Midwest Miniature Guild

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1 Midwest Miniature Guild Guild Newsletter October 2017 October Meeting,,,,,,.l From the Board PRESIDENT S LETTER Meeting Date October 14, 2017 Meeting Schedule Sales Set-Up... 8:00-9:30 Registration... 9:00-9:30 Morning Vendor Sales.. 9:30-11:45 Demos... 10:00-12:00 Demos at approximately: 10:00; 10:35; 11:10 Lunch... 11:45 Business meeting... 12:15-12:45 Live Auction... 12:45 Afternoon Vendor Sales... 1:30 Little Enchantments Sale, Lobby:... 1:30 Board Meeting... 3:00-4:00 Due Friday, September 29, 2017: Meeting Registration Workshop Registration Sales Table Registration Future Dates Teacher Workshop Application Forms for February 2018 Meeting Due December 1, 2017 February 2018 Newsletter Deadline December 1, 2017 Future Guild Meeting Dates February 10, 2018 May 5, 2018 October 6, 2018 It s finally here! A different type of meeting to showcase what the Midwest Miniature Guild is. Instead of classes, we ll have lots of separate, individual demonstrations. We will have vendors, auctions, Karen Fernholz of Little Enchantments selling items in the afternoon, surprises, and, of course, our library. A couple of rules for the October meeting: 1. We should be able to seat at least 128 attendees. That s 16 tables of eight. Guild members will be registered first. Guests will fill remaining spots. 2. We will limit one guest per Guild member. If we have space, we can accommodate more. There seems to be some confusion about where the money is coming from to pay for the free meeting for members and guests. We are waiving the $22.50 usual meeting fee and there will be no charge for the demonstrations. The board has been very frugal and careful with our money. Our bank account is very healthy and that s where the money is coming from to cover the free meeting. None of the money from John & Bella Sanders bequest will pay for our free meeting. Do bring money! We ll have some pretty fabulous auctions that you will want to bid on and our vendors will be there to tempt you with their wares. President s Letter continues on page 2 1

2 President s Letter (Continued from page 1) The Guild received $12,000 because of the generosity of John & Bella. What will we do with that money? One suggestion is bringing in an artisan for a meeting for a special project that all members can participate in. What are your ideas? me and we ll discuss in October. We ll have plenty of tables to display your current projects, so please bring what you ve recently completed. We are still looking for people to help set up displays, for lunch table set up and for serving lunch. Let me know where you can help. I just returned from the 2017 NAME National Convention that was held in Alexandria, VA. I m always renewed after seeing the fabulous exhibits and artisans there. It s fun to renew friendships with other miniaturists from around the country, take workshops, and participate in fun events. If you don t know about NAME, talk to Kathy Goettsch (our NAME State Rep.), me, or several other Guild members that also belong to NAME. I hope to see you October! If you have questions, want to volunteer or have ideas - let me know. I m an or phone call away. Jane Sanem, President Midwest Miniature Guild janeannsanem@gmail.com MIDWEST MINIATURE GUILD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES Shoreview Community Center, May 6, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 12:20 by President, Jane Sanem. Jane reminded the group that guests are not eligible to win a centerpiece. Guests that join today, before the centerpiece drawing, will be eligible to win. The cost to join today will be $20 for the rest of Welcome back to Karen Fernholz. Karen is participating in the garage sale today. Karen addressed the Guild and updated us about what has been happening in her life since the closing Little Enchantments. She will generously be donating the proceeds from her sale today to the Guild. Today s charity is ACBC Food Shelf (Anoka Brotherhood Council Food Shelf). It is the largest food shelf in Anoka County. The Manager, Breanne Nelson, was a guest today and told the group about her organization. Charity donation prizes were won by Mila Falbaum, Jean Kurkowski and Mary Breslin. The members voted and unanimously approved to have Cherie Mattson be co-librarian with Brad Bradshaw. The prize for checking out a book at the library went to Carolyn Nelson. The prize for returning a book to the library went to Cathy Huff. New members were introduced: Ashley Meyers, Bonnnie Rieck-Peterson, Betsy Ayon-Magallanes, Ellie Loux, Iris Schroeder, Christine Olson, Sherry Zittlow, Annette Tiedens, Karen Wubbles and Lin Funk. Membership Meeting Minutes continue on page 3 2

3 Membership Meeting Minutes (Continued from page 2) Guests were introduced: Sara Fish (Mom of Sandy Fish), Breanne Nelson (Manager of ACBC Food Shelf and guest of Gina Sanderson), Pegg Deppe (guest of Elizabeth Proudfit), Kirstin Keller, Naomi Plant, Catalina Vega (Granddaughter of Judith Myers), Kristina Espinosa (Granddaughter of Judith Myers), Melanie Lady (guest of Eilie Loux), Lin Funk and Steve Funk (found our organization after reading the article in Miniature Collector Magazine). Drawing was held for door prizes and the winners were: Priscilla Scott, Kathryn Mcilquham, Sarah Peterson, Christine Olson, Karen Wubbles, Lois Erickson, Lynn Snyder and Deb Nelson. Congratulations to Patrick Kinney who has just received IGMA Artisan status in the category of furniture. Mary Breslin is stepping down from her position of Workshop Coordinator on the MMG Board. She has been in this position for 5 years. Mary will continue for the rest of 2017 and will mentor a new coordinator. If interested in volunteering for this position or any other position please talk to Jane Sanem. The table favors today are cinnamon rolls that were made by Eva Steinbach. Centerpieces were designed by Joan Purcell and constructed with help from the MMG Board. The following items were auctioned: Rental cabin A Weekend in The Country was made by the Rochester Mini Delights Club as a centerpiece for the 2004 NAME National Convention in Minneapolis. This was donated for our auction by Paddy Belois. The winning bid was made by Karen Wubbles. Bed and Breakfast scene A Weekend in The Country was made by Connie Eckert as a centerpiece for the 2004 NAME National Convention in Minneapolis. Karen Wubbles won the bidding. A room box titled Sun Room was donated by Karen Fernholz. The bidding was won by Cathy Goettsch. The meeting was adjourned at 12:55 pm. Submitted by Sue Taylor, Secretary THANK YOU Thanks to Eva Steinbach for the enticing cinnamon rolls that were our table favors in May! Thanks to Carol Blanchfield, Joan Purcell, and Jane Sanem for the wonderful vanity scenes that graced our tables as centerpieces in May. 3

4 UPCOMING EVENTS July 27-30, 2017 NAME National Convention, Alexandria, VA September 21-24, 2017 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Scranton, PA, Small Scale Houseparty October 14, 2017 FREE MMG Meeting February 10, 2018 MMG Meeting May 5, 2018 MMG Meeting May 18-20, 2018 Jockeys and Juleps, Louisville, KY, All-Scale Houseparty August 3-4, 2018 Minneapolis Dollhouse & Miniature Show, Double Tree Member News Minneapolis North, Brooklyn Center August 23-26, 2018 Sweet Tea and Sunshine, Charleston, SC, NAME National Convention July 18-21, 2019 NAME National Convention, Nashville (Franklin), TN Fall 2019 Online House Party July 23-26, 2020 NAME National Convention, Indianapolis, IN 2018 MMG MEMBERSHIP DUES As usual, dues for 2018 are payable beginning in October. The new dues structure is included in this issue. Due to the cost of paper, printing, and handling we had to add a charge for printed copies of our newsletter. Thank you in advance for renewing your membership promptly! 4

5 New Member Get Together Our third New Member Get-Together was held on Saturday, March 25. It was a small group of new members Elyse Phillips, Sherry Zittlow and Sue George. The Guild board was represented by Jane Sanem (President), Brad Bradshaw (Librarian) and Freya Jacobson (Membership). Although small in numbers, we had great discussions and got to know everyone better. The Get-Together was held in Brad s party room. Brad outdid himself! The beautiful tablecloth candles and flowers were a backdrop for a sumptuous lunch of soup, salad, and a cake for dessert. We had gifts and mini magazines for our new members. We hope to make this an annual event in the early months of each year. Pictured from left to right are Freya Jacobson, Brad Bradshaw, Elyse Phillips, Sherry Zittlow and Sue George. WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS Betsy Ayon-Magallanes (Sue Walter) th Ave. E. #1E N. St. Paul, MN wierschke@comcast.net Ashley Meyers (Peggy Meyers) Sunset Terrace Brooklyn Park, MN ashleyelizabethmeyer@gmail.co Priscilla Scott 518 Texas Ave North Hopkins, MN pscott0753@aol.com Lin Funk 8056 Co. Rd. 86 Plainview, MN linandsteve@centurylink.com Christine Olson Nevada Ave. Savage, MN mybooksmn@gmail.com Karen Wubbels 4101 W. 102nd St. Bloomington, MN Ellie Loux 287 Krause Ave. W. Delano, MN eldeloux@gmail.com Bonnie Rieck-Peterson (Sue Walter) 2046 Helena Road N. Oakdale, MN / dougandbonnie@live.com Sherry Zittlow 819 2nd St. N. S. St. Paul, MN cittlow2222@gmail.com From the Board continues on page x 5

6 Miniature Inspirations MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART DOLLHOUSE By Sue Taylor The Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) has a wonderful dollhouse in its collection and it is worth seeing in person. The dollhouse is quite large and is filled with so many treasures it is hard to appreciate them all in one visit. The dollhouse fact sheet reads as follows: This dollhouse originally belonged to St. Paul native Mary Griggs Burke ( ). It was a gift to Mary from her mother, Mary Livingston Griggs ( ). The large house has electric lighting and running water in the kitchen and bathroom. With its high Palladian windows, the dollhouse may have been based on the Italianate style of the Burbank- Livingston-Griggs House on St. Paul s Summit Avenue. Each room showcases figurines, miniature furniture, and household accoutrements that Mary and her mother collected over the course of several decades. This early experience of searching for miniature objects in the shops in St. Paul and during family travels may have encouraged Mary s enthusiasm for collecting later in her life. She eventually became a tireless art collector, amassing one of the world s greatest collections of Japanese art. The dollhouse was a gift from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation and received from the estate of Mary Griggs Burke. General admission to the museum is free. If you would like more Information about visiting MIA it can be found online at 6

7 MMG BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017 Jane Sanem, President (Open Position), Vice President Mila Falbaum, Treasurer Sue Walter, Asst. Treasurer Sue Taylor, Secretary Freya Jacobson, Membership Brad Bradshaw, Librarian Mary Breslin, Workshops Carol Blanchfield, Centerpieces/Favors Jan Rasmussen, Newsletter Editor Appointed Positions: Website Carson Whitlow Scholarship Committee: Mary Breslin, Coordinator Kathy Goettsch Alice Ann Roberts Wren Song Miniatures By Kathleen Stewart Unique African, Native American, County, North Woods, Oriental and Victorian Designs 7

8 WHY TALK ABOUT CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL NOW? By Mary Breslin Chicago International (informally known as the Tom Bishop show) will be held in late April So why talk about it now? Read on and see First, what is Chicago International? If you guessed an airport, you are also correct, but for miniaturists Chicago International is a very large miniatures show possibly the largest in the world. It is produced by Tom Bishop, who has produced miniature shows for 39 years. (Read more about the history of this and his other miniatures shows here: ) Together with his wife, Leni, Tom brings miniatures dealers from 20 countries and 32 states to Chicago each year. (To see the list of vendors for the 2018 International show, use this address: OK, but why talk about it now if it doesn t happen until next April? One reason is that if you plan on attending, you can already book your hotel room at the special show price. (Here s the page of Tom s website that has a link to book a room: ) Another reason is that by the time this article appears in print, you will (if past years are a good predictor) be able to register for workshops Monday Thursday before the vendors begin selling their truly amazing assortment of minis. The workshops are typically very high quality. Many of the teachers are IGMA (International Guild of Miniature Artisan) fellows, some are vendors, and some are both! Finally, another reason to talk about this now is that there are approximately 500 preview tickets sold, and on occasion they have sold out months Miniature Wood Creations Patrick Kinney Chicago International continue on page 9 Mora, MN Pkinney@miniaturewoodcreations.com Veteran Owned 8

9 Chicago International (Continued from page 8) before the show. The preview ticket costs $25 and entitles the ticket holder to a full day of shopping (that s Friday, April 27, 2018) before the show opens to the general public. As a little bonus, you also get a one-hour window to shop on Saturday, before the public hours. It s also probably worth mentioning that two other miniatures shows run at the same time as the Bishop show. There is a shuttle that runs between the three shows; here are the websites of the other two shows: Three Blind Mice The Miniatures Show Chicago International is one of the highlights of the miniature year for a number of your fellow guild members; we typically get together Friday evening and show off what we bought or made during the week. Come and join the fun! SNAPSHOTS FROM THE FEBRUARY MEETING 9

10 WORKSHOPS DEMONSTRATIONS At the October 2017 meeting there will be free demonstrations instead of workshops. Remember that October is the time to renew your Guild membership for Be sure to fill out the membership renewal form and join us for another fun year in miniatures! 10

11 October 14, 2017 Guild Meeting and Workshops Shoreview Community Center 4580 Victoria Street North Shoreview, MN Directions to the Shoreview Community Center From Minneapolis Take 35W north to Hwy 96 (1st exit past 694) take a right on Hwy 96 go approximately 2 miles to Victoria St. Turn left onto Victoria and go ½ block and turn right into our parking lot. From St. Paul 35E north to 694 west to the Lexington Ave. exit, turn right onto Lexington Ave. Go approximately 1½ miles to Hwy 96 (stop light) turn right onto Hwy 96 go ½ mile to Victoria St. turn left, and go ½ block and turn right into our parking. From NE (Forest Lake, Hugo) 35E south to Hwy 96, take a right and go approximately 4 miles, you will go past our building and take a right on Victoria to get to our parking lot. From NW (Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids) Hwy 10 south to Hwy 96, turn left on Hwy 96 and go approximately 1½ miles to Victoria St. turn left on Victoria, go ½ block and turn right into our parking lot. From East (Woodbury, Oakdale, Eastern Wisconsin) 694 west to Lexington Ave. turn right on Lexington Ave. go approximately 1½ miles to Hwy 96 and take a right, go ½ mile to Victoria and turn left, go ½ block and turn right into our parking lot. From West (New Brighton, Fridley, Brooklyn Park) 694 east to Lexington Ave. turn left on Lexington, go approximately 1½ miles to Hwy 96 and turn right, go ½ mile to Victoria St. and take a left, go ½ block and turn right into our parking lot. 11