April 3, 2023

 Fifteen artists attended the TAGY meeting at the Cody Library Grizzly Room on April 3, 2023:  Sylvie, Vanda, Barb M., Laura, Sue B., Donna, Lori R., Susie, Carol, Jan H., Jan W., Judy, Ben, Lili and Amanda.  These artists creativity never ceases to amaze us all!

Announcements:  

Jan W. announced that we had enough money to sponsor a week of coffee/tea/hot cocoa in the Pardners Cafe.  Our TAGY name will be posted the week of September 11, 2023.  At this meeting she collected enough money to sponsor a second week (to be announced). A thank you note from Pardners Cafe is below.

Lori R. announced a quilting collage class by artist Leslie McNeil (marvelesartstudios.com)   It will be held April 28 and 29th.  Text Lori if you are interested in attending at 307-272-4822.  Check out Leslie's website! The flyer for the class is below.

Lili agreed to do the program in June.  She will talk about her trip to Japan.

Jan W. passed around a card to sign for Jeanette.  

Lori shows a couple of the patterns available for the quilt collage class.

Card for Jeanette

Show and Tell:

Susie shows an apron made from her father's shirt. We are enlisting
her to do a program on this!!  Such a great idea.

Carol shows placemats she made in class.  Pretty!

Jan W. embroidered a table runner for Easter.  Love the bunnies.

Vanda shows organizational ideas learned from her friend.  She used Rockler dividers.  It was an inspiration to go home and get organized!

Vanda also shows how to use a binder clip to "file" this Accuquilt die cut machine.

Barb M. show what she can do with thread clippings. Clever!

Light penetrating the thread "painting"

And Barb shows her completed (unless she adds a knife!) 2023 Challenge Quilt:  Pear/Pair/Pare

She used rust dyed Evalon fabric.  Alice had presented Evalon at a previous program.

The colors are amazing!

Jan H. finally got her embroidery unit to make free-standing lace (FSL)!  Yahoo!

And an embroidered greeting card. Yahoo again!

Jan H.'s "origami" bunnies made from baby wash cloths.

Amanda's Junk Journal!

And she is learning embroidery from Susie.

Circular Weaving Challenge (started at last month's meeting):

Susie did a splended job!

Sylvie's weaving.  Or bikini top...

Vanda's art

Sue B.'s weaving

Ben's.  So pretty and textured.

Jan H.'s 2 inch weave.

Jan H's weave.

Pam's Maui sunset.

Mylar Balloon Challenge:  Jan H. issues a challenge on what to make out of used mylar balloons.  Try to make something and keep them out of the landfill!!  Below are samples of what Jan and Pam made.  Bring your mylar item next month!! I have more balloons if you need one!

Used mylar balloon

Mylar covered eggs by Jan H.

Mylar greeting cards by Jan H. She used Lite Steam a Seam 2.

Pam's mylar greeting card.

...and Pam's hearts

Material Pam used.

Pam's confetti eggs using Peltex and tulle.

The Program:  Lili presented a program on Momigami, the Japanese art of paper making.  We kneaded the paper into usable cloth!  It was messy and fun!

Lili used magazine pages and tissue papers.

We massaged the paper with olive oil or lotion or coconut oil

Donna with gloves to prevent the colors on the paper from getting on her hands.

Lori massaging the paper.  I think she likes getting messy :)

Vanda is not bored...she is concentrating on massaging the paper!

Lili

A collection of papers turned fabric!

Ben and Carol discussing the finer points of the program!

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