August 5, 2024

 THIRTEEN artists were present at the TAGY meeting held in Rm. 2070 in the Park County Complex:  Jan W., Jeanne, Ben, Pam H., Kim, Sue B., Barb P., Vanda, Ginger, Karling, Cyndy, Jan H., Barb M.

Leadership:  Jeanne announced that she is stepping down from leading the meetings and Barb M. will take over.  The meetings started in 2007 after Jeanne and Kathy L. had been to WAVE meetings in Billings. Barb suggested that at our Christmas party we celebrate 15 years of TAGY.

There was lively and caring discussion regarding the decision to be made for challenges and programs.

Programs for 2025:  Some ideas that were discussed: YouTube videos, new supplies, Mini Me.  A program doesn't have to mean hand's on but can be a demo or an educational program. There were other ideas!

Monthly Challenges: These were discussed with topics such as: Fiction, Grow, Time, Haiku, Mixed Media, Fruits and Veggies, Your State or Country, monthly challenge that turn into an annual piece, Lines, Steampunk, 3-D, put odds and ends in a bag and exchange bags. Also, removing size and shape requirement was discussed.  Also, putting monthly ideas into a bag and drawing one was discussed.

Christmas Gift Exchange Theme:  The group voted that "Winter" is the gift exchange theme.  The gift exchange will be at the January 6, 2025, meeting. If you make a gift, you get a gift.  All gifts must be hand-made, not purchased.  This meeting is also a pot-luck. 

Annual Challenge:  Due July 2025.  The group decided on "Maps" as the theme, using fabric.  Haiku came in a close second, so perhaps we use that in 2026 (but who can calculate that far out into the future!)

Programs for Remainder of 2024:

    Vanda--September 9

    Barb M--October 7

    Pam Mc--November 4--Mod Podge ornament

    Jeanne--December 2

Quilt Hanging:  "Signs" and older art quilts were hung at the 1st Bank of Wyoming in Powell.  Photos are at the bottom of this BLOG.  Thank you to Jeanne, Barb M., Laura G. and Jan W. for hanging them.  A reporter from the Powell Tribune was also present and will write an article for the paper on TAGY.

Show and Tell:

Jeanne steps down from leadership. Thank you, Jeanne, for all the valuable work you put into TAGY!

Sue B., Kim, Pam H., Ben

Ginger, Vanda, Karling

Barb M., our new meeting leader

Barb's Memories world map with tags from silk ties from all over the map!

Marybeth's Hobo Texting Signs challenge quilt

Lili's Signs of Encouragement

Jan W.'s tea bag note cards. Bee-utiful!

Jan W. and others went to an applique class!

Aretha!  By Jeanne

Jeanne's Dorothea Lange

Jeanne's Shine On Harvest Moon

Walter Cunningham by Jeanne

Chief Joseph by Jeanne

Human (Children's) Rights by Jeanne

Jeanne's The Raven Signs quilt

Ben's Fit For A Queen--so pretty

Ben's Bearded Iris

Ben's hubby's quilt...likely made by a friend of a friend.

Jan W.'s applique pillow

Jan W.'s Steampunk 20:20 in 2020

Jan W.'s Steam Punk Furnace Pipes

Pam H.'s Black Hole

Pam H.'s Fireworks Down By the Riverside

Pam H.'s Hot Flash

Barb P. expressing her appreciation of the TAGY group.  I was touched by her words.

Barb P., City Scape panel.  Love the colors!

Pam H.'s tea bag notecards

Ginger's Fantasy Flora

Ginger's Who Lives Here?

Ginger's Tactile Challenge

Ginger's Fireweed quilt

Ginger's Doors quilt

Cyndy's

Cyndy's Purple Angel

Cyndy's What a Bunch of Blooming Yo-Yos!

Cyndy's Horses

Cyndy's Dragonflies (wish it was mine!)

Jan H.'s Fantasy Flowers

Jan H.'s Go Fish!

Jan H.'s Don't Fence Me In

Ben's postcard

Ben's Bearded Iris

Barb M.

Kim

Pam H. (lookin' sassy!)

Ben :)

Barb P.

Sue B.

Ginger, Vanda, Karling

Jan H.'s tea bag notecards

Quilts Hung in 1st Bank of Wyoming--thank you Barb M., Jeanne, Jan W., and Laura G. The Powell Tribune reporter interviewed Jeanne and Barb M.

THE END!!