Category Archives: General Meetings

May 2023 General Meeting

Artwork Displays, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions May 9, 2023

Art Display at Kingwood Public Library

Thanks to Elena Gonzalez and her husband, the art on display at Kingwood Public Library has been refreshed, and is available for the public to come by and enjoy it! This display will remain here until our season begins again in the fall, at which time we will be inviting more of our members to bring in their art to share! Many thanks to everyone who helped us with hanging the beautiful art.

Our General Meeting for May

Our May 2023 General Meeting will be the last of our season. The next General Meeting will be in September. The May meeting will be on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Meeting Place:
Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX 77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

Demo Artist for May – Mari Omori

Born and raised in Japan, Mari Omori is a multimedia artist, educator, and curator with an MFA from UCLA and BA from California State University Northridge. Omori’s awards include Sabbatical Research Grants along with International Exploration and Travel Grants from Lone Star College System, 2018 and 2008. Artist-in-residency experiences include the Babaran Segragunung Culture House, Jogyakarta, Indonesia, 2018; the Mino Culture Art Project, Japan, 2008; and the Palm Beach County Cultural Grant through the Morikami Museum, Florida, 2006.

Other research projects include Pilgrimage, surveying post-earthquake inTohoku, Japan, 2016 and The Past Made Visible, a study of cochineal ink, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2013.

Working in diverse materials such as fiber, bronze, installation, book publication and video, Omori explores concepts of time, identity, and transformation. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her works are in private and public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston; the Art Museum of South Texas; the Mino Washi Museum, Japan; and Lone Star College-Kingwood, where she is a professor of Art, a position she has held since 2001.

Mari’s demo will include group participation with the following:  tea, watercolors, and unconventional mark making tools.  Should be lots of fun!

Don’t Forget the Creative Challenge!

Remember that the May meeting is your time to submit your contribution to the Creative Challenge – Spring Without the Green (Don’t use the color green). The winner will receive a $50 Jerry’s Artarama certificate!

Spring 2023 Art Show

Our Spring Art Show went very well! Thanks to the signs arranged by Steve Frayne, we got a lot of people stopping by to see the artwork!

Here are the winners:

Professional A
1st  Everybody Comes to KaDeWe, Peggy Steup
2nd  The Foundation Endures, Peggy Steup
3rd  Pet Sitter, Peggy Steup
1HM  Life on a Mossy Log, Peggy Steup

Professional C
1st  Flatonia 1, Joel Salmons
2nd Flatonia Granary, Joel Salmons

Professional D
1st Eyes Have a Language of Their Own, Laura Villafani
2nd  Elton, Laura Villafani
3rd  Magenta Starburst, Kristin Dumas

Professional E
1st  Brave, Laura Villafani
2nd  Ready to Chase My Dreams, Laura Villafani
3rd  Bless You and Keep You II, Sheila Stoll

Professional F
1st  Sentinel, Linda Dumas
2nd  The Fishermen, Linda Dumas

Professional G
1st  Rusty, Linda Dumas
2nd  The Support Group, Linda Dumas
3rd  Heart Healthy, Linda Dumas
1HM  Blue Succulent, Linda Dumas

Professional H
1st  Burnt Offerings, Sheila Stoll

Professional I
1st  How Many Ladybugs, Andrea Wilkinson

Semi-Professional A
1st  Eagle and Egg, Leo Cowden
2nd  Glow, Carol Showalter
3rd  Summer Leaves, Treena Rowan

Semi-Professional D
BOS  Unforgettable, Bonnie Butler

Semi-Professional E
1st  Lost in Translation, Carol Showalter

Semi-Professional H
1st  Soar, Bonnie Butler

Non-Professional A
1st  Butterflies and Bees, David Kent
2nd  The Cana Dance, Elena Gonzales
3rd  Two Hearts, Elena Gonzales
1HM  Blue Morning, Victoria Kirk

Non-Professional F
1st  Have a Seat, Rebecca Hall

Non-Professional G
1st  Patterns, Rebecca Hall
2nd  Sunset, Rebecca Hall
3rd  Kingsbury, TX, Rebecca Hall

Non-Professional J
1st  The Rose of Gethsemane, Gene Frederiksen

Adult Student B
1st  Motmot Meeting, Aimee Woolwine

High School Student A
1st  Sea Tales, Therese Gonzales

Congratulations to all our winners! You, along with anyone who won a ribbon for 1st HM, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, or Best of Show, are all eligible to submit these artworks to the Lone Star Art Guild competition in June. Entries are already being accepted, and the deadline to enter is June 3. The show is entirely virtual, so you will need to take a good quality photograph of each of your entries. Taking good quality photos will be discussed at our general meeting, so be sure not to miss it. Our Show Chair, Amy Conroy, will be contacting you to help you with the entry process.

Watch your email for further bulletins!

April 2023 General Meeting

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions April 16, 2023

March Art Demo – Smash Mosaic

Our art demo for March was a great success! Many thanks to Sheila Stoll for letting us break things and put together our own mosaics!

April Art Demo

For our April Meeting we will be doing something different – Art Bargains. Do you have any art supplies in good condition that you’re not going to use, but that someone else might benefit from? Bring them to the meeting for an art swap! You might find a treasure for yourself, and help someone else discover something that will help them out. Brushes, canvases, frames, paints, pastels, books, DVDs, etc. – bring them in!

Spring 2023 Art Show and Competition

So far our upcoming Art Show doesn’t have many entries. If you have any pieces of art work that you would like to submit, please click on this link to register your entry with LSAG. Remember, our registration fees will help to contribute to a scholarship for a deserving art student! Don’t hesitate to print out and share our show poster with your friends and family.

Creative Challenge due in May

And please don’t forget the upcoming Creative Challenge! The theme is
SPRING WITHOUT THE GREEN. So no mixing blue and yellow together! Remember, the prize for the winner will be a $50 certificate from Jerry’s Artarama!

Show and Tell

Do you have some art that you’re working on that you would like to share with the group? Maybe you’re stuck on something and would like some positive feedback and suggestions? Bring it to the meeting!


Suggestions For the Future

If there is something new you would like to see – some new activity, new media, etc. – feel free to bring it up at the meeting. Or even better, write it down for us! We welcome fresh input from fresh minds!

March 2023 General Meeting

Artwork Displays, Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information March 14, 2023

Our March 2023 General Meeting Will Be Held On Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Meeting location: Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX 77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

Demo Artist for March: Sheila Stoll – Smash Mosaic

This Art Demo Will Be Interactive! See the description below

SHEILA BUCCHINO STOLL – SMASHING GOOD FUN!

Breaking things isn’t always bad! Like they say, “One gals trash is another gals treasure!” How true this has been for me in my art-making experience. I use a wide range of materials in my work and most if it comes from our recycle bin, broken household items and even the side of the road. Nothing is beyond my scope when it comes to inspiration and breathing new life into discarded items is a real pleasure of mine.

Tonight we’re going to explore the glass smashing art experience of mosaic. Using a variety of glass and ceramic materials, we will design a collaborative piece together and discuss the basics of mosaic art. I will discuss choosing a substrate, which adhesive is best for those substrates, how to mix and use thinset mortar and grout and introduce the tools that are needed to get started making mosaic art. I have a few resource materials that will help you remember the tools and techniques that we will cover tonight, so don’t worry, I got you covered!

Speaking of covered, I’ve also provided gloves, safety goggles and masks. I will make every attempt at teaching you how to stay safe while you’re being wild and crazy smashing things around your house.

Creative Challenge: Spring – Without the Green

Don’t forget – The Creative Challenge is “Spring – Without the Green” Entries will be due at the May 2023 meeting. The prize for the winner is a $50 gift card from Jerry’s Artarama!

Kingwood Public Library Art Changeout

We will be changing out the artwork at the Kingwood Public Library on Friday, February 24, 2023 at 11:00 am. The art you bring for display will remain at the library until September. Any paid member who has helped us in the past (or is willing to help with the changeout on this day) is eligible to bring in their art for display. Just be sure the piece is ready to hang, with picture wire. Help us keep the display fresh, with new things for library patrons to look at!

Change of Demo Artist For February

General Meetings February 19, 2023

February Demo Artist: Melanie Wade Leslie – Part 2 – How to Incorporate Photo Transfers Into Mixed Media

Due to a family emergency, Sheila Stoll will not be able to do her art demo at our February meeting. In her place, Melanie Wade Leslie, who was last October’s demo artist, will continue her demonstration. In Part 2 she will concentrate on incorporating photo transfers into your mixed media art.

Melanie Wade Leslie
A native Texan, Melanie holds academic degrees from Sam Houston State University (BFA – Painting) and the University of Houston (MFA – Studio Art) and has been an active artist and educator for many years.  Under her tutelage, her students have consistently benefited from her teaching, many earning awards and accolades for their work at regional, state and national levels.

Apart from her life as an educator, she has exhibited her printmaking work professionally in international group exhibitions across the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, India, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany and England. Her mixed media work has been exhibited in Texas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Kentucky.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
Melanie Wade Leslie is an experimental cross-media artist and printmaker with an affinity for color and texture. Her work has evolved over the past two and a half decades into more experimental combinations of drawing, painting and printmaking media, frequently embodying the historically iconic and metaphorically rich imagery of the horse. Focusing upon the unique and universal attributes of legendary equus, Melanie pursues an expressive manifestation of symbolic echoes, germinated out of inter-species collaboration that invites a dialog with the human spirit.

February 2023 General Meeting

Artwork Displays, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions February 13, 2023

Our February General Meeting Will be Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Meeting location: Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX 77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

February’s Demo Artist is Sheila Stoll – Smash Mosaic

SHEILA BUCCHINO STOLL Sheila Bucchino Stoll is an artist and educator with a Bachelor of Art in Studio Art, a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and holds certification to teach art K-12 in Texas. She founded Stoll Studio Art & Design, a Houston-based jewelry and art-making business in 2005, and has sold her work at boutiques in multiple locations throughout the United States. Currently working as a free-lance artist, her recent mosaic work can be seen at Houston locations such as Smither Park and the Houston-Galveston Archdiocese’s Office of Vocations. Working in various mediums, including acrylic, printmaking, mixed media and fibers, she exhibits and competes in local art events with her Lake Houston Art Association colleagues throughout the year. Sheila delights in being a wife and mother and loves that her work allows her to enjoy both her family and her passion for creating and sharing beautiful works of art.

STOLL STUDIO ART & DESIGN
sheilabucchinoart@yahoo.com
713.775.0369

https://smitherpark.wordpress.com/marble-roll-tower/
https://smitherpark.wordpress.com/piano-2/

This Art Demo Will Be Interactive! See the description below

SHEILA BUCCHINO STOLL – SMASHING GOOD FUN!

Breaking things isn’t always bad! Like they say, “One gals trash is another gals treasure!” How true this has been for me in my art-making experience. I use a wide range of materials in my work and most if it comes from our recycle bin, broken household items and even the side of the road. Nothing is beyond my scope when it comes to inspiration and breathing new life into discarded items is a real pleasure of mine.

Tonight we’re going to explore the glass smashing art experience of mosaic. Using a variety of glass and ceramic materials, we will design a collaborative piece together and discuss the basics of mosaic art. I will discuss choosing a substrate, which adhesive is best for those substrates, how to mix and use thinset mortar and grout and introduce the tools that are needed to get started making mosaic art. I have a few resource materials that will help you remember the tools and techniques that we will cover tonight, so don’t worry, I got you covered!

Speaking of covered, I’ve also provided gloves, safety goggles and masks. I will make every attempt at teaching you how to stay safe while you’re being wild and crazy smashing things around your house.

Coming in April – A New Art Show – People’s Choice!

This April, in addition to our Spring Art Show and Competition, we will be presenting a new “People’s Choice” Art Show at the Lake Houston YMCA. The show will be a one-day show on Friday, April 14, 2023 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Bring in your artwork that you want to display – any age (as long as it’s “family friendly”). People entering and leaving will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite, and the lucky winning artist will receive a $25 prize! Please include your contact information so that anyone who is interested in buying your work can get in touch with you. LHAA collects a 10% commission on any art sales resulting from one of our displays or shows. Be sure to keep that in mind when pricing your work. Prices won’t appear on the work itself; you can give that information when buyers contact you.

You can drop off your art for this show at the Y either Friday morning from 8:00 to 10:00 am or Thursday evening from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. Take down and art pickup will be Friday evening from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.

Spring 2023 Art Show and Competition

Our Spring Art Show will be Saturday, April 22, 2023. As always, we will send you the show prospectus and poster and help you with registration. Watch this space!

Kingwood Public Library Art Changeout

We will be changing out the artwork at the Kingwood Public Library on Friday, February 24, 2023 at 11:00 am. Any paid member who has helped us in the past (or is willing to help with the changeout on this day) is eligible to bring in their art for display. Just be sure the piece is ready to hang, with picture wire. Help us keep the display fresh, with new things for library patrons to look at!