OCTOBER PROJECT

 

Our October meeting will be a project taught by Judy Minter.  This is a lovely painting designed by Kay Kairahnel (hope I spelt that correctly) who has given permission for it to be taught by others.  Judy will prepare a 30 x 35cm piece of mdf and we start with a stencil and then go from there.  Cost is $25.00  for members and $30 for non-members.  Bring your own painting gear and a stencil brush.  Morning and afternoon tea is provided but bring your own lunch.  Set up will be 9.00 am as usual.  Please email dfaqinc@gmail.com to book in. 

 

 

AUGUST MEETING

We had a lovely social day this month.  It was a soup and slice day where some of us made a soup, others brought bread and a sweet for afters.  It was fun and just right for the weather.  The soups were Red Lentil Soup (in last newsletter) and Cauliflower Cheese soup (don't count the calories!).  Judy Minter also made a beetroot soup which had a lovely bite to it.  We painted our own projects and generally enjoyed each other's company.  We may have another catered day in the future with quiche and salad or gourmet sandwiches. 

 

Judy and Vi are enjoying the soup.

Donna is intent using the Ipad......hmmmmm.....is that the sound of a game I hear?

Trish was brushing up a storm, base coating an oval in MDF.

Someone has a lot of pens don't they.

Judy and Jenny are researching a site to visit on an up and coming road trip.

Mary is painting a little fairy, everyone else is busy.

The soup station.  We brought in our slow cookers to bring the soup up to heat.

Cauliflower and Cheese Soup

Red Lentil Soup.

At our September meeting we will be painting for the October Craft Show.  We should have a good 'show and tell' that day.  We may even put together another catered day as it much easier than remembering to bring your own lunch and obviously painters are good caterers as well.  Who would have thought??

 

If you would like to join us, we set up at 9.00 am, have a short meeting at 10.00 am and then paint till afternoon.  There is a $5.00 meeting fee and morning and afternoon tea is supplied. 

DONNA'S BEAUTIFUL CUPBOARD

This delightful cupboard is a workshop at Hobby Crafts and Games with Donna May teaching.  The cupboard was made for the workshop and painted in Deep Plum and Cream.  Donna's work is always beautiful and she is a wonderful teacher.  Thanks for showing us Donna.

 

MEMORY BOXES IN JULY

 

I am always needing painted boxes and I am so pleased to receive them at our meetings.  The talent and love shows in these images and thank you to all who paint for this very worthwhile project.

 

Faye painted one of her beautiful fairies on this box which had already some decorative images on it. 

This little Panda and all the boxes below were painted by Vi.  Vi is still recovering from her broken ankle and uses most of her spare time painting boxes for me.  Her not being so mobile is a bonus for the Memory Box Program.  Thanks Vi

MEETING 6TH JULY

 

We had a very enjoyable meeting this month.  Ten of us attended and Faye lead us through a charming project - painting fairies on styrene foam (those trays under fruit and vegetables from the supermarket).  We traced an outline on the tray, cut it out using a craft knife, painted a fairy and added bling and glitz to our hearts content.  We kept one for ourselves and gave the others to the October guild stall to sell.  While everyone was quietly tracing or cutting the tray we had out meeting.  Unfortunately Lore Barratt had to cancel her class in August and our bus trip to Tyalgum has had to be deferred.  We will make another date for that soon.  We discussed asking other teachers to come next year so we hope to get some names in the hat soon.  Our newsletter was a little slim last month but I hope some members will give me some news items for the next paper coming out in September.  Please help with this as getting content is the hardest part of putting the newsletter together.  We would love to hear from you.

 

Next month we are having a soup and slice day.  Members are bringing a soup (kept hot in slow cookers) bread, and a sweet slice to share for lunch.  If you want to come along please ring myself or Gail to let us know how many to cater for.  The project for the day will be something for yourself, an item for our October craft show or a Memory Box.  So bring your painting kit and join us in a friendship day.

 

Mary working on three little angels

You can see how we cut the shapes from trays and used the remainder as the palette.  Clever thinking Gillian.  I like the front of your apron too!

An angel base coated

Features are coming together here

 

Some discussion on the instructions

 

Painting several at a time allowed drying of the layers of paint

 

 

Faye's finished angels

Close up of the face

Another of Faye's creations

Faye working away on another fairy.  She paints such lovely detail and sometimes uses pens to achieve this

More Creations using styrene foam trays for shapes.  Both the star and centre piece are cut from these trays

Finished fairies

 SHOW AND TELL 

Vi painted this canvas with her teacher Verena.  It is a Helen Kuster design

 

 

Another of Vi's canvases

Memory Boxes

 

These Memory Boxes were brought to the meeting in June.  Thank you to those who paint for this program.  As at the beginning of March Queensland distributed 2156 boxes, 1384 from the DFAQ.  Well done members!

 

This delightful rabbit was painted by Jenny Mayes



The next three images are from Deirdre.  She has such a lovely touch with the brush

 

Vi's cheeky little rabbit.  Don't you just love the hat.

This box was already decorated with flowers so Vi add some beautiful butterflies.

Member's Projects

Deirdre (our wonderful Treasurer) sent in these images of some of her favourite projects. 

 

Deirdre's husband is in the Police Force and she painted this box for him

Back view



Deirdre painted these 10" x 8" canvasses as 2 parts of a triptych painted in a class by Penny Morgan.
Cowrie Shell



Nautilus Shell

These images will go into the Member's Gallery and when I have a few more images in there the Gallery will be opened, so please send in your photos.

JUNE MEETING

Another good meeting this month.  Not very many of us there but we had good discussions and our AGM.  The Committee renominated and were voted back in.  We still need a Newsletter Editor and an assistant for Gail with workshops and projects.

 

We also brought in lunch which was lovely fish and chips...yum!  Not good for the waist but comfort food in this weather.  Gail was away caravanning so we didn't get an Event's Report but we are definitely having Lore Barratt in August, we just have to confirm the project.

 

 

Donna, Jenny and Penny deep in discussion

 

Faye and Trish busy painting decorations for our October Show.

 

Vi and Gillian considering the lunch menu??

 

Faye giving us a wonderful 'Show and Tell'.  See all pics below

 

Faye painted these little fairies on cardstock, cut them out, then sealed them between laminating sheets.  She then drew in the wings using glitter and adhering bling, then cut around the wings.  A great effect. 



 

For these little angels, Faye cut the shapes out of styrene foam trays and painted them in.  This is going to be our project in July.  See Coming Projects in ribbon across top of page for details.

Again Faye has surprised us with her recycling skills.  This is a spice bottle with a circle of calico (spritzed with paint to colour) attached under the lid.  The lid is coloured and a foam ball added for the head.  The wings are butterfly wings Faye bought in a shop.  Flowers, ribbon and glitter are added to finish the project.

Back view of bottle fairy.

This was a circle of fabric painted with a Christmas theme and attached to a small bottle with ribbon.  Great to fill with sweets as a gift.

This was a kit Faye had bought.  The star is cut from several pieces of fabric and bonded together.  The Santa face was an MDF cut-out painted to a pattern 

Faye suggested the star or Santa could be cut from one of these trays.
 

  So that was our meeting for June.  Please come along if you can as we do have some good discussions and little projects each month.