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BOOK  49        Volume  1        May/June  2017  

 

 

 

 

INDEX  

Meet  the  New  President            2  

Past  President’s  Message            2  

Officers  for  2017-2018              3  

Group  Reports                    3  

EOC  Minutes  -                

April  8                9  

Video  Library  Information                                  9    

CAPA  Scholarships                                                            10          

 

Happy  Spring!  

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Meet the New CAPA President ~ Jacque Nei l ~

Thank  you,  I  think  for  electing  me  president  of  CAPA.    What  a  responsibility.    I  hope  I  can  serve  you  well.    I  was  asked  for  a  brief  background,  so  here  goes.    I  was  introduced  to  porcelain  art  by  my  stepmother  Joy  Ewalt.    As  a  child  it  was  busy  work  to  keep  me  out  of  her  hair  when  I  visited  their  home  in  Kettleman  City.    She  loved  the  art  and  wanted  to  share  that  love.    In  1995  I  painted  my  first  real  piece  but  was  working  full  time  as  an  RN  in  San  Diego  and  needed  more  incentive.    That  came  in  the  form  of  Nancy  Benedetti.    Joy  had  taken  me  to  a  CAPA  show  and  it  seemed  like  everyone  around  me  was  aged  and  very  conservative.    Nancy  bounced  across  the  room  and  she  shared  her  love  of  porcelain  art,  as  well.    I  fell  in  love  then  and  there  with  porcelain  art.    My  eyes  opened  and  I  saw  all  the  beauty,  struggle,  learning  that  was  going  on.    I  retired  in  1999  and  by  the  next  year  was  taking  lessons  and  attending  as  many  seminars  as  possible.    I  am  at  present  a  proud  student  of  Nancy  Benedetti  and  a  member  of  the  Fresno  Porcelain  Artists.    The  world  of  porcelain  art  is  still  opening  for  me.    There  is  always  something  new  to  be  learned.      

Thanks  for  joining  me  on  this  journey!  

 

Past President’s Message ~ Shirley Dumas ~

CONGRATULATIONS  to  Jacque  Neil,  CAPA  President  2017-‐2018  and  the  elected  members  of  the  slate!  We  had  a  great  board,  election  &  installation  meeting  in  Solvang  April  8,  2017.  I  was  so  pleased  with  the  CAPA  member  turnout.    Fun  meeting!  And,  then,  what  better  place  to  shop  than  Solvang.  A  big  thank  you  to  my  board  for  all  your  help.  One  note!  CAPA  is  in  need  of  a  President  Elect  for  2019.    With  each  of  the  clubs  pitching  in,  it  will  not  be  a  difficult  job.  

I  want  to  especially  thank  our  new  web  masters  Jean  Unger,  Arnie  Unger  and  Betty  Castro  for  all  the  time  they  have  put  into  getting  our  web  site  up  and  running:    www.capachina.com.    Send  Jean  an  e-‐mail  at    jean97@aol.com  to  give  her  your  club’s  monthly  newsletter  and  other  information  you  want  to  appear  on  the  web  site.  

We  now  look  forward  to  Jacque’s  leadership  and  the  2018  Convention.  My  wish  is  for  members  to  start  painting  beautiful  auction  items  and  making  plans  to  attend  the  2018  Convention  in  Fresno.  

Again,  thank  you  to  my  board  for  all  your  help  this  past  year.  It  was  a  great  feeling  to  turn  the  gavel  over  to  Jacque.  Now  time  for  me  to  paint  and  play  with  my  Birman  kitties.  

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New Officers for 2017/18

 President:       Jacque  Neil  2nd  Vice  Pres:       Linda  Hartshorn  Treasurer:       Jean  Unger    Secretary:       Susan  Hertzberg  Historian:        Jan  Breeding    New  Board  Member:    Yvonne  Van  

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Camellia City Porcelain Artists Mary Williams, reporter

Camellia  City  has  been  very  busy  so  far  this  year  going  to  seminars.  We  had  seminars  with  Cherry  Eggs,painting  yellow  roses  with  new  techniques  in  December;  painted  a  portrait  of  choice  with  Cookie  Barton  in  February  and  a  wolf  with  Sabrina  Pedron  in  March.  The  results  of  these  seminars  are  beautiful.  

 

We  have  been  planning  our  October  tea.  We  display  painted  porcelain  from  all  of  our  members,  have  painted  items  for  sale  and  of  course  we  serve  tea  and  coffee  in  painted  tea  sets.  

 

At  the  present  time  are  working  on  getting  our  entries  ready  for  the  state  fair.  

 

Our  new  officers  for  2017  –  2018  are:  

President  Yvonne  Von  Bronchitis  

1st  Vice  president  Consuelo  Vargas  

2nd  Vice  Presidents  Inez  Kenison  &  Mae  Ferral  

Secretary  Mary  Lea  Filbert  

Treasurer  Carolyn  Russell  

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Fresno Porcelain Artists Club Jeanette Byl, reporter

Our  April  Spring  Luncheon  was  held  at  Golden  Chinese  Restaurant  where  we  had  a  wonderful  6-‐course  meal.  Carole  Love-‐Forbes  made  the  arrangements  with  the  restaurant  and  Renay  Weis  made  the  table  decorations,  We  each  had  a  nice  piece  of  china  from  her  dear  mother’s  collection  placed  at  our  seat  as  a  gift.    Deborah  Hughes  is  our  Honored  Artist  for  2017  and  had  a  lovely  display;  she  is  an  asset  to  our  club,  as  so  many  of  our  members  are.  an  An  auction  of  three  painted  porcelain  items  was  featured.  provided  by  Jennie  Graham  a  beautiful  basket  with  china,  Jeanette  Byl  a  lovely  Rose  plate  painted  by  Sonie  Ames,  and  Renee  Weis  a  beautiful  piece  from  her  mothers  collection.  Celee  Evans  provided  a  demonstration  on  Shadows  behind  your  main  flower,  she  is  so  good  at  seeing  where  the  shadows  should  be  to  really  make  and  enhance  the  piece  she  is  painting.    Celee  also  brought  some  items  for  us  to  purchase,  and  that  is  always  welcome  as  we  are  not  having  a  show  this  year.      

Our  dear  Patti  Duncan,  age  87,  went  to  be  with  the  Lord  on  April  19,  2017  after  a  severe  stroke.    She  was  a  valuable  member  of  Fresno  Porcelain  Artists  Club  and  was  thrilled  to  be  named  our  Honored  Artist  in  2013.  Patti  served  the  club  for  29  years  in  many  areas,  but  one  was  her  particular  forte’.    She  was  our  chairperson  for  Fresno  Fair  for  many  years  and  always  set  up  the  display  cases  in  Home  Arts  Building  beautifully  in  order  to  present  our  art  at  its  very  best  to  the  public.    The  scheduling  for  the  Fair  was  not  an  easy  task,  but  Patti  always  did  it  well.  After  deciding  it  was  time  to  step  down  from  this  responsibility,  she  still  assisted  Anne  Fleming  and  Deborah  Hughes  for  a  few  years  while  they  “learned  the  ropes.”  Compassionate  and  understanding,  Patti  was  always  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand,  and  she  was  a  good  listener  when  you  needed  a  shoulder  to  cry  on.  Loved  by  all,  she  will  be  missed,  and  her  death  leaves  a  hole  in  our  hearts.    

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Napa Valley Club Mona Montgomery, reporter

Greetings  from  Napa  with  all  the  rain  and  winter  that  just  keeps  on  coming.    Usually,  by  now  we  have  many  more  days  of  “Spring”  to  enjoy.      February  was  the  last  meeting  for  Sharon  Keating,  as  our  secretary.    She  has  moved  to  their  home  in  Pacifica  and  because  of  the  distance,  she  had  to  resign  from  that  role.    We  will  miss  her  and  the  integral  part  she  has  played,  all  these  years,  in  the  club.    We  hope  Sharon  will  visit  when  she  can  and  agree  to  come  do  a  seminar  occasionally.          The  fish  seminar  with  Marna  Parks  is  still  in  the  works.    Details  will  be  given  at  the  March  meeting.      Ellen  Olson  brought  a  beautiful  demonstration  with  double  violets.    As  a  result  of  so  much  interest,  plans  were  discussed  to  have  Ellen  return  for  a  seminar.    Lynn  will  be  following  up  to  see  if  it’s  doable.        Guests  at  the  March  meeting  were  Margaret  Olivieri,  Donna  Van  Wagenen  and  Diana  Holdredge  (demonstrator  this  month).            Arrangements  were  finalized  for  the  fish  seminar  (paint  in)  with  Marna.    It  was  held  at  her  home  and  since  each  of  the  painters  ended  up  doing  a  different  design,  we  kept  Marna    on  her  toes,  making  the  rounds  helping  all  of  us  individually.    Luckily  we  were  a  small  group.  Marna  agreed  to  fill  the  vacated  secretary  position  for  this  next  year.    All  the  club  officers  were  willing  to  remain  in  their  same  position  for  another  year.  

   Diana  Holdredge’s  demonstration  was  impressive  and  informative.    She  shared  so  much  from  her  time  in  Germany  and  gave  each  of  us  a  handout  with  a  few  of  her  patterns.    So  appreciated!          Best  wishes  to  the  other  clubs,  Mona    

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Nevada Association of Porcelain Artists Georgialee Wennerstrom, reporter

Sadness  befell  our  members  once  again  with   the  passing  of  our  original  and  beloved   long-‐time  member  Thelma  Hopkins  on  February  21  of  this  year.    She  was  born  in  Canada  and  lived  in  California,  Texas,  Kansas,  Saudi  Arabia  and  Nevada  during  her  lifetime  and  for  the  last  30  years  was  mostly  in  the  Carson  City  area.    Thelma  was  a  nurse  by  profession  and  spent  her   career   working   in   hospitals   and   taking   care   of   private  patients.    In  her  spare  time  she  was  an  excellent  oil  painter  and  porcelain   painter.     Our   club   considered   her   one   of   its   most  talented   artists   and   also   one   of   our   most   active.     I   vividly  remember  her  helping  with  our  fund-‐raising  garage  sale  when  she   was   about   92   years   old   and   we   were   outside   in   102  degrees   heat   for   two   days.     She   never   turned   down  working  the   various   club   offices   during   her   membership   years.     This  friend  was  generous  and  kind  to  everyone  she  met  and  we  all  miss  her!!  

Following   the   Christmas   holidays   business   went   on   as   usual  during   our   meetings.     Jean   Unger   gives   kudos   to   Linda  Hartshorn  and  Betty  Castro  for  taking  time  to  help  her  and  her  tech-‐oriented  husband  Arnie  with  once  again  getting  our  web  site   switched  up  and  running.   It   is  www.capachina.com    We  discussed   the   future  of  our  very  small   club  and  are  looking  forward  to  our  May  seminar  with  Nancy  Benedetti.  

 

Now-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐on  to  my  painting!    It  is  the  one  easy  thing  I  can  do  since  breaking  my  foot.    I  now  know  I  definitely  am  NOT  21  any  more  and  certainly  can  NOT  "leap  tall  buildings  in  a  single  bound"!!!    May  you  all  be  safe  and  aware  of  your  failings  and  not  have  to  learn  the  hard  way!      

 

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Peninsula China Painters Carlene  Scheidtmann, reporter  

On  January  12th  we  participated  in  the  “Creative  Fair”  organized  by  the  senior  groups  of  San  Francisco  State  University.  

Participants  were  invited  to  display  their  artwork,  read  stories  they  had  written,  sing,  or  play  musical  instruments.    Each  person  was  given  5  minutes  to  talk  about  their  entry.        

Our  table  of  porcelain  art  represented  a  variety  of  styles  painted  by  each  of  our  three  (3)  Peninsula/CAPA  members.  Our  display  was  well  received,  and  generated  much  interest.  

Even  “Emperor  Norton”  (  a  living  symbol  of  San  Francisco  hospitality,  since  the  1800’s)  attended  the  event  in  full  regalia!    

We  have  already  received  an  invitation  to  return  next  year,  and  look  forward  to  sharing  our  art!  

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Santa Clara Valley Porcelain Artists Linda Hartshorn, reporter

                           

The  winter  rains  this  year  slowed  us  down  a  little.    There  were  trees  down,  flooding  and  landslides  this  year.    We  are  glad  to  see  the  sun  shining  again.    

Santa  Clara  Porcelain  Artists  (SCVPA)  has  been  active  in  learning  and  ideas  for  this  year.  The  picture  to  the  right  is  from  the  seminar  on  February  11,  12,  13  &  14th  with  Jerri  Cook-‐Barton  painting  a  portrait  of  a  little  girl.    Cookie  always  shows  us  how  to  paint  beautifully.  

We  had  another  seminar  on  March  23rd  thru  27th  with  Sabrina  Pederon  from  Italy  painting  a  bobcat.    We  learned  a  lot  from  her  and  hope  to  have  her  back.    She  has  a  totally  different  style  of  painting  and  gave  us  lots  to  think  about.  

We  are  planning  to  display  at  the  Santa  Clara  County  Fair  again  this  year.    Mickey  Jenkins  and  Mary  Denny  are  working  on  getting  a  display  ready  for  the  August  fair.       For  our  Christmas  fundraiser,  we  are  planning  something  different  this  year.    Instead  of  cups,  glasses  or  ornaments,  we  are  going  to  paint  pendants  and  do  a  workshop  to  create  beaded  chains  for  our  work.          

I  know  these  ladies  are  creative  and  I  hope  to  share  some  pictures  of  their  work  later  this  year.    Hope  all  is  well  with  our  fellow  painters.    Happy  Spring!!  

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CAPA EOC Meeting Minutes April  8,  2017  

 The  meeting  was  called  to  order  at  10:12  a.m.  by  Pres.  Shirley  Dumas  7  clubs  represented  with  21  in  attendance    Recording  Sec  Susan  Hertzberg  read  the  minutes  of  the  Oct.  2017  meeting.  The  minutes  were  approved  as  read.  

 Treasurers  Report  by  Mary  Denny:  Beginning  Balance  6/1/2016                                              $13,188.74  Income                                                                                                                                          4,673.99  Expenses                                                                                                                                  4,376.48  Balance                                                                                                                                $13,486.25  CD  Account                                                                                                                          5,116.73  Closing  Balance  March  30,  2017                                  $19,246.99    Editor:    Deborah  Hughes,  absent    Website  Update:  Jean  Unger  great  job  being  done  to  bring  the  website  up  to    Date.  It  is  up  to  each  Club  to  get  information  to  the  website  to  be  sure  recent  Information  can  be  included.    Send  information  and  photos  to:  webaster@capachina.com  or  jean97@aol.com    Education:    Jerry  Gearhart  read  the  report  from  Cathy  Houf:    North  and  South  Are  to  obtain  their  own  out  of  state  Teachers.    Barbara  Wirth  will  be  the  new  Education  chairman  for  the  southern  clubs    Convention:    Jackie  Neil:    The  chosen  site  for  the  2018  Convention  fell  through  Due  to  increase  in  costs.    She  is  still  looking  for  a  new  site  for  the  Convention  and  will  get  this  information  to  everyone  as  soon  as  possible.    Discussion  followed.    Old  Business:    Renay  needed  clarification  on  CAPA  banking  and  IRS  procedures.  She  has  opened  the  bank  account  and  gave  an  explanation  on  the  inventory  increases  and  club  dissolution  of  funds.    Each  Club  Treasurer  is  responsible  for  Their  individual  club  financial  dealings.    New  Business:  Rules  of  Procedure  need  to  be  revised  or  clarified;    Shirley  had  3  recommendations:  

1.  Clubs  ID/tax  #.    The  numbers  are  listed  in  the  CAPA  Treasurers  paper  work  that  was  turned  over  years  ago;  we  are  a  501-‐C  (7)  

2. Signers  for  CAPA’s  bank  account.    Recommends  adding  the  3  year  Board  of  Director  due  to  age  and  distance  apart  of  members.    Mary  will  find  out  who    is  now  on  as  signatories.  

3. Procedure  books  need  to  be  found  and  or  updated.    She  suggested  a  copy  Of  our  Insurance  be  sent  to  each  Club.    Mary  Denny  has  the  original  copy  Diana  Holdrege  will  chair  a  committee  for  this.    Any  changes  suggested  should  be  sent  to  Diana.  

 Slate  of  Officers:    The  slate  of  new  officers  was  read  by  Shirley  Dumas.    Floor  nominations  were  requested.    Nominated  for  Pres.  Elect  –  Renay  Weis,  Renay  Declines,  Nominated  or  Pres  Elect  –  Jerry  Gearhart,  Jerry  declines.    

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It  was  moved  and  seconded  to  accept  the  slate  of  officers  as  listed.    Motion  Passed.    Business  was  tabled  at  12:30  AM  for  lunch  and  resumed  at  1:00  PM    Installation  of  Officers:    Jerry  Gearhart  installed  the  following  slate  of  officers    Using  a  color  theme  with  paint  vials  Installed  were:  President:    Jacque  Neil  2nd  Vice  Pres:    Linda  Hartshorn  Treasurer:    Jean  Unger  Secretary:    Susan  Hertzberg  Historian:    Jan  Breeding    New  Board  Member:    Yvonne  Van  Brauchitsch    The  meeting  was  adjourned  at  1:25  PM    Respectfully  submitted  Susan  Hertzberg,  Rec.  Sec    

CAPA Library Lola Garth, Librarian

The following titles are available for checking out from our state library: FRANK R. ALBRECHT: Painting Winter Scenes RUTH COOPER: Raised Paste and Gold BARBARA DUNCAN: 1) Berries 2) Color and Composition 3) Roses 4) White Roses and Wisteria CELEE EVANS: 1) Smoky Roses 2) Unforgettable Carving ADELE POWERLL HOLT: 1) Boxes 2)Demo Hints & Stuff with Forget-Me-Nots 3) Miniature Landscapes HELEN HUMES: 1) Roses, Leaves & Pansies 2) Daisies & Cornflowers RUTH LITTLE: Roses, What I Do Best JANE MARCKS: 1) Baby Fairies, A Private Lesson 2) Painting Fruit 3) Portraits (2 tapes) BRENDA MORGAN MOORE: Chrysanthemums GRACE MOSS: 1) Roses 2) Water Lilies 3) Orchids 4) Wisteria BIRGET PORTER: 1) Royal Dresden 1 Fire Techniques, Flower Bouquet with Tulips 2) Royal Dresden, Gold Work and Wild Roses BARBARA ANDREE SALISBURY: The Old Sheepherder FANNIE LEE SARTAIN: Birds PAULA WHITE: Red Grapes ALZORA ZAREMBA: Alzora’s Roses (2 tapes) PANDA: Art Filipe ZEBRA: Art Filipe PLEASE NOTE: To rent videos from the CAPA Library, you will need to contact Lola and request the video. She will mail the video to you. When you are done viewing it, you need to mail it back to Lola (see address below), via media mail, and delivery confirmation with signature required. This will add $2.90 to the media postage. Your only expense will be the postage to return the video to Lola. You no longer need to send a deposit. However, you will be responsible for the video tape while it is in your possession. Videos are rented for 30 days. We have some wonderful videos, please make use of them. Lola Garth, 1820 246th St., Lomita, CA 90717

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California Association of Porcelain Artists (CAPA) Scholarship Guidelines

A scholarship in the amount of $500 is available for a student accomplished in art. Money may be used at applicant’s choice of any United States college or university. Scholarship is awarded for any semester. One half ($250) will be awarded after proof of enrollment is furnished to CAPA; second half when proof of semester completion is furnished to CAPA. After presentation of enrollment registration, scholarship must be activated within six months. Recipient or previous applicant may reapply each year. Mail application to Jan Breeding, 11600 Sulpher Mountain Road, Ojai, CA 93023 Scholarship Application Name_________________________________________ Phone Number _____________________________ Address__________________________________________________________________________________ Age_________ Present Grade and School______________________________________________________ College or University of your choice (if different from above)____________)________________)________ If declared, Major_______________________________ Minor____________________________________ Art Experience: Please submit pictures of your finished work in each mixed medium you use. If applicable please indicate previous porcelain painting efforts. How do you plan to utilize your art experiences in your chosen profession?__________________________ Would you be willing to exhibit at our annual Convention and Show? ______________________________ Please include with this application: 1. Letter of recommendation from an art teacher 2. If applicable, a letter of recommendation from a porcelain art teacher or painter 3. Letter of personal recommendation from someone who can attest to your conscientious effort to complete your chosen courses Applicant’s Signature________________________________________Date___________________________