The Vine

November 2011

From the Council:

From the Council:

We were enlightened by Connie Reilly at the recent October member's meeting. Over 50 people came for her demonstration. This was a great turnout. Connie worked in pastels and used Chris Sherry as the model. Chris provided us with lots of laughs, helped along by remarks from Kudzu members, making the evening educational and enjoyable. Connie, thank you for the wonderful evening.

• We are wanting to have more member involvement in our news letter. This month we have added ARTIST TIPS. We are looking for these tips or secrets to come from our members. Also, we would like to recognize any members that received awards outside of Kudzu. Please advise a council member so we can include it in our newsletter.

• The council would from time to time like to recognize any member that has provide special service to Kudzu or any art related venue.

The success of everything above along with Kudzu's success relies on YOU our members. Please continue to help out and step forward in our quest to make Kudzu a viable destination in Gwinnett.

We wish you all a Thanksgiving filled with family,
great food and fun.

David Raderstorf, Management Council Director

Happy Holidays! Save the date!

Sunday, December 4, 2011 — 4 pm to 7 pm
Our Annual Holiday Party is scheduled and the time is coming soon. Please make plans to attend. We always have a great turn out for this event!

Next Member Meeting

Monday, November 21 at 7 pm:
Member Catherine Henry is our presenter/speaker this month. Catherine works in colored pencil and is a winner of many awards around town and at Kudzu as well! Please come and enjoy her presentation and demo.

At the Gallery

• Wall of Small – Ongoing
Work submitted: any time the Gallery/Studio is open

This special show of small artwork started in conjunction with the opening of our current Gallery Show Lateral Thinking. Entries may be submitted at any time to become a rotation submission. Anne Labaire and Diane Cuttino will do the initial hanging and rotate paintings occasionally to keep a fresh look to the Wall.

Kudzu Venues Co-coordinators – Kudzu’s Norcross Venue Co-coordinators, Anne Labaire and Diane Cuttino, are getting ready for the Winter Show. Information about the submission dates will come in an E-blast around November 15. The Winter Show is scheduled to begin December 16 and continue through February, 2012. Remember, over 35 pieces of art can be viewed at Paizano’s, the Norcross Cultural Arts Center, City Hall, and the Parks & Utility Building on Lively Street. Please keep these venues in mind when you are looking for places to show your work.

Award Winners for PhotoMix!

Stan Susky1st Place: Stan Susky

Mikki Root Dillon2nd Place: Mikki Root Dillon

Anne LabaireHonorable Mention: Anne Labaire

Photomix OpeningOh, my Goodness... whooo have we here? It's Mikki Root Dillon, Jeannie Fortin, Rigsby Barnes, Anne Labaire, Brenda Jones, Karen Egger and Susan Faircloth at our Halloween Theme Opening for PhotoMix!

NEWS! Outside Award Winners for October!

Cyndi Marble, Carol Luttenburg, Miki Root Dillion, David Raderstorf — Georgia National State Fair.

Stan Susky — Quinlan Visual Arts Center.

Please tells us of any wards you have won. If we missed anyone, we’ll include you in next month’s issue.

When you need a small accent or highlight try using a squeezable white out pin. This makes great eye accents, snow or little light spots without getting out the paints.

Supplied by David Raderstorf

Treasurer’s Report

Below is our current financial status:

Cash on hand September 1 $ 11,904.51

Receipts 2,771.29

Disbursements 3,723.05

Cash on hand August 31 $ 10,988.75

Questions? Please feel free to call Delicia Reynolds.