Volume
43 Issue
12
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Next Meeting – December 12 This is our Christmas Luncheon held again at Mozaic, Mountain Room from |
On the Agenda
Announcements Luncheon Gift exchange |
Christmas Luncheon
Do plan to attend
our annual Christmas luncheon – it’s a fun event. Socialize with your fellow
members, enjoy some good food (last year’s choices at Mozaic
were excellent!) and bring a wrapped $10 gift for the gift exchange. Guests are
welcome. Be sure to get your choice of menu and payment in before the deadline
of Dec. 5.
Menu Choices
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Cedar
Plank Salmon with red
wine and berry buerre blanc, served with garlic
mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. |
The
Palmer Divide Classic:
London broil, thinly sliced, topped with three pepper demi,
served with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. |
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Dessert: Mini Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce Fresh coffee, iced tea, water Veggie option available |
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$16.50
per person. Price
includes gratuity.
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2008 Winter Show
We are currently scheduled to have the Winter
Fine Art Show at Tri Lakes Center for the Arts beginning on February
1 and running for 4 weeks. The opening reception will be held on February 9. Jana
Towery will be chairman with Sue Jenkins
as co-chair. Volunteers are needed for hanging the show and coordinating the
food for the reception. Entry forms will be sent out with the January
newsletter; deadline for signing up will be January 15. The
regular $150/week fee for using the Main Gallery at TLCA will be waived if we
can meet the membership requirement detailed below.
TLCA Guild Membership
TLCA is now
offering a new membership level for art groups that will provide gallery space,
decreased commissions and additional opportunities to show and sell members’
art. To meet the requirements for membership, we need to ensure that 40 members
or 30% of our membership are also Artist Members of TLCA. Guild
membership for PLAG will allow us to have our show in the main gallery without
a rental fee, commission on sales at 25%, discounts on other shows and
membership discounts on ticket sales, show registration and classes. We
currently have 31 Artist Members out of the 40 required. Six other PLAG members
are TLCA members at a lower level and would only need to upgrade, leaving only
three more needed to join TLCA. Artist Members would also be eligible to show
in the TLCA Members’ show without a fee.
PLAG
members, please, consider all the benefits and upgrade or join TLCA soon
so that we will meet the quota required
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10 TRAITS FOR SUCCESS
By John DeFrancesco
Whether or not you’ll make
resolutions, promises or plans for the year ahead, it may be helpful to review
some proven steps to success. The
following 10 traits were developed by a leading business publication. They are based on years of analysis of
success by business leaders. When
combined, these traits can turn dreams into reality, not only for business
executives, but for artists as well.
The comments following each item in
bold are mine, based on readings and on conversations with PLAG members, who
are quoted by name with their permission.
1.
How you think is everything. Concentrate on being positive. Ignore all negative thoughts, influences and
environments. World boxing great
Muhammad Ali has stated: “To be a great champion, you must believe you are the
best. If you’re not, pretend you
are.” Tsilla Reyner’s goal is to be able to keep painting as a passion.
2.
Decide upon your true dreams and goals. You can’t build a
house without a blueprint. Set targets
to accomplish during the year. And be
realistic; too often, we set so many goals that we complete hardly any. Jan Cashman
specifically wants to learn two or three new pottery techniques in 2008 and to
achieve another level in teaching Ikebana.
3. Take action.
Your plan won’t complete itself.
Procrastination is a killer. The
antidote is just to get started and to keep going, without excuse or rationalization.
Shirley Hawkins said she makes no resolutions for the new
year, she simply forges ahead.
4.
Never stop learning. Read and study magazines, books and videos
about your craft. Seek out artists whose
work you admire and take lessons from them.
Learning new techniques and ideas is what Jim Sawatzki
says helps him keep his craft fresh.
5. Be persistent and work hard.
True success is a long-term, not a short-term endeavor. It can take many years to reach a
satisfactory level of art achievement.
Mary Krucoff recalled an old but appropriate
joke punch line: When a visitor in
6.
Learn to analyze details. Gather facts and information that will help
you market and sell better. For example,
analyze which of your pieces sell best based on subjects, sizes, formats and
prices. Also learn who buys what, where
and why.
7.
Focus your time and energy. Don’t let distractions, chores, commitments,
people or anything else distract you from devoting yourself to your art. Carla Ryan says she’ll manage her time better next year in
order to complete more art.
8. Be innovative; be different. Be
daring and try different media, techniques, venues and marketing and selling
approaches. Marci Edwards plans to
investigate new media in order to “open myself up.”
9.
Deal with and communicate with people effectively.
Appreciating customers and informing prospects is as important as
creating the work. Susie Rieple said she’ll focus on building more awareness in
2008, trying different ways to present what she does.
10.
Be honest and dependable; take
responsibility. Otherwise numbers 1
through 9 won’t matter. And to that,
I’d add number 11 – make God your partner; nothing happens without Him.
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There
is still the possibility of a show at the airport, but not until some time in
2009. It would be on the theme of “Colorado Springs Connecting the
World.” Members interested should submit high quality digital samples of their
art via email by
J Happy Birthday! ¯¯
Nancye Culbreath, December 8
Dan Krucoff, December 26
Cheryl Golightly, December 30
Laura Richardson, December 31
(If your birthday isn’t mentioned, please let Mary Krucoff know and it will be added
it to the list.)
A Few Thoughts for the
We have certainly had a year full of its up and
downs. After a less than spectacular Winter Show at Woodmen Chapel, we then had
a very successful Spring Show and an excellent Craft Fair (the best in the last
several years!). We have endured the tragic loss of Janice Reese and the
passing of Giselle Griepentrog and Al Miele. We said goodbye to Pat Yorke.
Our membership has changed with the welcome addition of 16 new members, but 22
old members did not renew. And here we are already at our annual Christmas
Luncheon celebration and looking forward to the next year’s opportunities for
new friendships and new discoveries in our art.
So – Merry
Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy New Year!
See you Next Year!