the seminar, contact Jane Wright, 515-225-1607 and/or Janewright.1@juno.com.
The IWOCP invites you to our state convention June 19-21 at the Galena Convention Center, 815-276-0399, 900 Galena Sq. Dr, Galena, IL 61036. Rooms are available at the Stoney Creek Inn, 940 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61035, 815-777-2223 for $69 (Tues.-Thurs.) and $89 (Friday). Hospitality packets ($40) can be purchased through Shelby Leinen, P.O. Box 232, Altoona, IA; 515-967-7194, shelbyleinen@mchsi.com. The packet includes a banquet dinner at the historic DeSoto Hotel in downtown Galena, a Quick-Draw Paint-In with guest artists, the auction of those painted pieces, a raffle ticket, and breakfast with a demonstration by Stephen Hayes. Current booth holders for the convention include Rynne, Donna Guy, Stephen Hayes, Andrew Orr, Jean Fehl, Joan Frandle, Ruth Schroeder, Lisa Bonin with Jayne Houston Products, Simertz Porcelain, Kathy Peterson “The Good Stuff”, Jeani Leyda, Paula White, WOCP, Joyce Nichols, and Backachers Books. Be sure to check out our website at IWOCP.org to find more information concerning our convention and meeting.
After your club elections this month, please send the information concerning club officers to Mary Reitmeier, 4608 66th St, Urbandale, IA 50322, 515-240-1604 riteway@mchsi.com . We are currently getting bids for our new yearbook. If you could have all your dues and information to Mary by the end of April or the 1st of May, our books would be available at the convention.
Painters, I do hope that you will help support our convention by buying raffle tickets and a hospitality packet. I am very excited about this convention and believe it will be wonderful. If you can help in anyway, please contact me. We will need lots of helpers at the site.
Hoping to see you in Galena.
Jane Wright, Pres.
4200 Boulder Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-225-1607 Janewright.1@juno.com
I certainly hope that you are all keeping those brushes busy. Our convention will be here before we realize it. We have already heard from many clubs asking to reserve a table. If you have not reserved your table, please contact me ASAP to do so.
Please note that the set up time is as usual from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19th. Convention hours are: June 19, 12:30-5:00 p.m. & 7:00-9:00 p.m.; June 20, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and June 21, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Our Convention location is Galena Convention Center, 900 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61036; 816-276-0399. You can make your room reservation at the Stoney Creek Inn, 940 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61035; 815-777-2223. Be sure to mention that you are with the china painters.
Our booth holders to date are:, Lisa Bonin (Jayne Houston Products), Joan Frandle, Donna Guy, Stephen Hayes, Jeani Leyda, Andrew Orr, Kathy Peterson (The Good Stuff), Ruth Schroeder, Simertz Porcelain, Mariella Villasmil-Kaminski, Paula White and Alzora Zaremba,
Hospitality Packets are now available for $40.00 by contacting Shelby Leinen, P.O. Box 232, Altoona, IA 50009; 515-967-7194 or shelbyleinen@mchsi.com. Packets include a banquet at the historic DeSoto House in downtown Galena, Quick Draw Paint-In with guest artists, Auction of plates painted in Quick Draw, a raffle ticket, and breakfast board meeting with Stephen Hayes demonstrating.
Since we will be having the convention open on Thursday evening, there will NOT be a set-up dinner /meeting. We will have our board meeting at the banquet. This will be a short meeting.
Raffle tickets are available for $2.00 each, (6) for $5.00 or (14) for $10.00. Raffle prizes are: Rose Fish Platter by Mary Ashcroft-Seehagen, Raspberry Plate by Frank Albrecht, Compote Bowl with Roses by Donna Guy, Vintage Children by Jeani Leyda, Poppy Torte Tray by Kathy Lewis, and Two Fruit Tiles by Paula White.
You will want to mark your calendars for April 12th (note change in date) for our Spring Board Meeting at the Raccoon River Valley Community Center, Adel, Iowa. Our guest artist is Linda Alexander. This will be a great demonstration and you will not want to miss it. Reservations for meeting, coffee, rolls, lunch, and demonstration will be $20.00. Please contact Alice Staiert, 102 South Court St., Carroll, IA 51401; 712-792-4644 or astaiert@q.com (note new email address). Linda will be doing a seminar with the Starlight China Decorators. If you would be interested in joining the seminar or having a seminar with Linda, please contact Jane Wright, 515-225-1607. I hope to see many of you on April 12th.
With the election in February, your club should be looking for its new officers. “A list of new officers shall be sent to the incoming President by March 15.” (Standing Rule 6) Please note that since our convention is in June, your club will need to pay it dues and museum fee ($2.00 per member)to our State Treasurer before the convention.
Painters, we will need lots of help with this convention. If you are at all available, please contact me so we can start filling these needs. Let’s make this a great convention. Remember this is YOUR convention. Many hands make light work.
We are not asking for clubs to donate any china or funds for the convention this year. We just want you to come and support our organization.
We also need a representative from each area for a nominating committee for this convention. Please discuss this with your club and decide who would be available. This committee will be looking for a president for 2012 from Area IV. This seems to be far away, but it would be great to be ahead of the game. If we are to keep our Porcelain Art alive, we all need to do what we can to help. If you know of anyone who would be willing to serve as President, please contact me.
As Always
Jane Wright, President
IWOCP
4200 Boulder Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-225-1607
Janewright.1@juno.com
Now is a great time to start your projects for next year’s Museum Table and the State Fair. What a wonderful showing we had at the Iowa State Fair - 162 pieces. Betty Kirkland of Winterset won the Best of Show. Let’s try to increase our display for next year by starting on our projects now.
Our Fall Board Meeting was well attended and we send a special thanks to Anne Lukensmeyer for her demonstration.
The Spring Board Meeting is planned for April 19, 10:00 a.m. at the Raccoon River Valley Community Center, 11th & Main, Adel, Iowa. Prizes will be given away, so mark your calendars and join us. Our guest Artist will be Linda Alexander. If your club is interested in a seminar with Linda, please contact Jane Wright, 515-225-1607.
Plans are underway for our convention in Galena, Illinois. You can make room reservations at the Stoney Creek Inn, 940 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61036, (815-777-2223). The convention will be held at the Galena Convention Center, 900 Galena Sq. Dr., Galena, IL 61036; June 19-21, 2008. We will be trying a new venue this year by combining the convention with UMPAS School. Artists attending are: Alzora Zaremba, Andrew Orr, Frank Albrecht, Mary Ashcroft-Seehagen, Marilla Villasmill-Kaminski, Donna Guy, Paula White, and Stephen Hayes. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to visit with them. Set up for the convention will be Wed. eve (June 18th) and Thurs morning (19th). Ribbon cutting will be at 12:30 p.m. on Thurs, June 19. Show hours: Thurs. (19th) 12:30 – 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.; Fri. June 20th, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sat. June 21st, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Hospitality tickets ($40) can be purchase by contacting Alice Staiert, 102 S. Court St, Carroll, IA 51401 (712-792-4644). Packets include Friday, June 20th evening banquet at the historic DeSoto Hotel in downtown Galena followed by a Quick Draw Paint-In with attending artists and auction of these painted pieces, a raffle ticket, and Saturday morning breakfast and demo with Stephen Hayes. Be sure to purchase your hospitality packet as soon as possible. We hope that folks from our surrounding states will join us at the conventions and activities.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Spring Board Meeting. Keep those painting brushes busy.
Jane Wright, Pres.
4200 Boulder Dr.,
West Des Moines, IA 50254
(515) 225-1607 Janewright.1@juno.com
Dear China Painters:
How quickly our summer is passing and before you know it we will all be painting our annual Christmas Ornaments! Hope you all have had a great summer with lots of memories to hold you over this winter. I know that this Iowa heat and humidity has really given us much to consider this winter.
I wanted to send you a special reminder of our Fall Board Meeting which is quickly approaching! We are meeting September 15 at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad Street, Story City, IA (515-733-2685) at 10:00 a.m. Our guest artist is Anne Lukensmeyer, presenting “Painting Florals by Visualizing Perimeter Shapes.” This sounds like something we all could learn from. I do hope that you can make a point to spend some time with us and enjoy our artist. Reservations can be made by contacting our State Treasurer: Alice Staiert (712-792-4644), 102 South Court St., Carroll, IA 51401 (astaiert@mchsi.com). We would greatly appreciate it if you could make your reservations as soon as possible so we can have a count for lunch. Lunch will be at the famous “Cottage on Broad”, 410 Broad, Story City, IA. You can choose from the menu for your lunch. The cost is not included in the price of the reservations. Your reservation fee ($10) is to offset the cost of the artist.
We just had a great State Fair and hope many of you were able to attend. What a great showing! Betty Kirkland was our Best of Show with her “Indian Princess on a Horse.” We had 162 entries this year! Let’s see if we can make 200 for next year. We’ll have a special celebration at the Fall Board Meeting of 2008 if we succeed.
Things are going great with our convention for 2008. We are already having lots of contracts returned. Mark your calendars: Porcelain Art Gala – June 19, 20, 21, 2008 – 900 Galena Square Drive, Galena IL 61036. Room reservations: Stoney Creek Inn, 940 Galena Square Dr., Galena, IL 61036 (815-777-2223). Be sure to mention you are with the china painters. Rooms are $69 (Tues, Wed, and Thurs) and $89 for Fri. You might want to consider participating in the UMPAS School. Artists are Andrew Orr, Alzora Zaremba, Frank Albrecht, Mariella Villasmil-Kaminski, Mary Ashcroft-Seehagen, Donna Guy, Paula White, and Stephen Hayes. You can contact Linda Grice (319-667-2350) for more information.
Hope to see you all at the Board Meeting. Guaranteed to be filled with lots of fun and surprises!
As Always
Jane Wright.
IWOCP President
4200 Boulder Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Janewright.1@juno.com