Rainbow Artists November Newsletter

October, 2012 Meeting Discussions

1. We talked about updating the Rainbow bro-

chure to make it look more inviting.

2. Discussed the Dia de Los Muertos Altar, clari-

fied meeting time to construct the altar.

3. Upcoming shows were on the agenda. Have a

confirmed exhibit at the Factory on 5th in

March, 2013. Thora Guinn will investigate

possibilities for shows at restaurants. Eliza

Schmid offered space at Gallery ABQ at a

rental fee of several hundred $$.

4. Colorful new business cards were presented by

Jackie Hertel . We intend to pass these out to

friends and place in galleries and other loca-

tions.

5. Questions about the wording of our statement

of purpose came up. Will discuss in Novem-

ber.

6. Kiva Loans participation. Judith Kidd will

call Mary DuBois about possibility of inter-

ested Rainbows joining her team. 7. Thank you Shari Adkisson, for instructing us on

how to make origami peace cranes. We had lots of fun and laughter over our efforts.

A Women’s Collective in New Mexico Established January 1990 www.RainbowArtists.com

Monthly Meeting and Program Monday, November 19, 2012 6:30: Business Meeting Agenda items : Discuss and review our statement of purpose. Exchange ideas for updating our brochure. Report on ideas for exhibits in 2013. Report from Melva Kellett on publicity person.

All Rainbow Women are encouraged to attend this meeting to discuss these important issues. Please contribute your worthy and unique ideas. Program: Gentle group critique of Works in Progress. Bring works to share.

Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls. See inside

for directions to create these and more!!

Upcoming Events

December Holiday Party Sat., December 8, 3-6 pm at Suzanne Vi-sor’s home, 1517 Vasser NE. Potluck.

Thank you for hosting, Suzanne!

This year we’re going to exchange small pieces of art.. Each will bring a small wrapped gift of their art. Enjoy making or finding in your studio a gift to delight another Rainbow woman.

Grace Collins participated in the first annual Las Vegas, NM PAINT OUT in October. Organ-ized by the Las Vegas Plein Air Group, the Paint Out included a contest to depict buildings in the town that have been used in movie sets. A list of movies and some “take-outs” were shown. A “quick-draw” ( 1 hour) was held on the plaza, and there was even a mystery house artists could paint if they could find it! Prizes were given for the best work in each medium, oil, pastel, acrylic and watercolor. Local businesses were involved, giving discounts to participants, and receptions graced with food and wine were held at a local gallery. Some of the local painting sites were Hermit’s Peak, Montezuma Castle, and picturesque local churches. There will be another Paint Out in October, 2013. Grace reports that the cost this year was $20, well worth the lovely drive and pictures taken and painted. Grace Collins Plein Air Painting From the Las Vegas PAINT OUT

The KIVA micro financing project was presented

to our Rainbow meeting in September by Aysha Tur-

tle. Rainbow decided not to start our own KIVA team,

but some of us are interested in joining KIVA as indi-

viduals. To do this go directly to KIVA.org and register

and lend. Or, to become part of Aysha's team, regis-

ter, go to the community spot, look up Albuquerque

CSL. and click JOIN TEAM. Either way will work.

Statement of Purpose

We are a New Mexico-based multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-generational collective organized to support, promote, and encourage all women to pur-sue all expressions of creativity. Our Collective will enhance our creativity and our community by en-riching ourselves with knowledge of one another’s works and the work of artists not in Rainbow Artists. We do not intend our dues or hanging fees to re-strict any woman from membership. Membership is open to those who endorse this statement.

We will continually improve our art, our relationship with one another, and our association with the com-munity. We will keep abreast of exhibits, perform-ance opportunities, contests and grants. Working together, we hope not only to gain financial support and recognition for our individual art forms, but to create projects which benefit our group and our community as a whole.

Our Collective evolves from working together with understanding and friendship. Our strength comes from our multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-generational membership.

2012 Rainbow Artists Council Exhibitions Grace Collins 341-4354 Treasurer Shari Adkisson 242-7227 Website Joan Fenicle 771-4007 Publicity Joan Saks Berman 265-5157 Outreach Thora Guinn 842-6196 Newsletter mailing Judith Kidd 243-6174 Newsletter editors Jackie Hertel 265-2339 Nova Denise Also use these emails which are easy to remember: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Rainbow News and Notes


Rainbow’s Dia de

Los Muertos Altar

at the South Broad-

way Cultural Ctr.

Coordinated by Melva

Kellett

RAINBOW ACHIEVEMENTS Eliza M. Schmid has been invited to do a painting dem-

onstration in the Lobby of the Andaluz Hotel Tuesday,

Nov. 13, 5-8 pm. Small hors d’oevres will be served.

Eliza will also have paintings on exhibit at the Johnson’s

of Madrid with receptions on first Saturdays, 3-5 pm;

Nov. 3 is the next one.

ABQ Gallery, of which Eliza is a member, is show-ing her work in the “old Souls” exhibit with reception Friday, 5-8 pm, Nov. 2. Rainbow Artists have an altar at El Dia de Los Muertos at the South Broadway Cultural Center. We have won first place recognition from the Mexi-can Consulate for our altar for the past three years. Come see our altar and leave an offering if you wish. Rainbow artists Jackie Hertel, Ainsley Skye Wa-ters and Sylvia Ortiz Domney have works at the El Dia de Los Muertos exhibit.at the South Broadway Cultural Center. Sylvia creates an annual Ofrenda which is always colorful and unique. Sylvia will also be constructing an installation for the SBCC library Guadalupana as well as exhibiting in the Guadalupana Gallery show in early December. In addition she sold two pieces at the Old San Ysidro Church Fine Arts Show recently. Dee Sanchez will exhibit paintings at the Weems Art Fest, Nov. 9-11.



Ainsley Skye Waters is saying “good bye” to

Rainbow for now, taking a pause in art making to

pursue other interests including volunteer tutoring

in English as a Second Language. She wishes each

of us well. We’ll miss you Ainsley.

New Work by Shari Adkisson “Circus Circles”

Layered Fabric

How to Make a Sugar Skull

Sugar skulls are brightly colored candies shaped like skulls. Peo-

ple often eat them, just like valentines candy. They remind us that

we, too, will die someday. This is not morbid or sad. Instead. It is

a reminder to enjoy life while we're here.

Ingredients:

2 cups sifted powered sugar

1 egg white

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

1/3 cup of corn starch

Food coloring 1 fine paintbrush

Preparation: Mix egg white, syrup and vanilla in a dry bowl. Mix

the sifted powdered sugar into the mixture gradually with your

fingers until it forms a ball. Sprinkle cornstarch on a table or cut-

ting board. Place the mixture on the table and shape it into a smooth ball. Wrap tightly in plastic and chill until ready to use.

(It will keep for several months.)

Shades of Grey New Work by Joan Fenicle In-cluded with 7 other black and white images in a Nov.-Dec. exhibit at Arte de Placitas Gallery.



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How to Make Pan de Muerto

Pan de Muerto is a sweet bread shaped like an oval, although it can also be shaped like a person or animal or even a bone!

Thanks to: Luis San Vicente for sharing this receipt in his book: The Festival of Bones

Ingredients:

2 packets of dry yeast

11/2 cups of flour

1 tablespoon of anise seed

1/2 cup of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

1/2cup of water

1/2 cup butter

4eggs

3-41/2 cups of flour

Preparation: Mix all dry ingredients together together except the 3-41/2 cups of flour. Heat, but don’t boil, milk, water. and

butter in a small pan and then add it to the dry mixture. Beat well.

Add the eggs and 1 1/2 cups of the additional flour, little at a time.

Flour a cutting board. Knead the mixture on the cutting board for 9-10 minute, put the dough in a greased bowl and allow

it to rise until it has doubled in size about 1 to 1 1/2 hours at sea level). Punch the dough down and shape it however you

want– as a person, animal, bone, or in an oval shape. Let it rise for another hour.

Bake at 350 F (175 C) for about 40 minutes. After baking, sprinkle it with colored sugar. Decorate with crystallized fruit

or gummy bears.

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