General News for the Sandy Guild Members

I have added a new page, in the right sidebar, with a list of the books we currently have in our Library.  To view the list, simply click on: "Our Library".  To check out these books, please speak to Karla.  If you have any books or DVD's you would like to donate, they would be welcomed.  Sharing knowledge is a wonderful gift.

Christmas is fast approaching and we are trying to make plans for our annual Christmas Party.  This year we are unable to secure our usual caterer, but we thought a potluck, family style meal was the next best thing.  We are ordering a Honey-Baked Ham as the main meat dish.  If you would like to bring a side dish to go with the main dish, please let Sharron Bell know what you would like to bring.  Her number is: 801 676 9904  There is plenty of time for you to decide.  I will send out another reminder next month.  Please let her know whether or not you prefer Apple Juice or Apple Cider.  (We will provide these refreshments as well).

Gift Exchange-in the past we have shared either a 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 watercolor and it is such a favorite gift, we will be doing another exchange this year at the party.

If anyone would like to volunteer to help with the party, decorations, music, table settings, etc. please contact Sharron.

Our October Meeting on the 15th is the annual Dick Blick Demo!  Mark your calendars!

Our November Meeting  on the 19th we will be making Christmas Cards with Virginia Kimball!

Our December Meeting on the 17th will be our annual festive Christmas Party!  Please plan to share the evening with good friends, delicious food, fun and laughter.

General Information

There will be no meeting tonight due to our summer break, but we will be back in full swing, September 17th!  There are some exciting things happening, some minor changes and some great workshops planned for 2015-2016.

One of the changes will be how we organize the Christmas Party.  This year it will be held at the Sandy Senior Center and it will be a down-home, pot luck with a gift exchange.  We will provide the main meat dish and Apple Cider!  More about this in a future post.

Some of you know, I volunteered at the County Fair this summer and made some interesting contacts. These people are interested in providing us with a venue to demonstrate our painting talents by giving us the room to offer painting demos at the 2016 County Fair.  You will also have the option of selling your work.  Anyone interested in participating in these 4 days of demos, please call me (Cindy) 801 674 9503 and I will add you to the list.  (Please note that we will need to break up the times over the 4 days, into 2-4 hour slots and you will be able to sign up for the hours you can be there.  No one is required to be there for the full 4 days!  Also, I will work on getting you parking passes for these time slots.)  The County Fair is normally the 2nd week of August every year, but this has not been confirmed yet.  There will be more information about this opportunity in the future.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, vacations, family and friends at the Monday Paint Group.

Annual Christmas Party

 

Our Christmas Party was such a wonderful event this year and we would like to thank Janine for opening her home to us again.  Thanks to all the wonderful members who worked tirelessly to plan, shop and cook for the 30+ members who attended this event.  It was such an enjoyable evening spent with wonderful friends and fellow painters.  It's a pleasure to know you all!
(Photo courtesy of Cindy Powell).

(The following photos are courtesy of Jim Zinanti).  Thank you for sharing them with us!