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President
Marti White
Vice-President
Anne Leonard
Secretary
Ann Loud
Treasurer
Susan Ettl
Membership
Katherine Sylvan
Exhibits Co-Chairs
Carol Chambers
Mary Bourret
Education Committee
Jill Ballesteros (minis)
Nina Beland (small groups)
Sharyn Binam (minis)
Jo Ann Daly (workshops)
Melissa Johnson (minis)
Patti Lewis (minis)
Nancy Norton (support)
Lorrie Parsell (workshops)
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CASA Meeting
February 7, 2014
9:30am to noon
St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church
4625 E. River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
 Quinn McDonald
Presenter: Quinn McDonald
Mind over Chatter: Hearing Inspiration
Despite the Inner Critic
Monsoon Paper Collection
"Take a moment to see how far you have come. That is an important part of being strong enough to continue." _Quinn
Quinn McDonald, certified creativity coach, writer and self-taught mixed media artist began writing at age six. As an author of two successful books plus an additional daily blog, she continues to share her thoughts, observations and inspirations for leading a creative life. A degree in cross cultural studies originally placed her in the demanding corporate world where creative thinking was considered disruptive thinking and not a uniform to be worn by a cooperate employee. Her departure from this world in 2002, gave life to QuinnCreative supporting her philosophy that life meaning is made not found. QuinnCreative.com offers instruction in and exploration of professional development, creative growth, personal development, available workshops and retreats, introduces her books and encourages creative celebrations.
Her first book, Raw Art Journaling, invites creative play, experimentation and even making mistakes by combining raw art and writing. Her recent release: The Inner Hero Art Journal: Mixed Media Messages to Silence Your Inner Critic, addresses how to confront the inner critics and summon our inner heroes using writing exercises, color, techniques and listening to our hearts.
Quinn invites us to create an atmosphere of strength and courage and asks that we bring these tools: a piece of paper or journal and pen and promises that we will surprise ourselves with what we will discover.
Painted Leaves
February 7, 2014 MINI WORKSHOP
Quinn McDonald
The focus of this workshop with Quinn McDonald is to remind us of the importance of creative growth and call out our "Inner Hero."
You will paint, cut and use surface design techniques to fill the
envelope that we have created.
Go to Quinn's website: http://quinncreative.wordpress.com
Quinn is an accomplished author and artist. She works as a
creativity coach and teaches. She is an active blogger and is eager to share her creativity.
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Spring Three-day Workshop with Josh GoldbergMarch 12,13, and 14, 2014 "Finding Your Mark: The Gestural Pleasures of Painting" This is a workshop with a dual function. First, it will focus on understanding and using the brush in various ways to expand the participant's "vocabulary" of forms and expressions. By knowing what the brush can and cannot do, the participant will be able to renew the energy of their imagery, gesture, and composition with personal, symbolic, and metaphorical meaning. Second, participants will learn to critically look at one's work (self-critique), as well as how to present the work to best advantage, and the issue of titles.
Supply List:
acrylic paints, palette (something to mix paint on), water bucket, tarp, masking tape, large brushes, gel medium, spray bottle, scrapers. If working on paper, the paper must be gessoed and taped to a board prior to the workshop. Canvas must be gessoed as well prior to class. Please bring more than one or two sheets of paper and more than one canvas. If you wish to work large one can put two sheets or canvases together to give added scale.
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Change in Annual DuesAt the December meeting, the Board of Directors recommended that the annual dues for CASA members be raised from $35.00 to $45.00 beginning with the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Dues will be payable by May 31, 2014 in the amount of $45.00. If you would like a copy of the constitution and the bylaws, please contact Marti White at martiaz@simplybits.net and one will be e-mailed to you.
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CASA at Northwestern Mutual -Tucson
Hi CASA Members,
The Northwestern Mutual-Tucson show is up and it looks great thanks to all of you who helped put it up.
Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, January 30th, 2014, from 5 to 7pm. Come see the work of your fellow artists and congratulate our award winners.
Please forward the invitation that was e-mailed to you to your family, friends, and art clients. Also, the postcards are printed and available for pickup at Northwestern Mutual's front desk.The address is on the flyer.
Mary Bourret, Exhibits Co-Chair
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Exhibit at Tucson International Airport
Visit the CASA exhibit at the Tucson International Airport from October 7, 2013 through January 16, 2014. There will be no reception for this exhibit. It is located in the lounge area on the ticketing level - behind the ticketing desks.
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Habitat News
The new show at Habitat for Humanity is now up and it is beautiful. One portion of the exhibit is a collection of work by two of our Signature members - Fran McNeely and Perdita Andrews. Our work is in public areas that range from the large conference room to smaller conference rooms, the reception area and hallways.
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Sharyn's Notes from Andy Burgess' Presentation
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Marti White
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona |
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