Our big spread for Christmas

Newsletter November 2015 - December 2015

MOJO- Finding the magic in what you do.  To have "lost your mojo" refers to a loss of inspiration of creative genius; a loss of that special spark,

DAS MEETING Location: First Christian Church - 1015 Balfour - West Memphis

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

DAS Meeting: 12/1 (7 pm) Christmas Party! Bring decorated ornament and pot luck dish.

Paint Along: 12/12 (10 am - 2 pm) Clara's Studio

Sugar Plum Market Work Night: 12/3  (6 p until.....)  Meet at the church to get everything ready to sell (box cookies, label items, etc) Last chance to bring items for the basket.

Sugar Plum Market: 12/5 :: Meet at the mall at 8 a or earlier

11/3/2015: It was a pleasant surprise to welcome a visitor and hopefully new member, Patrick Jones to out November meeting.  He is obviously a multi-talented artist and would be a great addition to our group.

There was a lot of discussion regarding our "Members Show" this year.  There was some confusion about the judging but, all in all, we had a respectable showing and fairly good attendance for the reception. The one change that everyone would like to see happen is to move the show from October to September.  The weather has been a problem the last couple of years and September usually has better weather. We will looking in to the possibility for next year. Congratulations to Irene Rodkin for winning "Best in Show."

The November program was so much fun and for those of us who know a little about watercolors we learned how much we did not know, that it can be difficult media, but the rewards are worth it. I know I liked my gift bag. Thank you HELEN RAMSEY for providing all the bags, paint, and brushes for us to use, and pictures to use for inspiration. You provided our refreshments too. Great sandwiches!

12/1/2015: Christmas Party!!! Don't forget to bring your Pot Luck dish and decorated ornament to exchange. Put your MOJO to work and come up with a work of Art!

We will have a tough on a couple of topics and the party regarding the Sugar Plum Market. Be thinking of what you can do and be ready to share it with the group at the meeting. The items you will bringing and quantity. We need to nail down all these things at the meeting so we know what to expect when we meet two days later (the 3rd) to put it all together.

12/3/2015: This is a very important date so make a note of it. This is the day we will meet at the church to get all our items packaged and labeled for the Sugar Plum Market on the 5th.

Everyone should have all their cookies baked and/or candy made ready to put the Snowman/Reindeer boxes on that night. Clear plastic bags will be provided for the cookies/candy. Remember to bake them small enough so they will fit into the plastic bags and then into the boxes. There should be 1(one) dozen cookies per box, same goes with the candy. If you're making fudge, 12 pieces to a box.

FYI: We have approximately 40 boxes to fill, that means a minimum of 40 dozen cookies/candy will be needed for the boxes; but we will need even more cookies/candy because we will sell them too, but for less money since some people will not want the boxes but want the cookies/candy to take home.

We have tags with the Delta Artist Society stamp on them.  They will be uses to attach to everything we sell. You can put the name of the cookie/candy on the outside of the tag and then open the tag and on the inside put the ingredients of your item, NOT the recipe, just what is in it. Too many have allergies and we don't want to cause any health issues. Items for sale that don't involve food will have the price on the tag instead.

Preparation is the key to success and less stress. This should be our best Sugar Plum Market endeavor yet, it everyone does their part. 

Bonnie Thweatt passed away October 24, 2015 at the age of 82. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, or to the American Diabetes Association.

We all loved the Glass Candy Bonnie made and it sold quickly in our first Sugar Plum Market. Sure hope someone makes it for the "Market" this time. I will never think or see Glass Candy without thinking of her. The Paint Alongs was one of her many suggestions and she always supported anything the DAS wanted to do. We will miss he positive attitude about everything around her and her own personal life.

We Lost A Member

Bonnie Thweatt

Bonnie Thweatt, 82, of West Memphis, passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. She was born to the late John and Lena Pruett of Rector, Arkansas. She grew up in Fort Pickering in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Southside High School. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, and mother. She was also a member of the Delta Artist Society of West Memphis and former member of the Art Guild in Mountain View. She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years and 9 months, Elroy Thweatt; and her brother Harold Moore of Wenatchee, Washington. She is survived by her two sons, Rodney Thweatt of West Memphis and Dana Thweatt of Payneway; two daughters, Rhonda Medley of Marion and Debbi Eubanks (Ricky) of Proctor; nine grandchildren, Matt Thweatt, Jesse Thweatt, Josh Thweatt, Brett Holland, Gavin Thweatt, Tia Williams, Hillary Roark, Pennie Medley, Erica Pitts; and 13 great-grandchildren with one on the way; she also leaves a great number of nieces and nephews who she loved and cared for as her own. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or to the American Diabetes Association. Visitation will be on Wednesday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Roller Citizens Funeral Home. Services will be on Thursday, at 2 p.m. at Roller Citizens Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Online guestbook: http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com

https://theeveningtimes.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/obituaries-102715/

Winners of the Member's Show

Newsletter July 2015-August 2015

You learn something every day if you pay attention. – Ray LeBlond

DAS Meetings: First Christian Church-1015 Balfour-West Memphis

OFFICERS President: Helen Ramsey Secretary: Sandy Younger Treasurer: Clara Miller Newsletter: Kaye Simpson Blog Spot: Loretta Nash

DAS Meeting: 8/3/15 (7 pm) (Membership Fees Due: $15) Paint Along: 8/8/15 (10 am- 2 pm) Glass Blowing Workshop: 9/12/15 (1pm) ($20 per Member- $40 Non Member)Members Art Show: 10/16/15- 10/31/15 (Begin to hang paintings at 5 pm) Reception for Art Show: 10/18/15 (1-3 pm) (DAS Members responsible for All refreshments) Sugar Plum Market: TBD: Begin to bring items for the basket to be raffled to DAS meetings

August Program: Sandy Younger Refreshments: Donna Norwood

Donna Norwood is our newest member and she jumped right in there and volunteered for Refreshments.  Way to go, Donna!
August Project: The project for the month of August will be anything that YOU relate to the ‘HOT’ summer month of August.  Some ideas: vegetable or flower gardens, back to school, picnics, vacations, and etc.  The field is wide open, sooooo get busy!

Lydia Marconi, one of our DAS members passed away July 14 at the age of 92. Lydia was a faithful member but when her health began to fail she wasn’t able to attend the meetings. We enjoyed many Christmas Parties in her pool house.  We shall miss her.

SEE YOU AT THE MEETING!!!

Newsletter May 2015

Delta Artist Society Officers President: Helen Ramsey Secretary: Sandy Younger Treasurer: Clara Miller Newsletter: Kaye Simpson Blog Spot: Loretta Nash

Being a mother means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do. ~ Author Unknown

DAS Meetings: First Christian Church – 1015 Balfour- West Memphis, AR

MARK YOUR CALENDAR DAS Meeting: May 5, 2015 – 7pm Paint Along: May 9, 2015- 10 to 2 ($5)

May Program: Irene Rodkin Refreshments: Bonnie Thweatt

4/7/2015: We had a very informative meeting in April. There was a lot of discussion regarding the Sultana mural in Marion and when we needed to start on it. The City of Marion has agreed to pay up to $1000 for paint, brushes, rollers, and etc..whatever we need to get the mural completed. There were a lot of activities planned by the city regarding the sinking of the Sultana so we agreed to start painting as soon as possible, weather permitting.

Sandra Younger was able to check with Caroline Redfern at the library regarding our ‘Members Show’ this fall. Please make note of these dates: 10/16/2015 for hanging paintings. 10/18/2015 for reception. Start painting!

We haven’t had a workshop yet but Sherry Lovelady said she would try to locate a Glass Artist to do a workshop for us.

James House presented an excellent program for the April meeting. It is nice to have our own members sharing their talents with everyone. We still need people to volunteer to present a program for the months of June, August, November, and December.

Just about everyone brought something to showcase their creative side for the month of April. May: your challenge is to create anything that makes you think of May (flowers, Mother’s Day, Maypole, etc)

See you at the meeting!!!

Raw video from James House at DAS Meeting 4/7/2015

 

https://youtu.be/c3pF5ZJTFSI